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Raymond Earl Messer 1933–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1933

Birth Location: Tallapoosa Co., AL

Death Date: 7 Dec 2015

Death Location: Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA

Father: David Messer

Mother: Dovie Gaither

Spouse(s): Clara Funderburk, Janet Cowan

Children(s):

In 1933, Raymond Earl Messer entered the world in Tallapoosa Co., AL, born to David Daniel Messer And Dovie Lou Gaither. In 1935, Raymond Earl Messer resided in Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama. In 1940, Raymond Earl Messer resided in Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama, USA. Raymond Earl Messer married Clara Nell Funderburk, Janet Elaine Cowan, and had children including Melissa Ann Messer, Victor E Messer. Raymond Earl Messer passed away in 2015 in Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1933, Raymond Earl Messer entered the world in Tallapoosa Co., AL, born to David Daniel Messer And Dovie Lou Gaither.
  • In 1935, Raymond Earl Messer resided in Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama.
  • In 1940, Raymond Earl Messer resided in Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama, USA.
  • Raymond Earl Messer married Clara Nell Funderburk, Janet Elaine Cowan, and had children including Melissa Ann Messer, Victor E Messer.
  • Raymond Earl Messer passed away in 2015 in Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Messer
1898–1935
Birth Location: Tallapoosa Co., AL
DM
Dovie Gaither
1901–1980
Birth Location: Elmore Co., AL
DG

Spouses(s)

Clara Funderburk
1937–2016
Birth Location: Alabama
CF
Janet Cowan
1949–1993
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
JC

Children(s)

Raymond Messer's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Messer
1933–2015
Birth Place: Tallapoosa Co., AL
Parents
David Daniel Messer
1898–1935
Tallapoosa Co., AL
Dovie (Lou) Gaither
1901–1980
Elmore Co., AL
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Raymond Messer's Timeline

13 Records

1933
25 Jul 1933
Birth of Raymond Earl Messer in Tallapoosa Co., AL
Tallapoosa Co., AL
1935
1935
Age 2
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama
Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 7
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1953
1953
Age 20
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1957
Dec 1957
Age 24
Raymond Earl Messer was married in Elmore, Alabama
Elmore, Alabama
1987
1987-2020
Age 54
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Alabama, USA
1992
1992
Age 59
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee, AL
Tallassee, AL
1994
1994
Age 61
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Alabama, USA
1995
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Age 62
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Alabama, USA
2015
2015-2019
Age 82
Raymond Earl Messer resided here in Tallassee, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Alabama, USA
2015
03 Dec 2015
Age 82
Death of Raymond Earl Messer in Tallassee, Elmore Co., AL
Tallassee, Elmore Co., AL
2015
7 Dec 2015
Age 82
Burial of Raymond Earl Messer in Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Tallapoosa Co., AL
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00028; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26-4
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tallassee, Elmore, A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Dec 1957
    Event Place: Elmore, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama Marriage Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
    Event Place: Tallassee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Tallassee; State: Alabama; Year(s): 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00028; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tallassee N, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00028; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tallassee, Elmore, A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1987-2020
    Event Place: Tallassee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Tallassee, AL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Tallassee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Tallassee; State: Alabama; Year(s): 1994

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2015-2019
    Event Place: Tallassee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tallassee

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tallassee, AL

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Dec 2015
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore Co., AL

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Dec 2015
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA
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