William Council MESSER & Lucinda CHILDERS

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William Council MESSER
Lucinda CHILDERS

Husband: William Council "Bose" MESSER
Birth: 4 Dec 1847, Tippah Co., MS
Death: 25 Apr 1903, MS
Disposition: buried Jacob's Chapel Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS
Occupation: farmer
Father: Council Bryant MESSER
Mother: Sarah FRANKLIN

Marriage: 5 Sep 1867, Hardeman Co., TN

Wife: Lucinda "Cinda" / "Cindy" CHILDRESS / CHILDERS
Birth: 12 Jun 1850, MS
Death: 29 Sep 1945, Tippah Co., MS
Disposition: buried Jacob's Chapel Cemetery, Tippah Co., MS
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Stephen Henry Harrison CHILDERS (1818-1894)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth ALLEN (1825-1866)

Children — born in Tippah Co., MS:

1. William Alexander "Bill" MESSER / MERCER, b. 19 Sep 1868
2. Viola MESSER, b. 21 Sep 1870; d. 3 Nov 1961
3. Sarah "Sallie" E. MESSER, b. 6 Nov 1872
4. Stephen B. "Steve" MESSER, b. 26 Aug 1876
5. John Lynn MESSER, b. 15 Jan 1879; d. 10 Sep 1975
6. Berry Washie MESSER, b. 25 Aug 1881; d. 7 Jul 1883
7. Walter Murry MESSER / MERCER, b. 18 Aug 1883
8. James Monroe "Jimmy" MESSER, b. 15 Jan 1886; d. 8 Feb 1923
9. Martha V. "Mattie" MESSER, b. Aug 1888; d. 1961; m. 3 Sep 1921, Tippah Co., MS, James Albert TOMLINSON (1874-1945)
10. Frances "Fannie" MESSER, b. 23 May 1891; d. 20 Dec 1971
11. Emeline "Emily" MESSER, b. Aug 1895 or 7 Aug 1894; d. 26 Jun 1919; m. 22 Feb 1912, Tippah Co., MS, Carl W. ROWLAND (1890-1967)

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Mississippi, Tennessee

Sources (n.b., Tippah Co., MS, is just across the state line from Hardeman Co., TN):

1a. Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 (online at familysearch.org):

Name: William C Messer

Spouse: Lucinda Childress

Event: Marriage

Event Date: Sep 1867

Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee

1b. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (online at familysearch.org):

Groom's Name: W. C. Messer

Bride's Name: Lucinda Childress

Marriage Date: 05 Sep 1867

Marriage Place: Hardeman, Tennessee

Source Film: 989284

2. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 30): Ripley P.O., "Range Four (4) Township Five (5)" [R4E.T5S], Tippah Co., MS, Roll M593_750, p. 229B, PN 22, 166/166, enumerated 11 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Messer W C 22 M W Works on farm 200 Mississippi

______ Cinda 20 F W Keeping house Mississippi

______ Wm 2 M W Mississippi

Kernel Polly 17 F W Domestic Servant Mississippi

Listed one household before William's brother, Elijah MESSER, and one household after William's brother, Jesse MESSER, who is one household after their brother, F. [Franklin] MESSER.

3. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 49): Third Supervisors Dist., Tippah Co., MS, Roll 666, p. 433A, PN 11?, SD 1, ED 191, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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99 99 Messer Wiliam C W M 33 / Farmer MS SC

______ Lucinda W F 30 Wife / Keeping house / / MS TN TN

______ William A W M 12 Son / Works in farm / / / MS MS MS

______ Viola W F 9 Dau / MS MS MS

______ Sallie E W F 9 Dau / MS MS MS

______ Stephen B W M 4 Son MS MS MS

______ John W W M 1 Son MS MS MS

Cox William H W M 15 Farm Laborer / Farm Laborer / AL MS

4. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

5. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 23 — indexed "Miner"): Falkner Pct., Tippah Co., MS, Roll 829, p. 64A, SN 7, SD 1, ED 106, enumerated 15 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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120 120 Messer William C Head W M Dec 1847 52 M 34 MS NC TN Farmer 0 Y Y Y R F 120

______ Lucinda Wife W F Jun 1850 49 M 34 11 10 MS TN TN House Keeper Y Y Y

______ John L Son W M Jan 1879 21 S MS MS MS Day Labor 4 Y Y Y

______ Walter M Son W M Aug 1883 16 S MS MS MS At School 6 Y Y Y

______ James M Son W M Jan 1886 14 S MS MS MS At School 6 Y Y Y

______ Mattie Dau W F Aug 1888 11 S MS MS MS At School 6 Y Y Y

______ Fannie Dau W F May 1891 9 S MS MS MS Y Y Y

______ Emeline Dau W F Aug 1895 4 S MS MS MS Y Y Y

6. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 25): Beat 2, Tippah Co., MS, Roll T624_757, p. 164B, SN 9B, SD 2, ED 96, enumerated 5 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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174 174 Mercer Lucinda? Head F W 62 Wd 11 10 TN TN TN Eng Farming General Farm OA N 0 Y Y O F F 179

______ Mattie Dau F W 21 S MS TN TN Eng none Y Y N

______ Fannie Dau F W 18 S MS MS TN Eng none Y Y N

______ Emeline Dau F W 17 S MS MS TN Eng none Y Y Y

Mercer William Son M W 39 Wd MS MS MS Eng Black Smith
Farming own shop
General Farm Emp N 0 Y Y 180

______ William GSon M W 18 S MS MS MS Eng Farmer Home Farm W N 0 Y Y Y

This enumerator's handwriting was barely legible, so my extraction may not be entirely accurate. Listed between two CHILDERS households.

7. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Lucinda C. MURCER (æ 68, b. TN; widow) is living in Ripley, Tippah Co., MS (p. 82A), with her widowed son-in-law, Carl W. ROWLAND (æ 28, b. MS), his two children, and her unmarried daughter, Mattie MURCER (æ 28, b. MS).

8. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Lou S. MERCER (æ 80, b. MS; widow) is living in Tippah Co., MS (p. 161B), with her married daughter, Martha V. (MESSER) TOMLINSON (æ 41, b. MS), son-in-law, James A. TOMLINSON (æ 55, b. MS), and their children.

9. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Lucinda MERCER (æ 89, b. MS; widow) is living in Tippah Co., MS (p. 116A), with her married daughter, Mattie (MESSER) TOMLINSON (æ 51, b. MS), her son-in-law, James A. TOMLINSON (æ 65, b. MS), and their children.

10. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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