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Thomas Jefferson Messer 1857 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUN 1857

Birth Location: Ky.

Death Date: 31 MAY 1930

Death Location: Delta Ok.

Father: Ambrose Messer

Mother: Clarinda Taylor

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Payne

Children(s): Ambrose Messer, Telitha Messer, James Messer, Margaret Messer, C. Messer, William Messer

The story of Thomas Jefferson Messer began in 1857 in Ky.. Thomas Jefferson Messer married Elizabeth Payne, and had children including Ambrose Messer, Telitha Messer, James Clark Messer, Margaret Messer, C. R. Messer, William Jefferson Messer. Thomas Jefferson Messer passed away in 1930 in Delta Ok..

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Jefferson Messer began in 1857 in Ky..
  • Thomas Jefferson Messer married Elizabeth Payne, and had children including Ambrose Messer, Telitha Messer, James Clark Messer, Margaret Messer, C. R. Messer, William Jefferson Messer.
  • Thomas Jefferson Messer passed away in 1930 in Delta Ok..

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Messer
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Clarinda Taylor
1819 – 1900
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Payne
1849 – 1931
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Ambrose Messer
1877 – 1955
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Telitha Messer
1885 –
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
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James Messer
1883 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Messer
1892 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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C. Messer
1887 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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William Messer
1881 – 1948
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Thomas Messer's Ancestors

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Thomas Messer
1857 – 1930
Birth Place: Ky.
Parents
Ambrose Messer
1827 – 1900
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Clarinda (" Clara") Taylor
1819 – 1900
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (Alexander) Taylor
1794 – 1874
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1794 – 1880
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Messer's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Messer (18 JUN 1857 – 31 MAY 1930) m. Elizabeth Payne (14 FEB 1849 – 2 JUL 1931)
  1. 1. Ambrose Messer (26 JAN 1877 – 2 MAY 1955) m. Julia (Ann) Fortney (28 SEP 1880 – 24 APR 1976)
    1. 1. Thomasina (Agnes) Messer (5 OCT 1910 – 29 JUN 1998)
  2. 2. Telitha Messer (ABT 1885 – )
  3. 3. James (Clark) Messer (OCT 1883 – ) m. Sara (Olga) Fortney (ABT 1890 – )
    1. 1. Billy (D) Messer (ABT 1916 – )
    2. 2. Erline Messer (ABT 1914 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Messer (OCT 1892 – )
  5. 5. C. (R.) Messer (JUL 1887 – )
  6. 6. William (Jefferson) Messer (22 SEP 1881 – 30 DEC 1948) m. Matilda Hubbard (1885 – 22 MAR 1970)
    1. 1. Pearley Messer (ABT 1913 – 2 JUN 2002)
    2. 2. James (Clark) Messer (8 APR 1906 – 3 JUL 1984)
    3. 3. Paul Messer (4 APR 1918 – 3 MAR 2002)
    4. 4. Elijah Messer (11 OCT 1912 – 10 AUG 1980)

Thomas Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1857
18 JUN 1857
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Messer in Ky.
Ky.
1930
31 MAY 1930
Age 73
Death of Thomas Jefferson Messer in Delta Ok.
Delta Ok.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1857
    Event Place: Ky.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1930
    Event Place: Delta Ok.
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