William Rufus Messer

1881 - 1951  (69 years)

• Name	William Rufus Messer
  Born	8 Oct 1881	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	2 Feb 1951	Haywood County, North Carolina   [2]
  Buried	5 Feb 1951	Phillips Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I354738	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	William "Doc" Messer,   b. 23 Feb 1861, North Carolina ,   d. 13 Jan 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Phillips,   b. May 1859, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. Oct 1936  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1879	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F28750	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Della Hester Messer,   b. 4 Mar 1887, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Mar 1946, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 59 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1907	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	1. Ray Messer,   b. Abt 1910, Tennessee  (Age ~ 114 years)   2. Stanley Messer,   b. Abt 1912, Tennessee  (Age ~ 112 years)   3. Charlotte Messer,   b. Abt 1914, Tennessee  (Age ~ 110 years)   4. William Messer,   b. Abt 1916, Tennessee  (Age ~ 108 years)   5. Clayton Messer,   b. Abt 1919, Tennessee  (Age ~ 105 years) + 6. Anna Bell Messer,   b. Abt 1923, Tennessee  (Age ~ 101 years)   7. Bonnie Messer,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Family ID	F139535	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1881 - Tennessee Married - 26 Nov 1907 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 2 Feb 1951 - Haywood County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Rufus Messer Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 50 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee District: 0020 Household ID: 193 Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Line Number: 2 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2238 GS Film number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00468 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Rufus Messer M 50 Tennessee Wife Hester Messer F 42 North Carolina Son Ray Messer M 20 Tennessee Son Stanley Messer M 18 Tennessee Daughter Charlotte Messer F 16 Tennessee Son William Messer M 14 Tennessee Son Clayton Messer M 11 Tennessee Daughter Anna B Messer F 7 Tennessee Daughter Bonnie Messer F 1 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: William Rufus Messer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 02 Feb 1951 Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina Birth Year: 1881 Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: 05 Feb 1951 Burial Place: Coeke County, Tenn. Cemetery: Phillips Cemetery Funeral Home: Residence Place: Rural East Fork, Haywood, NC Address: R # 2 Canton NC Gender: Male Age: 69 Marital Status: Widowed Race (Original): White Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: 08 Oct 1881 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Name: Dock Messer Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Betty Phillips Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Additional Relatives: X Informant's Name: Reference ID: v 3A cn 3381 GS Film number: 1926819 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Hester Messer Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 26 Nov 1907 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Ruffus Messer Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 242