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Rueben Messer 1818–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1818

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: bef 1890

Death Location: Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Stephen MESSER

Mother: Frances Lowe

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In 1818, Rueben Messer entered the world in Knox County, Kentucky, United States, born to Stephen Dillard Messer And Frances Franky Lowe. Rueben Messer passed away in 1890 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Rueben Messer entered the world in Knox County, Kentucky, United States, born to Stephen Dillard Messer And Frances Franky Lowe.
  • Rueben Messer passed away in 1890 in Logan County, West Virginia, USA.

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Rueben Messer's Ancestors

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Rueben Messer
1818–1890
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Stephen Dillard MESSER
1788–1860
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Frances ("Franky") Lowe
1800–1870
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (James) Messer
1755–1815
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Agnes) Dillard
1755–1802
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Daniel Lowe
1789–1859
Clark County, Kentucky, USA
Hannah (Delilah Booten) Baber
1794–1852
Clark, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Messer
1735–1784
James Cain
1739–1836
Elizabeth Custer
1751–1818
John Lowe
1764–1830
Frances Adams
1767–
Obadiah Baber
1760–1822
Hannah Martin
1761–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Keene\Caanee\Caine\Cain
1714–1787
Catharina Mann
1717–1785
Arnold Kuster
1720–1759
Bridget Strauder
1722–1759
John Lowe
1734–1767
Catherine McKenny
1734–1767

Rueben Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1818
abt 1818
Birth of Rueben Messer in Knox County, Kentucky, United States
Knox County, Kentucky, United States
1890
bef 1890
Age 72
Death of Rueben Messer in Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Logan County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1818
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1890
    Event Place: Logan County, West Virginia, USA

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