James Isaac Messer

1899 - 1974  (74 years)

• Name	James Isaac Messer
  Born	30 Jul 1899	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	18 Feb 1974	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I30563	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	John H. Messer,   b. 16 Sep 1875, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 24 Jan 1954, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lucy C. Whaley,   b. 31 Jul 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1946, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F2010	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nola May Millican,   b. 21 Apr 1898, Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Sep 1966, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1917	Roane County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Russell Lee Messer,   b. 12 Nov 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jul 1988, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years) + 2. William Isaac "Bill" Messer,   b. 14 Nov 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Nov 2011, Pacifica, San Mateo County, California  (Age 91 years) + 3. Andrew Lee "Andy" Messer,   b. 3 Mar 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Nov 1999, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years) + 4. Maxie Messer,   b. 27 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jul 2008, St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Campus, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan  (Age 83 years) + 5. Frank Messer,   b. 16 Jan 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Aug 2016  (Age 89 years) + 6. John Hoover Messer,   b. 18 Jan 1929, Tennessee  (Age 95 years) + 7. Henry Messer,   b. 30 Jun 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Sep 2017  (Age 86 years) + 8. Glada Lenora Messer,   b. 14 Apr 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Nov 1996, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F11288	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Jul 1899 - Tennessee Married - 1 Apr 1917 - Roane County, Tennessee Died - 18 Feb 1974 - Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: James ? Messer event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 1, Jefferson, Tennessee gender: Male age: 31 marital status: Married race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1899 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0002 family number: 65 sheet number and letter: 4A line number: 4 nara publication: T626, roll 2256 film number: 2341990 digital folder number: 4548170 image number: 00710 Household Gender Age Birthplace head James ? Messer M 31 Tennessee wife Nola M Messer F 32 Tennessee son Russel L Messer M 12 Tennessee son William Messer M 10 Tennessee son Andrew L Messer M 7 Tennessee son Max Messer M 5 Tennessee son Frank Messer M 3 Tennessee son John H Messer M 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: James Messer titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 1, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 37 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1903 residence in 1935: Same Place enumeration district number: 45-2 family number: 146 sheet number and letter: 9A line number: 38 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3908 digital folder number: 005461350 image number: 00039 Household Gender Age Birthplace head James Messer M 37 Tennessee wife Nola Mae Messer F 39 Tennessee son Andrew Messer M 17 Tennessee son Maxie Messer M 15 Tennessee son Frank Messer M 13 Tennessee son Hoover Messer M 10 Tennessee son Henry Messer M 8 Tennessee daughter Glada Messer F 5 Tennessee [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 20 Aug 2002. Ida Mae Messer Proffitt Ray obituary [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # MESSER JAMES I 02-18-1974 / 74 JEFFERSON JEFFERSON / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 04458 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 88053891). [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Nola May Millican also known as: suffix: event: Marriage event date: 01 Apr 1917 event place: Roane, Tennessee, United States gender: Female spouse: James Messer spouse's also known as: spouse's prefix: spouse's suffix: page: 146