Malissa Malvina (Horner) Leeper (1882 - 1973)

Born 16 Apr 1882 in Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Daughter of William Sparks Horner and Ann Jane (Coleman) Horner

Wife of James Edward Leeper — married 30 Dec 1908 in Perry County, TN

Descendants

Died 3 Oct 1973 at age 91 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Malissa Horner was born in 1882. She passed away in 1973.

Tennessee - Pope, Jan.3. The quiet wedding of Miss Vina Horner and Mr. Jim Leeper was beautifully solemnized at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Ann Jane Horner, of Lick Creek, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 30, 1909. Elder W. C. Pope, minister of the primitive Baptist Church, performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate family. ^[1]

Burial: Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee, USA

• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 116 Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee, United States
• Fact: Residence (1940) Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee
• Fact: Burial (1973) Pine View, Perry, Tennessee, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Perry Co. Census 1920 HH no. 7

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 April 2021, 03:10), entry for Melissa Melvina Horner (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC3W-FKK ); contributed by various users.
• http://www.larkcom.us/ancestry/history/16556.cfm#16566

• 1900 TN Perry County Census Dist. 3, 11 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-64P9-5F?i=16&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMSCR-H4Z

• 1909 Newspaper notice of wedding.

• 1910 TN Perry County Birth of Roy https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89KN-K7Y3?i=19

• 1920 TN Perry County Dist. 2 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJR-LVH?cc=1488411&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMNPQ-7FF

• 1930 Perry County, TN Census Dist 2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RCQ-8N?i=19&cc=1810731

• 1945 April 2, TN Perry County Marriage Record of daughter Oma https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BW-H3MJ-R?cc=1619127

*https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38806297/melissa-melvina-leeper

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by 3 matching segments between Devon Mays GEDmatch T594642 and his fourth cousin Linda Horner GEDmatch A056098 . Descendants of John Horner Jr., 4th cousins.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritage consisting of Georgia Bailiey, Demetrius Mays, and Scott Kidd, who share a 17.9 cM segment on chromosome 1 from 160266349 – 174824488. Georgia and Demetrius are 4C1R; Georgia and Scott are 5C; Demetrius and Scott are 2C1R. The MRCAs of Georgia and Demetrius are John B. Horner, Jr. and [[Sparks-2439|Sarah Sparks], the 3rd great grandparents of Demetrius and 4th great grandparents of Georgia. The MRCAs of Scott and Georgia, and of Demetrius and Georgia are John B. Horner, Jr. and Sarah Sparks, the 4th great grandparents of Scott and Georgia, and the 3rd great grandparents of Demetrius.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by 1 matching segment between Demetrius Mays FTDNA and her est. fifth cousin Stanley, James . Common Ancestor Henry Stanley.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritage consisting of Devon Mays, Demetrius Mays, and Jon Black, who share a 8.6 cM segment on chromosome 11 from 37532517 – 48286234 and 7.9 cM's on chromozone13. Jon and Demetrius are 3C1R; Jon and Devon are 3C 1R; Demetrius and Devon are siblings. The MRCAs of Jon, Devon and Demetrius are John B. Horner, Jr. and [[Sparks-2439|Sarah Sparks], the 3rd great grandparents of Demetrius and Devon and 2nd great grandparents of Jon.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritage consisting of Carthell Carlton, Demetrius Mays, and Sallie Patterson, who share 1 triangulated segment; a 11.7 cM segment on chromosome 6 from 47111842-70566269. Carthell and Demetrius are 3rdC once removed; Demetrius and Sallie are 4thC; Sallie and Carthell are 4C once removed. The MRCAs of Sallie, Carthell and Demetrius are John Brown Horner and [[Sparks-2439|Sarah Sparks], the 3rd grandparents of Demetrius and Sallie and the 4th of Carthell.