Joyce, Bradley Messer died October 8, 1991 and he is buried near this Bertha Messer that you listed: >MESSER, Bertha >b. May 16, 1914 >d. Feb. 1, 1975 I would guess this is his mother. I don't believe there was another male Messer buried in that same vicinity though. Thanks, I'll have to keep looking, Cassy. >Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 13:25:10 -0500 >From: Joyce Collins <joycecollins@compuserve.com> >To: KYKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <200210271325_MC3-1-1774-E816@compuserve.com> >Subject: Bertha Fisher Messer >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset=ISO-8859-1 >Content-Disposition: inline >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >RESPONSE: >Cassy, > >In my City Cem. book, there is no Bradley MESSER. The transcription was in >1981, I believe. Did this Bradley MESSER die afterwards or is he simply >missing. > >There is this listing: >MESSER, Bertha >b. May 16, 1914 >d. Feb. 1, 1975 >NOTE: Don't know if it is her or not though. > >I found all these other births (which may or may not all be to the SAME >Bertha FISHER, but Bertha FISHER is the birth mother listed on all of them: > >MESSER, Marie, b. 12-22-1929 in Harlan Co. >MESSER, John, b. 8-14-1931 in Knox Co. >MESSER, Beula M., b. 6-7-1933 in Knox Co. >MESSER, Mary A., b. 8-2-1935 in Bell Co. >MESSER, Evy, b. 3-18-1937 in Bell Co. >MESSER, Bradley, b. 4-4-1939 in Knox Co. >MESSER, Oleta M., b. 3-2-1941 - forgot to note county >MESSER, Fred, b. 8-28-1944 - forgot to note county > >Joyce Taylor Collins >La Palma, CA > > >Message text written by INTERNET:KYKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >>Can someone help to identify which Messer Bertha Smith married? > >Ky Birth Idex: Bradley Messer b. 4-4-1939 Knox Co. to Bertha Fisher >Vol 038 # 18988. > >Bradley Messer is buried in the Barbourville City Cemetery. > >Thanks, >Cassy.< --