Family records actually list the birth place of Michael as:
Hesselhurst, Baden, Germany
It was not an option on the listings on Find a Grave.
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Michael Messing had two families.
First family was with Catharina Ruch - 9 children
Second family was with Louise Dietz - 10 children
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Michael Married Catharina on June 13, 1861
Michael married Louise Dietz on October 14, 1879 in Beatrice (Gage) Nebraska
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First Family:
Michael Messing Jr.
Elizabeth Messing (Lizzie) Janin
John George Messing
Catherine Messing
David William Messing
Jacob Clarence Messing
Rudolph Richard (Dick) Messing
Karlina Messing
Infant child, died with Mother during child birth

Second Family:
Louisa Messing
Ida Messing
George Messing
Amelia Messing
Emma Messing
Martha Messing
Wilhemine Messing
August Messing
Bertha Messing
Otto Messing
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Obituary below from Hebron Journal. Retyped exactly as it appeared.
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Michel (sic) Messing, 93, passed away Thursday afternoon of last week at his home east of Gilead, after an illness of only a few days. He had lived in this county over fifty years.
Funeral services were in charge of Rev. H. Henning, were held at the Messing home Monday afternoon and interment was in Meridian cemetery.
Michel(sic) Messing was born November 22, 1839 in Hasselhust Beden, Germany. He came to America in 1854 and lived in New York for ten years, moving in 1864 to Wisconsin, where he lived for a number of years.
He was married in 1861 to Catherine Ruch. To this union five sons and three daughters were born. His wife preceded him in death in 1879. Later in the year of 1879, he was united in marriage to Louseia Dietz. Three sons and seven daughters were born to them. These children all grew to manhood and womanhood. Three have since passed away: Mrs. Martha Jelinek of Powell in 1923; William of Mt. Home, Ark., in 1925; and John of Ocumpo, Calif., in 1929.
Mr. Messing came to Nebraska in 1878, locating on the farm where he lived continuously until his death. He was 93 years, 1 month and 20 days of age at the time of his death. Of a family of seven he was the last survivor.
He is survived by his wife and fifteen children: Michael, Jr. of Dubuque, Iowa; Lizzie Janin of Beventon, Oregon; Catherine Ritkhe of Alexandria; Jacob and Rudolf of Lincoln; Karlina Broren of Alexandria; Louesia Careton of St. Edward; Ida Collicot of Gilead; George of Hubbell; Amelia Meyers and Emma Henderson of Alexandria; Wilhelmine Weller of Honden, Ill.; August and Otto of Gilead; and Bertha Harms of Cloveton, Wyo.
He is also survived by fifty-eight grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren.

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