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William Cecil Messer 1931–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1931

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 2010

Death Location: Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Cecil Messer

Mother: Ida Blackburn

Spouse(s): Joan Messer

Children(s):

William Cecil Messer was born in 1931 in Ohio, USA, the child of Cecil Henry Messer And Ida Geneva Peggy Blackburn. William Cecil Messer married Joan E Messer. William Cecil Messer passed away in 2010 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Cecil Messer was born in 1931 in Ohio, USA, the child of Cecil Henry Messer And Ida Geneva Peggy Blackburn.
  • William Cecil Messer married Joan E Messer.
  • William Cecil Messer passed away in 2010 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Messer's Ancestors

Self
William Messer
1931–2010
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Cecil Henry Messer
1904–1989
Alabama, USA
Ida (Geneva 'Peggy') Blackburn
1902–1994
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Sanford "Bud") Messer
1879–1964
Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Armenia (Sarah "Monie") Stean
1878–1932
Alabama, USA
Charles (Hicklen) Blackburn
1848–1928
Kentucky, USA
Lily (A Wilson) Blackburn
1873–1942
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Burrell Messer
1833–1919
Doratha Kent
1848–1932
George Steen
1825–1900
Elizabeth Sills
1846–
William Blackburn
1826–1872
Susan Craycraft
1829–
Stephen Wilson
1831–
Sarah Glasscock
1845–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr
1801–1852
Elizabeth Barnes
1808–1875
Edmond Kent
1812–1880
Elizabeth Lyles
1815–1880
George Steen
1793–1877
Mary Fee
1801–1879
Benjamin Blackburn
1798–1843
Elizabeth White
1801–1839
Thomas Craycraft
1804–1849
Lucretia Hendricks
1802–
Samuel Wilson
1809–1871
Elizabeth Kimes
1809–1880
Clayborne (Bowen)
1805–1850
Susan (Glasscock)
1805–1860

William Messer's Timeline

7 Records

1931
4 Feb 1931
Birth of William Cecil Messer in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America
1931
4 Feb 1931
Birth of William Cecil Messer in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1931
22 Feb 1931
Birth of William Cecil Messer
None
1935
1935
Age 4
William Cecil Messer resided here in Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio
Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 9
William Cecil Messer resided here in Miami, Miami, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Miami, Miami, Clermont, Ohio, USA
2010
1 Jan 2010
Age 79
Death of William Cecil Messer in Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
2010
1 Jan 2010
Age 79
Death of William Cecil Messer in Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA
Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Nebraska, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1931
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Prisoners of War, 1950-1954

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miami, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03041; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 13-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Miami, Miami, Clermont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Miami, Clermont, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03041; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 13-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winter Park, Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 2010
    Event Place: Winter Park, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Tributes; Publication Place: Nebraska, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 2010
    Event Place: Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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