Edgar Messer^[1]

1929 - 2015  (86 years)

• Name	Edgar Messer
  Born	25 Jan 1929	Ben Hill, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	21 Feb 2015  [4, 5]
  Buried	24 Feb 2015	Point Pleasant Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I209373	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 May 2015

  
  

  Father	David L. Messer,   b. 31 Jul 1890, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Nov 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Winnie Henderson,   b. Abt 1896, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Dec 1970, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1913	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F102985	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Illa Moore,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1951	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Mike Messer   2. E. J. Messer   3. Randy Messer   4. Doris Messer   5. Rose Messer + 6. Linda Sue Messer + 7. Jean Messer
  Family ID	F102989	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 24 Nov 1951 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Feb 2015 - Point Pleasant Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 22 Jan 2007. Anna L. McGaha obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Edgar Messer Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 1 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee District: 0020 Household ID: 114 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 82 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2238 GS Film number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00459 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head David Messer M 40 Tennessee Wife Winnie Messer F 39 Tennessee Daughter Dellia Messer F 14 Tennessee Son Tharmon Messer M 12 Tennessee Daughter Lydia Messer F 8 Tennessee Son Cecil Messer M 4 Tennessee Son Edgar Messer M 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Edgar Messer Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 10, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1929 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 15-21 Family Number: 96 Sheet Number and Letter: 6B Line Number: 74 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3881 Digital Folder Number: 005461287 Image Number: 00627 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head David L Messer M 49 Tennessee Wife Winnie Messer F 43 Tennessee Son Cecil Messer M 14 Tennessee Son Edgar Messer M 11 Tennessee Son A D Messer M 5 Tennessee [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 28 May 2015. Cecil Messer obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 24 Feb 2015. Edgar Messer , age 86, of White Pine, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his family, Saturday, February 21, 2015. Edgar was born January 25, 1929 in Bell Hill, TN to Dad and Winnie (Henderson) Messer . He was saved and baptized in the name of the Father, son and Holy Ghost at an early age. He is preceded in death by his parents, David and Winnie Messer ; brothers, A. D., Thurman, and Jessie Messer ; sister, Delilah Ball, Lydia Medley, Anner McGaha; grandson, Tony Turner; granddaughter, Lisa Sinard Purkey; and great-great-grandson, Chad Strange. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Illa Moore Messer ; sons, Mike (Helen) Messer , EJ (Darlene) Messer , and Randy (Janice) Messer ; daughters, Doris (Roger) Hall, Rose (Robert) White, Linda (Michael) Taylor, and Jean (Gill) Sinard. He was also blessed with 19 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Stubblefield Funeral Home on Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. with Rev. Michael Taylor, Rev. Ronnie Messer and Rev. Bill Bull officiating. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home on Tuesday at 12 noon to go in procession to Point Pleasant Cemetery in Newport for a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6 – 8:00 p.m. prior to the services. Stubblefield Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 143082600). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: David Messer Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Winnie Henderson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 22 Nov 1913 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03286-2 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 1928644 Reference ID: pg 345 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Edgar Messer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Nov 1951 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 22 Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Spouse's Name: Illa Moore Spouse's Age: 16 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1935 Spouse's Father's Name: Elmer Moore "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12703-53326-32?cc=1619127 : accessed 28 May 2015), 004485967 > image 485 of 695; county courthouses, Tennessee.