Elisabeth "Besty" Messer^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1837 -

• Name	Elisabeth "Besty" Messer
  Born	Abt 1837	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1900	District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I372386	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family	William Henderson,   b. 8 Mar 1834, South Carolina ,   d. 25 Aug 1914, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1859
  Children	1. Nancy Henderson,   b. Abt 1860, Tennessee   2. W. A. J. Henderson,   b. Abt 1863, Tennessee   3. James Henderson,   b. Abt 1870, Tennessee + 4. Joseph H. Henderson,   b. 18 Jul 1872, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Mar 1933, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 60 years)   5. Mary Ann Henderson,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee   6. Sarah Catherine Henderson,   b. 1877, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1951  (Age 74 years) + 7. Thomas Benjamin "Tom" Henderson,   b. 15 Jan 1881, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Sep 1964, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F146782	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1837 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1880 - Grassy Fork, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 2 Mar 1933. Joe Henderson death record [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 11 Sep 1964. Thomas Benj. Henderson obituary [S112] Census, 1880. Name Elisabeth Henderson Event Type Census Event Date 1880 Event Place Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 43 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Occupation Keeping House Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1837 Birthplace Tennessee, United States Father's Birthplace Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace Tennessee, United States Sheet Letter D Sheet Number 461 Person Number 1 Volume 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Wm Henderson Self M 47 South Carolina, United States Elisabeth Henderson Wife F 43 Tennessee, United States Nancy Henderson Daughter F 20 Tennessee, United States W A J Henderson Son M 17 Tennessee, United States James Henderson Son M 10 Tennessee, United States Joseph H Henderson Son M 8 Tennessee, United States Mary Ann Henderson Daughter F 5 Tennessee, United States S C Henderson Daughter F 2 Tennessee, United States Ellen Henderson Granddaughter F 0 Tennessee, United States [S112] Census, 1900. Name Elizabeth Henderson Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Civil District 13, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 64 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Number of Living Children 6 Years Married 41 Birth Date 1836 Birthplace Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated) 1859 Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Mother of how many children 7 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Henderson Head M 68 Tennessee Elizabeth Henderson Wife F 64 Tennessee Thomas Henderson Son M 18 Tennessee Hubert Henderson Grandson M 6 Tennessee