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Stephen Dillard Messer 1787–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Margaret (Messer)

Spouse(s): Sally Gregory

Children(s): Agginet Messer, Bryant Messer, Jane Messer, Haney Messer, Reuben Messer, James Messer, Elizabeth Messer, Jesse Messer, Joseph Messer, Margaret Messer

Stephen Dillard Messer was born in 1787 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John James Messer Sr And Margaret Agnes Dillard Messer. In 1860, Stephen Dillard Messer resided in Logan, Virginia, USA. Stephen Dillard Messer married Sally Gregory, and had children including Agginet Agnes Aggy Messer, Bryant Messer, Elizabeth Messer, Haney Hanie Messer, James Thomas Tom Messer, Jane Messer, Jesse Messer, Joseph Messer, Margaret Messer, Reuben Messer. Stephen Dillard Messer passed away in 1860 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Dillard Messer was born in 1787 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John James Messer Sr And Margaret Agnes Dillard Messer.
  • In 1860, Stephen Dillard Messer resided in Logan, Virginia, USA.
  • Stephen Dillard Messer married Sally Gregory, and had children including Agginet Agnes Aggy Messer, Bryant Messer, Elizabeth Messer, Haney Hanie Messer, James Thomas Tom Messer, Jane Messer, Jesse Messer, Joseph Messer, Margaret Messer, Reuben Messer.
  • Stephen Dillard Messer passed away in 1860 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1755–1815
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret (Messer)
1755–1802
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sally Gregory
1794–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Agginet Messer
1827–1880
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky USA
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Bryant Messer
1829–1911
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Jane Messer
1828–
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Haney Messer
1820–1900
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Reuben Messer
1824–1880
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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James Messer
1837–1900
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Messer
1826–
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Messer
1836–1874
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Messer
1836–
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky
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Margaret Messer
1835–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Stephen Messer's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Messer
1787–1860
Birth Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John James Messer Sr
1755–1815
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Agnes Dillard) (Messer)
1755–1802
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Augustus) Cain
1739–1836
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Custer
1746–1818
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Messer's Descendants

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Stephen (Dillard) Messer (1787–1860) m. Sally Gregory (abt 1794–)
  1. 1. Agginet ((Agnes) (Aggy)) Messer 1827–1880 m. William Stacy 1834–1900
    1. 1. John (D) Stacy 1854–1920 m. Elizabeth Stacy 1870–1880
      1. 1. William (Bradley (Bill)) Stacy 1887–1971 m. Pauline Combs 1895–1951
        1. 1. William Stacy 1927–1974 m. Dorothy (Lee Gibson (Stacy)) (McFadden) –2024
        2. 2. Charles ((Charlie)) Stacy 1916–1976 m. Marie (Williams) (Stacy) 1917–
        3. 3. Carmon (Cormell) Stacy 1922–1960 m. Mikie (Lou Gean Mabra) (Stacy) 1928–1990
        4. 4. Lloyd (H) Stacy 1924–1949
        5. 5. Bobbie (Jean) Stacy 1934–2017 m. Gerald (Jerome) Grimes 1938–1999
        6. 6. Inez (Stacy) (Collins) 1914–1999 m. Dishmon Collins 1912–1972
        7. 7. Mageline ((Madge)) Stacy 1919–1973 m. Joseph (Ralph) Smith 1923–1968 m. Kenneth (Cecil (Ken)) Craver 1921–1989
        8. 8. Floyd Stacy 1929–1939
        9. 9. Robert (Bruce) Stacy 1918–1918
        10. 10. Lenville Stacy 1911–1911
        11. 11. Cecil Stacy 1911–1911
      2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Stacy 1883–1957
      3. 3. Charley Stacy 1890–1946 m. Martha (Jane) Wright 1899–1975
        1. 1. Thelma (Allena) Stacy 1929–2014
      4. 4. Joseph Stacy 1893–1918
      5. 5. Melissa ((Lissa) (Lizzy)) Stacy 1895–1948
      6. 6. Mary (Eileen) Stacy 1898–1923
      7. 7. Isaiah ((Bud)) Stacy 1885–1949 m. Isabelle (Eliza) Smith 1887– m. Sarah Ritchie 1889–1944
        1. 1. Iva Stacy 1913–2002
        2. 2. Sallie Stacy 1915–1981
        3. 3. Lucinda ((Cinda)) Stacy 1918–1979
        4. 4. Rachel (Inos) Stacy 1916–2001
      8. 8. Georgia (Ann) Stacy 1903–1979 m. Floyd Combs 1901–
        1. 1. Floyd (Combs) Jr 1921–
        2. 2. Gentra Combs 1923–
        3. 3. Earl Combs 1925–1989
    2. 2. Jesse (James) Stacy 1852–
    3. 3. Agginet ((Agnes) (Aggy) (Polly Ann)) Stacy 1860– m. Rolland Richardson 1868–
    4. 4. William Stacy 1872–1961
  2. 2. Bryant Messer 1829–1911
  3. 3. Jane Messer 1828–
  4. 4. Haney ((Hanie)) Messer 1820–1900
  5. 5. Reuben Messer 1824–1880
  6. 6. James (Thomas (Tom)) Messer 1837–1900
  7. 7. Elizabeth Messer 1826–
  8. 8. Jesse Messer 1836–1874
  9. 9. Joseph Messer 1836–
  10. 10. Margaret Messer 1835–

Stephen Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Stephen Dillard Messer in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 73
Stephen Dillard Messer resided here in Logan, Virginia, USA
Logan, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 73
Death of Stephen Dillard Messer in Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Perry County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Logan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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