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Laura Bell JENKINS 1878–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1878

Birth Location: Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C.

Death Date: 1906

Death Location: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: Lawson Jenkins

Mother: Ida Hogg

Spouse(s): Harvey Messer, J.A. Calhoun

Children(s): Ervin MESSER, Lloyd MESSER, Rannel MESSER, Walter MESSER, Jane MESSER, Francis MESSER

In 1878, Laura Bell JENKINS entered the world in Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C., born to Lawson Jenkins And Ida Hogg. Laura Bell JENKINS married Harvey Messer, J A Calhoun, and had children including Ervin Otis Messer, Francis Frank Messer, Jane Messer, Lloyd Messer, Rannel Messer, Walter Messer. Laura Bell JENKINS passed away in 1906 in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Laura Bell JENKINS entered the world in Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C., born to Lawson Jenkins And Ida Hogg.
  • Laura Bell JENKINS married Harvey Messer, J A Calhoun, and had children including Ervin Otis Messer, Francis Frank Messer, Jane Messer, Lloyd Messer, Rannel Messer, Walter Messer.
  • Laura Bell JENKINS passed away in 1906 in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawson Jenkins
1851–1939
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
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Ida Hogg
1856–1933
Birth Location: Jonathans Creek, Haywood, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Harvey Messer
1875–1912
Birth Location: North Carolina
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J.A. Calhoun
1869–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Ervin MESSER
1904–1994
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina
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Lloyd MESSER
1902–1905
Birth Location: –
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Rannel MESSER
1899–1899
Birth Location: –
RM
Walter MESSER
1900–1905
Birth Location: –
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Jane MESSER
1899–1906
Birth Location: Pacolet Mills S.C.
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Francis MESSER
1895–1905
Birth Location: Haywood County, NC
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Laura JENKINS's Ancestors

Self
Laura JENKINS
1878–1906
Birth Place: Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C.
Parents
Lawson Jenkins
1851–1939
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Ida Hogg
1856–1933
Jonathans Creek, Haywood, North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura JENKINS's Descendants

1.
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Laura (Bell) JENKINS (Sep 1878–1906) m. Harvey Messer (abt 1875–06 Aug 1912) m. J.A. Calhoun (1869–)
  1. 1. Ervin (Otis) MESSER 1904–1994
  2. 2. Lloyd MESSER 1902–1905
  3. 3. Rannel MESSER 1899–1899
  4. 4. Walter MESSER 1900–1905
  5. 5. Jane MESSER 1899–1906
  6. 6. Francis (Frank) MESSER 1895–1905

Laura JENKINS's Timeline

2 Records

1878
Sep 1878
Birth of Laura Bell JENKINS in Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C.
Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C.
1906
1906
Age 28
Death of Laura Bell JENKINS in Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1878
    Event Place: Cove Creek Cataloochee Town Ship, N.C.
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Pacolet, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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