Brief Life History of Charlie Thomas
When Charlie Thomas Messer was born on 8 September 1943, in Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Charlie Francis Messer, was 35 and his mother, Pearl Anna Webb, was 32. He lived in United States in 1949 and Lowell Township, Cherokee, Kansas, United States in 1950. He died on 13 September 2007, in Sanborn, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 64.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Charlie Thomas? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Charlie T Messer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charlie Thomas Messer - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Charlie Thomas Messer
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
1950 · Ruling Eliminates Discrimination in Higher Learning
Supreme Court case McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents School ruled that public institutions of higher learning could not discriminate due to race.
1960
Squaw Valley, California, United States hosts Winter Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle High German mezzer ‘knife’, from Old High German mezzirahs, mezzisahs, a compound of maz ‘food, meat’ + sahs ‘knife, sword’. The Jewish name is from German Messer ‘knife’ or Yiddish meser.
Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch messer ‘cutler’, an agent derivative of meste ‘knife’.
German: occupational name for an official in charge of measuring the dues paid in kind by tenants, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mezzen ‘to measure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.