Mary Ruth Messer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Mary Ruth Messer (daughter of James Harrison Messer and Leesta Shelton).

Mary married Donald Oris Kelley Abt 1960. Donald (son of Andy Kelley and Myrtle Woody) was born Abt 1937, Tennessee; died 6 Dec 2013, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 9 Dec 2013, Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Jimmy Rex Kelley was born 28 May 1966.

Generation: 2

2.	James Harrison Messer was born 28 Apr 1914 (son of Lawson Brown Messer and Frankie Sexton); died 17 Jan 1999, Laughlin Healthcare Center of Greeneville; was buried 20 Jan 1999, Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. James — Leesta Shelton. Leesta died Bef 17 Jan 1999. [Group Sheet]

3.
Leesta Shelton died Bef 17 Jan 1999.
Children:

Cora Mae Messer

1. Mary Ruth Messer

Generation: 3

Lawson Brown Messer was born 20 Jun 1881 (son of James Harrison Messer and Nancy Elizabeth Green); died 15 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Lawson married Frankie Sexton 16 Dec 1900. Frankie was born 9 Dec 1879; died 15 Jul 1951; was buried Clarks Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

Frankie Sexton was born 9 Dec 1879; died 15 Jul 1951; was buried Clarks Cemetery.

Children:

Leora Messer was born 22 Nov 1902; died 19 Mar 1974.
Grace Messer was born 30 Aug 1906, Tennessee; died 4 Oct 1991; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Viola Messer was born 20 May 1908; died 22 Jan 2000, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 25 Jan 2000, Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
William Ernext "W. E." Messer was born 17 Aug 1910; died Bef 17 Jan 1999.
2. James Harrison Messer was born 28 Apr 1914; died 17 Jan 1999, Laughlin Healthcare Center of Greeneville; was buried 20 Jan 1999, Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Arley Brown Messer was born 10 Jun 1917; died 22 Nov 1997; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Lavada Messer was born 5 Jun 1920; died 21 Nov 1950.
Clyde Messer was born 6 Oct 1922; died 4 Nov 1989.

Generation: 4

James Harrison Messer was born 7 Feb 1850, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Bill O. Messer and Green); died 9 Jan 1928, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 11 Jan 1928, Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1850, Haywood County, North Carolina

James — Nancy Elizabeth Green. Nancy (daughter of Stephen and Sarah Smith) was born 13 Apr 1847, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 3 Jan 1916, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jan 1916, Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Elizabeth Green was born 13 Apr 1847, Haywood County, North Carolina (daughter of Stephen and Sarah Smith); died 3 Jan 1916, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jan 1916, Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Children:

Ellender Messer was born 8 Mar 1871; died INFANT.
Sarah Eva Messer was born 2 Jul 1874, Oklahoma; died 29 Dec 1949, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Matoka Orlevia "Toka" Messer was born 3 Jan 1879; died 19 Sep 1948; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
4. Lawson Brown Messer was born 20 Jun 1881; died 15 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Jessie Messer was born 28 Sep 1884; died 2 Oct 1884; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
William Claude Messer was born 26 May 1886, North Carolina; died 27 Mar 1968; was buried White Pine Cemetery, White Pine, Jefferson County, Tennessee.