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Nellie Simms Young 1914–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1914

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Dec 1958

Death Location: Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: William Young

Mother: Ida Covington

Spouse(s): William Sykes

Children(s):

In 1914, Nellie Simms Young entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William Andrew Young And Ida Lee Covington. In 1920, Nellie Simms Young resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Nellie Simms Young resided in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA. Nellie Simms Young married William Woodrow Sykes. Nellie Simms Young passed away in 1958 in Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Nellie Simms Young entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William Andrew Young And Ida Lee Covington.
  • In 1920, Nellie Simms Young resided in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Nellie Simms Young resided in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
  • Nellie Simms Young married William Woodrow Sykes.
  • Nellie Simms Young passed away in 1958 in Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Young
1880–1939
Birth Location: Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, USA
WY
Ida Covington
1880–1951
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
IC

Spouses(s)

William Sykes
1910–
Birth Location: Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
WS

Children(s)

Nellie Young's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Young
1914–1958
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
William Andrew Young
1880–1939
Brooke, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Ida (Lee) Covington
1880–1951
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Franklin) Covington
1828–
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Mary (Dabney) Houston
1849–1921
Caroline, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Covington
1778–1850
Mary Self
1805–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Self
1776–1840
Sally Boulware
1775–1832

Nellie Young's Timeline

7 Records

1914
20 Dec 1914
Birth of Nellie Simms Young in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Nellie Simms Young resided here in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Nellie Simms Young resided here in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Nellie Simms Young resided here in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 26
Nellie Simms Young resided here in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Nellie Simms Young resided here in Arlington, Virginia, USA
Arlington, Virginia, USA
1958
05 Dec 1958
Age 44
Death of Nellie Simms Young in Arlington, Virginia, USA
Arlington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04269; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 44-7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342181
    [4] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] District of Columbia, Marriage Records
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: All Places, Arlington, Virginia; Roll: 735; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 7-94

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342181

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04269; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 44-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04269; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 44-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: All Places, Arlington, Virginia; Roll: 735; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 7-94

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1958
    Event Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henry, Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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