Rapsey Messer^[1]

1890 - 1964  (73 years)

• Name	Rapsey Messer
  Born	11 Oct 1890	North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	31 Jul 1964	Gaston County, North Carolina   [3]
  Buried	2 Aug 1964	Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina   [4]
  Person ID	I190302	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Henry Messer,   b. Aug 1867, North Carolina
  Mother	Matilda C. "Tilda" Morgan,   b. 11 Oct 1865,   d. 22 Feb 1958, Gaston County, North Carolina  (Age 92 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1887	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F157575	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Riley M. Green,   b. 15 Jan 1888, North Carolina ,   d. 27 May 1973  (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kimsey Ellis Green,   b. 25 Jul 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Apr 1984  (Age 74 years)   2. Frank Green   3. Louis Green   4. Jack Green   5. Marie Green + 6. Garland Ola Green,   b. 5 Mar 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F64447	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Oct 1890 - North Carolina Census - 1900 - District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 2 Aug 1964 - Gaston Memorial Park Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Apr 1984. Kimsey Ellis Green obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Rhapsy Messer Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 17, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Date: Oct 1891 Birthplace: North Carolina Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Henry Messer Head M 33 North Carolina Matilda Messer Wife F 33 Tennessee Samuel Messer Son M 10 North Carolina Rhapsy Messer Daughter F 9 North Carolina Harvey Messer Son M 6 Tennessee Alice Messer Daughter F 2 Tennessee Mary B Messer Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Rapsey Messer Green Event Type Death Event Date 31 Jul 1964 Event Place Gastonia, Gaston, N. C. Birth Year 1890 Burial Date 02 Aug 1964 Burial Place Gastonia, N. C. Cemetery Gaston Memorial Park Residence Place Gastonia, Gaston, N. C. Address 106 W. Sixth St. Gender Female Age 73 Marital Status Married Race (Original) W Occupation Housewife Birth Date 11 Oct 1890 Birthplace Haywood Co., N. C. Father's Name Henry Messer Mother's Name Tilla Morgan Spouse's Name Riley Greene [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 104680831). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name W H Messer Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 Dec 1887 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Matilda Morgan Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30160-7719-53?cc=1619127 : accessed 27 August 2015), 005728643 > image 390 of 678; county courthouses, Tennessee.