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Reuben Messer 1825–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: , Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Logan, , West Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen Veteran

Mother: Sarah Gregory

Spouse(s): Sarah Laws

Children(s): Lucinda (Fuller)

In 1825, Reuben Messer entered the world in , Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Stephen Taylor Steve Messer War Of 1812 Veteran And Sarah Sally Gregory. Reuben Messer married Sarah Sallie Laws, and had children including Lucinda Messer Stafford Baisden Fuller. Reuben Messer passed away in 1880 in Logan, , West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Reuben Messer entered the world in , Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Stephen Taylor Steve Messer War Of 1812 Veteran And Sarah Sally Gregory.
  • Reuben Messer married Sarah Sallie Laws, and had children including Lucinda Messer Stafford Baisden Fuller.
  • Reuben Messer passed away in 1880 in Logan, , West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Veteran
1788–1860
Birth Location: Edgefield District, South Carolina Colony
SV
Sarah Gregory
1787–1861
Birth Location: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Laws
1821–1880
Birth Location: Perry or Carter, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Lucinda (Fuller)
1852–1944
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia
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Reuben Messer's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Messer
1825–1880
Birth Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Stephen Taylor "Steve" Messer, War of 1812 Veteran
1788–1860
Edgefield District, South Carolina Colony
Sarah ("Sally") Gregory
1787–1861
Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Messer's Descendants

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Reuben Messer (1825–1880) m. Sarah ("Sallie") Laws (abt 1821 or 1825 or 1826–After 1880 Census)
  1. 1. Lucinda (Messer (Stafford) (Baisden)) (Fuller) 1852–1944 m. Henry ("Harry") Stafford 1856–
    1. 1. Violet (Stafford Fuller) Jackson 1876–1950 m. Solomon ('Sollie') Fuller 1874–1919
      1. 1. Ethel (Fuller) Stafford 1908–1993 m. William ("Willie") Kazee 1905– m. Lonnie Stafford 1911–1982
        1. 1. Helen (Kazee) Dotson 1939–2009 m. ralph dotson 1938–1999
        2. 2. Arnold (Lee) Kazee 1936–2012
        3. 3. Haskell Kazee 1942–2016

Reuben Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Reuben Messer in , Knox, Kentucky, USA
, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
Death of Reuben Messer in Logan, , West Virginia, USA
Logan, , West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Logan, , West Virginia, USA
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