Brief Life History of Nelson
When Nelson Dockery was born in 1875, in Lumpkin, Georgia, United States, his father, Daniel Washington Dockery, was 41 and his mother, Hulda Woody, was 33. He married Lillie Ann Smith on 9 May 1897, in Union, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 1162, Union, Georgia, United States in 1910 and Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 13 December 1948, in Colton, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Colton, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Nelson Dockrey, "United States Census, 1900"
- Nelson Dockery, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Nelson Dockery, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1875–1948 Male
1877–1963 Female
Children (7)
1898–1984 Male
1900–1978 Male
1903–1961 Male
1905–1981 Male
1907–2000 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1834–1914 Male
1842–1905 Female
Siblings (4)
1874– Female
1875–1948 Male
1884–1962 Female
1884–1945 Male
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 0
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
Age 3
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dockray , a habitational name from any of several places in Cumbria called Dockray, from Middle English dokke (Old English docce) ‘docks or sorrel’ + Middle English wra (Old Norse vrá) ‘nook’, meaning ‘nook where dock grows’.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochraidh ‘descendant of Dochradh’, a personal name that is a variant of Dochartach (see Doherty ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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