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James Melton "Jimmie" Messer 1934 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1934

Birth Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Death Date: 25 Jun 2000

Death Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

Father: James Messer

Mother: Ella Wright

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In 1934, James Melton "Jimmie" Messer entered the world in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, born to James Lester Harrison "Jim" Messer and Ella Mae Wright. In 1940, James Melton "Jimmie" Messer resided in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States. James Melton "Jimmie" Messer passed away in 2000 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1934, James Melton "Jimmie" Messer entered the world in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, born to James Lester Harrison "Jim" Messer and Ella Mae Wright.
  • In 1940, James Melton "Jimmie" Messer resided in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
  • James Melton "Jimmie" Messer passed away in 2000 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina.

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James Messer's Ancestors

Self
James Messer
1934 – 2000
Birth Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Parents
James Lester Harrison "Jim" Messer
1913 – 1986
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Ella (Mae) Wright
1914 – 1987
Gaston, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Washington Joseph) Messer
1876 – 1959
Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Reece
1875 – 1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Messer
1846 – 1905
Rachel Barnes
1854 – 1920
Thomas Reece
Ellie Akins
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Messer
1822 – 1899
Elizabeth Palmer
1825 – 1887
Henry Barnes
1827 – 1864
Catherine Caldwell
1827 – 1947

James Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1934
7 Aug 1934
Birth of James Melton "Jimmie" Messer in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 6
James Melton "Jimmie" Messer resided here in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
2000
25 Jun 2000
Age 66
Death of James Melton "Jimmie" Messer in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1934
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 36-55

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 36-55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 2000
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

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