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Margaret Fenton Messer 1868–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1868

Birth Location: Carter, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 19 Mar 1945

Death Location: Loraine, Mitchell, Texas, United States

Father: Andrew Messer

Mother: Matilda Smith

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Margaret Fenton Messer was born in 1868 in Carter, Kentucky, United States, the child of Andrew Jackson Messer And Matilda Jane Smith. In 1880, Margaret Fenton Messer resided in Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA. Margaret Fenton Messer passed away in 1945 in Loraine, Mitchell, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Fenton Messer was born in 1868 in Carter, Kentucky, United States, the child of Andrew Jackson Messer And Matilda Jane Smith.
  • In 1880, Margaret Fenton Messer resided in Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • Margaret Fenton Messer passed away in 1945 in Loraine, Mitchell, Texas, United States.

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Margaret Messer's Ancestors

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Margaret Messer
1868–1945
Birth Place: Carter, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Andrew Jackson Messer
1843–1925
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Matilda (Jane) Smith
1844–1935
Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William ("Will") Messer
1821–1899
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Amelia (K) Cain
1824–1898
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
George (Washington) Smith
1823–1904
Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Catherine (Elizabeth) Zornes
1825–1899
Lewis, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sion Messer
1794–1857
Mary Gregory
1800–1843
John Cain
1794–1873
Winneford Vannoy
1798–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1755–1815
Agnes Dillard
1755–1802
Smith Gregory
1760–1832
Martha Vaughan
1764–1834
Peter Jr
1765–1820
Catherine Engles
1770–1830

Margaret Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1868
19 Jun 1868
Birth of Margaret Fenton Messer in Carter, Kentucky, United States
Carter, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 12
Margaret Fenton Messer resided here in Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA
1945
19 Mar 1945
Age 77
Death of Margaret Fenton Messer in Loraine, Mitchell, Texas, United States
Loraine, Mitchell, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Carter, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1301; Family History Film: 1255301; Page: 378B; Enumeration District: 045

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas; Roll: 1301; Family History Film: 1255301; Page: 378B; Enumeration District: 045

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1945
    Event Place: Loraine, Mitchell, Texas, United States

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