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Margaret Messer 1878 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1878

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 JUL 1936

Death Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: Richard Messer

Mother: Amelia Mills

Spouse(s): William Carnes

Children(s): Martha Carnes, Mary Carnes, Mathias Carnes, Noah Carnes, Abreham Carnes

Margaret Messer was born in 1878 in Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of Richard Messer and Amelia Ann Mills. In 1880, Margaret Messer resided in Knox, Kentucky, USA. In 1880, Margaret Messer resided in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA. Margaret Messer married William H Carnes, and had children including Martha Carnes, Mary Carnes, Mathias Carnes, Noah Carnes, Abreham "Abe" Carnes. Margaret Messer passed away in 1936 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Messer was born in 1878 in Knox, Kentucky, USA, the child of Richard Messer and Amelia Ann Mills.
  • In 1880, Margaret Messer resided in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1880, Margaret Messer resided in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • Margaret Messer married William H Carnes, and had children including Martha Carnes, Mary Carnes, Mathias Carnes, Noah Carnes, Abreham "Abe" Carnes.
  • Margaret Messer passed away in 1936 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Messer
1850 – 1933
Birth Location: Mills Knox Co. Ky.
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Amelia Mills
1854 – 1938
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Carnes
1863 – 1944
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Carnes
1910 – 1979
Birth Location: –
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Mary Carnes
1909 – 1937
Birth Location: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
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Mathias Carnes
1913 – 2007
Birth Location: Laurel Branch Knox Co. Ky.
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Noah Carnes
1916 – 2008
Birth Location: –
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Abreham Carnes
1919 – 1987
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Messer's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Messer
1878 – 1936
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Richard Messer
1850 – 1933
Mills Knox Co. Ky.
Amelia (Ann) Mills
1854 – 1938
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Clark Mills
1817 – 1891
Boone, Missouri, United States
Margaret Taylor
1832 – 1934
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856

Margaret Messer's Descendants

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Margaret Messer (14 MAR 1878 – 4 JUL 1936) m. William (H) Carnes (11 OCT 1863 – 20 OCT 1944)
  1. 1. Martha Carnes (6 NOV 1910 – 30 MAR 1979) m. John (Bee) May
    1. 1. Christine May (8 MAY 1936 – )
  2. 2. Mary Carnes (28 JAN 1909 – 26 OCT 1937) m. Spencer Baker (4 NOV 1901 – 16 APR 1983)
  3. 3. Mathias Carnes (20 APR 1913 – 3 DEC 2007) m. Juanita Mills (23 NOV 1920 – 23 DEC 1999)
    1. 1. Judy Carnes (3 SEP 1957 – 4 NOV 2019) m. Edward Messer (1953 – )
    2. 2. Betty (Faye) Carnes (14 MAY 1961 – ) m. Jack Shelton (1960 – )
    3. 3. Eugene Carnes (23 JAN 1944 – 20 OCT 1965)
    4. 4. Billy (Ray) Carnes (23 OCT 1947 – )
    5. 5. Doris (Bernice) Carnes (20 OCT 1940 – 3 MAY 2016) m. Elmer (Corbin) Brown (19 DEC 1930 – 22 SEP 2008) m. Obie Gambrel (10 APR 1938 – 26 FEB 1989)
      1. 1. Debra (Sue) Gambrel (21 APR 1959 – 20 AUG 2005)
      2. 2. Terry (Wayne) Gambrel (31 JAN 1958 – 4 OCT 2006)
      3. 3. Kenneth Gambrel (26 JUN 1960 – 21 JUN 1992)
      4. 4. James (Ernest) Gambrel (7 JAN 1957 – 28 JUL 2016)
      5. 5. Carolyn Gambrel
      6. 6. Patricia (Ann) Gambrel
    6. 6. Beatrice Carnes (21 MAY 1942 – 7 MAY 2023) m. James (Clarence) Leath (13 MAR 1925 – 24 OCT 2008)
      1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Leath (24 MAY 1964 – 19 OCT 1980)
    7. 7. Evelyn Carnes (1946 – ) m. John (Anderson) Smith (1940 – )
    8. 8. Lonnie Carnes
  4. 4. Noah Carnes (27 APR 1916 – 8 FEB 2008)
  5. 5. Abreham ("Abe") Carnes (14 MAR 1919 – 22 JUL 1987)

Margaret Messer's Timeline

9 Records

1878
14 MAR 1878
Birth of Margaret Messer in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Margaret Messer resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
Margaret Messer resided here in Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Margaret Messer resided here in Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
Margaret Messer resided here in Upper, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Upper, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Margaret Messer resided here in Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Margaret Messer resided here in Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
Margaret Messer resided here in District 4, Knox, Kentucky
District 4, Knox, Kentucky
1936
4 JUL 1936
Age 58
Death of Margaret Messer in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120
    [3] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1878
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 120
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [4] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JUL 1936
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Knox, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Upper Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Upper, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Messer, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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