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James Leandern Messer 1869–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Nov 1869

Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1910

Death Location: Jefferson City, Polk, Missouri, USA

Father: Edmond Messer

Mother: Mariah Best

Spouse(s): Samantha Smelser

Children(s): Lessie Davis

James Leandern Messer was born in 1869 in Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Edmond Hand Messer And Mariah Estella Best. James Leandern Messer married Samantha Paralee Smelser, and had children including Lessie V Davis. James Leandern Messer passed away in 1910 in Jefferson City, Polk, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Leandern Messer was born in 1869 in Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Edmond Hand Messer And Mariah Estella Best.
  • James Leandern Messer married Samantha Paralee Smelser, and had children including Lessie V Davis.
  • James Leandern Messer passed away in 1910 in Jefferson City, Polk, Missouri, USA.

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James Messer's Ancestors

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James Messer
1869–1910
Birth Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Edmond Hand Messer
1846–1905
Butts, Georgia, USA
Mariah (Estella) Best
1846–1920
Jackson, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
John (Clark) Messer
1824–1873
Butts County, Georgia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Strickland**
1820–1891
Madison County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mercer\Messer
1798–1868
Amanda Hand
1799–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Messer's Descendants

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James (Leandern) Messer (05 Nov 1869–18 Oct 1910) m. Samantha (Paralee) Smelser (13 Jan 1873–18 Nov 1973)
  1. 1. Lessie (V) Davis 1896–1994 m. Adam Davis 1899–1949

James Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1869
05 Nov 1869
Birth of James Leandern Messer in Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1891
11 Oct 1891
Age 22
James Leandern Messer was married in Ripley, Missouri
Ripley, Missouri
1910
18 Oct 1910
Age 41
Death of James Leandern Messer in Jefferson City, Polk, Missouri, USA
Jefferson City, Polk, Missouri, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Ripley, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1910
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Polk, Missouri, USA

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