Family Chart No: 0760-0740
| Husband: John William Messinger | |
| Born: April 2, 1846 | Place: Delaware Co., Iowa |
| Died: July 26, 1920 | Burial: |
| Father: Jacob Messinger | |
| Mother: Anna Brown | |
| Married: September 11, 1867 | Place: |
| Wife: Burzilda Olds | |
| Born: Feb 15, 1849 | Place: Oregon |
| Died: Oregon | Burial: Friends Cemetery, Newberg, Oregon |
| Father: Ruel Reed Olds | |
| Mother: Elmina Perkins | |
Children:
| Child 1: | Edgar G. Messinger | Sex: | M | Born: | 1868 |
| Child 2: | Ben Messinger | Sex: | M | Born: | 1870 |
| Child 3: | Flora M. Messinger (m.Coons) | Sex: | F | Born: | 1873 |
| Child 4: | Fred Messinger | Sex: | M | Born: | 1875 |
| Child 5: | Anna A. Messinger | Sex: | F | Born: | 1878 |
| Child 6: | Ira J. Messinger | Sex: | M | Born: | 1880 |
| Child 7: | Albert Messinger | Sex: | M | Born: | |
| Child 8: | Myrtle Messinger | Sex: | F | Born: |
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1880 Census Record |
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| John William | 34 | Iowa | Farmer | S. Tual |
| Burzilda | 31 | Oregon | Wife | |
| Edgar G. | 12 | Oregon | Son | |
| Ben | 10 | Oregon | Son | |
| Flora M. | 7 | Oregon | Daughter | |
| Fred | 5 | Oregon | Son | |
| Anna A. | 2 | Oregon | Daughter | |
| Ira J. | 5 mo. | Oregon | Son | |