FATHER: William A. "Willie"NELSON
birth: bef 1880 - AR
marriage: 1898 - AR
other marriage: Blanche BROWN (mar: 19 Mar 1908 - Lonoke County, AR)
death: ??
buried: ??
father: Joseph Martin NELSON (born: Oct 1848 - Itawamba County, MS)
mother: Mary Jane BREWER (born - ??, Itawamba County, MS)
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MOTHER: Mary Ann STONE
birth: 4 Oct 1885 - Jefferson Township, White County, AR
married: 1898 - AR
other marriage: William Frederick "Fred" DAY
death: 2 Oct 1958 - Jackson Hole, Teton County, WY
buried: 8 Oct 1958 - Masonic Cemetery, Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, NM
father: George Washington Dallas "Dal" STONE - May 1847 - Hardin County, TN
mother: Lou Candy STRICKLAND - 26 Nov 1853 - AR
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CHILD 1: Rena Elda "Eldie" Lee NELSON
birth: 8 Aug 1902 - El Paso, White County, AR
married: Henry Clifford "Cliff" BLAIR
mariage: 13 Jan 1926 - Abernathy, Hale County, Texas
death: 18 Dec 1976 - Petersburg, Hale County, TX
buried: I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Abernathy, Hale County, TX
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SUBMITTED BY: Jack Lewis BLAIR, (Mary Ann's second oldest grandchild).
e-mail: BJACK774@aol.com
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NOTES:
Letter from W. A. to his daughter Elda dated 23 Sep 1917, indicated an acrimonious divorce.
U. S. Census:
1910 - White County, AR - Mary Ann at home with her parents and her daughter Elda.
1920 - Lawrence Couny, AR - Mary Ann at home with husband Fred DAY, Elda NELSON and DAY children Tilie Lourine, Elberta, and Charlene Latticia, and mother L. C. STONE.
Mary Ann death information: Graham Mortuary, Las Cruces, Dona Ana, NM was in charge of services - provided death date, cemetery and burial date.
Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX, had a death tribute on 3 Oct 1985 The tribute stated that Mary Ann DAY, former resident of Lubbock County had lived there for 12 years and left in mid 1930's for Las Cruces, NM.