Eli Messer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Eli Messer was born Abt 1833, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Thomas Messer and Mary Price); died 15 Jul 1915, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Liberty Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.

Eli married Elizabeth "Bettie" Price 11 Jun 1853. Elizabeth (daughter of William "Billey" Price and Mary Caldwell) was born 16 Nov 1834, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 5 May 1920, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 6 May 1920, Liberty Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

2. Thomas Messer was born Abt 1800, North Carolina.
Thomas — Mary Price. Mary was born Abt 1805, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Mary Price was born Abt 1805, North Carolina.

Children:

James Messer was born Abt 1829, Tennessee.
1. Eli Messer was born Abt 1833, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1915, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Liberty Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
William "Billy" Messer was born Abt 1836, North Carolina.
Matilda Messer was born Abt 1838, Tennessee; died 1877.
Riley Messer was born Abt 1840, Tennessee.
George Messer was born 1841, Tennessee.
John Messer was born Abt 1842, Tennessee.
Greenberry Messer was born Abt 1846, Tennessee.