Brief Life History of Nellie May
When Nellie May Fink was born in 1860, in Alden, McHenry, Illinois, United States, her father, Johnson Fink, was 25 and her mother, Lucinda Wilcox, was 21. She married John Nehemiah Woodbury on 11 September 1877, in Walworth, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1900 and Clinton Town, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1905. She died on 26 April 1943, in Alden, McHenry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Alden, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Nellie M Woodbury in household of John Woodbury, "United States Census, 1910"
- Nellie May Woodbury, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Sellie M Frink, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
Spouse and Children
1853–1926 Male
1860–1943 Female
Children (5)
1879–1947 Male
about 1884– Male
1885–1957 Male
about 1894–about 1895 Male
about 1897–about 1901 Female
Parents and Siblings
1835–1918 Male
1839–1887 Female
Siblings (4)
1858–1932 Male
1860–1943 Female
1863–1937 Female
1866–1920 Female
World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Age 1
1863
Age 3
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and English: nickname for a lively and cheerful person, or, in the case of the Jewish name, an artificial name, from Middle High German vinke, Middle English and Yiddish fink ‘finch’ (see Finch and Vink ). The surname of German origin is also found in some central European countries, for example in Czechia, Slovenia, and Croatia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic nicknames or surnames. In part, this is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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