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Messamore, Calvin Morris, Ruth L 02/21/1861 Messamore, Charles Ferrill, Mary 05/09/1889 Messamore, Charles T Tweedy, Eliza Alice 01/26/1871 Messamore, Charles W McDaniel, Annie 12/24/1892 Messamore, Christian Mowery, Cynthia 06/26/1873 Messamore, James St. John, Alice L Spiller (Mrs.) 08/09/1896 Messamore, John Norton, Matilda Ellender 09/22/1859 Messamore, John A Freely, Mary 09/09/1886 Messamore, John L Grogge, Mollie 06/19/1884 Messamore, John Sr Stafford, Martha 09/15/1879 Hodge, James Mesmore, Fannie 11/29/1894 Mick, James F Messaman, Sarah 09/15/1881 (may not be a Messamore) Childers, Jesse W Messamore, Emeline 09/11/1864 Glasco, J(esse) Messamore, Manerva 10/16/1866 Morris, Sylvanus J Messamore, Manerva 03/18/1869 Gregory, James R Messamore, Manervy C 03/18/1877 (Jackson County) Smith, Michael H Messamore, Margaret 11/23/1856 Corgan, Charles Messamore, Mary 01/09/1853 Mesmore, James Hagler, Lavinia 02/07/1867 (Jackson County) Messmore, James B Emry, Cora 06/28/1885 (Jackson County) |
Source: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 John Messamore Sr. moved from Tennessee to Illinois in about 1852, thereby founding the Messamore family in Union County. John was the brother of my third great grandmother Anna F. Messamore. John married first Elizabeth (Betsy) Minton on 24 Apr 1827 in Knox County, Tennessee. He was 78 years old when he married second Martha Stafford on 15 Sep 1879 in Union County. There were four siblings in the family: John Messamore Sr., James Messamore Sr., Malinda Messamore, and Anna F. Messamore. James, Malinda, and Anna remained in Tennessee. However, several descendants of James did move to Union County a couple of decades after John moved to Union County in 1852. So not everyone in Union County named Messamore was descended from John. Also, several of the Messamores ended up in counties adjacent to Union County, so not every Messamore in Illinois lived in Union County. |
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