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Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley 1908–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1908

Birth Location: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 7 Nov 1998

Death Location: Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Whaley

Mother: Rebecca Whaley

Spouse(s): Gordon Tirey, Robert Graham

Children(s): Jewel Tirey, Robert Graham

The story of Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley began in 1908 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA. Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley married Gordon Tirey, Robert Lewis Graham, and had children including Jewel Francis Cliff Tirey, Robert Neil Graham. Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley passed away in 1998 in Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley began in 1908 in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA.
  • Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley married Gordon Tirey, Robert Lewis Graham, and had children including Jewel Francis Cliff Tirey, Robert Neil Graham.
  • Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley passed away in 1998 in Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whaley
1875–1973
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
JW
Rebecca Whaley
1876–1960
Birth Location: Kentucky
RW

Spouses(s)

Gordon Tirey
1901–1924
Birth Location: Arkansas
GT
Robert Graham
1868–1962
Birth Location: Fox River Precinct, White, Illinois, USA
RG

Children(s)

Jewel Tirey
1923–2002
Birth Location: Tuckerman, Jackson County, Arkansas, USA
JT
Robert Graham
1932–1999
Birth Location: Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
RG

Nellie Whaley's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Whaley
1908–1998
Birth Place: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Parents
John Pinkney Whaley
1875–1973
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (J) Whaley
1876–1960
Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Lewis) Whaley
1848–1940
Hardeman County, TN
Darlene (Addie) Atkinson
1850–1899
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
William (R.) Pendergrass
1817–1918
St Clair County, Alabama, USA
Celia (Jane) Ramsey
1836–1880
Ballard County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Whaly
1815–1905
Susan Taylor
1818–1881
John Atkinson
1814–1876
Zelphie Martin
1817–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adkinson
1771–1863
Elizabeth Prince
1774–1867
Nathaniel Martin
1755–1841
Frances Turner
1765–1841

Nellie Whaley's Descendants

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Nellie (Rene Thelma) Whaley (2 Jan 1908–7 Nov 1998) m. Gordon Tirey (abt 1901–21 May 1924) m. Robert (Lewis) Graham (26 JAN 1868–Nov 1962)
  1. 1. Jewel (Francis "Cliff") Tirey 1923–2002 m. Shirley (Mae Gharst) (McElfresh) 1926–1997
    1. 1. Lancene (Roberta) Tirey 1946–2007
    2. 2. Timothy (Norman) Tirey 1950–2020
  2. 2. Robert (Neil) Graham 1932–1999

Nellie Whaley's Timeline

3 Records

1908
2 Jan 1908
Birth of Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley in Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
1998
3 Oct 1998
Age 90
Death of Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley in Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA
Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA
1998
7 Nov 1998
Age 90
Death of Nellie Rene Thelma Whaley in Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA
Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1908

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1998
    Event Place: Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1998
    Event Place: Joansbureau, Arkansas, USA
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