Nettie Mae (Clark) Surr (1891 - 1970)

Born 28 May 1891 in Illinois, United States

Wife of John B. Surr — married before 1910 in Illinois, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 28 Aug 1970 at age 79 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Biography

1900 United States Census^[1]
Name Nettie M Clark
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Chillicothe Township Chillicothe city Ward 1-3, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Gender Female
Age 9
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race W
Relationship to Head of Household Stepdaughter
Relationship to Head of Household STEP DAUGHTER
Birth Date May 1891
Birthplace ILLINOIS
Father's Birthplace ENGLAND
Mother's Birthplace ILLINOIS

1910 United States Census^[2]
Name Nettie Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Rock Island Ward 6, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 14

1920 United States Census^[3]
Name Nettie M Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Rock Island Precinct 7, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 9

1930 United States Census^[4]
Name Nettie Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 12

1940 United States Census^[5]
Name Nettie Surr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 2, Rock Island, Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Illinois Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Last Place of Residence Same House

1950 United States Census^[6]
Name: Nettie M Surr
Sex: Female
Age: 58 years
Event Date: 10 April 1950
Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1892
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

1970 Find A Grave^[7]
Nettie Mae Clark Surr
BIRTH 28 May 1891
DEATH 28 Aug 1970 (aged 79)
BURIAL
Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Family Members
Parents
Jenette E Knox Clark 1865–1908
Spouse
John B Surr 1884–1961
Siblings
William Charles Dittman 1886–1942
Children
Genevieve Mae Surr Hynes 1917–1987
MEMORIAL ID 63458697

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4Y-1YK : accessed 19 January 2019), Nettie M Clark in household of David Coryell, Chillicothe Township Chillicothe city Ward 1-3, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 16A, family 366, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,333.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKXD-FQ4 : accessed 19 January 2019), Nettie Surr in household of John Surr, Rock Island Ward 6, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 14B, family 280, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 321; FHL microfilm 1,374,334.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJC8-KYL : accessed 19 January 2019), Nettie M Surr in household of John B Surr, Rock Island Precinct 7, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing ED 131, sheet 9A, line 27, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 402; FHL microfilm 1,820,402.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3MM-4K6 : accessed 19 January 2019), Nettie Surr in household of John Surr, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 72, sheet 12A, line 13, family 282, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 553; FHL microfilm 2,340,288.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZC-QT6 : 13 March 2018), Nettie Surr in household of John Surr, Ward 2, Rock Island, Rock Island Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81-74, sheet 15A, line 32, family 323, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 876.
6. ↑ "United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1G-Y4YY
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 January 2019), memorial page for Nettie Mae Clark Surr (28 May 1891–28 Aug 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 63458697, citing Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Jody Beaston (contributor 47401977) .

Research Notes

Nettie's parents may be James Clark and Jenette E. Knox Clark. Entry on Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Illinois State Archives (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp): James Clark to Jenet Knox 24 April 1888, Vol. 2, p. 215, Cert. #3807, LaSalle Co. IL County Clerk records. Linda Green Cox-14880, April, 2018.
Sources have been found to prove this true. Vici Surr Surr-3, January, 2019.

Also see Jenette's Find A Grave memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63445373/jenette-e-clark. Jenette may have married "Knox" prior to Clark so surname is uncertain. Linda Green Cox-14880, April, 2018.

See 1900 Census, Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0072; household includes: David Coryell 44, Jennette Coryell 38, Thomas F Knox 15, Charles W Knox 14, Nettie M Clark 9, Arthur B Clark 7, Clarence Coryell 2. Thomas & Charles Knox and Clark children listed as David's step-children.

Could not locate a marriage record for Jenette to David Coryell in Illinois. Linda Green Cox-14880, April, 2018.