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Nellie Ruth Pierce 1931–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1931

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 12 September 2020

Death Location: Vidor, Orange County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Earlen Pierce

Mother: Alma Watkins

Spouse(s): Bobby Travis

Children(s):

Nellie Ruth Pierce was born in 1931 in Texas, the child of Earlen Pierce And Alma Watkins. In 1935, Nellie Ruth Pierce resided in Rice, Navarro, Texas. In 1940, Nellie Ruth Pierce resided in Justice Precinct 2, Rice, Navarro, Texas, USA. Nellie Ruth Pierce married Bobby Joe Travis, and had children including Lesa Maeri Travis. Nellie Ruth Pierce passed away in 2020 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nellie Ruth Pierce was born in 1931 in Texas, the child of Earlen Pierce And Alma Watkins.
  • In 1935, Nellie Ruth Pierce resided in Rice, Navarro, Texas.
  • In 1940, Nellie Ruth Pierce resided in Justice Precinct 2, Rice, Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • Nellie Ruth Pierce married Bobby Joe Travis, and had children including Lesa Maeri Travis.
  • Nellie Ruth Pierce passed away in 2020 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nellie Pierce's Ancestors

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Nellie Pierce
1931–2020
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Earlen Pierce
1897–1970
Kentucky, USA
Alma Watkins
1898–1945
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Thomas) Pierce
1875–1906
Russell County, Kentucky, USA
Viola Cecil
1877–1946
Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky, United States of America
Asa (Hawkins) Watkins
1864–1936
Alabama, USA
Dovie (Louise) Griffin
1877–
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Perdue
1850–1905
Emberson Cecil
1854–1938
Priscilla Gibson
1856–1935
Nathaniel Watkins
1823–1900
Sarah Watkins
1828–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Perdue
1807–1890
Fanny Harmon
1811–1901
Samuel Cecil
1828–1908
Lucinda Alexander
1823–1905
George Gibson
1825–1892
Martha Mathias
1833–1913
James Buchanan
1804–1862
Lucinda Howell
1806–1886

Nellie Pierce's Timeline

4 Records

1931
7 November 1931
Birth of Nellie Ruth Pierce in Texas
Texas
1935
1935
Age 4
Nellie Ruth Pierce resided here in Rice, Navarro, Texas
Rice, Navarro, Texas
1940
1940
Age 9
Nellie Ruth Pierce resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Rice, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Rice, Navarro, Texas, USA
2020
12 September 2020
Age 89
Death of Nellie Ruth Pierce
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1931
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rice, Navarro, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Rice, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 2020
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vidor, Orange County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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