Fred Wilber Messmore

Background

Messmore, Fred Wilber was born on July 11, 1889 in Boone, Iowa, United States. Son of Hiram Alfred and Calarinda Jane (Davidson) Messmore.

Education

Student, Northwestern Normal and Business School, 1909. Bachelor of Laws, Creighton University, 1912.

Career

Practiced in, Beatrice, Nebraska. County attorney, 1915-1918. County judge, 1921-1929.

District judge, 1929-1937. Associate justice Supreme Court Nebraska, from 1937. Member National R.R. Adjustment Board, National Emergency Board.

Achievements

• Fred Wilber Messmore has been listed as a reputable Judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Private Army of the United States, 1918-1919, lieutenant colonel, Judge Advocate General Corps, Reserve. Member Nebraska Bar Association, American Legion, Masons, Kiwanis, Delta Theta Phi.

Connections

Married Jennie Frances Saxe, April 30, 1913. Children: Hiram Allison, Frederick Boughn (deceased), John Colby.

Father:

Hiram Alfred Messmore

Mother:

Calarinda Jane (Davidson) Messmore

Spouse:

Jennie Frances Saxe

child:

John Colby Messmore

child:

Hiram Allison Messmore

child:

Frederick Boughn Messmore (deceased)