Reverend Messer was the son of William and Ursula Messer. In 1840, he married Elizabeth Hahn (Hand) and had a large family. Their children were:
Cynthia Messer 1840–
Amanda Lucinda Messer 1841–1901
Rebecca Messer 1842–
John Weslie Messer 1843–1914
Reverend Benjamin Franklin Messer 1847–1911
James M Messer 1848–
Nancy Messer 1850–1905
Addie Eliza Messer 1852–1904
William Miles Messer 1854–1923
Henry Messer 1857–
Ezekiel A Messer 1857–1918
Frederick H Messer 1858–1918
Reverend Commodore Donophin Messer 1861–1932
Perry Pency Messer 1862–
Reverend Albert Crumpler Messer 1866–1927
Photo is not of Elizabeth Hand/Hahn, but of Rev Messer and his 2nd wife.
Generations of Messers were Methodist and a few were circuit riding Methodist preachers. They performed the marriages in the family.
Rev. Ezekiel Hopehull Messer
Reverend Benjamin Franklin Messer, son
Reverend Albert Crumpler Messer, son
Reverend Commodore Doniphin Messer and his son, Reverend Commodore Doniphn Messer, Jr., son and grandson
The burial details of Reverend have been lost to history. He was a source of comfort to many, and his legacy deserved to be acknowledged and honored. He was the great, great grandfather of my beloved husband, Billy Wayne Gilliand, and we honored his memory by placing a Memorial Stone in our Cantrell Gilliand Memorial Garden.
Reverend Messer was the son of William and Ursula Messer. In 1840, he married Elizabeth Hahn (Hand) and had a large family. Their children were:
Cynthia Messer 1840–
Amanda Lucinda Messer 1841–1901
Rebecca Messer 1842–
John Weslie Messer 1843–1914
Reverend Benjamin Franklin Messer 1847–1911
James M Messer 1848–
Nancy Messer 1850–1905
Addie Eliza Messer 1852–1904
William Miles Messer 1854–1923
Henry Messer 1857–
Ezekiel A Messer 1857–1918
Frederick H Messer 1858–1918
Reverend Commodore Donophin Messer 1861–1932
Perry Pency Messer 1862–
Reverend Albert Crumpler Messer 1866–1927
Photo is not of Elizabeth Hand/Hahn, but of Rev Messer and his 2nd wife.
Generations of Messers were Methodist and a few were circuit riding Methodist preachers. They performed the marriages in the family.
Rev. Ezekiel Hopehull Messer
Reverend Benjamin Franklin Messer, son
Reverend Albert Crumpler Messer, son
Reverend Commodore Doniphin Messer and his son, Reverend Commodore Doniphn Messer, Jr., son and grandson
The burial details of Reverend have been lost to history. He was a source of comfort to many, and his legacy deserved to be acknowledged and honored. He was the great, great grandfather of my beloved husband, Billy Wayne Gilliand, and we honored his memory by placing a Memorial Stone in our Cantrell Gilliand Memorial Garden.
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