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Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson 1915–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1915

Birth Location: Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Mar 1981

Death Location: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

Father: Powell Lawson

Mother: Sarah Fagg

Spouse(s): Woodrow Nelson

Children(s): Shelby Nelson

Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson was born in 1915 in Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Powell Ezra Lawson And Sarah Elizabeth Bettie Fagg. Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson married Woodrow Wilson Nelson, and had children including Shelby Jean Nelson. Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson passed away in 1981 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson was born in 1915 in Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Powell Ezra Lawson And Sarah Elizabeth Bettie Fagg.
  • Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson married Woodrow Wilson Nelson, and had children including Shelby Jean Nelson.
  • Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson passed away in 1981 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Powell Lawson
1884–1970
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Fagg
1890–1970
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
SF

Spouses(s)

Woodrow Nelson
1920–
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Shelby Nelson
1937–1996
Birth Location: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
SN

Matilda Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Nelson
1915–1981
Birth Place: Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Powell Ezra Lawson
1884–1970
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Bettie") Fagg
1890–1970
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Hughes Fagg) #
1865–1948
Stokes Co, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Wright
1871–1960
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Fagg
1844–1927
Ruth Ratliff
1833–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson) Nelson (12 Dec 1915–5 Mar 1981) m. Woodrow (Wilson) Nelson (abt 1920–)
  1. 1. Shelby (Jean) Nelson 1937–1996 m. John (William) Deatherage 1938–1990

Matilda Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1915
12 Dec 1915
Birth of Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson in Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
1981
5 Mar 1981
Age 66
Death of Matilda Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson Nelson in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1981
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
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