Brief Life History of Nellie Louellen
When Nellie Louellen Welch was born on 25 May 1892, in Bushnell, Swain, North Carolina, United States, her father, Dr. Joseph Elbert Taylor Welch, was 44 and her mother, Emeline Elizabeth Gunter, was 39. She married Troy Wayne Muse on 21 September 1914, in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Forneys Creek Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. She died on 7 May 1934, in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Bryson City Cemetery, Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, United States.
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- Nellie Muse in household of Troy Muse, "United States Census, 1920"
- Nellie Welch, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Nell Muse, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .
German: variant of Welk .
Americanized form of German Welsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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