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Thomas Messer 1785–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 July 1861

Death Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Father: Christian Messer

Mother: Sarah Hunter-Messer

Spouse(s): Mary (Messer)

Children(s): Eli Messer, William Messer

Thomas Messer was born in 1785 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA, the child of Christian Sargent Messer And Sarah Sally Hunter Messer. In 1860, Thomas Messer resided in District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Thomas Messer married Mary Lydia Price Messer, and had children including Eli Messer, William Isaac Xxxx Messer. Thomas Messer passed away in 1861 in Cocke, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Messer was born in 1785 in Haywood, North Carolina, USA, the child of Christian Sargent Messer And Sarah Sally Hunter Messer.
  • In 1860, Thomas Messer resided in District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas Messer married Mary Lydia Price Messer, and had children including Eli Messer, William Isaac Xxxx Messer.
  • Thomas Messer passed away in 1861 in Cocke, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Messer
1760–1850
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Hunter-Messer
1758–1816
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Messer)
1805–1870
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Eli Messer
1830–1915
Birth Location: Haywood Co., NC
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William Messer
1836–1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Messer's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Messer
1785–1861
Birth Place: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Christian Sargent Messer
1760–1850
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Sally) Hunter-Messer
1758–1816
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Robert Johann) Messer
1734–1771
Lambsheim, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary Basket
1740–1800
Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Capt. (John) Hunter
1734–1787
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Frances 'Sally' Whitehurst) Whitehouse
1738–1764
Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph (Messer)
1694–1734
Ann Wickersham
1696–1732
Jubert Basket
1718–
John Hunter
1698–1751
Mary Isabell
1700–1760
Samuel Whitehouse
1710–1756
Sarah Nelson
1713–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
PETER BASKET
1669–1721
SUSANNAH DELARAYNE
1688–1720
George (Dickson)
1682–1756
Elizabeth Darwen
1686–
Robert Whitehurst
1670–1741
Sarah Tranter
1670–1740

Thomas Messer's Descendants

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Thomas Messer (1785–18 July 1861) m. Mary (Lydia Price) (Messer) (1805–1870)
  1. 1. Eli Messer 1830–1915 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Price 1834–1920
    1. 1. Lizzie Bales 1866–1928 m. John (W) Bales 1859–1941
      1. 1. Zora Bales 1896–1972 m. Samuel Frasier 1889–1935 m. Marshall McCarter 1892–1974
        1. 1. Zelma (Jean Frazier) Nance 1926–2004 m. Arthur Vernon 1906–1969
        2. 2. Ozella Frazier 1919–1979 m. Bosalee Pack 1895–1966
        3. 3. Horace (E) Frasier 1913–1986
        4. 4. Earl (W) Frazier 1913–1986
        5. 5. Carl (C.) Frazier 1916–1931
        6. 6. Lola Frazier 1923–2001
        7. 7. John (B) Frazier 1927–1991
        8. 8. Jesse (J R) Frazier 1930–2007
        9. 9. Betty Lovell 1935–1995 m. Hulet (Pitts) Dockery 1923–2004
        10. 10. Samuel (Frazier) Jr 1931–1991
        11. 11. Infant (Daughter) Frazier 1917–1917
        12. 12. Chanie Frazier 1920–1920
      2. 2. Carrie (Mae) Bales 1900–1915
      3. 3. Margie Bales 1900–1932 m. Robert Price 1910–1941
      4. 4. Taskie Dixon 1903–1988 m. James (E) Dison 1896–1964
        1. 1. Mattie (Wilma) Parton 1921–1996 m. Plez (Edward) Parton 1914–1993
        2. 2. Carrie Dison 1928–1988
        3. 3. Dee Dison 1924–
        4. 4. Verna Dison 1925–2020
        5. 5. Verna Hughes 1925–2020
        6. 6. Carrie Atchley 1927–1988
      5. 5. James Bales 1881–
      6. 6. Arlecie Bales 1887–1918 m. Samuel Clark 1884–1946
        1. 1. Sylvia (C.) Holland 1912–1969 m. J (Ernest) Holland 1905–1973
        2. 2. Florine Clark 1918–1918
        3. 3. Belva (Beulah) Clark 1915–1988
        4. 4. Alonzo (Joe) Clark 1913–1983
      7. 7. Walter Bales 1889–
      8. 8. Minnie (Bell) Bales 1884–1917 m. Henry (James McCarter) (Twin) 1874–1943
        1. 1. Mattie (L) Webb 1902–
        2. 2. Sherrill (M) Mccarter 1897–
        3. 3. Buford (Garfield) Mccarter 1906–1960
        4. 4. Zona (Viola) Mathis 1908–1984
        5. 5. Oma (Caroline) McCarter 1914–1917
      9. 9. Robert Bales 1882–
      10. 10. Ruby Bales 1885–
  2. 2. William (Isaac XXXX) Messer 1836–1875
    1. 1. Lewis (Rufus) Messer 1867–1930

Thomas Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Thomas Messer in Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Haywood, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 75
Thomas Messer resided here in District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1861
18 July 1861
Age 76
Death of Thomas Messer in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 425; Family History Library Film: 805244
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 425; Family History Library Film: 805244

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1861
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109
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