Nellie Gray Allison

1882–1959 (Age 76)
Wythe, Virginia, United States

The Life of Nellie Gray

When Nellie Gray Allison was born on 4 May 1882, in Wythe, Virginia, United States, her father, Albert Howard Allison, was 29 and her mother, Naomi A. Cecil, was 29. She married William Bartram Galbraith on 24 July 1901, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 1 February 1959, in Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Galbraith Cemetery, Draper, Pulaski, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nellie Gray Allison
1882–1959
William Bartram Galbraith
1879–1937
Marriage: 24 July 1901
Bartram Allison Galbraith
1903–1990
Lillian Beatrice Galbraith
1904–1994
William Eugene Galbraith
1906–1971
Edith Evelyn Galbraith
1914–1996

Spouse & Children

  • Nellie Gray Allison

    Female1882–1959Female

  • William Bartram Galbraith

    Male1879–1937Male

MARRIAGE
24 July 1901
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
children

(4)

  • Bartram Allison Galbraith

    Male1903–1990Male

  • Lillian Beatrice Galbraith

    Female1904–1994Female

  • William Eugene Galbraith

    Male1906–1971Male

  • Edith Evelyn Galbraith

    Female1914–1996Female

Parents & Siblings

  • Albert Howard Allison

    Male1853–1926Male

  • Naomi A. Cecil

    Female1853–1892Female

siblings

(9)

  • India Bell Allison

    Female1875–1940Female

  • Roland Price Allison

    Male1876–Male

  • Bertha Eveline Allison

    Female1878–Female

  • Nora Ann Allison

    Female1878–1947Female

  • Gracie Allison

    Female1881–Female

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1886

Age 4

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Age 12

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

Age 21

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from a Middle English male personal name: in most cases probably Allen , but other possibilities include a variant of Ellis or a short form of Alexander . In some instances, it may be from a female personal name, Alise or Alice ( see Allis ).

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Nellie G Galbraithe in household of W Bartsow Galbraithe, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Nellie G Allison in household of Albert Allison, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Nellie G Galbraith in household of Bartrum W Galbraith, "United States Census, 1910"

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