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William Dean Messer 1915–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1915

Birth Location: Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1991

Death Location: Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, USA

Father: James Messer

Mother: Sarah Fortney

Spouse(s): Gladys Anderson

Children(s): William Messer, Gregory Messer

The story of William Dean Messer began in 1915 in Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, William Dean Messer resided in Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA. William Dean Messer married Gladys May Anderson, and had children including Gregory Dale Messer, Laureen Messer, Messer, William Dean Messer. William Dean Messer passed away in 1991 in Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dean Messer began in 1915 in Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, William Dean Messer resided in Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA.
  • William Dean Messer married Gladys May Anderson, and had children including Gregory Dale Messer, Laureen Messer, Messer, William Dean Messer.
  • William Dean Messer passed away in 1991 in Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Messer's Ancestors

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William Messer
1915–1991
Birth Place: Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
James Clark Messer
1883–1956
Baughman, Knox County, Kentucky
Sarah (Olga) Fortney
1889–1942
Baughman, Knox County, Kentucky
Grandparents
George (Madison) Fortney
1843–1903
Bimble, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) King
1847–1908
Trace Branch, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chris King
1811–1876
Hulda Burchett
1815–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Burwell King
1780–1871
Elizabeth Barron
1785–1861

William Messer's Descendants

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William (Dean) Messer (23 May 1915–28 Nov 1991) m. Gladys (May) Anderson (27 Nov 1917–Jul 2008)
  1. 1. William (Dean) Messer 1943–1961
  2. 2. Gregory (Dale) Messer 1944–2014

William Messer's Timeline

3 Records

1915
23 May 1915
Birth of William Dean Messer in Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
William Dean Messer resided here in Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
1991
28 Nov 1991
Age 76
Death of William Dean Messer in Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, USA
Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1915
    Event Place: Rattan, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1480; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 230
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kiamichi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1480; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 230

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1991
    Event Place: Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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