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Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer 1869–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1869

Birth Location: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 January 1911

Death Location: Jackson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: R. Gunter

Mother: Angeline Gunter

Spouse(s): Fate Messer

Children(s): Nellie Griene, edward Messer, John Messer, James Messer, Bessie Messer, eva Messer, margaret Messer

Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer was born in 1869 in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA, the child of R L Gunter And Angeline Gunter. In 1880, Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer resided in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer married Fate Harrison Herbert Messer, and had children including Bessie Messer, Edward Messer, Eva Messer, James Robert Messer, John Messer, Margaret Messer, Nellie Griene. Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer passed away in 1911 in Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer was born in 1869 in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA, the child of R L Gunter And Angeline Gunter.
  • In 1880, Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer resided in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer married Fate Harrison Herbert Messer, and had children including Bessie Messer, Edward Messer, Eva Messer, James Robert Messer, John Messer, Margaret Messer, Nellie Griene.
  • Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer passed away in 1911 in Jackson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Messer's Ancestors

Self
Laura Messer
1869–1911
Birth Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Parents
R. L. Gunter
1830–1889
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Angeline Gunter
1836–1912
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George Gunter
1786–1848
Great Cypress, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Sidney (Watson) gunter
1796–1889
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
James (Lee) Nations
1806–1880
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth (Elvira "Betsey " Simms) Nations
1808–1880
Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Williams
1760–1820
Jeremiah Nations
1775–1869
Nancy Halks
1788–1880
John Sims
1785–1853
Elizabeth Sims
1779–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nations
1744–1810
Catherine Nations
1752–1850
James Jr
1756–1820
Rachel Curry
1758–1843
Alexander SIM
1753–1829
William Sim
1743–1825
Agnes Thomson
1750–1802

Laura Messer's Descendants

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Laura (Elizabeth Gunter) Messer (6 December 1869–2 January 1911) m. Fate (Harrison Herbert) Messer (18 June 1856–5 February 1925)
  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–

Laura Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1869
6 December 1869
Birth of Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer resided here in Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
1911
2 January 1911
Age 42
Death of Laura Elizabeth Gunter Messer in Jackson Co. NC, North Carolina, USA
Jackson Co. NC, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1869
    Event Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Barkers Creek, Jackson, North Carolina; Roll: 969; Page: 260C; Enumeration District: 103
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] North Carolina, Find a Grave 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; Page: 260C; Enumeration District: 103

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1911
    Event Place: Jackson Co. NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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