Alfred Bray Messer (1834 - 1902)

Born 11 Feb 1834 in Henry, Georgia, United States

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Died 10 Aug 1902 at age 68 in Union, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

When Alfred Bray Messer was born on 11 February 1834, in Henry, Georgia, United States, his father, John Wesley Messer, was 36 and his mother, Amanda Martha Hand, was 35. He married Mary Ann Rodgers about 1853, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Beat 1, Union, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 August 1902, in Etta, Union, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Etta, Union, Mississippi, United States.

United States Census, 1870 Name Alfred Messer Sex Male Age 36 Birth Year (Estimated) 1834 Birthplace Georgia Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Event Type Census Event Date 1870 Event Place Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States Household Identifier 244 Line Number 27 Page Number 33 Affiliate Publication Number M593 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record

• Mary Messer F 33 South Carolina

• Henry Messer M 16 Alabama
• John Messer M 14 Alabama
• Andrew Messer M 13 Alabama
• Elizabeth Messer F 10 Alabama
• James Messer M 7 Alabama
• Alexander Messer M 4 Mississippi
• Thomas Messer M 3 Mississippi
• Alfred Messer M 0 Mississippi

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXSD-WMQ

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSP-M6D : Tue Mar 05 09:47:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Alfred Messer and Mary Messer, 1870.

• descendent of Richard Jordan

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66451521/alfred_bray-messer: accessed April 4, 2024), memorial page for Alfred Bray Messer (11 Feb 1834–10 Aug 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66451521, citing Salem Cemetery, Etta, Union County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Donny Jumper (contributor 47443702).