William "Doc" Messer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

William "Doc" Messer was born 23 Feb 1861, North Carolina (son of Daniel Messer and Elisabeth); died 13 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jan 1950, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

William married Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips 20 Oct 1879, Cocke County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Jonas Tobias Phillips, II and Sarah "Sally" Sutton) was born May 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Oct 1936; was buried Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

William Rufus Messer was born 8 Oct 1881, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1951, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 5 Feb 1951, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Sarah Marinda Messer was born 11 Jun 1883, Tennessee; died 26 Feb 1954, Washington; was buried Lyman Cemetery, Skagit County, Washington.
Caywood Messer was born 8 Apr 1895, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 May 1966, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried 7 May 1966, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Daniel Messer was born 1 Feb 1822; died 9 Nov 1899; was buried Jonas Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Glady Trentham lists given name as Stroug which is incorrect.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 181.

Daniel — Elisabeth. [Group Sheet]

Elisabeth

Children:

Martha J. Messer was born 1852, North Carolina; died 1932.
Berry Columbus "Lum" Messer was born 25 Sep 1852, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 16 Jan 1905; was buried Sutton & Franklin Cemetery, Suttontown, Haywood County, North Carolina.
James A. Messer was born Abt 1853, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Marinda Messer was born Abt 1854, North Carolina.
1. William "Doc" Messer was born 23 Feb 1861, North Carolina; died 13 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jan 1950, Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Isaac A. Messer was born 12 Mar 1847, North Carolina; died 15 Nov 1939; was buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.