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101. Stephen
E. Messamore was born on 8 May 1859 in [Anderson County], Tennessee.
He appeared in the census in 1860 in Knox County, Tennessee. Steven
1 m w TN He appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Stephen 11 m w TN attended school.
He appeared in the census in 1880 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Stephen E. 21 son m s w works on farm TN TN TN attended school He appeared
in the census in 1900 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist. 4, Anderson
County, Tennessee, 22 & 23 Jun 1900, p.47a, dwelling number 233, family number 234, Messamore Stephen
E. 41 head m m13 w May 1859 farmer TN TN TN, Ella J. 36 wife f m13 w Jun 1863
TN TN TN, Samuel B. 12 son m s w Aug 1887 TN TN TN, James E. 10 son m s w Nov
1889 TN TN TN He appeared in the census in 1910 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 5 May 1910, p.45a, dwelling number 145, family number 146, Messamore
Stephen 53 head m m1-24 w farmer TN TN TN, Ella 47 wife f m1-24 w TN TN TN, Samuel
22 son m s w farmer TN TN TN, Ernest 20 son m s w retail merchant TN TN TN He
appeared in the census in 1920 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist.
4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 8 Jan 1920; p.38b, Wolf Valley Road, dwelling number 78, family number
78; Messamore S. E. 60 m m w farmer TN TN TN; Elmira J. 57 f m w TN TN TN He
appeared in the census in 1930 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist.
4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 4 Apr 1930; p.28b, sheet 2b, dwelling number 40, family number 43; Messmore
Stephen 71 head m m@21 w TN TN TN; Ella 67 wife f m@17 w TN TN TN; Harrold Charlie
42 boarder m s w laborer, farm TN TN TN He died on 24 Oct 1940.
He was buried about 26 Oct 1940 in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Anderson County,
Tennessee.37 Tombstone:
Messamore, Stephen E. 5-8-1859 10-24-1940
Stephen E. Messamore and Elmira J. (Ella) Yarnell were married on 28 Dec 1886
in Anderson County, Tennessee.79
Elmira J. (Ella) Yarnell80 (daughter of Milton T. Yarnell and Mary Ann Overton)
was born on 11 Jan 1863 in [Anderson County], Tennessee. She appeared
in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Elmira J. 6
f w TN attended school She appeared in the census in 1880 in Anderson County,
Tennessee. Elmira J. 16 dau f s w at home TN TN TN attended school
She appeared in the census in 1900 in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Ella J. 36 wife f m13 w Jun 1863 TN TN TN She appeared in the census in 1910
in Anderson County, Tennessee. Ella 47 wife f m1-24 w TN TN TN She
appeared in the census in 1920 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Elmira
J. 57 f m w TN TN TN She appeared in the census in 1930 in Anderson County,
Tennessee. Ella 67 wife f m@17 w TN TN TN She died on 28 Mar 1949.37 Mrs. Ella Y. Messamore
Mrs. Ella Yarnell Messamore, died March 28, at the home of her son, S. B. Messamore
in Knoxville. Services were held Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Zion Baptist Church
where her body lay in state from 1 to 2 at the church. She is survived by two
sons; S. B. of Knoxville, Ernest Messamore of Corbin, Kentucky; two brothers,
D. D. Yarnell of California and R. M. Yarnell of Clinton and one sister; Kate
Yarnell. Also five grandchildren. Holley's in charge.
Clinton Couier News--Clinton, Tennessee
March 31, 1949
She was buried on 31 Mar 1949 in Zion Baptist Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Tombstone: Messamore, Ella J. Yarnell 1-11-1863 3-26-1949
Stephen E. Messamore and Elmira J. (Ella) Yarnell had the following children:
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