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Stephen Messer 1851–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUN 1851

Birth Location: Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia)

Death Date: 12 JUN 1917

Death Location: West Virginia

Father: George Messer

Mother: Clarissa Allen

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The story of Stephen Messer began in 1851 in Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia). Stephen Messer passed away in 1917 in West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Messer began in 1851 in Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia).
  • Stephen Messer passed away in 1917 in West Virginia.

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Children(s)

Stephen Messer's Ancestors

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Stephen Messer
1851–1917
Birth Place: Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia)
Parents
George Washington Messer
1828–
Kentucky, USA
Clarissa ('Clary' Marcum) Allen
1825–1900
West Virginia
Grandparents
Stephen Messer
1787–1870
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Frances ((Franky)) Lowe
1805–1870
(West) Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Messer
1755–1815
Margaret Dillard
1755–1802
Daniel Lowe
1790–1859
Hannah Baber
1794–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Messer
1735–1771
John Dillard
1722–1799
Dana Hughes
1720–1798
John Lowe
1762–1826
Frankey Adams
1775–
Obadiah Baber
1760–1822
Hannah Martin
1761–1844

Stephen Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1851
20 JUN 1851
Birth of Stephen Messer in Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia)
Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia)
1917
12 JUN 1917
Age 66
Death of Stephen Messer in West Virginia
West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1851
    Event Place: Logan County, Virginia (Now West Virginia)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1917
    Event Place: West Virginia

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