Nadine (Robinson) Burnside (1909 - 1998)

Born 10 Jun 1909 in East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Adams (Coles) Cole — married 25 Jan 1937 (to 22 Mar 1948) in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Nadine (Robinson) Burnside is a part of US Black heritage.

Dancer, 1st wife of Nat King Cole. Met Nat performing musical 'Shuffle Along'. Lived in Los Angeles, California. 1953- Lived Sugar Hill, Los Angeles, California. 1959-She was going to open a talent agency. American songwriter-used Robinson surname.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJNP-WZX : accessed 26 December 2020), Nadine Robinson in household of Chas K Robinson, Warwick, Virginia, United States; citing ED 101, sheet 5B, line 79, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1899; FHL microfilm 1,821,899.
• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SP-C31M : 17 December 2020), Nathaniel Coles and Nadine Robinson, 25 Jan 1937; citing various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 2,108,664.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZM-S68 : 29 November 2019), Nadine J Coles, Councilmanic District 7, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-485, sheet 9B, line 66, family 240, 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 413.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60901 #32698477
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 December 2020), memorial page for Nadine C Burnside (10 Jun 1909–29 Dec 1998), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81296543; citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307).
• U.S. Newspapers.com Marriage Index 1800s-1999. Published: 21 Oct 1992.
• St. Louis Post Dispatch Obituary Index 1880-2009.
• U.S. Veterans' Gravesites 1775-2019. Section 1f, Site 444. Interred: 05 Jan 1999. Wife of Archie Burnside. National Cemetery Administration. Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, 2006.
• Who's Who in California. Page #93. Call No. E185.93.C2N43, 1948. California State Library, Sacramento, California.
• U.S. World War II Draft Cards. for Nathaniel Coles. Serial No. 2695, Order No. 952. Wife: Nadine I. Coles.
• Wikipedia. www.wikipedia.com.
• Jet Magazine-03 Dec 1959.
• FamilySearch.org. ID #L2W6-S8Y.

See also:

• Profile for Nadine Robinson at Geni

Acknowledgements

I thank all who created and have contributed to Nadine's family tree and profiles.