Family Group Sheet
NameAlexander Messer
Birthabt Feb 1860, Letcher Co., Kentucky
FatherMoses Messer (~1830-)
MotherMargaret Stewart (~1833-)
Marriage7 Jul 1887, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMartha Nancy Pelfrey
Birth24 Dec 1866, Kentucky
Death15 May 1947, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam McNeal Pelfrey (1843-1920)
MotherSabrina Barnett (~1848-)
Other spousesThomas Blair May
Children
Birth5 Jul 1888, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death1 Sep 1968, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseElda M. Reeves
SpouseLana Agnes May
Notes for Martha Nancy Pelfrey
Her death certificate records Martha May, age 80 years 4 months 21 days, born 24 Dec 1866 in Ky, died 15 May 1947 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, late husband Thomas B. May, father William Pelfrey, mother’s maiden name Sabrina Barnett, both born in Ky, cause of death arteriosclerotic heart disease, informant John B. Messer, Morehead, Ky, burial in Dawson Cemetery.
Notes for Alexander & Martha Nancy (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 1, p. 132, records the marriage on 7 July 1887 of Ellic Messer and Martha Pelfrey, bond surety by John T. Christian.
