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Margaret "Alice" Messer 1896 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1896

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 2 Jun 1985

Death Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

Father: William Messer

Mother: Mary Reece

Spouse(s): William Lindsay

Children(s): Mary Lindsay

In 1896, Margaret "Alice" Messer entered the world in North Carolina, born to William Washington Joseph Messer and Mary Jane Reece. In 1900, Margaret "Alice" Messer resided in Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee. In 1910, Margaret "Alice" Messer resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina. Margaret "Alice" Messer married William "Frank" Lindsay, and had children including Mary Janetta Lindsay. Margaret "Alice" Messer passed away in 1985 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Margaret "Alice" Messer entered the world in North Carolina, born to William Washington Joseph Messer and Mary Jane Reece.
  • In 1900, Margaret "Alice" Messer resided in Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • In 1910, Margaret "Alice" Messer resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina.
  • Margaret "Alice" Messer married William "Frank" Lindsay, and had children including Mary Janetta Lindsay.
  • Margaret "Alice" Messer passed away in 1985 in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Messer
1876 – 1959
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Mary Reece
1875 – 1963
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

William Lindsay
1894 – 1974
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary Lindsay
1922 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Margaret Messer's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Messer
1896 – 1985
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
William Washington Joseph Messer
1876 – 1959
Sevier, Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Reece
1875 – 1963
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Grandparents
James (Allen Anderson) Messer
1846 – 1905
Jonathan Creek, Haywood, North Carolina
Rachel (Haseltine "Tina") Barnes
1854 – 1920
Madison, North Carolina
Thomas Reece
Ellie Akins
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Messer
1822 – 1899
Elizabeth Palmer
1825 – 1887
Henry Barnes
1827 – 1864
Catherine Caldwell
1827 – 1947
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Messer
1797 – 1862
Nancy Caldwell
1807 – 1870
John Palmer
1786 – 1867
Eleanor Vermillion
1791 – 1874
Thomas Barnes
Mariah Price
1782 –
James Caldwell
1790 – 1867
Mary Burns
1786 – 1886

Margaret Messer's Descendants

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Margaret ("Alice") Messer (12 Jul 1896 – 2 Jun 1985) m. William ("Frank") Lindsay (1 Mar 1894 – 3 Aug 1974)
  1. 1. Mary (Janetta) Lindsay (abt 1922 – )

Margaret Messer's Timeline

6 Records

1896
12 Jul 1896
Birth of Margaret "Alice" Messer in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 4
Margaret "Alice" Messer resided here in Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 14
Margaret "Alice" Messer resided here in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 34
Margaret "Alice" Messer resided here in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 44
Margaret "Alice" Messer resided here in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1985
2 Jun 1985
Age 89
Death of Margaret "Alice" Messer in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1896
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1596; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 146.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1983-87; Certificate: .
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 241-03-8386; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0042; Image: 830.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 36-55

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2915; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 36-55

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1692; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0042; Image: 830.0; FHL microfilm: 2341426

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1985
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1983-87; Certificate: .
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 241-03-8386; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1983-87; Certificate: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1596; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 146.
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