Individual Details
John H Messer
(16 Sep 1873 - 24 Jan 1954)
Events
| Birth | 16 Sep 1873 | Haywood County, North Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1891 | Lucy Whaley | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States - Lucy Whaley | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States - Lucy Whaley | | ||
| Military | 1918 | Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee | | ||
| Signature | 13 Sep 1918 | Sevier, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Green Briar Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, United States - Lucy Whaley | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Green Briar Road, Sevier, Tennessee, United States - Lucy Whaley | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Jefferson, Tennessee | | ||
| Census | 1950 | White Pine Rd, Jefferson, Tennessee | | ||
| Obituary | 1954 | | |||
| Death | 24 Jan 1954 | Talbott, Tennessee | |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy Whaley (1874 - 1946) |
| Child | Perry Robert Messer (1894 - 1971) |
| Child | Lenora M Messer (1897 - ) |
| Child | James I or J Messer (1899 - ) |
| Child | Solomon Messer (1909 - ) |
| Child | Ida Mae Messer (1913 - ) |
| Child | David Messer ( - ) |
| Father | James Messer ( - ) |
| Mother | Teney Barnes ( - ) |
| Sibling | Bill Messer ( - ) |
| Sibling | Alice Messer ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Messer ( - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Messer ( - ) |
| Sibling | Bruce Messer ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965," digital images, ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed 2 December 2025), John Messer, 24 Jan 1954.
4. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry, www.ancestry.com ( : accessed 3 December 2025), John Messer and Lucy Messer, 13 Sept 1918.
5. 1930 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, 2nd, enumeration district 48-2, p. 8A (penned), dwelling 126, family 134, John Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 3 December 2025); citing FHL microfilm 2342005.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry, www.ancestry.com ( : accessed 3 December 2025), John Messer and Lucy Messer, 13 Sept 1918.
9. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital image, Ancestry, www.ancestry.com ( : accessed 3 December 2025), John Messer and Lucy Messer, 13 Sept 1918.
10. 1920 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennesse, population schedule, 2, enumeration district 138, p. 11B, dwelling 192, family 192, John Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 3 December 2025); citing NARA microfilm publication 625, roll 1762.
11. 1930 U.S. census, Sevier Co., Tennessee, population schedule, 2nd, enumeration district 48-2, p. 8A (penned), dwelling 126, family 134, John Messer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://search.ancestry.com : downloaded 3 December 2025); citing FHL microfilm 2342005.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. "Obituary for Mrs Emma Miller," database, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed December 2025), John Messer Obituary, 25 Jan 1954.
15. "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965," digital images, ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed 2 December 2025), John Messer, 24 Jan 1954.
16. Find A Grave, photo of gravestone (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 December 2025), memorial page for John Hoover Messer, Find A Grave Memorial # 25447687, citing Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (Talbott, Jefferson County, Tennessee), memorial created by W E Cameron, photograph by W E Cameron.