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John Dezebual Messer 1834–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1834

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 9 Feb.1910

Death Location: Sumrall, Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Dempsey Mercer

Mother: Anicy (Knowles)

Spouse(s): Mary Parker

Children(s): Arvin Messer, William Messer, Henry Messer, Isabell Messer, Abigail Messer, Victoria Messer, Rosanna Messer, Sanford Messer, Fannie Messer, Virginia Messer

In 1834, John Dezebual Messer entered the world in Mississippi, born to Dempsey Mercer And Anicy Ann Nolls Knowles. In 1850, John Dezebual Messer resided in Southern Division, Dale, Alabama, USA. In 1880, John Dezebual Messer resided in Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi, USA. John Dezebual Messer married Mary Mollie Parker, and had children including Abigail A Messer, Arvin Sylvester Messer, Fannie Messer, Henry Dezbual Messer, Isabell Messer, Rosanna A Messer, Sanford A Messer, Victoria Messer, Virginia Jennie Messer, William Bryant Messer. John Dezebual Messer passed away in 1910 in Sumrall, Covington County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1834, John Dezebual Messer entered the world in Mississippi, born to Dempsey Mercer And Anicy Ann Nolls Knowles.
  • In 1850, John Dezebual Messer resided in Southern Division, Dale, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, John Dezebual Messer resided in Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi, USA.
  • John Dezebual Messer married Mary Mollie Parker, and had children including Abigail A Messer, Arvin Sylvester Messer, Fannie Messer, Henry Dezbual Messer, Isabell Messer, Rosanna A Messer, Sanford A Messer, Victoria Messer, Virginia Jennie Messer, William Bryant Messer.
  • John Dezebual Messer passed away in 1910 in Sumrall, Covington County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dempsey Mercer
1810–1860
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
DM
Anicy (Knowles)
1812–1865
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Parker
1843–1907
Birth Location: Alabama
MP

Children(s)

Arvin Messer
1881–1950
Birth Location: Poplarville, Mississippi
AM
William Messer
1860–1935
Birth Location: Alabama
WM
Henry Messer
1864–1904
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi
HM
Isabell Messer
1883–1948
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi
IM
Abigail Messer
1861–1937
Birth Location: Alabama
AM
Victoria Messer
1873–1883
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi
VM
Rosanna Messer
1866–1935
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi
RM
Sanford Messer
1871–1907
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi
SM
Fannie Messer
1876–
Birth Location: Marion, Mississippi, United States
FM
Virginia Messer
1861–1952
Birth Location: Alabama
VM

John Messer's Ancestors

Self
John Messer
1834–1910
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Dempsey Mercer
1810–1860
Georgia, United States
Anicy ((Ann) Nolls) (Knowles)
1812–1865
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Peter Messer
1770–1832
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Piety
1783–1860
North Carolina, United States
Dennis (Morris) Knowles
1787–1877
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Messer
1736–1791
Hannah Messer
1745–
Zachariah Sr
1742–1818
Anastasia Morris
1745–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Messer
1718–1763
Dorothy Simmons
1715–1764
Richard Knowles
1718–1791
Prudence Prettyman
1725–1771
1725–1794

John Messer's Descendants

1.
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John (Dezebual) Messer (12 Jan 1834–9 Feb.1910) m. Mary ("Mollie") Parker (28 Feb 1843–8 Jan 1907)
  1. 1. Arvin (Sylvester) Messer 1881–1950 m. Ida (Bell) Dinkins 1873–1942 m. Susie (C) Messer 1890–1949
    1. 1. Lucille (Elise) Messer 1900–1986 m. Robert (James) Ford 1890–1970
      1. 1. Lawrence (Otho) Ford 1921–2002
      2. 2. Hillman (Sylvester) Ford 1917–2013 m. Catherine (Julia) Oden 1915–2012
      3. 3. Edsel Ford 1920–
  2. 2. William (Bryant) Messer 1860–1935
    1. 1. Emma Messer 1885–1935
      1. 1. Barbara (Myrtle) Ivison 1904–1998
        1. 1. Jerry (Reese) Morris 1942–2006
  3. 3. Henry (Dezbual) Messer 1864–1904 m. Dicey (L.) Messer 1869–1959
    1. 1. Henry (Dezebual (Zeb)) Messer 1904–1964
    2. 2. Jessie Messer 1895–
  4. 4. Isabell Messer 1883–1948
    1. 1. Ella (Ree) Bynum 1918–1993
  5. 5. Abigail (A.) Messer 1861–1937
    1. 1. Cora (Lee) Clark 1891–1979
      1. 1. John (Warren) Clark 1921–1996
  6. 6. Victoria Messer 1873–1883
  7. 7. Rosanna (A) Messer 1866–1935
    1. 1. James (Benjamin) Odom 1889–1972
      1. 1. George (Hillmon) Odom 1922–2004
  8. 8. Sanford (A.) Messer 1871–1907
  9. 9. Fannie Messer 1876–
  10. 10. Virginia ("Jennie") Messer 1861–1952
    1. 1. Ella (Lee) Raybon 1883–1962
      1. 1. James (Arthur) Powell 1905–1937
        1. 1. Annie (Ruth) Powell 1932–2018

John Messer's Timeline

4 Records

1834
12 Jan 1834
Birth of John Dezebual Messer in Mississippi
Mississippi
1850
1850
Age 16
John Dezebual Messer resided here in Southern Division, Dale, Alabama, USA
Southern Division, Dale, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
John Dezebual Messer resided here in Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi, USA
1910
9 Feb.1910
Age 76
Death of John Dezebual Messer in Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1834
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi; Roll: 657; Page: 333D; Enumeration District: 133
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M432_4; Page: 171B; Image: 353
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern Division, Dale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M432_4; Page: 171B; Image: 353

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Red Creek and Wolf River, Marion, Mississippi; Roll: 657; Page: 333D; Enumeration District: 133

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb.1910
    Event Place: Covington County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumrall, Covington County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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