Messmore, Eisom P.
(1853-1909)




Birth: February 8, 1853, Hawesville, Hancock County, KY
Death: 1909
Parents: Peter H. and Sarah A. (Shrader) Messmore
Spouse: Mary
Second Spouse: Violet Mae Wellman or Welman, married January 3, 1880
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1880-1884 E. P. Messmore Studio owner Jasper, Dubois County, IN























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BirthYear: 1853
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OriginalBirthCity: Hawesville
OriginalBirthState: KY
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Parents: Peter H. and Sarah A. (Shrader) Messmore
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Spouse2Name: Violet Mae Wellman or Welman
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OriginalNotes: Find A Grave #53595934 Eisom P. Messmore, 1853-1909 on tombstone, Auburndale Cemetery, Auburndale, Polk Co, Florida

Melissa Dawn Williams Family Tree maintained by kmkm4g [viewed March 6, 2019 by Joan Hostetler at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/65588066/person/42278740250/facts?_phsrc=jzL8400&_phstart=successSource]
Eisom Powers Messmore, b. 8 Feb 1853 Hawesville, Hancock Co, KY; d. 1909 Auburndale, Polk, Florida; son of Peter H. Messmore and Sarah Ann Shrader; children of him and Mae Violet Welman: Richmond, b. IN 1880; Jay E., b. IN 1883; Jennie B., b. FL 1891; Dorothy Graves, b. FL 1900

Kentucky Birth Records, 1847-1911
Eisom P. Messmore, b. Feb 8, 1853 in Hawesville, Hancock County, KY, son of P. H. and Sarah A. (Shrader) Messmore of Owensboro, Daviess Co, KY

Indiana Marriage Records, Elsom P. Messmore, m. Violet M Wellman on 3 Jan. 1880 in Dubois County, IN; marriage license date 30 Dec 1879

1870 Census, Isom Messmore, at school, 19, b. KY, living in Hawesville, Hancock, KY with parents and siblings,

1880 Census, Jasper, Dubois Co., p. 177d 
Eisom Messmore, photographer, 27, KY
Mary, wife, 21, IN
Susan, dress maker, sister, single, 21, KY
Susan Stringer, at school, niece, 6, KY

1890 Census, Polk Co, Florida; Eisom Messmore, b. Feb 1853 in KY, foreman at box factory, living with wife Mae and children Richmond, Jay, Jennie, and Dorothy

SS Applications: Jay Edmunston Messmore, son of Eason P. Messmore and Violet M. Wellman
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CATNUM: 1042
NameFirst: Messmore ~Eisen P.
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City: Jasper
State: IN
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:55:11 PM
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Name: E. P. Messmore
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County: Dubois
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NameNewFirst: Eisom
KnownDates: 1880, 1882, 1884
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OriginalSource: circa 1880 CDV: Excelsior. E. P. Messmore, Artist, Jasper, Ind. [very faded cameo CDV]

1880 Census, Jasper, Dubois Co., p. 177d, Eisom Messmore

1882-83 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1088

1884-85 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer & Business Directory, p. 1064 (Eisen Messmore)
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