Raymond Fred Messmer

Male16 December 1890–3 December 1978

Brief Life History of Raymond Fred

When Raymond Fred Messmer was born on 16 December 1890, in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, his father, Joseph Messmer, was 43 and his mother, Kunda Gunda Bolter, was 39. He married Margaretha Eilerman on 29 May 1918, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Wayne, Wayne, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 3 December 1978, at the age of 87, and was buried in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Fred Messmer
1890–1978
Margaretha Eilerman
1888–
Marriage: 29 May 1918
Martha Messmer
1919–2010
Robert Joseph Messmer
1926–2013

Sources (11)

  • Raymon Messmer in household of Joseph Messmer, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Raymond Messmer en el registro de Robert Joseph Messmer y Phyllis A Smedinghoff, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Raymond F Messmer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 May 1918Wayne, Indiana, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

    Age 16

    The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

    Age 23

    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    Name Meaning

    German (Alemannic and Swabian): variant of Messner , the alteration being by analogy with surnames in -mer borrowed from placenames in -heim ‘homestead’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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