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Nellie Virginia Sullivan 1916 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1916

Birth Location: Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina

Death Date: 27 Oct 1987

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Father: Thomas Swenson

Mother: Martha Sullivan

Spouse(s): Colunbus Melvin

Children(s): Paula Melvin, Sonja Melvin, Martha Melvin, Patricia Melvin, Rebecca Melvin, Larry Melvin, Faye Edwards

The birth of Nellie Virginia Sullivan took place in 1916 in Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, to Thomas Harvey Sullivan Swenson and Martha Elmira Helton Swenson Sullivan. Nellie Virginia Sullivan married Colunbus B Melvin, and together they had Paula A Melvin, Sonja F Melvin, Martha E Melvin, Patricia Jean Melvin, Rebecca S Melvin, Larry David Melvin and Faye Edwards. Nellie Virginia Sullivan's death occurred in 1987 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

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Parents

Thomas Swenson
1891 – 1942
Birth Location: Thomasville, North Carolina, United States
TS
Martha Sullivan
1891 – 1983
Birth Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Colunbus Melvin
1905 – 1968
Birth Location: North Carolina
CM

Children(s)

Paula Melvin
1938 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
PM
Sonja Melvin
1940 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
SM
Martha Melvin
1942 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
MM
Patricia Melvin
1944 – 2023
Birth Location: North Carolina
PM
Rebecca Melvin
1946 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
RM
Larry Melvin
1955 –
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
LM
Faye Edwards
Birth Location: –
FE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Morehead, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1936
    Event Place: This City
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Cross Creek, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1953
    Event Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1987
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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