Daughter of William Dallas Alford and Civil Elizabeth Sorrell Alford.

Married to James Franklin Adams on December 17, 1912 in Durham County, North Carolina.

Frank and Nellie were the parents of Nellie Waldo Adams Stone.
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie M Alford
Age: 15
Birth Date: May 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Sheet Number: 13
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 224
Family Number: 226
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Civil E Alford
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 7
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Civil E Alford 44
Thomas H Alford 23
Allice W Alford 17
Nellie M Alford 15
Loydd Alford 11
Sydney Maynard 21
Susan Maynard 19

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie Alford
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Driver Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Ciril Albred
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Clerk
Industry: Grocery Store
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Ciril Albred 54
Nellie Alford 24
Clara Alford 16

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Nellie M Alford
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1885
Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1912
Marriage Place: Durham, North Carolina
Father: Dalas Alford
Mother: Celia Alford
Spouse: J Frank Adams
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 26
Spouse Father: James Adams
Spouse Mother: Minervia Adams
Event Type: Marriage

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie Adams
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Driver Ave
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Frank J Adams
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Celia Alford
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank J Adams 32
Nellie Adams 35
Waldo Adams 5
Celia Alford 64

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie M Adams
Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street address: Angier Ave
Ward of City: 6 part of
House Number: 1904
Dwelling Number: 258
Family Number: 308
Age at first Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James F Adams 42
Nellie M Adams 44
Nellie W Adams 15

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie M Adamus
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Oak Grove, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Wake Forest Road Right West
Inferred Residence in 1935: Oak Grove, Durham, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 13A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
J Frank Adamus 52
Nellie M Adamus 54
E C Stone 25
K Ann Waldo Stone 25
E C Stone 4
J Franklin Stone 7/12

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Nellie Alford Adams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 76
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 17 May 1885
Birth Place: Cary, North Carolina
Death Date: 15 Feb 1962
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Spouse's name: J Franklin Adams
Father's Name: William Dallas Alford
Mother's Name: Civil Sorrell
Residence: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Cause of death: Cerebral vascular thrombosis due to cerebral and generalized arteriosclerosis
Informant: Mrs E C Stone, Jr, 2714 Wake Forest Rd, Durham