Twelfth Generation15088. Roy Alexander MESSERSMITH119 was born on 30 May 1906 in Spalding, Greeley, Nebraska.119 He appeared in the census on 14 May 1910 in Freeman Valley, Greeley, Nebraska. Age 3, born Nebraska, father born Missouri, mother Iowa, living with parents. Name on census: Ray Messersmith. He appeared in the census on 4 February 1920 in Freeman Valley, Greeley, Nebraska. Age 13, born Nebraska, father born Missouri, mother Iowa, living with parents. Name on census: Roy Messersmyth. Roy appeared in the census on 12 April 1930 in Freeman Valley, Greeley, Nebraska. Age 23, born Nebraska, father born Missouri, mother Nebraska. He was a farmer and had first married at age 23. His household included his wife Mabel, 22. His brother Dee was also living with them. Name on census: Roy S. Messersmith. He died on 24 December 1992 at the age of 86 in Coos County, Oregon.119 His last residence was in Scottsburg, Douglas, Oregon. Roy Alexander MESSERSMITH and Mabel Josephine TOOGOOD were married on 10 March 1930 in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska.119 Mabel Josephine TOOGOOD119, daughter of Raymond TOOGOOD and Lena , was born on 27 February 1908 in Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska.119 She appeared in the census on 12 April 1930 in Freeman Valley, Greeley, Nebraska. Age 22, born Nebraska, parents born Nebraska. She had first married at age 22 and was living with husband Roy. Name on census: Mabel Messersmith. She died on 7 October 2002 at the age of 94 at Three Fountains Nursing Center in Medford, Jackson, Oregon.119 Her obituary was published on 9 October 2002 in the Mail Tribune in Medford, Jackson, Oregon. A private memorial service for Mabel Josephine Messersmith and her husband, Roy Alexander Messersmith, will be held Thursday in Medford. Dr. James Larsen of the Church of God in Ashland will officiate. Mrs. Messersmith, 94, of Ashland, died Monday (Oct. 7, 2002) at Three Fountains Nursing Center. Mr. Messersmith died Dec. 24, 1992, in Coos Bay, he was born May 30, 1906, in Spalding, Neb. Memorial contributions can be made to Rogue Valley Christian Church, 1440 S. Oakdale, Medford, OR 97504.. Mrs. Messersmith was born on Feb. 27, 1908, in Plattsmouth, Neb., a daughter of Raymond and Lena Toogood. On March 10, 1930, in North Platte, Neb., she married Roy Alexander Messersmith, who preceded her in death. They moved to the Rogue Valley in 1995 from Reedsport. She was an elementary school teacher in the 1930s and a homemaker. She attended the Rogue Valley Christian Church. Mrs. Messersmith enjoyed fishing, arts and crafts. Survivors include a daughter, Lucille Siemens, Gold Hill; a son, Louis E. Homan, Medford; a brother, Raymond William Toogood, Scotia, Neb.; a sister, Carolyn Ann Cross, Anacortes, Wash.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Leona Mae Kregdorn and Betty Ellen Dawkins; and two brothers, Ronald Dean Toogood and Donald Howard Toogood. Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives & Crematory, Medford. Roy Alexander MESSERSMITH-62554 and Mabel Josephine TOOGOOD-62596 had the following children:
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