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William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger 1937–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1937

Birth Location: Pecos County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Jul 2010

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Messenger

Mother: Vera Dixon

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William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger was born in 1937 in Pecos County, Texas, United States of America, the child of William Hughes Slim Messenger And Vera Mae Dixon. William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger married Martha Lee Smith, and had children including William Hughes Messenger. William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger passed away in 2010 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger was born in 1937 in Pecos County, Texas, United States of America, the child of William Hughes Slim Messenger And Vera Mae Dixon.
  • William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger married Martha Lee Smith, and had children including William Hughes Messenger.
  • William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger passed away in 2010 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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William Messenger's Ancestors

Self
William Messenger
1937–2010
Birth Place: Pecos County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
William Hughes 'Slim' Messenger
1900–1954
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Vera (Mae) Dixon
1915–1942
Childress County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Josh Messenger
1862–1942
Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America
Viola (Endora) Messenger
1877–1940
Collinsville, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Messenger's Timeline

3 Records

1937
6 Jul 1937
Birth of William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger in Pecos County, Texas, United States of America
Pecos County, Texas, United States of America
2010
25 Jul 2010
Age 73
Death of William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
2010
29 Jul 2010
Age 73
Burial of William Hughes 'Alto' Messenger in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Pecos County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] Texas, Birth Index
    [3] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Red Oak, Texas, Waxahachie, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 2010
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Jul 2010
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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