Husband: Samuel Everett Messenger
Also known as: Samuel Everett Ray Messenger 1
Born: Mar-16-1892 in Gilmer Co, WV 2,3
Died: Nov-30-1923 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Buried: in Erbacon, Webster Co, WV 3
Cause of death: crushed skull from fall of coal in mine 3
Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1916 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Occupation: coal miner 3
Occupation: 1920 glass factory worker 4
Father: James Samuel Messenger (1867 - 1945)
Mother: Sarah Alda McHenry (1861 - 1910)
Wife: Myrtle Cotha "Tressie" Lough
Census name: Cotha M. Lough
Married: Sep-30-1916 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Born: Sep- 5-1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 5,2
Died: Nov-19-1964 near Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5
Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5,6
Census: 1940 in Ripley District, Jackson Co, WV
Resided: 1935 in Lewis Co, WV 7
Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1916 in Harrison Co, WV 2
Census: 1900, 1910 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: George Washington Lough (1859 - 1907)
Mother: Marinda Angeline Hersman (1861 - 1918)
Other spouse 2
Notes
F Child 1: Erma Juanita Messenger Born: Feb- 1-1918 in West Virginia 8,4 Died: Oct-17-1921 in Interstate, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Hickory Flats Cemetery, Erbacon, Webster Co, WV 8 Cause of death: laryngeal diphtheria 8 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 2: Charles Clifford Messenger Born: May-30-1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,7,10 Died: Nov- 3-1999 9 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: 1985 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 12 Resided: 1946 in Jacksons Mill, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1942 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13 Census: 1940 in Ripley District, Jackson Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Lewis Co, WV 7 Military: Apr-23-1943 - Feb- 2-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 14,15 Wife: Alma Frances James b. May- 4-1924 d. Oct- 8-2008 Married: Jan-12-1946 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10
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