Robert Newton Messer^[1]

1900 - 1953  (52 years)

• Name	Robert Newton Messer
  Born	30 Oct 1900	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	Township 13, Madison County, North Carolina   [4]
  Died	12 Aug 1953	Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina   [5, 6]
  Buried	15 Aug 1953	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I351515	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 May 2013

  
  

  Father	John H. Messer,   b. Nov 1869, Tennessee
  Mother	Sara Ann Parks,   b. 5 Jul 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Aug 1924, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 46 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1898	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F138209	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Esther Rollins,   b. 22 Jan 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Nov 1995, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Married	5 May 1921	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Lewis C. Messer,   b. 14 Apr 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Aug 1991, Washington County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)   2. Novella Messer,   b. 27 Feb 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 2004  (Age 80 years)   3. Geneva Messer,   b. 31 Oct 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 2000  (Age 74 years)   4. Elijah Messer,   b. 23 Mar 1931, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Jan 2001  (Age 69 years)   5. Elisha Messer,   b. 23 Mar 1931, Madison County, North Carolina ,   d. 18 Jul 1999  (Age 68 years) + 6. Buford Messer,   b. Abt 1938, Spring Creek, North Carolina  (Age ~ 86 years) + 7. Dora Lucille Messer,   b. 3 Jan 1939, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Mar 2006, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F138207	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Oct 1900 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 5 May 1921 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Aug 1953 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 29 Mar 2006. Dora Stokely obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Robt Messer Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Immigration Year: Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 66 Page: 4 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF John Messer M 40y Tennessee WIFE Sarah A Messer F 31y Tennessee SON Robt Messer M 9y Tennessee SON Jim H Messer M 7y Tennessee SON Soloman Messer M 4y Tennessee Elizabeth Green F 75y North Carolina [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Robert Messer Event Type: Event Year: 1920 Event Place: , Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 265 Sheet Number: 15 GS Film number: 1821733 Digital Folder Number: 4390325 Image Number: 00435 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF John Messer M 51y Tennessee WIFE Sara A Messer F 40y Tennessee SON Robert Messer M 19y Tennessee SON Jim Messer M 17y Tennessee SON Berry Messer M 15y Tennessee SON Creed Messer M 8y Tennessee DAU Medie Messer F 5y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Robert Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Joe, Township 13, Madison, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 39 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 58-17 Family Number: 36 Sheet Number and Letter: 3A Line Number: 30 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 2939 Digital Folder Number: 005460250 Image Number: 00844 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Robert Messer M 39 Tennessee Wife Ester Messer F 36 Tennessee Son Lewis Messer M 18 Tennessee Daughter Novella Messer F 16 Tennessee Daughter Geneva Messer F 13 Tennessee Son Elijah Messer M 9 North Carolina Son Elisha Messer M 9 North Carolina Son Bueford Messer M 2 North Carolina Daughter Dora Messer F 1 North Carolina [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # MESSER ROBERT N 08-12-1953 / 52 COCKE COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 22943 [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Robert Newton Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 Aug 1953 Event Place: Burnsville, Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina Birth Year: 1900 Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: 15 Aug 1953 Burial Place: Del Rio, Tenn Cemetery: Funeral Home: Residence Place: Del Rio, Cocke, Tenn Address: RFD 1 Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Occupation: Lumber Worker Birth Date: 30 Oct 1900 Birthplace: Cocke, Tenn Father's Name: John Messer Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Additional Relatives: Informant's Name: Reference ID: 22943 GS Film number: 1926996 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: J H Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Mar 1898 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: S A Parkes Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 122 GS Film number: 1572601 Digital Folder Number: 004485968 Image Number: 00817 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Robert Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 05 May 1921 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Hester Rollins Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 101 GS Film number: 1928646 Digital Folder Number: 004485961 Image Number: 00084