Individual Details

Bettie Elenora Nelson

(28 Oct 1878 - 9 Jan 1956)

Her obituary says she had resided in Westville 73 years.

Events

Birth	28 Oct 1878	Halmstead, Halland, Sweden
Emigration	1882
Marriage	12 Oct 1898	Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Albert James Sr.
Census	1900	Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1910	Belgium, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1920	Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census	1930	Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Living	15 Jun 1938
Census	1940	Lafferty Hill, Belgium, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death	9 Jan 1956	Westville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Burial		Parrish Cemetery, Grape Creek, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Families

Spouse	Albert James Sr. (1869 - 1938)
Child	F. Lily James (1899 - 1900)
Child	Viola James (1901 - 1986)
Child	Albert James Jr. (1903 - 1973)
Child	Living
Child	Helen James (1909 - 1980)
Child	Alfred Robert James (1912 - 1986)
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Jesse Frederick James (1919 - 1961)
Child	Carl Edward James (1922 - 1929)
Child	Betty Lou James (1924 - 1987)

Notes

Marriage

Marriage record says Albert is of Grape Creek, coal miner, and Bettie is of Grape Creek.

Census

She is reported to be the mother of one child, none living.

Census

She reports she is the mother of four children, four living.

Census

Her name is given as Betty E.

Census

Census lists Betty James, a widowed female, with 5 years of education. She lived in the same place in 1935 and is employed in housework. She owns a home valued at $700.

Death

Her address is given as DeQuimpaul St., Westville Route 1.

Endnotes

1. Albert James household, 1910 U.S. census, Belgium, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 130, page 88A; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 329..

2. Albert James Sr. household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 150, page 8B, household 333, family 345; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..

3. Albert James household, 1930 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 36, page 1B, household 22, family 23; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 564..

4. Albert James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117A, household 283, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..

5. Register of Marriages, Vol 3: 217, County Clerk, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.

6. Westville Woman, 77, Succumbs in Hospital, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 10 January 1956. Newspaper and publication place uncertain.

7. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Belgium, enumeration district (ED) 92-47, p. 2B, household 38, Betty James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 898.

8. Albert James Sr. household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 150, page 8B, household 333, family 345; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..

9. Albert James household, 1930 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 36, page 1B, household 22, family 23; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 564..

10. Albert James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117A, household 283, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..

11. Albert James household, 1910 U.S. census, Belgium, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 130, page 88A; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 329..

12. Albert James Sr. household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 150, page 8B, household 333, family 345; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..

13. Albert James household, 1930 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 36, page 1B, household 22, family 23; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 564..

14. Albert James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117A, household 283, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..

15. Register of Marriages, Vol 3: 217, County Clerk, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.

16. Westville Woman, 77, Succumbs in Hospital, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 10 January 1956. Newspaper and publication place uncertain.

17. Albert James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117A, household 283, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..

18. Albert James household, 1910 U.S. census, Belgium, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 130, page 88A; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 329..

19. Albert James Sr. household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 150, page 8B, household 333, family 345; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..

20. Albert James household, 1930 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 36, page 1B, household 22, family 23; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 564..

21. Coal Miner Dead at 68, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 16 June 1938. newspaper and publication date uncertain..

22. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Belgium, enumeration district (ED) 92-47, p. 2B, household 38, Betty James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 898.

23. Westville Woman, 77, Succumbs in Hospital, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 10 January 1956. Newspaper and publication place uncertain.

24. Lucinda B. Carrigan, "Memorandum Book," ; manuscript, 1952-1961, Vermilion Co., Illinois; privately held by grandson, James V. Gill, , Versailles, Kentucky, 2010. Betty James death.

25. Westville Woman, 77, Succumbs in Hospital, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 10 January 1956. Newspaper and publication place uncertain.