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Sara Jane Messer

Female 1854 - 1948  (93 years)


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  1. 1.  Sara Jane Messer was born 5 Sep 1854, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1948, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Feb 1948, Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Bridgeport, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Sara married William "Bill" Blanchard 7 Apr 1878, Cocke County, Tennessee. William (son of John Blanchard and Sarah) was born 8 Apr 1831, Tennessee; died 22 Mar 1919; was buried Blanchard Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Elizabeth Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Nov 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1944; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Lou Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Essie Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1886; died 3 Oct 1971; was buried Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. 10. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Blanchard  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jan 1899, Tennessee; died 23 Aug 1931; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Elizabeth Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1) was born 8 Nov 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Feb 1944; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Mary married George Carson Suggs Abt 1892. George (son of J. George W. Suggs and Margaret C. "Peggy" Rodden) was born 18 Sep 1851, North Carolina; died 6 Sep 1925; was buried Blanchard Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Estil Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born Apr 1891, Tennessee.
    2. 12. John Earl Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1893, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Apr 1944; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. 13. Ed Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1895, Tennessee.
    4. 14. Audean. D. Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sep 1898, Tennessee.
    5. 15. Lore Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 16. Bessie Mae Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1904, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008.
    7. 17. Helen Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Apr 1912, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1996; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Lou Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1)

    Lou — William "Windy Bill" Sisk. William (son of William Sisk and Eleanor Chapman) was born Abt 1870, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Evelyn Sisk  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1911, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1)

  4. 5.  Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1)

  5. 6.  Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1)

  6. 7.  Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1)

  7. 8.  Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1)

  8. 9.  Essie Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1) was born 15 Jan 1886; died 3 Oct 1971; was buried Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Essie — John Robert Wilds. John (son of John Morgan Wilds and Sarah Elizabeth Thompson) was born 11 Apr 1879, North Carolina; died 3 Mar 1961, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Mar 1961, Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Minnis Doyle Lee Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1916; died 29 May 2003, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 20. Willie Mae Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Nelle Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Blanchard Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sara1) was born 8 Jan 1899, Tennessee; died 23 Aug 1931; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Bridgeport, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Elizabeth married Hugh Parks Runnion 18 Dec 1915, Cocke County, Tennessee. Hugh (son of Thomas Stokely Runnion and Mildred Lee Freeman) was born 18 Jul 1897, Madison County, North Carolina; died 31 Jul 1959, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Katherine Runnion  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 17 Aug 2014.
    2. 23. Doris Runnion  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1916, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 2014; was buried Eglington Cemetery, Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    3. 24. Mary Runnion  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 17 Aug 2014.
    4. 25. Julia Runnion  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Estil Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Apr 1891, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee


  2. 12.  John Earl Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 16 Oct 1893, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Apr 1944; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee

    John — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Paul Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Daniel Suggs  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 13.  Ed Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Jun 1895, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee


  4. 14.  Audean. D. Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Sep 1898, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 11, Cocke County, Tennessee


  5. 15.  Lore Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1)

  6. 16.  Bessie Mae Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Abt 1904, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Bessie — Homer Buren Fox. Homer (son of Rufus Fox and Elizabeth Mantooth) was born Abt 1902, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Rufus C. "Bo" Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1925, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 2015, Tennova Newport Convalescent Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Mar 2015, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 29. Polly Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Nov 1927, Tennessee; died Oct 1990.
    3. 30. Helen Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1931, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008.
    4. 31. Iris June Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
    5. 32. Marie Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1936, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008.
    6. 33. Samuel E. Fox  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1940, Tennessee; died 15 May 2008, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 17 May 2008, Fox Family Cemetery.
    7. 34. Brenda Ann Fox  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 17.  Helen Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 8 Apr 1912, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1996; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Helen married John Bernard Wild 19 Sep 1931. John (son of William Judson Wilds and Audrey Blanche Brooks) was born 20 Jul 1913, Tennessee; died 15 Feb 1992; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Judson Carson "J. C." Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Apr 1932, Tennessee.
    2. 36. Elizabeth Ann Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Oct 1933, Tennessee.
    3. 37. Nancy Ruth Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1936; died 19 Apr 1939; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 38. Sylvia Sue Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Apr 1938, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 2015; was buried 8 Apr 2015, Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    5. 39. Bobby Gene Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jan 1940, Tennessee.

  8. 18.  Evelyn Sisk Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lou2, 1.Sara1) was born Abt 1911, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Evelyn — Hugh C. Jones. Hugh (son of Celestine Jones) was born 9 Jun 1905, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1962; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. H. Curtis Jones  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 19.  Minnis Doyle Lee Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (9.Essie2, 1.Sara1) was born 15 Apr 1916; died 29 May 2003, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Minnis married Mildred Runnion 1 Nov 1941, Cocke County, Tennessee. Mildred (daughter of Alexander Porter Runnion and Elizabeth Alexander) was born 13 Nov 1922; died 19 Oct 1964; was buried Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Sharon Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point died From 29 May 2003 to 3 Feb 2017.
    2. 42. Kevin Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 43. Bill Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 44. John Robert "Bob" Wilds  Descendancy chart to this point

    Minnis — Selma McGaha. Selma (daughter of Isaac Berlison McGaha and Bessie Mayvelle Lunsford) was born 8 Jan 1926, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2017; was buried 6 Feb 2017, Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  10. 20.  Willie Mae Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (9.Essie2, 1.Sara1)

    Willie — Kate. [Group Sheet]


  11. 21.  Nelle Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (9.Essie2, 1.Sara1)

    Nelle — Valentine. [Group Sheet]


  12. 22.  Katherine Runnion Descendancy chart to this point (10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1) died Bef 17 Aug 2014.

    Katherine — Stephens. [Group Sheet]


  13. 23.  Doris RunnionDoris Runnion Descendancy chart to this point (10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1) was born 20 Oct 1916, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 2014; was buried Eglington Cemetery, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

    Doris — Walter A. Cates. Walter (son of Arthur Alexander Cates and Lola Mae Burke) was born 16 Sep 1908, Tennessee; died May 1984; was buried Eglington Cemetery, Gloucester County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Walter A. Cates, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 46. Thomas B. Cates  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 47. Linda D. Cates  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 24.  Mary Runnion Descendancy chart to this point (10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1) died Bef 17 Aug 2014.

    Mary — Drake. [Group Sheet]


  15. 25.  Julia Runnion Descendancy chart to this point (10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1)


Generation: 4

  1. 26.  Paul Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1)

  2. 27.  Daniel Suggs Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1)

  3. 28.  Rufus C. "Bo" FoxRufus C. "Bo" Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 29 Aug 1925, Tennessee; died 12 Mar 2015, Tennova Newport Convalescent Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Mar 2015, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Rufus married Edith Ford 13 Apr 1948, Greene County, Tennessee. Edith (daughter of Rufus Ford and Rachel Jarnigan) was born 11 Jun 1927, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1987, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 29.  Polly Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 13 Nov 1927, Tennessee; died Oct 1990.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Polly — Joe Penix. Joe was born 23 May 1925; died Feb 1992. [Group Sheet]


  5. 30.  Helen Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Abt 1931, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Helen — Aubrey Stuart. Aubrey was born 11 Oct 1918; died 12 Jan 1997. [Group Sheet]


  6. 31.  Iris June Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Iris married Glenn James Shaver Abt 1955. Glenn (son of Burnett D. Shaver and Ethel O. Marshall) was born 9 Apr 1929, Tennessee; died 20 Nov 2014; was buried 25 Nov 2014, Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Glenda Shaver  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 49. Denise Shaver  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 32.  Marie Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Abt 1936, Tennessee; died Bef 15 May 2008.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Marie — Clay Russell Mantooth. Clay (son of John Russell "Johnny" Mantooth and Ellen Hall) was born 18 Feb 1927; died 21 Feb 1977. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 50. Russell Mantooth  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 33.  Samuel E. Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born Abt 1940, Tennessee; died 15 May 2008, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 17 May 2008, Fox Family Cemetery.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Samuel — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. Richard Fox  Descendancy chart to this point

    Samuel — Reppie Ball. Reppie (daughter of Carl Ball and Irene Ellis) was born Abt 1937, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  9. 34.  Brenda Ann Fox Descendancy chart to this point (16.Bessie3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1)

    Brenda — William "Bill" Crum. [Group Sheet]


  10. 35.  Judson Carson "J. C." Wild Descendancy chart to this point (17.Helen3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 22 Apr 1932, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Judson married Etta Louise Rich 6 Mar 1954. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 52. Timothy Carson Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Dec 1957.
    2. 53. David Alan Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Mar 1960.

  11. 36.  Elizabeth Ann Wild Descendancy chart to this point (17.Helen3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 25 Oct 1933, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Elizabeth married Y. J. Parks 17 Jun 1956. (son of Rye Woodward Parks and Beatrice Shelton) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 54. Roger Allen Parks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 May 1957.
    2. 55. Mitchell Lee Parks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Dec 1959.

  12. 37.  Nancy Ruth Wild Descendancy chart to this point (17.Helen3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 5 Mar 1936; died 19 Apr 1939; was buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  13. 38.  Sylvia Sue Wild Descendancy chart to this point (17.Helen3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 23 Apr 1938, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 2015; was buried 8 Apr 2015, Forest Hill Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Sylvia married Jack Emerson Hawk 29 Dec 1967. (son of Maurice Hawk and Iva Mae Barger) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 56. Mark Blake Hawk  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Dec 1971.

  14. 39.  Bobby Gene WildBobby Gene Wild Descendancy chart to this point (17.Helen3, 2.Mary2, 1.Sara1) was born 5 Jan 1940, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Bobby married Loretta Annette Balch 19 Feb 1960. Loretta (daughter of Harley Jerome Balch and Ruth Shell) was born Abt 1941; died 6 Jan 2003. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 57. Bobby Craig Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Nov 1960.
    2. 58. John Martin Wild  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1964.
    3. 59. Stacy Ann Balch  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1969.

  15. 40.  H. Curtis Jones Descendancy chart to this point (18.Evelyn3, 3.Lou2, 1.Sara1)

    H. — Ann Morris. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 60. Jeffery Jones  Descendancy chart to this point

    H. — Rumi Bennett. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 61. Joshua Jones  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 41.  Sharon Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (19.Minnis3, 9.Essie2, 1.Sara1) died From 29 May 2003 to 3 Feb 2017.

    Sharon married Glenn Jones 14 Apr 1984, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  17. 42.  Kevin Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (19.Minnis3, 9.Essie2, 1.Sara1)

    Kevin — Rhonda. [Group Sheet]


  18. 43.  Bill Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (19.Minnis3, 9.Essie2, 1.Sara1)

    Bill — Pat. [Group Sheet]


  19. 44.  John Robert "Bob" Wilds Descendancy chart to this point (19.Minnis3, 9.Essie2, 1.Sara1)

  20. 45.  Walter A. Cates, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (23.Doris3, 10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1)

  21. 46.  Thomas B. Cates Descendancy chart to this point (23.Doris3, 10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1)

  22. 47.  Linda D. Cates Descendancy chart to this point (23.Doris3, 10.Elizabeth2, 1.Sara1)


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