Fred. Messer was born in Beloit, Wis.

The evidence

• “FRED. MESSER was born Oct. 5, 1849, in Beloit, Wis., where he went to school; was engaged for a time in the machinery department of D. S.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/18-bios-beloit.md, PDF p. 754 / book p. 758

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources