Sara Jane Messer^[1]

1854 - 1948  (93 years)

• Name	Sara Jane Messer
  Born	5 Sep 1854	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1900	Bridgeport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	20 Feb 1948	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  	Cause: Arteriosclerosis
  Buried	22 Feb 1948	Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I74868	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	William "Billy" Messer,   b. Abt 1836, North Carolina
  Mother	Katherine Fowler,   b. Abt 1834, South Carolina
  Family ID	F37754	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William "Bill" Blanchard,   b. 8 Apr 1831, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1919  (Age 87 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1878	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Elizabeth Blanchard,   b. 8 Nov 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1944  (Age 73 years) + 2. Lou Blanchard   3. Blanchard   4. Blanchard   5. Blanchard   6. Blanchard   7. Blanchard + 8. Essie Blanchard,   b. 15 Jan 1886,   d. 3 Oct 1971  (Age 85 years) + 9. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Blanchard,   b. 8 Jan 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Aug 1931  (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F27759	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Sep 1854 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 7 Apr 1878 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Arteriosclerosis - 20 Feb 1948 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Feb 1948 - Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 28. [S112] Census, 1860. Name Sarah J Messer Event Type Census Event Year 1860 Event Place District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 2 Race White Race (Original) [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated) 1858 Birthplace [Blank] Page 136 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number M653 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE William Messer M 24 North Carolina Catharine Messer F 26 South Carolina Martha E Messer F 4 Tennessee Sarah J Messer F 2 [Blank] Elizah Messer M 1 [Blank] [S112] Census, 1900. Name S J Blanchard Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Civil Districts 11, 14, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 35 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 9 Years Married 22 Birth Date Jan 1865 Birthplace Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated) 1878 Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Mother of how many children 9 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Wm Blanchard Head M 69 Tennessee S J Blanchard Wife F 35 Tennessee Maggy Blanchard Daughter F 16 Tennessee Essay Blanchard Daughter F 15 Tennessee Jenie Blanchard Daughter F 12 Tennessee Georgy Blanchard Twin Daughter F 9 Tennessee Lucy Blanchard Twin Daughter F 9 Tennessee Bob Blanchard Son M 6 Tennessee Lizy Blanchard Daughter F 4 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Sara Jane Blanchard Event Type Death Event Date 20 Feb 1948 Event Place Cocke County, Tennessee Gender Female Marital Status Widowed Race White Age 93 Birth Date 05 Sep 1854 Birthplace Cocke, Tenn. Father's Name Billy Measer Father's Birthplace Cocke, Tenn. Mother's Name Katherine Fowler Mother's Birthplace Cocke, Tenn. Occupation Domestic Address #2 Residence Place Newport, Cocke, Tenn. Cemetery Foreste Hill Burial Place Newport Burial Date 22 Feb 1948 Additional Relatives X "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11023-102712-90?cc=1417505 : accessed 1 September 2015), 004184930 > image 335 of 2550; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 48343522). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name William Blanchard Event Type Marriage Event Date 07 Apr 1878 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Sarah J Messer Spouse's Gender Female Page 221 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12323-59784-2?cc=1619127 : accessed 1 September 2015), 004485955 > image 138 of 669; county courthouses, Tennessee.