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Nellie Diehl Major 1875–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 13, 1875

Birth Location: Coles County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: March 4, 1962

Death Location: Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Seneca Major

Mother: Mary Diehl

Spouse(s): Josuha Akers

Children(s): Doris Bullington, Theodore Akers, Barry Akers, Gayle Akers, Thornton Jr., Marjorie Akers

Nellie Diehl Major was born in 1875 in Coles County, Illinois, USA, the child of Seneca S Major And Mary E Diehl. In 1910, Nellie Diehl Major resided in Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Nellie Diehl Major resided in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA. Nellie Diehl Major married Josuha Berry Akers, and had children including Barry Akers, Doris Bullington, Gayle Akers, Marjorie Akers, Theodore Akers, Thornton Akers Jr. Nellie Diehl Major passed away in 1962 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nellie Diehl Major was born in 1875 in Coles County, Illinois, USA, the child of Seneca S Major And Mary E Diehl.
  • In 1910, Nellie Diehl Major resided in Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Nellie Diehl Major resided in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA.
  • Nellie Diehl Major married Josuha Berry Akers, and had children including Barry Akers, Doris Bullington, Gayle Akers, Marjorie Akers, Theodore Akers, Thornton Akers Jr.
  • Nellie Diehl Major passed away in 1962 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nellie Major's Ancestors

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Nellie Major
1875–1962
Birth Place: Coles County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Seneca S. Major
1842–1915
Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America
Mary (E) Diehl
1849–1914
Pleasant Grove, Coles, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Devore Major
1804–1849
Ohio or Indiana
Rutha Leslie
1807–1868
Pennsylvania, USA
George Diehl
1811–1880
Blue Knob, Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Mary (Elizabeth) Jeffris
1823–1849
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nellie Major's Descendants

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Nellie (Diehl) Major (May 13, 1875–March 4, 1962) m. Josuha (Berry) Akers (20 Jan 1878–Apr 1969)
  1. 1. Doris Bullington 1904–1989 m. John Bullington 1898–1980
    1. 1. Wilma (G) Casey 1931–2007 m. William (L) Casey 1920–1971
    2. 2. Joe (Wayne) Bullington 1925–1981
  2. 2. Theodore Akers 1907–
  3. 3. Barry Akers 1919–
  4. 4. Gayle Akers 1900–
  5. 5. Thornton (Akers) Jr. 1902–
  6. 6. Marjorie Akers 1915–

Nellie Major's Timeline

6 Records

1875
May 13, 1875
Birth of Nellie Diehl Major in Coles County, Illinois, USA
Coles County, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 35
Nellie Diehl Major resided here in Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA
Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 55
Nellie Diehl Major resided here in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Nellie Diehl Major resided here in Paradise, Coles, Illinois
Paradise, Coles, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 65
Nellie Diehl Major resided here in Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA
Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA
1962
March 4, 1962
Age 87
Death of Nellie Diehl Major in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 13, 1875
    Event Place: Coles County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Paradise, Coles, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Paradise, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 4, 1962
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America

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