| Father | Male William "Doc" Messer |
| Born | 23 Feb 1861 | North Carolina |
| Died | 13 Jan 1950 | Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Buried | 15 Jan 1950 | Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Married | 20 Oct 1879 | Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Father | Daniel Messer | F130077 Group Sheet | |
| Mother | Elisabeth | F130077 Group Sheet | |
| Mother | Female Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips |
| Born | May 1859 | Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Died | Oct 1936 | |
| Buried | Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee |
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| Father | Jonas Tobias Phillips, II | F27823 Group Sheet | |
| Mother | Sarah "Sally" Sutton | F27823 Group Sheet | |
| Child 1 | Male + William Rufus Messer |
| Born | 8 Oct 1881 | Tennessee |
| Died | 2 Feb 1951 | Haywood County, North Carolina |
| Buried | 5 Feb 1951 | Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Spouse | Della Hester Messer | F139535 | |
| Married | 26 Nov 1907 | Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Child 2 | Female + Sarah Marinda Messer |
| Born | 11 Jun 1883 | Tennessee |
| Died | 26 Feb 1954 | Washington |
| Buried | Lyman Cemetery, Skagit County, Washington |
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| Spouse | Malcomb "Make" Coggins | F29377 | |
| Married | 8 Apr 1904 | Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Child 3 | Male + Caywood Messer |
| Born | 8 Apr 1895 | Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Died | 5 May 1966 | Caldwell County, North Carolina |
| Buried | 7 May 1966 | Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee |
| Spouse | Hester Brown | F174910 | |
| Married | 3 Apr 1919 | Cocke County, Tennessee |