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James Posey Messer 1933–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAY 1933

Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 MAY 2004

Death Location: Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Messer

Mother: Susan Cantrell

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Children(s):

The story of James Posey Messer began in 1933 in Gaston, North Carolina, USA. James Posey Messer passed away in 2004 in Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Posey Messer began in 1933 in Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Posey Messer passed away in 2004 in Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

James Messer's Ancestors

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James Messer
1933–2004
Birth Place: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Allen Messer
1897–1940
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Susan (Jane) Cantrell
1903–1946
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elbert (Posey) Cantrell
1861–1950
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Delilah) Shultz
1873–1932
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phydila Cantrell
1838–1877
Jane Kennemur
1843–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Perry Cantrell
1818–1899
Cynthia Huggins
1819–1892

James Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1933
23 MAY 1933
Birth of James Posey Messer in Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gaston, North Carolina, USA
2004
16 MAY 2004
Age 71
Death of James Posey Messer in Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Gaston, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAY 1933
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAY 2004
    Event Place: Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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