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Frank NELSON
(Abt 1835 – )
Angeline UNK
(Abt 1840 – )
Thomas MAGLONE
(1853 –1913)
Mathilda HEATHER
(Abt 1855 – Bef 1899)
John H. NELSON
(1861–1910)
Elizabeth MAGLONE
(1875 –1939)
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Versa Elizabeth NELSON
(1898 –1956)

 

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1. Luther Milton DODSON

2. James Thomas MORGAN

Versa Elizabeth NELSON 3 4
  • Born: 28 February 1898, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA 1 2 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Luther Milton DODSON about 1914 in prob Clay County, Illinois, USA 1 2 3
  • Marriage (2): James Thomas MORGAN on 7 April 1938 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
  • Died: 3 April 1956, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA at age 58
  • Buried: 5 April 1956, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

bullet   Other names for Versa were Versie DODSON,1 Versil C. (or Versie E.) DODSON,2 Verna HATFIELD 6 and Versie E. NELSON.5

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bullet  Death Notes

7:20 am at Good Samaritan Hospital

bullet  Burial Notes

Bethel Memorial Cemetery

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bullet  Recorded Events in Her Life

  • She has conflicting birth information of 28 February 1897 and Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA. 7 8

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  • She appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 5 June 1900 in Owensville, Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, USA. 5

Nelson, John H.      Head       W  M   May 1861   39   M  6         Illinois   Illinois   Illinois   Section-hand
------  Elizabeth    Wife       W  F   May 1875   25   M  6  3  2   Illinois   Illinois   Illinois
------  Matilda P.   Daughter   W  F   Dec 1895    4   S            Illinois   Illinois   Illinois
------  Versie E.    Daughter   W  F   Feb 1898    2   S            Illinois   Illinois   Illinois


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  • She appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 15 April 1910 in Sailor Springs, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA. 4

Nelson Elizabeth         Head       F  W   34   M1  15  7  3   Illinois   Illinois   Illinois   Laundress / Hotel
------ Tillie Permelia   Daughter   F  W   14   S              Illinois   Illinois   Illinois   None
------ Versa Elizabeth   Daughter   F  W   12   S              Illinois   Illinois   Illinois   None
------ Addie May         Daughter   F  W    5   S              Indiana    Illinois   Illinois   None


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  • She appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 13 January 1920 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA. 1

Dodson, Luther   Head   M   W   33      M   Illinois   Tennessee   Illinois   Laborer
------, Versie   Wife   F   W   21      M   Illinois   Illinois    Illinois   None
------, Roy      Son    M   W   10/12   S   Illinois   Illinois    Illinois   None


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  • She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 30 April 1930 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. 2

Dodson Luther M.   Head*       M  W   43   M   30   Illinois  Tennessee   Illinois   Fitting up / Car Mfg. Co
------ Versil C.   Wife        F  W   32   M   19   Illinois  Illinois    Illinois   none
------ Dorthy      Daughter    F  W   10   S        Illinois  Illinois    Illinois   none
------ Viann M.    Son         M  W    7   S        Illinois  Illinois    Illinois   none
Cluck Adam         Boarder**   M  W   48   Wd  20   Illinois  Illinois    Illinois   Laborer / Car shops
        *Rents ($5), no radio, does not live on a farm, not in school, able to read and write
       **Owns ($400), no radio, does not live on a farm, not in school, able to read and write

  • She had a residence in 1935 in Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.
  • She appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census on 1 April 1940 in Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

    James Morgan       40
    Versa Morgan       41
    Dorothy May       20
    Ivan Dodson       17
    Zada F May       3
  • Her obituary was published in the Register-News on 3 April 1956 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

    DEATHS and FUNERALS

    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. She was 59 years, one month and five days of age. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Myers Chapel. The Rev. Charlie Karch will officiate and burial will be in Bethel Memorial Cemetery. The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 11 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Morgan was born February 28, 1897 in Clay City, Ill., the daughter of John and Elizabeth (McGlone) Nelson. She was first married to Luther M. Dodson, who preceded her in death in 1937. She was later married to James T. Morgan, who died March 6 of this year. Surviving are one son, Ivan M. Dodson of Mt. Vernon; one daughter, Dorothy Fern McClellan of Mt. Vernon; two sisters, Tillie Henson of St. Louis and Pauline Sheppard of Decatur; two grandchildren who were reared in her home, Stephen Wayne Dodson and Patsy Flanagan; and two great grandchildren.
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Versa married Luther Milton DODSON, son of Solomon DODSON and Elizabeth DODSON, about 1914 in prob Clay County, Illinois, USA.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce before October 1936. (Luther Milton DODSON was born on 7 May 1886 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA,1 2 9 10 11 died on 22 November 1937 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA 9 and was buried on 23 November 1937 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA 9.)


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Versa next married James Thomas MORGAN on 7 April 1938 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. (James Thomas MORGAN was born on 10 November 1889 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA,12 died on 6 March 1956 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA and was buried on 9 March 1956 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Luther Dodson household, Clay City Village, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA.
  2. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626, 2,667 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Luther M. Dodson household, Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  3. Kirsty M. Haining.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Elizabeth Nelson household, Sailor Springs Village, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, USA.
  5. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), John H. Nelson household, Scott Street, Owensville town, Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, USA.
  6. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916 –1947 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916 –1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records.), Luther Melton Dodson 1937.
  7. Obituary.
  8. Cemetery Gravestone.
  9. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916 –1947 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916 –1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records.).
  10. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), Salaman Dodson household, Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.
  11. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.).
  12. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration).


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