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Nellie <I>Lewis</I> Whitelaw

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Nellie Lewis Whitelaw

Birth
Keller, Ferry County, Washington, USA
Death
19 May 1944 (aged 93–94)
Nespelem, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Burial
Keller, Ferry County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Nellie's parents are unknown. Married John Robinson Whitelaw, Sr. b. 1829 Scotland d. ca 1895 WA. His burial is unknown.

OBITUARY: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) 23 May 1944, Tue. Page 5
AGED INDIAN WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
Nespelem, Wash., May 22 - Funeral services were held in the Keller schoolhouse Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Nellie Whitelaw. One of the oldest Indian women on the Colville reservation, she was born between 1845 and 1850. All of her life was spent in the Keller region and in the Big Bend.
She leaves four children, Pete of the Colville Indian agency, Gus and Mrs. Laura Bacon of Keller and Mrs. Nettie Bratton of Spokane.
Nellie's parents are unknown. Married John Robinson Whitelaw, Sr. b. 1829 Scotland d. ca 1895 WA. His burial is unknown.

OBITUARY: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) 23 May 1944, Tue. Page 5
AGED INDIAN WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH
Nespelem, Wash., May 22 - Funeral services were held in the Keller schoolhouse Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Nellie Whitelaw. One of the oldest Indian women on the Colville reservation, she was born between 1845 and 1850. All of her life was spent in the Keller region and in the Big Bend.
She leaves four children, Pete of the Colville Indian agency, Gus and Mrs. Laura Bacon of Keller and Mrs. Nettie Bratton of Spokane.


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