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Robert James Messer 1911 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 11 Feb 1993

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Isaac Messer

Mother: Darthulia Lane

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Robert James Messer was born in 1911 in Tennessee, the child of Isaac Leonard Messer and Darthulia Lane. In 1920, Robert James Messer resided in Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee. Robert James Messer passed away in 1993 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert James Messer was born in 1911 in Tennessee, the child of Isaac Leonard Messer and Darthulia Lane.
  • In 1920, Robert James Messer resided in Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee.
  • Robert James Messer passed away in 1993 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Robert Messer's Ancestors

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Robert Messer
1911 – 1993
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Isaac Leonard Messer
1884 – 1968
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Darthulia Lane
1888 – 1922
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
James (Allen Anderson) Messer
1846 – 1905
Jonathan Creek, Haywood, North Carolina
Rachel (Haseltine "Tina") Barnes
1854 – 1920
Madison, North Carolina
James (Robert) Lane
Margaret (M.) Ogle
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Messer
1822 – 1899
Elizabeth Palmer
1825 – 1887
Henry Barnes
1827 – 1864
Catherine Caldwell
1827 – 1947
William Lane
Martha Cardwell
Henry Ogle
Catherine Roberts
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
Robert Cardwell
Nancy Mayes

Robert Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1911
9 Jun 1911
Birth of Robert James Messer in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 9
Robert James Messer resided here in Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee
Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee
1993
11 Feb 1993
Age 82
Death of Robert James Messer in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1993
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 411-07-1978; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1729; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: .
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 411-07-1978; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 7, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1729; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: .

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