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Lucy Maude Messer 1911 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 AUG 1911

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 MAY 1988

Death Location: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky

Father: Nathan Messer

Mother: Mahala Gross

Spouse(s): Jeffery Warren, Willie Blankenship

Children(s): Virgle Warren, Ellen Warren, Jeff Warren, Jim Blankenship, Opal Blankenship, Rosa Blankenship, James Blankenship, Donna Blankenship, Mac Blankenship

In 1911, Lucy Maude Messer entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Nathan Messer and Mahala Gross. In 1920, Lucy Maude Messer resided in Messer, Knox, Kentucky. In 1930, Lucy Maude Messer resided in District 4, Knox, Kentucky. Lucy Maude Messer married Jeffery Warren, Willie Lock Blankenship, and had children including Virgle Warren, Ellen Warren, Jeff R. Warren, Jim "Red" Tom Blankenship, Opal Jewel Blankenship, Rosa L. Blankenship, James "JE" Elbert Blankenship, Donna Faye Blankenship, Mac Arthur Blankenship. Lucy Maude Messer passed away in 1988 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Lucy Maude Messer entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Nathan Messer and Mahala Gross.
  • In 1920, Lucy Maude Messer resided in Messer, Knox, Kentucky.
  • In 1930, Lucy Maude Messer resided in District 4, Knox, Kentucky.
  • Lucy Maude Messer married Jeffery Warren, Willie Lock Blankenship, and had children including Virgle Warren, Ellen Warren, Jeff R. Warren, Jim "Red" Tom Blankenship, Opal Jewel Blankenship, Rosa L. Blankenship, James "JE" Elbert Blankenship, Donna Faye Blankenship, Mac Arthur Blankenship.
  • Lucy Maude Messer passed away in 1988 in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lucy Messer's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Messer
1911 – 1988
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Nathan Messer
1887 – 1953
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Mahala Gross
1888 – 1970
Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Ambrose Messer
1861 – 1900
Clay Co. Ky.
Elizabeth Edwards
1861 – 1908
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Messer
1827 – 1900
Clarinda Taylor
1819 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880

Lucy Messer's Descendants

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Lucy (Maude) Messer (25 AUG 1911 – 22 MAY 1988) m. Jeffery Warren (15 JUL 1908 – 24 JUL 1933) m. Willie (Lock) Blankenship (12 SEP 1910 – 29 MAY 1978)
  1. 1. Virgle Warren (18 OCT 1930 – 12 APR 1985)
  2. 2. Ellen Warren (13 SEP 1932 – 24 MAR 2016)
  3. 3. Jeff (R.) Warren (25 MAR 1934 – 21 SEP 2003)
  4. 4. Jim ("Red" Tom) Blankenship (24 DEC 1941 – 5 JUL 2021)
  5. 5. Opal (Jewel) Blankenship (13 FEB 1937 – 15 SEP 2020) m. Dewey Cavanaugh (1932 – )
    1. 1. Pauletta Cavanaugh
    2. 2. Regina Cavanaugh
    3. 3. Timothy Cavanaugh
  6. 6. Rosa (L.) Blankenship (29 JAN 1949 – 28 AUG 2015) m. James (C.) Thomas (2 FEB 1943 – 10 JUN 2014)
    1. 1. Jennifer (Rose) Thomas
  7. 7. James ("JE" Elbert) Blankenship (14 MAR 1951 – 1 DEC 2024)
  8. 8. Donna (Faye) Blankenship (5 AUG 1955 – 1 JUL 2022)
  9. 9. Mac (Arthur) Blankenship (4 FEB 1944 – 8 MAY 2000)

Lucy Messer's Timeline

8 Records

1911
25 AUG 1911
Birth of Lucy Maude Messer in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Lucy Maude Messer resided here in Messer, Knox, Kentucky
Messer, Knox, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 19
Lucy Maude Messer resided here in District 4, Knox, Kentucky
District 4, Knox, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 19
Lucy Maude Messer resided here in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 29
Lucy Maude Messer resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 29
Lucy Maude Messer resided here in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Lucy Maude Messer resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1988
22 MAY 1988
Age 77
Death of Lucy Maude Messer in Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1911
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4866; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 61-12
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mackey Bend, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4866; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 61-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1988
    Event Place: Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 4866; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 61-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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