Margret Jane (Unknown-Messer) Messer (abt. 1854 - 1919)

Born about 1854 in Kentucky

Wife of Joseph Francis Messer — married about 1875 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1919 at about age 65 in Knox, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Margret Gambrell was born about 1854. She is the daughter of Martin Gambrel and Sarah Woolum. Margret married Joe Francis Messer in 1875. They have 9 children: Harland, John, David, Frank, Caney, Sarah, Eliza, Samuel and 1 that was born/died between 1880 and 1900 censuses. She passed away in 1919. ^[1]

In the 1900 census Margret (age about 46) was living in Magisterial District 3, Girdler Precinct, Knox, Kentucky.^[2]

In the 1910 census Margret (age about 56) was living in Girdler, Knox, Kentucky.^[3]

Other marriages

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Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Alan Thederahn, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Margret was born in about 1854 in Kentucky.<ref></ref> In the 1880 census Margret (age about 26) was living in Knox, Kentucky, United States.<ref> '''1880 Census''': Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,<br/> Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: , Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Family History Film: 1254427; Page: 105C; Enumeration District: 054; Image:.<br/> Birth date: abt 1854 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Knox, Kentucky, United States. </li> <li id="_note-1">[[#_ref-1|↑]] '''1900 Census''': Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,<br/> Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T623_536; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 65.<br/> Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Kentucky Marriage date: 1875 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Magisterial District 3, Girdler Precinct, Knox, Kentucky. </li> <li id="_note-2">[[#_ref-2|↑]] '''1910 Census''': Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was,<br/> Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image:.<br/> Birth date: abt 1860 Birth place: Kentucky Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky. </li> <li id="_note-3">[[#_ref-3|↑]] '''Marriage of other person''': Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,<br/> Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T623_536; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 65.<br/> Birth date: Mar 1849 Birth place: Kentucky Marriage date: 1875 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Magisterial District 3, Girdler Precinct, Knox, Kentucky. </li></ol></ref>

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: M653_380; Page: 86; Family History Library Film: 803380
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39686032 (accessed 11 April 2024)
  Margrett Gamble (4) in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: M593_480; Page: 409A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #18682839 (accessed 11 April 2024)
  Margaret Gambrel (15) in Subdivision 93, Knox, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.

• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #760231074 (accessed 11 April 2024)
  Name: Margaret Gamble; Gender: Female; Spouse: France Messer; Child: Dave Messer.
• Death of son Frank Messer: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965"
  Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #750965474 (accessed 11 April 2024)
  Margaret Gambrel in death record for son Frank Messer 25 Feb 1941, wife of France Messer, in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
• Death: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000"
  Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems; Volume: 61
  Ancestry Record 3077 #1651184 (accessed 11 April 2024)
  Marquite Messer death 6 Nov 1919 (age 65) in Knox.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73615171/margaret_jane-messer: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial page for Margaret Jane Gambrel Messer (1854–6 Nov 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73615171, citing Callebs Creek Cemetery, Hinkle, Knox County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Jamie aka jc~roadrunner (contributor 47179834).

Acknowledgments

• Profile Messer-284 was created through the import of Research Tree Thederahn_Sipes_2014-04-09.ged on Apr 9, 2014 by Alan Thederahn.