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Adocia Elizabeth <I>Tilley</I> Nelson

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Adocia Elizabeth Tilley Nelson

Birth
Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Mar 1944 (aged 84)
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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The daughter of John and Mary Jane Martin Tilley, she married Captain Leander Nelson July 32, 1881. They were the parents of ten children and six were still living at her death.

Adocia and her husband, Capt. Lee Nelson, were the owners and operators of Nelson Funeral Home in Stokes County, NC. Stories have been told of her personally stitching the coverings of the caskets for the many people that were served by her and Capt. Lee during the time when their funeral service was the only one in Stokes Co.

She was very well loved and respected by the citizens of Stokes County and surrounding area.
The daughter of John and Mary Jane Martin Tilley, she married Captain Leander Nelson July 32, 1881. They were the parents of ten children and six were still living at her death.

Adocia and her husband, Capt. Lee Nelson, were the owners and operators of Nelson Funeral Home in Stokes County, NC. Stories have been told of her personally stitching the coverings of the caskets for the many people that were served by her and Capt. Lee during the time when their funeral service was the only one in Stokes Co.

She was very well loved and respected by the citizens of Stokes County and surrounding area.


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