Individual Details
Perry Robert Messer
(6 Jul 1894 - 10 Aug 1971)
Events
| Birth | 6 Jul 1894 | Sevierville, Savier, Tennessee |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 18 Aug 1913 | Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee - Emma S Sizemore | | ||
| Military | 5 Jun 1917 | Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Picture | Abt 1918 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States - Emma S Sizemore | | ||
| Divorce | Bef 1925 | Tennessee - Emma S Sizemore | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1925 | Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee - Sarah | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States - Sarah | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Jefferson, Tennessee | | ||
| Census | 1950 | White Pine Rd, Jefferson, Tennessee | | ||
| Residence | 1954 | Talbott, Tennessee | | ||
| Death | 10 Aug 1971 | Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Tennessee | | ||
| Obituary | 19 Aug 1971 | from Standard Banner, p. 11, Jefferson City, Tennessee | | ||
| Picture | found on online family tree - may not be correct - Tennessee | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma S Sizemore (1897 - 1948) |
| Child | Nola Messer ( - ) |
| Child | Belle Messer ( - ) |
| Child | Loyd Messer (1914 - 1915) |
| Child | Ola Mae Messer (1916 - 1999) |
| Child | Earl James Messer (1918 - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah (1909 - ) |
| Father | John H Messer (1873 - 1954) |
| Mother | Lucy Whaley (1874 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Lenora M Messer (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | James I or J Messer (1899 - ) |
| Sibling | Solomon Messer (1909 - ) |
| Sibling | Ida Mae Messer (1913 - ) |
| Sibling | David Messer ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennesse, population schedule, Civil District 2, enumeration district 138, p. 11A, dwelling 183, family 183, Perry Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 20 July 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication 625, roll 1762.
2. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed 20 July 2024), Perry Messer, b. 6 Jul 1894.
3. "Standard Banner (Jefferson City, Tennessee)," digital images, Newspapers (www.newspapers.com: accessed 8 February 2025), "Perry R Messer Rites Held Thursday", 19 Aug 1971.
4. 1900 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 2, enumeration district 136, p. 1, dwelling 17, family 17, John H Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 7 February 2025); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1596.
5. 1910 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 2, enumeration district 135, p. 5A, dwelling 77, family 77, John Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 20 July 2024); citing FHL microfilm 1375531.
6. "Sizemore by PaulaMcCarterUF," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/8395744/person/-956316954/facts: accessed 7 February 2025), marriage of Emma Sizemore and Perry Messer, 18 Aug 1913.
7. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed 20 July 2024), Perry Messer, b. 6 Jul 1894.
8. Find A Grave, photo of gravestone (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 July 2024), memorial page for Perry Robert Messer, Find A Grave Memorial # 25447717, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (Talbott, Jefferson, Tennessee), memorial created by same, photograph by W E Cameron.
9. 1920 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennesse, population schedule, Civil District 2, enumeration district 138, p. 11A, dwelling 183, family 183, Perry Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 20 July 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication 625, roll 1762.
10. 1930 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, District 2, enumeration district 0002, p. 8B, dwelling 136, family 143, Perry Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 20 July 2024); citing FHL microfilm 2342005.
11. 1930 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, District 2, enumeration district 0002, p. 8B, dwelling 136, family 143, Perry Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 20 July 2024); citing FHL microfilm 2342005.
12. 1930 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, District 2, enumeration district 0002, p. 8B, dwelling 136, family 143, Perry Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 20 July 2024); citing FHL microfilm 2342005.
13. 1940 U.S. census, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, population schedule, Other Places, enumeration district 45-2, p. 9A, dwelling 144, John Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 8 February 2025); citing NARA microfilm publication T627_3908.
14. 1950 U.S. census, Jefferson Co., Tennessee, population schedule, 9th Civil, enumeration district 45-22, p. 11, dwelling 76, John Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 8 February 2025); citing NARA microfilm publication Roll 3005.
15. "Obituary for Mrs Emma Miller," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed December 2025), John Messer Obituary, 25 Jan 1954.
16. Find A Grave, photo of gravestone (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 July 2024), memorial page for Perry Robert Messer, Find A Grave Memorial # 25447717, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (Talbott, Jefferson, Tennessee), memorial created by same, photograph by W E Cameron.
17. "Standard Banner (Jefferson City, Tennessee)," digital images, Newspapers (www.newspapers.com: accessed 8 February 2025), "Perry R Messer Rites Held Thursday", 19 Aug 1971.
18. "Standard Banner (Jefferson City, Tennessee)," digital images, Newspapers (www.newspapers.com: accessed 8 February 2025), "Perry R Messer Rites Held Thursday", 19 Aug 1971.
19. "Engel/Davis/Lee/Roberts by Nikita Rose Engel," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/67817904/person/182588948676/gallery?galleryPage=1&tab=gallery&sort=-created: accessed ), .