Nelson, Versa Elizabeth 'Versie'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: NELS.V001
• Funeral: Myers Chapel,

Notes:

Died:
Versa Morgan Dies at Age 59: Rites Thursday Mrs. Versa Elizabeth Morgan,of 609 South Tenth Street, died at 7:20 this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital,where she had been a patient for the past four days.

Family/Spouse: Dodson, Luther Milton. Luther (son of Dodson, Solomon and Dodson, Elizabeth) was born on 7 May 1886 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 22 Nov 1937 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried on 23 Nov 1937 in Hopewell Cemetery, Idlewood, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dodson, Alberta May was born on 31 Dec 1917 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois; died on 3 Apr 1918 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 4 Apr 1918 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
2. Dodson, Roy Harold was born on 24 Feb 1919 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 30 Apr 1922 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 1 May 1922 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
3. Dodson, Dorothy Fern was born on 23 Feb 1920 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 26 Nov 2000 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Sangamon County, Illinois.
4. Dodson, Ivan Milton was born on 18 Oct 1922 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 19 Mar 2007 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
5. Dodson, Infant was born on 17 Jun 1925 in Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Jun 1925 in Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 18 Jun 1925 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

Versa married Morgan, James Thomas on 7 Apr 1936 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. James (son of Morgan, S.) was born on 9 Nov 1889 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; died on 6 Mar 1956 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Bethel Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: NELS.J001
• _FGRAVE: 168792745

Notes:

Buried:
Barb Maglone's notes actually say "South California"

John married Maglone, Elizabeth 'Lizzie'. Elizabeth (daughter of Maglone, Thomas and Heather, Matilda) was born on 26 May 1875 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 28 Aug 1939 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Bethel Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: MAGL.E006
• _FGRAVE: 86052258

Notes:

Elizabeth was born 23 May 1875 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas MAGLONE and Matilda HEATHER.

Elizabeth first married John H. NELSON in Richland County, Illinois on 23 March 1895. John was the son of Frank and Angeline Nelson. There were seven children from their union, but only three daughters survived to adulthood. Elizabeth and John lived in Illinois early in their marriage (probably in Richland and Clay Counties), then later moved to Indiana — the 1900 census found them in Owensville, Gibson County, Indiana, USA.

First born was Matilda "Tillie" Permelia Nelson (1895-1982), then Versa Elizabeth Nelson (1898-1956), Ralph Martin Nelson (1899-1900), Bertha Ann Nelson (1901-1902), and Addie May Nelson (b. about 1904). In 1906 a baby boy was born in Owensville, Indiana who lived for only 5 days. There was no name on the death certificate. Their last child was Nora Murl Nelson (1908-1909), who born in Arkansas but died in Owensville, Indiana.

Lizzie's husband John died in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana (near Owensville) on 12 March 1910. By the 1910 census, which was enumerated a month later on 15 April 1910, Elizabeth and her remaining three daughters were back in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois, USA. Now the head of her household, Lizzie worked as a hotel laundress.

By 1920, when the census was taken, Elizabeth was still in Sailor Springs, living as a companion to another widow. Later that year, Elizabeth married her second husband, Harry Herbert SCHOTT. Harry was the son of Samuel Schott and Matilda Ann Taylor; he had been married several times (twice before Lizzie, and again after her death). Harry and Elizabeth moved to the Mount Vernon area in Jefferson County, Illinois, and remained there until Elizabeth's death on 28 Aug 1939. Elizabeth was buried in Bethel Memorial Cemetery on 30 Aug 1939. Harry remarried, and died nearly 7 years later on 16 Aug 1946; he was buried in a different cemetery in Mount Vernon.

F. married ?, A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: MAGL.T001

Thomas married Heather, Matilda on 2 Oct 1878 in Richland County, Illinois. Matilda was born in 1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HEAT.M001

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MAGL.J001

Notes:

Notes from Bill & Barb Maglone:

"This James Maglone and Mary (Henson) Maglone is where Bill Maglone and most of you come from. We also have a copy of their marriage licens. James and Sarah were married in the residence of Allen Williams."

Birth:
Barb Maglone's research says he was born in 1826
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 for daughter, Rachel Maddox, shows he was born in Richland County, Illinois

James married Henson, Mary 'Polly'. Mary was born in 1833 in Indiana; died in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HENS.M001

Notes:

Birth:
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 for daughter, Rachel Maddox, shows she was born in Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

Married:
Early Marriages of Richland County, Illinois 1840-1899 Volume 1, page 8 says they were married on December 7, 1848 by William Shore, J.P.