380. Nellie May Wilson
(1) was born on 26 Jun 1913 in Clarkrange,
Tn, Fentress Co.(2) She died on 16 Jun
1991 in Crossville, Tn.(2) She was buried
on 18 Jun 1991 in Mt Union Miss, Bapt Church, Campground Cem, Fentress Co, Tn.
(2) [Fitz.ged]
NELLIE MAE LIVED IN THE CROSSVILLE NURSING HOME FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEF ORE HER
DEATH AT CROSSVILLE, TN, HOSPITAL, ON MOTHER'S DAY. HER 3 CHILDREN F ROM
CALIFORNIA (WILLA DEAN, EDDIE, AND BETTY) HAD SENT HER A BIG TUB O F FLOWERS
FOR
MOTHER'S DAY, AND MAE WAS NOT WELL ENOUGH TO EVEN SEE THEM, OR REALIZ E THAT
HER
CHILDREN HAD SENT THEM TO HER.
THE NURSES CAME INTO MAE'S ROOM ON MOTHER'S DAY TO TURN HER OVER, AN D MAE BEGAN
TO CRY BECAUSE IT HURT HER TO BE MOVED, AND WAS BEGGING THEM NOT TO M OVE HER,
THE NURSES GOT HER ON HER SIDE, AND MAE LET OUT A BREATH OF AIR, AN D SHE WAS
GONE, OLLIE ASKED THE NURSES IF SHE WAS GONE, AND THEY SAID, "YES."
SHE HAD ALHEIMERS DISEASE, BUT NEVER TOTALLY LOST ALL OF HER MEMORY , SHE SEEMED
TO REMEMBER OLLIE, HER YOUNGER SISTER, WHEN SHE CAME TO SEE HER 3 TIM ES A DAY
TO HELP FEED AND BATHE HER. MAE WOULD SAY, "YOU REMEMBERED TO COME B ACK."
OLLIE WOULD TELL MAE ALL DAY LONG HOW PRETTY SHE WAS, AND MAE WOULD J UST LOOK
UP AT HER WITH HER PRETTY BLUE EYES SMILING.
HER DAUGHTER, JUDY GRACE SPENT 2 WEEKS WITH HER ABOUT 3 MOS BEFORE SH E DIED.
JUDY NOW LIVES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH HER FAMILY. OLLIE HAD WRITTEN T O ALL FOUR
OF MAE'S CHILDREN AND TOLD THEM HOW SICK SHE WAS, AND JUDY GRACE WA S THE ONLY
ONE THAT MADE IT HOME TO SEE HER BEFORE SHE DIED.
MAE IS BURIED WITH HER MOTHER, FATHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT THE C AMP GROUND
CEMETERY, FENTRESS COUNTY, TN.
NELLIE MAE WAS CALLED "MAE". SHE HAD 4 CHILDREN, WILLA DEAN, BETTY
, JUDY GRACE
AND EDWARD "EDDIE", AND ONE DAY WHEN SHE CAME HOME FROM WORK HER HUSB
AND
WAS GONE WITH THE CHILDREN. EDDIE WAS JUST A BABY. SHE SEARCHED FOR
MANY YEARS AND COULD NEVER LOCATE THEM. WHEN EDDIE WAS IN THE NAVY T HEY
FINALLY FOUND THEIR MOTHER. THEY HAD BEEN TOLD SHE WAS DEAD. ONE O F HER
KIDS VISITED MAE'S HOME TOWN AND FOUND OUT THEIR MOTHER WAS STILL ALI VE,
AND MAE GOT TO SEE ALL OF HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. HER CHILDR EN
HAD BEEN TAKEN TO CALIFORNIA. WHEN THEIR FATHER LAWRENCE TRUE DIED , IS
WHEN THEY FOUND THEIR MOTHER.
MAE'S 2ND HUSBAND WAS A KELLY. HE DIED A FEW YEARS BEFORE SHE DID . I HAVE NO
RECORD OF WHERE HE IS BURIED.
MAE NEVER GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE, AND WHEN HE R HUSBAND
VISITED HER IN CLEVELAND, OH DURING WORLD WAR II, WHERE SHE WAS WORKI NG, AND
SENDING MONEY HOME EVERY WEEK TO HER PARENTS TO CARE FOR HER CHILDREN , LAWRENCE
ASKED MAE TO SIGN A PIECE OF PAPER, NEVER REALIZING SHE WAS SIGNING A WAY
THE CUSTODY OF HER CHILDREN. LAWRENCE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, VIRGINIA , TOOK
THE 4 CHILDREN TO CALIFORNIA. MAE ALWAYS REFERRED TO HER CHILDREN CR YING
AND WRINGING HER HANDS AS "HER GOD BLESSED CHILDREN."
NELLIE MAE WAS 6 YEARS OLD IN THE 1920 CENSUS, FENTRESS CO, TN. VOL 2 4, ED 20,
SHEET 10, LINE 40.
Lawrence True
(1) was born in Crossville Tn, Cumberland Co.
(2) [Fitz.ged]
LAWRENCE TOOK HIS 4 CHILDREN TO CALIFORNIA WHEN THEY WERE BABIES, TEL LING
THEM THAT THEIR MOTHER, NELLIE MAE WILSON WAS DEAD. WHEN THEY WERE GR OWN, THEY
LOCATED THEIR MOTHER AND GOT TO MEET HER. Nellie May Wilson and Lawrence True
had the following children:
478 i.
Willa Dean True (Private).
479 ii.
Betty True (Private).
480 iii.
Judy Grace True (Private).
481 iv.
Edward "Eddie" True (Private).
She was married to Mr Kelly in 1955 in Crossville Tn, Cumberland Co. Mr Kelly (1) was born in 1913 in Crossville Tn, Cumberland Co.(2) He died in Crossville Tn, Cumberland Co.(2) He was buried in Crossville Tn, Cumberland Co.(2)
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