Dora (Messer) Smith (1911 - 2003)

Born 19 Sep 1911 in Knox, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Mills Sr — married 28 Mar 1929 in Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, United States

Wife of Denver Smith — married 23 Feb 1951 in Fount, Knox, Kentucky, United States

Died 29 Nov 2003 at age 92 in Knox, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Dora was born in 1911. She was the daughter of John Messer and Lizzie Barnes. She passed away in 2003.

Sources

• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-RGBH : 11 February 2018), Dora Messer, 19 Sep 1911; citing Birth, Knox, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHG6-LTQ : Fri Jul 21 12:59:06 UTC 2023), Entry for John T Messer and Lizzie Messer, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMXP-R6N : Fri Aug 04 00:09:12 UTC 2023), Entry for James Mills and Dora H Mills, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TP-8R9 : Sun Jul 23 17:18:17 UTC 2023), Entry for James Mills and Dora Mills, 1940.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DZ-SF87 : 22 July 2021), James Mills and Dora Messer, 28 Mar 1929; citing Marriage, Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,904,188.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D4-HR6H : 22 July 2021), Denver Smith and Dara Mills, 23 Feb 1951; citing Marriage, Fount, Knox, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,904,192.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPBS-4ZK : 9 January 2021), Dora Smith, 29 Nov 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71720636/dora-mills_smith: accessed 07 September 2023), memorial page for Dora Messer Mills Smith (19 Sep 1911–29 Nov 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71720636, citing Nan Riley Cemetery, Woollum, Knox County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Tina Mills (contributor 48609042).