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John Henry Messer 1818–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1818

Birth Location: Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 June 1881

Death Location: Cassville, MO., Missouri, USA

Father: Solomon Messer

Mother: Rachel Adams

Spouse(s): Catherine Meper

Children(s): J Messer, Fate Messer, Rachel Davis, Cynthia Messer, Laurenza Gunter, Margaret Gunter, J Messer, James Messer, Arty Ashe

The story of John Henry Messer began in 1818 in Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, John Henry Messer resided in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. John Henry Messer married Catherine Meper, and had children including Arty Or Artie Messer Ashe, Cynthia Melvina Messer, Ellen G Messer, Fate Harrison Herbert Messer, J Frances Messer, J Grandison Messer, James Vance Jimmy Messer, Laurenza Josephine Josie Messer Gunter, Margaret Jane Messer Gunter, Rachel Angeline Messer Davis. John Henry Messer passed away in 1881 in Cassville, MO., Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Messer began in 1818 in Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, John Henry Messer resided in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Henry Messer married Catherine Meper, and had children including Arty Or Artie Messer Ashe, Cynthia Melvina Messer, Ellen G Messer, Fate Harrison Herbert Messer, J Frances Messer, J Grandison Messer, James Vance Jimmy Messer, Laurenza Josephine Josie Messer Gunter, Margaret Jane Messer Gunter, Rachel Angeline Messer Davis.
  • John Henry Messer passed away in 1881 in Cassville, MO., Missouri, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Messer's Ancestors

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John Messer
1818–1881
Birth Place: Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Solomon Messer
1765–1824
,Lincoln,North Carolina,USA
Rachel Adams
1783–1865
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Robert Johann) Messer
1735–1771
Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Matthew Adams
1735–1781
Fauquier County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Ann Wickersham
1696–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wickersham
1668–1730
Ann #1
1668–1697

John Messer's Descendants

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John (Henry) Messer (12 April 1818–8 June 1881) m. Catherine Meper (abt 1831–12 January 1908)
  1. 1. J (Grandison) Messer 1868–
  2. 2. Fate (Harrison Herbert) Messer 1856–1925 m. Laura (Elizabeth Gunter) Messer 1869–1911
    1. 1. Nellie Griene 1904–1992 m. Avery Green 1905–1966
      1. 1. Kathleen (Griene or Green) Stiles 1930–2016 m. James (Adams) Stiles 1923–2003
        1. 1. James (Ronald) Stiles 1948–1948
        2. 2. Raymond (Michael) Stiles 1949–1999
      2. 2. Hazel (Griene or Greene) Gunter 1921–2004 m. Thomas Gunter 1917–1991
      3. 3. Willard Green 1926–1927
    2. 2. edward Messer 1888–
    3. 3. John Messer 1890–
    4. 4. James (Robert) Messer 1895–1954 m. Phlona ("Flonnie" Gunter) Messer 1905–1965
      1. 1. Mary (Sue Messer) Payne 1935–2015
    5. 5. Bessie Messer 1898–
    6. 6. eva Messer 1903–
    7. 7. margaret Messer 1905–
  3. 3. Rachel (Angeline Messer) Davis 1852–1931
  4. 4. Cynthia (Melvina) Messer 1854–
  5. 5. Laurenza (Josephine "Josie" Messer) Gunter 1858–1945 m. Thad (B.) Gunter 1861–1947
    1. 1. Claude Gunter 1896–1961
  6. 6. Margaret (Jane Messer) Gunter 1861–1953
  7. 7. J (Frances) Messer 1865–1929
  8. 8. James (Vance "Jimmy") Messer 1868–1945
  9. 9. Arty (or Artie Messer) Ashe 1871–1945

John Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1818
12 April 1818
Birth of John Henry Messer in Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 62
John Henry Messer resided here in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1881
8 June 1881
Age 63
Death of John Henry Messer in Cassville, MO., Missouri, USA
Cassville, MO., Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1818
    Event Place: Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 259A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0053
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Family History Film: 1254969; Page: 259A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0053

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1881
    Event Place: Cassville, MO., Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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