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Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer 1906 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1906

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 25 Mar 1983

Death Location: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Father: William Messer

Mother: Mary Reece

Spouse(s): Walter Branch, Clarence Turner

Children(s): Sherman Branch, Dorothy Branch

In 1906, Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer entered the world in Tennessee, born to William Washington Joseph Messer and Mary Jane Reece. In 1910, Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina. In 1930, Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer married Walter "Walt" Branch, Clarence Elford Turner, and had children including Sherman Alonzo (Turner) Branch, Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch. Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer passed away in 1983 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer entered the world in Tennessee, born to William Washington Joseph Messer and Mary Jane Reece.
  • In 1910, Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina.
  • In 1930, Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer married Walter "Walt" Branch, Clarence Elford Turner, and had children including Sherman Alonzo (Turner) Branch, Dorothy Geneva "Dot" (Turner) Branch.
  • Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer passed away in 1983 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Messer
1876 – 1959
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
WM
Mary Reece
1875 – 1963
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
MR

Spouses(s)

Walter Branch
1907 – 2002
Birth Location: Dillsboro, Jackson, North Carolina
WB
Clarence Turner
1903 –
Birth Location: Gaston, North Carolina
CT

Children(s)

Sherman Branch
1924 – 1982
Birth Location: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
SB
Dorothy Branch
1925 – 1997
Birth Location: Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina
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Mary Messer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Messer
1906 – 1983
Birth Place: Tennessee
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

Mary Messer's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Marjorie "Margie") Messer (1 Nov 1906 – 25 Mar 1983) m. Walter ("Walt") Branch (8 Aug 1907 – 7 Jan 2002) m. Clarence (Elford) Turner (1903 – )
  1. 1. Sherman (Alonzo (Turner)) Branch (27 Mar 1924 – 5 Jan 1982)
  2. 2. Dorothy (Geneva "Dot" (Turner)) Branch (23 Jul 1925 – 27 Jun 1997)

Mary Messer's Timeline

14 Records

1906
1 Nov 1906
Birth of Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer in Tennessee
Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 4
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
South Point, Gaston, North Carolina
1930
1930
Age 24
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Lowell, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 34
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
1942
1942
Age 36
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1945
1945
Age 39
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1947
1947
Age 41
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1953
1953
Age 47
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1954
1954
Age 48
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1956
1956
Age 50
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1957
1957
Age 51
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1958
1958
Age 52
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
1959
1959
Age 53
Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer resided here in Easley, South Carolina, USA
Easley, South Carolina, USA
1983
25 Mar 1983
Age 77
Death of Mary Marjorie "Margie" Messer in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 243-05-5606; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36-32
    [4] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [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] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 243-05-5606; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
    [3] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    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: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Easley, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ranlo-Rex-Smyre Mills, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2914; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36-32

    Genealogy Event 15
    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: .
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