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Louisa “Lewisy” <I>Gray</I> Messer

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Louisa “Lewisy” Gray Messer

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
unknown
Burial
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Louisa Gray Messer
Louisa "Lewisy" Gray born Kentucky
name was pronounced Lou-eye-zee
Marriage: 3 Oct 1890
death believed to be: 9 Apr 1957 in Bell County with residence in Knox County

1880 Census lists:
mother Widow Millie Gray who was born 1852
sister Causby Gray who was born 1878

Living grandchildren recall the 1930s when husband Seymour would come down from Gray's Holler and help their son Otto harvest the produce from his farm. Lewisy never left Gray's Holler to visit Otto's farm in the 1930s & 1940s.

Seeking death cert to verify Lewisy's parents and burial location, which is believed by grandchildren to be with Seymour in Scalf-Howard Cemetery. Cemetery is located on a farm the oldest child Otto Messer owned for a time.
Louisa Gray Messer
Louisa "Lewisy" Gray born Kentucky
name was pronounced Lou-eye-zee
Marriage: 3 Oct 1890
death believed to be: 9 Apr 1957 in Bell County with residence in Knox County

1880 Census lists:
mother Widow Millie Gray who was born 1852
sister Causby Gray who was born 1878

Living grandchildren recall the 1930s when husband Seymour would come down from Gray's Holler and help their son Otto harvest the produce from his farm. Lewisy never left Gray's Holler to visit Otto's farm in the 1930s & 1940s.

Seeking death cert to verify Lewisy's parents and burial location, which is believed by grandchildren to be with Seymour in Scalf-Howard Cemetery. Cemetery is located on a farm the oldest child Otto Messer owned for a time.


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  • Created by: Judy West
  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107323013/louisa-messer: accessed ), memorial page for Louisa “Lewisy” Gray Messer (24 Mar 1876–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107323013, citing Scalf-Howard Cemetery, Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Judy West (contributor 47951710).