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John Minton Messer 1786 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Father: JOHN Messer

Mother: Margaret Dillard

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In 1786, John Minton Messer entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to JOHN James Messer and Margaret AGNES Dillard. John Minton Messer passed away in 1828 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1786, John Minton Messer entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to JOHN James Messer and Margaret AGNES Dillard.
  • John Minton Messer passed away in 1828 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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John Messer's Ancestors

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John Messer
1786 – 1828
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
JOHN James Messer
1755 – 1815
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (AGNES) Dillard
1755 – 1802
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina or Virginia
Grandparents
James (Franklin Messer) Sr.
1735 – 1784
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Agnes) Taylor
1735 – 1784
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann MOSER
1684 – 1744
Omia Bennett
1702 – 1775
Col. Taylor
1696 – 1780
Catherine Pendleton
1699 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Omia Bennett
1680 – 1750
Mary Gregory
1665 – 1747
Phillip Pendleton
1654 – 1721

John Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of John Minton Messer in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1828
1828
Age 42
Death of John Minton Messer in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

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