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Ruby Nell, "Nellie" Brown 1911 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee

Death Date: 16 Jun 2000

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina

Father: William Brown

Mother: Deborah Naillon

Spouse(s): Martin McGaha, Walter Hawkins, Tom Gilliland

Children(s): Clarence McGaha, Ethel McGaha, Milburn McGaha, Erma McGaha, Herman McGaha, Thelma McGaha, Barbara McGaha, Dorothy McGaha, Jim McGaha

Early life: Ruby Nell "Nellie" Brown arrived in Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee in 1911, born to William "Milburn" Brown and Deborah "Debbie" Naillon. Over time, Ruby Nell "Nellie" Brown formed a family with Martin Alonzo "Lonzo" McGaha, Walter Hawkins and Tom Gilliland, which included Clarence Sylvester "Vester" McGaha, Ethel McGaha, Milburn McGaha, Erma McGaha, Herman Eugene "Butch" McGaha, Thelma Lavern McGaha, Barbara Jeanette McGaha, Dorothy McGaha and Jim McGaha. Ruby Nell "Nellie" Brown concluded life in Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina in 2000.

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Parents

William Brown
1889 – 1949
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
WB
Deborah Naillon
1886 – 1972
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
DN

Spouses(s)

Martin McGaha
1903 – 1965
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina
MM
Walter Hawkins
Birth Location: –
WH
Tom Gilliland
Birth Location: –
TG

Children(s)

Clarence McGaha
1928 – 2011
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
CM
Ethel McGaha
1931 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
EM
Milburn McGaha
1933 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MM
Erma McGaha
1936 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
EM
Herman McGaha
1939 –
Birth Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
HM
Thelma McGaha
1941 –
Birth Location: Ivy Hill, Haywood, North Carolina
TM
Barbara McGaha
1945 –
Birth Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
BM
Dorothy McGaha
1949 –
Birth Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
DM
Jim McGaha
Birth Location: –
JM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ivy Hill, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2927; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 44-18, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 389, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cataloochee, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 1698; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 487.0; FHL microfilm: 2341432, North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jun 2000
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012, North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004, North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Cataloochee, Haywood, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cataloochee, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 1698; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 487.0; FHL microfilm: 2341432

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 389

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ivy Hill, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ivy Hill, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2927; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 44-18
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