Nellie Mae (Elder) Warren (1899 - 1974)

Born 24 May 1899 in Randolph County, North Carolina

Wife of Frank Lewis Sampson — married 19 Oct 1916 (to about 1933) in Randolph County, North Carolina

Wife of Ernest E. Warren — married 29 Nov 1933 in Aberdeen, Washington

Died 3 May 1974 at age 74 in Olympia, Washington

Biography

Nellie was the daughter of John and Martha (Hill) Elder of Randolph County, North Carolina, and the sister of Jesse, John, and Thomas Elder. She was born in 1899. Her father was a farmer in Randolph County. Nellie married Frank Sampson in 1916 in Randolph County. They lived in Grays Harbor County, Washington, where Frank was a mechanic and engineer for a lumber company. Their children were Lewis, Floyd, Leona, Ethel, Howard, Donald, and Dale Sampson.

Nellie and Frank divorced around 1933, and Nellie married Ernest Warren. He worked for a construction company in Bremerton, Washington. According to the US Census, in 1940, Frank had Floyd, Howard, and Donald living with him, and Nellie had Leona and Dale with her and her new husband. Ernest and Nellie had one child, Kenneth Warren. Nellie died in 1974 and is buried in Forest Memorial Gardens in Olympia, Washington.

Sources

• marriage record for Nellie Elder and Frank Sampson
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBN-2W7 : accessed 10 February 2017), Nellie M Elder in household of John H Elder, Trinity Township Archdale & Trinity towns, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS8-9L6 : accessed 10 February 2017), Nellie P Elder in household of John H Elder, Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFR-TL7 : accessed 10 February 2017), Nellie Sampson in household of Frank Sampson, Aberdeen Ward 5, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCS5-TTP : accessed 10 February 2017), Nellie Sampson in household of Frank Sampson, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K99B-M83 : accessed 10 February 2017), Nellie M Warren in household of Ernest C Warren, Bremerton, Bremerton Election Precinct 11, Kitsap, Washington, United States.
• Nellie M. Warren on Find a Grave