Rodney Messer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Rodney Messer (son of Henry Messer and Emma Kate Shoemaker).
Rodney — Amanda. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Henry Messer was born 30 Jun 1931, Tennessee (son of James Isaac Messer and Nola May Millican); died 8 Sep 2017; was buried 10 Sep 2017, Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee

Henry married Emma Kate Shoemaker 6 May 1955, Hamblen County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

3.
Emma Kate Shoemaker (daughter of Lemual David Shoemaker and Maggie Helton).
Children:

Randy Messer

Terry H. Messer

1. Rodney Messer

Generation: 3

James Isaac Messer was born 30 Jul 1899, Tennessee (son of John H. Messer and Lucy C. Whaley); died 18 Feb 1974, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 27.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164.

James married Nola May Millican 1 Apr 1917, Roane County, Tennessee. Nola (daughter of John Moses Millican and Pearl Abigail Isham) was born 21 Apr 1898, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1966, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nola May Millican was born 21 Apr 1898, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee (daughter of John Moses Millican and Pearl Abigail Isham); died 28 Sep 1966, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee
Census: 1930, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 27.

Children:

Russell Lee Messer was born 12 Nov 1918, Tennessee; died 10 Jul 1988, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
William Isaac "Bill" Messer was born 14 Nov 1920, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 2011, Pacifica, San Mateo County, California; was buried 2 Dec 2011, Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo County, California.
Andrew Lee "Andy" Messer was born 3 Mar 1923, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1999, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Nov 1999, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Maxie Messer was born 27 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Jul 2008, St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Campus, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan; was buried Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery, Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan.
Frank Messer was born 16 Jan 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 2016; was buried Hendersonville Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee.
John Hoover Messer was born 18 Jan 1929, Tennessee.
2. Henry Messer was born 30 Jun 1931, Tennessee; died 8 Sep 2017; was buried 10 Sep 2017, Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Glada Lenora Messer was born 14 Apr 1935, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1996, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Lemual David Shoemaker was born 8 Nov 1895 (son of James David Shoemaker and Lucinda Jenkins); died 25 Jun 1964; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Lemual married Maggie Helton 16 May 1925, Cocke County, Tennessee. Maggie was born 21 Feb 1903; died 9 Aug 1988, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Maggie Helton was born 21 Feb 1903; died 9 Aug 1988, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

Eugene Shoemaker died Bef 10 Jan 1999.
Gerald Shoemaker died Bef 10 Jan 1999.
Henry Shoemaker was born Abt 1928; died 10 Jan 1999, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jan 1999, Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
3. Emma Kate Shoemaker
Carroll David Shoemaker was born 19 May 1940; died 8 Apr 2010, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Apr 2010, Antioch Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

John H. Messer was born 16 Sep 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of James A. Messer and Rachel M. "Tiney" Barnes); died 24 Jan 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Jan 1954, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

John married Lucy C. Whaley 30 Jul 1893, Sevier County, Tennessee. Lucy (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle) was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lucy C. Whaley was born 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of William Isaac Whaley and Hulda Ogle); died 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Jan 1946, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 25,27.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 164.

Children:

Perry Robert Messer was born 6 Jul 1894; died 1971; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Lenora M. Messer was born 10 Sep 1897; died 25 Oct 1983; was buried Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
4. James Isaac Messer was born 30 Jul 1899, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 1974, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Garland Messer was born 20 Jun 1901.
David Soloman "Sollie" Messer was born 18 Mar 1909; died 27 Jun 1970; was buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Ida Mae Messer was born 6 May 1912, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 2002, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2002, Swanns Chapel Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

10.	John Moses Millican was born Aug 1869, Tennessee. Other Events: Census: 1900, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee John married Pearl Abigail Isham 2 Sep 1894, Roane County, Tennessee. Pearl was born Mar 1879, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Pearl Abigail Isham was born Mar 1879, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee

Children:

Mary G. Millican was born Jul 1895, Tennessee.
5. Nola May Millican was born 21 Apr 1898, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1966, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

12.

James David Shoemaker was born 27 Oct 1862, Tennessee (son of David Shoemaker and Candice Hicks); died 8 Jan 1931, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Jan 1931, Wilson Cemetery.

James married Lucinda Jenkins 10 Mar 1889, Cocke County, Tennessee. Lucinda (daughter of William C. "Billy" Jenkins and Mary Ann "Polly" Lindsey) was born 1868, Tennessee; died 1908; was buried William Gray Sr Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Lucinda Jenkins was born 1868, Tennessee (daughter of William C. "Billy" Jenkins and Mary Ann "Polly" Lindsey); died 1908; was buried William Gray Sr Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1880, Upper Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee

Children:

Christine Shoemaker was born 1895; died 1934; was buried Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
6. Lemual David Shoemaker was born 8 Nov 1895; died 25 Jun 1964; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.