Matt Thomas “Waley” Nelms (1915-1990)

Matt Thomas “Waley” Nelms

Birth

4 Jul 1915

Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Death

18 May 1990 (aged 74)

Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Burial

Oakland Cemetery

Chuckatuck, Suffolk City, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Lot 100 Grave 2

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Family Members

Parents

William Joseph "Jodie" Nelms

1871–1929
Annie Maud Vaughan Nelms

1880–1954

Spouses

Adelaide Pearl "Adlee" Lankford Nelms

1919–1936 (m. 1935)
Mary Josephine "Josie" Crumpler Nelms

1921–1993 (m. 1937)

Siblings

Ethel Mae Nelms Baber

1897–1993
Lucy Lee Nelms Powell

1902–1981
Wilson Cooley Nelms

1904–1942
Howard Presley Nelms

1905–1978
Joseph Eugene Nelms Sr

1907–1982
Emily Archer Nelms Turner

1910–1999

Children

Bettie Anne Nelms Lange

1939–2021

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Chuckatuck
Suffolk City
Virginia
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Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
1950 United States Federal Census
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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Matt Thomas “Waley” Nelms

Family Members

William Joseph "Jodie" Nelms

Annie Maud Vaughan Nelms

Adelaide Pearl "Adlee" Lankford Nelms

Mary Josephine "Josie" Crumpler Nelms

Ethel Mae Nelms Baber

Lucy Lee Nelms Powell

Wilson Cooley Nelms

Howard Presley Nelms

Joseph Eugene Nelms Sr

Emily Archer Nelms Turner

Bettie Anne Nelms Lange

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