Helen Messer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Helen Messer was born Abt 1915 (daughter of Caywood Messer and Hester Brown).

Helen married Glen Benjamin Caldwell 24 Dec 1933, Cocke County, Tennessee. Glen was born 6 Jun 1914, Cataloochee, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 20 Feb 1977, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Reba Joyce Caldwell was born 24 Aug 1934; died 23 Aug 2004, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Aug 2004, Allen’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
Linda Caldwell
Gladys Caldwell
Brenda Caldwell

Generation: 2

Caywood Messer was born 8 Apr 1895, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of William "Doc" Messer and Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips); died 5 May 1966, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 7 May 1966, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Caywood married Hester Brown 3 Apr 1919, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

3.
Hester Brown
Children:

1. Helen Messer was born Abt 1915.

Generation: 3

William "Doc" Messer was born 23 Feb 1861, North Carolina (son of Daniel Messer and Elisabeth); died 13 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jan 1950, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

William married Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips 20 Oct 1879, Cocke County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Jonas Tobias Phillips, II and Sarah "Sally" Sutton) was born May 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Oct 1936; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips was born May 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of Jonas Tobias Phillips, II and Sarah "Sally" Sutton); died Oct 1936; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

William Rufus Messer was born 8 Oct 1881, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1951, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 5 Feb 1951, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sarah Marinda Messer was born 11 Jun 1883, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1954, Washington; was buried Lyman Cemetery, Skagit County, Washington.
2. Caywood Messer was born 8 Apr 1895, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 May 1966, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 7 May 1966, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Daniel Messer was born 1 Feb 1822; died 9 Nov 1899; was buried Jonas Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Glady Trentham lists given name as Stroug which is incorrect.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 181.

Daniel — Elisabeth. [Group Sheet]

Elisabeth

Children:

Martha J. Messer was born 1852, North Carolina; died 1932.
Berry Columbus "Lum" Messer was born 25 Sep 1852, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 16 Jan 1905; was buried Sutton & Franklin Cemetery, Suttontown, Haywood County, North Carolina.
James A. Messer was born Abt 1853, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Marinda Messer was born Abt 1854, North Carolina.
4. William "Doc" Messer was born 23 Feb 1861, North Carolina; died 13 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jan 1950, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Isaac A. Messer was born 12 Mar 1847, North Carolina; died 15 Nov 1939; was buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

10.

Jonas Tobias Phillips, II was born 18 Jan 1824, Tennessee (son of Jonas Tobias Phillips, I); died 22 May 1899; was buried Jonas Tobias Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Jonas married Sarah "Sally" Sutton Abt 1844, Cocke County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Cornelius Sutton and Mary Jenkins) was born 11 May 1829, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1910; was buried Jonas Tobias Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Sarah "Sally" Sutton was born 11 May 1829, Tennessee (daughter of Cornelius Sutton and Mary Jenkins); died 10 Aug 1910; was buried Jonas Tobias Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

Martha Elizabeth Phillips was born 18 Jan 1846, Tennessee; died 7 Jul 1933, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 9 Jul 1933, Sutton Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Jonas Tobias Phillips, III was born 30 Aug 1847, North Carolina; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
James "Jim" Phillips was born 25 Jun 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1929, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jan 1929, Jonas Tobias Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Joseph P. Phillips was born 10 Jan 1852, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 16 Nov 1922, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Big Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Margarette Phillips was born 9 Sep 1854, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1917, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 18 Mar 1917, Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Mary Ann Phillips was born Abt 1858, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Jul 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee.
5. Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips was born May 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Oct 1936; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Rebecca Phillips was born Abt 1862, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Rachel Phillips was born 24 Nov 1864, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 5 Feb 1941; was buried Caton Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Corneileous "Neil" Phillips was born 11 Jun 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 1939; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
George S. Phillips was born 7 Sep 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 6 Sep 1924; was buried Matthews-Baxter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sarah "Sally" Phillips was born Jun 1869, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1936; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
William Boyd "Billy" Phillips was born 18 Nov 1871, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Rutha Alice Phillips was born 7 Mar 1872, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1935, Monroe County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Mar 1935, Coppenger Cemetery, Tellico Plains, Tennessee.