Nellie (Park) Shekell (1884)

Born 20 Sep 1884 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

Wife of John Henry Shekell — married 28 Aug 1935 in Elkhart, Indiana

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Biography

Nellie was born in 1885. Nellie Park ... ^[1]

Marriage

Name: Douglas Morden
Age (Expanded): 25 years
Birth Year: 1881
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Spouse's Name: Nellie Park
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 22 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1884
Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
Event Date: 30 Oct 1906
Event Place: Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan
Father's Name: W. S.
Mother's Name: Watson
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rose^[2]

Name: John Henry Shekell
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 28 Aug 1935
Event Place: Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Residence Place: Pontiac, , Michigan
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 48
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Number of Previous Marriages: Once
Birth Date: 03 Aug 1887
Birthplace: , Washnell, Michigan
Marriage License Date: 28 Aug 1935
Marriage Place: Elkhart, Indiana
Father's Name: Ernest Shekell
Mother's Name: Lillian Scofield
Spouse's Name: Nellie Morden
Spouse's Residence Place: Pontiac, , Michigan
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age (Estimated): 50
Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: Once
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Race (Original): White
Spouse's Birth Date: 20 Sep 1885
Spouse's Birthplace: Benton Harbor, , Michigan
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Park
Spouse's Mother's Name: Georgiana Loehi
Officiator's Name: Thomas E George^[3]

Census

Name: Nellie Park
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Benton Harbor city Ward 3-4, Berrien, Michigan, United States
District: 56
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Date: Sep 1884
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Charles Park Head M 39 Pennsylvania
Rosa Park Wife F 33 Pennsylvania
Nellie Park Daughter F 16 Michigan
Ethel Park Daughter F 14 Michigan
Harry Park Son M 12 Michigan
Lois Park Daughter F 9 Michigan
Margeret Park Daughter F 6 Michigan
Ruth Park Daughter F 3 Michigan^[4]

Name: Nellie Morden
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Fruitport, Muskegon, Michigan, United States
District: ED 119
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Douglas Morden Head M 37 Wisconsin
Nellie Morden Wife F 35 Michigan^[5]

Name: Nellie Park
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States
District: ED 82
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Nellie Park Head F 45 Michigan
Bessie Park Sister F 25 Michigan
John H Shekell Lodger M 42 Michigan^[6]

Name: Nellie Shekell
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Area B, Pontiac, Pontiac City, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Michigan
Birth Year (Estimated): 1886
Last Place of Residence: Same Place

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Shekell Head M 52 Michigan
Nellie Shekell Wife F 54 Michigan
Maurice Shekell Son M 22 Michigan^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Theresa Carrier-Torrealba, Apr 15, 2012
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3J4-NL9 : 4 December 2014), Douglas Morden and Nellie Park, 30 Oct 1906; citing Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, v 1 p 246 rn 1576, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,673.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX1S-F3R : 21 January 2016), John Henry Shekell and Nellie Morden, 28 Aug 1935; citing Elkhart, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,845,717.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M912-5Y7 : accessed 3 January 2017), Nellie Park in household of Charles Park, Benton Harbor city Ward 3-4, Berrien, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 31A, family 787, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,702.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQL-FQ3 : accessed 3 January 2017), Nellie Morden in household of Douglas Morden, Fruitport, Muskegon, Michigan, United States; citing ED 119, sheet 4A, line 31, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 788; FHL microfilm 1,820,788.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ1P-DPK : accessed 3 January 2017), Nellie Park, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 3A, line 20, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1018; FHL microfilm 2,340,753.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4PQ-QL9 : accessed 3 January 2017), Nellie Shekell in household of John Shekell, Area B, Pontiac, Pontiac City, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-110, sheet 61A, line 21, family , 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 1801.

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