Lora Lucretta Messer

1905 - 1946  (40 years)

• Name	Lora Lucretta Messer
  Born	8 Oct 1905	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1920	Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 14, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 14, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	3 Apr 1946	Knox County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Buried	5 Apr 1946	Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I196184	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Isaac Leonard Messer,   b. 26 Dec 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Mar 1968, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Martha Dorthula Lane,   b. 6 Jan 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Apr 1922, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F35068	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charles Leo Downey,   b. 7 Nov 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Nov 1980, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1922	Blount County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Rex O. Downey,   b. 17 Sep 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1985, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years) + 2. Ray J. Downey,   b. 17 Sep 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Jun 1971, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)   3. Dorothy F. Downey,   b. Abt 1924, Tennessee  (Age ~ 100 years)
  Family ID	F74523	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1905 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Blount County, Tennessee Married - 17 Jun 1922 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - 3 Apr 1946 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 5 Apr 1946 - Mount Olive Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1910. me: Lora Messer birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Daughter residence: Knoxville Ward 9, Knox, Tennessee marital status: Single race : White gender: Female immigration year: father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee family number: 37 page number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Isie Messer M 25y Tennessee wife Dortha Messer F 20y Tennessee dau Lora Messer F 5y Tennessee dau Alma Messer F 1y 1m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Lora Messer Residence: , Blount, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1907 Age: 13 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821729 Digital Folder Number: 4390801 Image Number: 00675 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age Parent James H Law M 68y Parent Matilda Law F 64y James Law M 39y Masy Law F 46y Sarah Law F 16y Huse Law M 15y Josie Law F 13y Isaac Messer M 38y Parent Darthula Messer F 28y Lora Messer F 13y Alma Messer F 10y Robert Messer M 8y Eula Messer F 4y3m Mary Messer F 1y [S112] Census, 1930. name: Lora L Downey event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 14, Knox, Tennessee gender: Female age: 24 marital status: Married race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1906 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Wife father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0091 family number: 194 sheet number and letter: 10A line number: 9 nara publication: T626, roll 2260 film number: 2341994 digital folder number: 4548174 image number: 00427 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Leo C Downey M 24 Tennessee wife Lora L Downey F 24 Tennessee son Rex O Downey M 7 Tennessee son Ray J Downey M 7 Tennessee daughter Dorothy F Downey F 6 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: Lora Downey titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 14, Knox, Tennessee, United States gender: Female age: 34 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Wife birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1906 residence in 1935: Rural, Knox, Tennessee enumeration district number: 47-38 family number: 126 sheet number and letter: 7B line number: 43 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3910 digital folder number: 005461352 image number: 00687 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Les C Downey M 34 Tennessee wife Lora Downey F 34 Tennessee son Rex Downey M 17 Tennessee son Ray Downey M 17 Tennessee daughter Dorothy Downey F 16 Tennessee [S59] Berry Funeral Home Records, 1937 - 1948, 3 Apr 1946. PAGE 150 DOWNEY, LORA LUCRETTA LEO DOWNEY - HUSBAND (AGE 40) B. 10-8-1905 - SEVIER CO. TENN. D. 4-3-1946 - KNOX CO. TENN. INT: MT. OLIVE F. ISAAC L. MESSER - SEVIER CO. TENN. M. DORTHULA LANE - SEVIER CO. TENN. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Lora Lucretta Downey Event: Death Event Date: 03 Apr 1946 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 08 Oct 1905 Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn. Spouse: Leo Downey Father: Isaac L. Messer Father's Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn. Mother: Dorthula Lane Mother's Birthplace: Sevier, Tenn. Occupation: Housewife Street Address: Route 3 Residence: Knoxville, Knox Co., Tenn. Cemetery: Mt. Olive Burial Place: Knox Co. Burial Date: 05 Apr 1946 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4184910 Image Number: 459 Film Number: 2137370 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 7897 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 79164924). [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Leo Downey titles & terms: event: Marriage event date: 17 Jun 1922 event place: Blount, Tennessee age: estimated birth year: father: father's titles & terms: mother: mother's titles & terms: spouse: Lora Messer spouse's titles & terms: spouse's age: spouse's estimated birth year: spouse's father: spouse's father's titles & terms: spouse's mother: spouse's mother's titles & terms: reference number: see next image film number: 2073595 digital folder number: 004646464 image number: 01083