Nellie Mae Denning

Brief Life History of Nellie Mae

When Nellie Mae Denning was born on 12 February 1912, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States, her father, Arthur Franklin Denning, was 24 and her mother, Georgia Lee Royall, was 26. She married David Lee Creech on 28 May 1927, in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in United States in 1949 and Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, United States in 1950. She died on 5 June 1977, in Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Lee Creech
1906–1947
Nellie Mae Denning
1912–1977
Marriage: 28 May 1927
David E. Creech Jr.
1929–1929
Donald Lee Creech
1932–1936

Sources (20)

  • Nell Christopher, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Nellie Mae Denning, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • Nell Denning Creech, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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World Events (8)

1913

A strike led by silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey. The primary demands of the strike were focused on improved quality of working conditions and establishing an eight-hour workday limit. Two protestors were killed during the strike, and over 1,850 workers were arrested. The strike ultimately ended in failure, due to the manufacturers' inability to accept the demands of the strikes.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Denning, a derivative of Old English Dynna, a name of uncertain origin, but perhaps derived from dunn ‘brown, dun-colored’.

Irish (northern): variant of Dineen .

German: habitational name from Denning in Bavaria.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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