Messer Cemetery
Located on top of mountain between J.S. Combs branch and Quicksand in head of what is called Messer Branch of Patton Fork of Quicksand. If going East on Route 80 Turn Left onto Route 1087 at what we call Softshell. Go north about ½ mile and the road will fork, at the fork turn right and then left at the next fork which will just be a few hundred feet. Follow this road up the mountain and at top of the mountain but just a few hundred feet down the other side will be the entrance to Miller Brothers Mine. Follow it and stop and tell the guards where you are going. It will be on the right and a little ridge. May be hard to spot but using these lat and long may help. Located at N37-24.329/W083-00.793 if you a GPS or have Street Atlas 4.0
R1N1 , Messer , Adam , July 3 1925 , April 14 1963 , , R1N2 , Messer , Moses , Mar 15 1879 , Jan 25 1957 , father at foot , R1N3 , Messer , Pearlie , Dec 11 1887 , Mar 6 1953 , , R2N1 , Messer , J. K. , Sept 24 1902 , Sept 20 1952 , , R2N2 , Messer , Silas , July 7 1940 , July 7 1940 , stillborn , R2N3 , Messer , Therman , Jan 6 1923 , Oct 9 1926 , , R2N4 , Messer , Ruby , July 10 1933 , July 10 1933 , , R3N1 , Messer , Avery , April 3 1922 , April 11 1922 , , R3N2 , Sandstone , Unknown , , , , R3N3 , Sandstone , Unknown , , , , R3N4 , Messer , Glen , May 13 1924 , May 29 1924 , , R3N5 , Messer , Vada , Nov 1 1912 , July 3 1931 , , death certificate R4N1 , Messer , General Dewey , Mar 26 1901 , Oct 18 1918 , , R4N2 , Sandstone , & lots of spaces , , , , R4N3 , Shepard , Sarlie , June 6 1914 , June 17 1923 , a sandstone(R4N2) in front of it , R4N4 , Sandstone , in front of R4N3 , , , , R4N5 , Shepard , Lendy Ellen , May 18 1917 , June 20 1923 , sandstone R4N6 in front of this one , R4N6 , Sandstone , in front of R4N5 , , , , R4N7 , Sheperd , Abe , May 6 1869 , May 22 1985 , , R4N8 , Sheperd , Elizabeth , June 22 1875 , Dec 23 1972 , , R4N9 , Sandstone , infant , , , , R5N1 , Sandstone , said to be an Indian , writing unreadable , , , R5N2 , Sandstone , infant , , , Directly behind N5N1 , R5N3 , Messer , Samuel , Nov 3 1867 , April 14 1876 , , R5N4 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N5 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N6 , Sandstone , Dec 1877 , Dec 11 1887 , , only writing readable , R5N7 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N8 , Messer , Elijah , Dec 17 1840 , April 14 1900 , , was in 10th CSA R5N9 , Messer , Sarah , Feb 19 1846 , Feb 14 1930 , , R5N10 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N11 , Messer , Hane , , , only writing on it , R5N12 , Messer , George Leslie , May 5 1885 , Oct 14 1964 , , R5N13 , Messer , Silvana , Feb 27 1887 , June 4 1964 , , R5N14 , Smith , W. P. Taulbee , Feb 6 1898 , Aug 17 1913 , death certificate R5N15 , Dobson , Jasper , Jan 31 1909 , Nov 11 1912 , , R5N16 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N17 , Sandstone , R??Y , , , only writing readable , R5N18 , Allen , John M. , Jan 21 1895 , May 25 1920 , , R5N19 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N20 , Sandstone , beside tree stump , , , one behind it also. , R5N21 , Sandstone , Morrison, believed , , , Pencil Peddle, first one buried here. , R5N22 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N23 , Sandstone , , , , , R5N24 , Noble , Jim , Feb 14 1889 , Jan 16 1925 , , R5N25 , Noble , Gracie , Jan 17 1916 , Jan 17 1916 , stillborn , R5N26 , Noble , Golda , Mar 2 1919 , Nov 8 1919 , , R6N1 , Sandstone , , , , , R6N2 , Griffith , Dollie , Feb 1884 , Oct 21 1935 , , R6N3 , Combs , Robert , Mar 2 1932 , Mar 2 1932 , stillborn , R6N4 , Combs , Ishmael , Jan 24 1934 , Sept 8 1934 , , R6N5 , Combs , Eva Mae , Nov 11 1938 , Nov 29 1938 , , R6N6 , Combs , Kelly , Oct 3 1935 , Sept 15 1964 , shot and killed by Glenda Watkins , R6N7 , Combs , Winnie J. , April 21 1900 , Jan 15 1973 , ossw as R6N8 , R6N8 , Combs , Harmon , Feb 13 1907 , Nov 13 1969 , ossw as R6N7 , R6N9 , Noble , Ray , Aug 1 1925 , June 1 1988 , , R5N1 , Sandstone , said to be an Indian , writing unreadable was told by Ray Noble to others etc that this was a Indian tomb and he served as a scout in WWI.Caretaker is Jackie Patrick who lives at the foot of the hill in Quicksand.
Appears to be several other tombs in the lower end where the tree stumps is. Could be more in the uncleaned portion of the cemetery as the old ones are near that section anyway