Born to Rev. Arthur W. Massey (1816-1866) of South Carolina & Amanda Melvina Bradley Massey (1826-1890) of Alabama, who married in 1848 in Monroe County, AL. Arthur Massey was the son of Elias Massey (1793-1865; Memorial# 28327192) & Elizabeth Fletcher Massey (1797-1866; Memoria# 28327133), who married Jan. 5, 1816, in Kershaw County, SC. The grave of Arthur Massey has been lost.
John Oliver Massey married 1) Pernicia A. Tinnin (1855-1878) on Feb. 1, 1877 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
John married 2) Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Carr (1850-1886) on Dec. 26, 1882 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
He married 3) Adelaide Rebecca Cansler (1860-1926) on Dec. 28, 1887 in Panola County, MS.
Six children:
• John Cansler Massey (1889-1965)
• Janey Sarah Massey Carr (1891-1948)
• Jesse Byron Massey (1893-1957)
• Bessie Lorine Massey Spivey (1895-1957)
• Mildred Addie Massey Girling (1897-1968)
• Gertie Mae Massey Breland (1902-1986)
John Massey was a farmer with large land holdings in north Mississippi -- a gentleman farmer, to quote his granddaughter, Louise Kelley. John's third wife, Addie Rebecca Cansler Massey, was quoted by her daughter, Mildred Massey, as saying, "I always said there were three kinds of men I would never marry: a farmer, a widower, and a Methodist. I married all three."
John Oliver Massey married 1) Pernicia A. Tinnin (1855-1878) on Feb. 1, 1877 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
John married 2) Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Carr (1850-1886) on Dec. 26, 1882 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
He married 3) Adelaide Rebecca Cansler (1860-1926) on Dec. 28, 1887 in Panola County, MS.
Six children:
• John Cansler Massey (1889-1965)
• Janey Sarah Massey Carr (1891-1948)
• Jesse Byron Massey (1893-1957)
• Bessie Lorine Massey Spivey (1895-1957)
• Mildred Addie Massey Girling (1897-1968)
• Gertie Mae Massey Breland (1902-1986)
John Massey was a farmer with large land holdings in north Mississippi -- a gentleman farmer, to quote his granddaughter, Louise Kelley. John's third wife, Addie Rebecca Cansler Massey, was quoted by her daughter, Mildred Massey, as saying, "I always said there were three kinds of men I would never marry: a farmer, a widower, and a Methodist. I married all three."
Born to Rev. Arthur W. Massey (1816-1866) of South Carolina & Amanda Melvina Bradley Massey (1826-1890) of Alabama, who married in 1848 in Monroe County, AL. Arthur Massey was the son of Elias Massey (1793-1865; Memorial# 28327192) & Elizabeth Fletcher Massey (1797-1866; Memoria# 28327133), who married Jan. 5, 1816, in Kershaw County, SC. The grave of Arthur Massey has been lost.
John Oliver Massey married 1) Pernicia A. Tinnin (1855-1878) on Feb. 1, 1877 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
John married 2) Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Carr (1850-1886) on Dec. 26, 1882 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
He married 3) Adelaide Rebecca Cansler (1860-1926) on Dec. 28, 1887 in Panola County, MS.
Six children:
• John Cansler Massey (1889-1965)
• Janey Sarah Massey Carr (1891-1948)
• Jesse Byron Massey (1893-1957)
• Bessie Lorine Massey Spivey (1895-1957)
• Mildred Addie Massey Girling (1897-1968)
• Gertie Mae Massey Breland (1902-1986)
John Massey was a farmer with large land holdings in north Mississippi -- a gentleman farmer, to quote his granddaughter, Louise Kelley. John's third wife, Addie Rebecca Cansler Massey, was quoted by her daughter, Mildred Massey, as saying, "I always said there were three kinds of men I would never marry: a farmer, a widower, and a Methodist. I married all three."
John Oliver Massey married 1) Pernicia A. Tinnin (1855-1878) on Feb. 1, 1877 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
John married 2) Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Carr (1850-1886) on Dec. 26, 1882 in Yalobusha County, MS; no children.
He married 3) Adelaide Rebecca Cansler (1860-1926) on Dec. 28, 1887 in Panola County, MS.
Six children:
• John Cansler Massey (1889-1965)
• Janey Sarah Massey Carr (1891-1948)
• Jesse Byron Massey (1893-1957)
• Bessie Lorine Massey Spivey (1895-1957)
• Mildred Addie Massey Girling (1897-1968)
• Gertie Mae Massey Breland (1902-1986)
John Massey was a farmer with large land holdings in north Mississippi -- a gentleman farmer, to quote his granddaughter, Louise Kelley. John's third wife, Addie Rebecca Cansler Massey, was quoted by her daughter, Mildred Massey, as saying, "I always said there were three kinds of men I would never marry: a farmer, a widower, and a Methodist. I married all three."
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