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Nellie Mae White 1879–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1879

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1920

Death Location: Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: James White

Mother: Christina White

Spouse(s): Herbert Rockefeller

Children(s): Carroll Sr, John Rockefeller, William Rockefeller

Nellie Mae White was born in 1879 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James Cary White And Christina Wisconsin White. In 1900, Nellie Mae White resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1910, Nellie Mae White resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Nellie Mae White married Herbert Stokes Rockefeller, and had children including Carroll Kirwan Rockefeller Sr, John D Campbell Rockefeller, William Sebring Rockefeller. Nellie Mae White passed away in 1920 in Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Nellie Mae White was born in 1879 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James Cary White And Christina Wisconsin White.
  • In 1900, Nellie Mae White resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Nellie Mae White resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Nellie Mae White married Herbert Stokes Rockefeller, and had children including Carroll Kirwan Rockefeller Sr, John D Campbell Rockefeller, William Sebring Rockefeller.
  • Nellie Mae White passed away in 1920 in Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nellie White's Ancestors

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Nellie White
1879–1920
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Cary White
1846–1900
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Christina (Wisconsin) White
1850–1924
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Davis White) Jr
1819–1897
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances) Evans
1820–1892
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel White
1785–1853
Ann Davis
1791–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nellie White's Descendants

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Nellie (Mae) White (25 Jan 1879–18 Mar 1920) m. Herbert (Stokes) Rockefeller (24 Sep 1882–2 Apr 1920)
  1. 1. Carroll (Kirwan Rockefeller) Sr 1919–1996 m. Mattie (Ruth) Futrell 1919–2002
    1. 1. Carolyn (Ruth) Rockefeller 1946–2011
  2. 2. John (D. Campbell) Rockefeller 1909–1998 m. Lena (Evelyn) Echols 1908–2013
  3. 3. William (Sebring) Rockefeller 1903–1990 m. Virginia (Dare) Malbon 1905–1988

Nellie White's Timeline

6 Records

1879
25 Jan 1879
Birth of Nellie Mae White in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Nellie Mae White resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Nellie Mae White resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Nellie Mae White resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
16 Mar 1920
Age 41
Death of Nellie Mae White in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
18 Mar 1920
Age 41
Burial of Nellie Mae White in Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 76
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Bohannon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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