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7) Eli Thomas Nail:
   born 23 Oct 1897 Elnora, Daviess, IN; (Eli's birth is listed in his father's Bible);
   died 08 Jan 1979 Odon, Daviess, IN; obituariesdeath record
   death certificate; cause of death: arteriosclerosis, CVA; 
   buried Fairview Cemetery, near Elnora, Daviess, IN; tombstone photo;
   census records for Eli; WWI draft registration card; news articles regarding Eli;  
   signature:

   ;

   married Irene Wilson on 12 Feb 1923 Daviess Co, IN 
                (born 22 Nov 1905 Elnora, Daviess, IN; 
                died 07 Oct 1964 Washington, Daviess, IN; obituary
                death certificate; cause of death: carcinoma of liver and gallbladder;
                buried Fairview Cemetery, near Elnora, Daviess, IN; tombstone photo
                daughter of William Henry Wilson and Noretta Messenger (23 Nov 1870 Martin Co, IN-
                22 Oct 1953 Elnora, Daviess, IN; buried Slinkard Cemetery, Newberry, Greene, IN - no marker found in 2013); 
                William and Noretta married 10 May 1902
                signature:

                 );
   marriage record for Eli and Irene
   children:
        1) Ellen May Nail - born 18 May 1928 Elnora, Daviess, IN; 
                died 27 Dec 2005 Linton, Greene, IN; obituarydeath record;  
                death certificate; cause of death: coronary artery disease;         
                buried Marco Cemetery, Marco, Greene, IN; tombstone photo;
                Social Security record; census records for Ellen;  
                married Dora Blueford Wright on 17 Nov 1945 Daviess Co, IN 
                            (born 10 Oct 1914 Stafford Twp, Greene Co, IN; birth certificate;  
                            died 14 Jul 1959 Marco, Greene, IN; obituary; death record;       
                            death certificate; cause of death: coronary heart disease;                               
                            buried Marco Cemetery, Marco, Greene, IN; tombstone photo
                            WWII draft record;              
                            son of Clarance Wright (24 Jul 1891-18 Dec 1966); and Lena Vaughn (born 02 Mar 1895-22 Dec 1979); 
                            Clarance and Lena buried Marco Cemetery, Marco, Greene, IN; tombstone photo
;
                            on 17 Nov 1942 Dora married, then later divorced, Lois Beulah Smith);
                marriage record for Ellen and Dora
                children:
                    1) Joe Wright - living?; married?; children?
                    2) John Wright - living?; married?; children?
                    3) Harry Wright - living?; married?; children?
                    4) Thomas Leon Wright - living?; 
                                Thomas married (1) Vickie Lynn Thomas on 01 Jan 1984 Bicknell, Knox, IN (living?)
                                marriage record for Thomas and Vickie;  
                                divorced 1992; 
                                children? 
                                Thomas married (2) Carol S Quinlan on 04 Sep 1992 Bloomfield, Greene, IN (living?)
                                marriage record for Thomas and Carol;  
                                divorced 09 Jan 1995;
                                children? 
                                Thomas married (3) Denise Dale Hubbard on 06 Apr 1996 Sandborn, Knox, IN (living?);
                                marriage record for Thomas and Denise;  
                                children? 
                    5) Juanita Wright - living?; married ____ Gilbert (living?); children?
                    6) Shirley Wright - living?; married ____ Marsh (living?); children?  
                    7) Jessie Rae Wright - living?;   
                                Jessie married (1) Ernest Charles Hash on 20 Jul 1973 Marco, Greene, IN (living?);
                                marriage record and news announcement for Jessie and Ernest;  
                                divorced 25 Feb 1976 El Paso Co, CO; divorce record
                                children? 
                                Jessie married (2) unknown (living?);
                                children? 
                                Jessie married (3) Larry D Chambers on 13 Aug 1988 Bloomfield, Greene, IN (living?);
                                marriage record for Jessie and Larry;  
                                children? 
                                Jessie married (4) ____ Allen (living?);
                                children?

        2) Delores Ann "Punk" Nail - living?; census records for Delores;  
                   married Robert Ray Lynn* on 08 Jul 1951 Daviess Co, IN 
                            (born 28 Mar 1932 Sandford, Knox, IN; birth certificate;  
                            died 26 Jun 2007 Washington, Daviess, IN; cremated;  obituarydeath record;     
                            death certificate; cause of death: cardio-pulmonary collapse, probably malignant arrythmia;                        
                            Social Security record;   
                            son of Curtis J Lynn (1889-1953) and Osia O Rader (1891-1980); Curtis and Osia
                            buried Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Lyons, Greene, IN -
tombstone photo);

                   * Robert is a brother of Helen Marguerite Lynn, found here under Harley Isaiah Andis.

                    marriage record for Delores and Robert
                   children: 
                       1) Tammy Lynn - living?; married Tony Burton (living?)
                                children: 
                                    1) Chad Burton - living?; married?; children?
                                    2) Brittany Burton - living?; married?; children? 
                       2) Nancy Ann Lynn - living?;                     
                                 Nancy married (1) James Robert Bechtel on 28 Jun 1975 Odon, Daviess, IN (living?);
                                 marriage record for Nancy and James;
                                 divorced;
                                 children?  
                                 Nancy married (2) Christopher Jay Barnett on 15 Sep 1979 Odon, Daviess, IN (living?);
                                 marriage record for Nancy and Christopher;
                                 divorced;
                                 children?  
                                 Nancy married (3) James William Hendricks on 24 Jun 1983 Spencer, Owen, IN (living?);
                                 marriage record for Nancy and James;
                                 divorced 13 Feb 1998;
                                 children?  
                                 Nancy married (4) Harold Leslie Carrithers on 31 Dec 2000 Nashville, Brown, IN (living?);
                                 marriage record for Nancy and Harold;
                                 children?  
                       3) Wanda Lou Lynn * - living?;

                      (* Note: Wanda is alternately listed in records as daughter of Delores and Robert Lynn, and daughter of Eli and Irene Nail (see top of this page).
                                She is listed in Eli's obituary as a daughter. She states on her marriage application that her parents are Eli and Irene.
                                She is listed in Robert Lynn's obituary as a daughter. If anyone can clarify, we would appreciate it.
)

                                married Larry Austin Woodruff on 09 May 1968 Elnora, Daviess, IN (living?)
                                marriage record for Wanda and Larry;    
                                children: 
                                     1) Kevin Leon Woodruff - born 30 Oct 1968 Washington, Daviess, IN;   
                                             died 04 Aug 1984 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN;
                                             death certificate; cause of death: multiple extreme injuries from two-vehicle accident;
                                             buried Fairview Cemetery, Elnora, Daviess, IN; tombstone photo
                                             not married; no children
                       4) Debbie Lynn - born (___); died by Jun 2007; 
                                  married ____ Hill (living?);
                                  children?

        3) Richard Bruce Nail - born 19 Feb 1935 Elnora, Daviess, IN; birth certificate;
                 died 24 Feb 1935 Elnora, Daviess, IN; obituary;
                 death certificate; cause of death: valvular lesion of heart;    
                 buried Fairview Cemetery, near Elnora, Daviess Co, IN; tombstone photo;

        4) Melvin Floyd Nail - living?; census records for Melvin;      
                married Roma B Taber on 24 Feb 1967 Elnora, Daviess, IN 
                            (living?; daughter of Robert Taber and Maggie M Weninger; 
                            Roma married twice prior - to unknown and ____ Lindley; 
                            one marriage ended in death of spouse and one ended in divorce);
                marriage application for Melvin and Roma
                children:
                     1) Norma Sue Nail - living?; 
                            married Chris Edward Kane on 11 Jan 1988 Montgomery, Daviess, IN 
                                       (living?; son of Francis Leo Kane and Alice Louise Mahley)
                            marriage records for Norma and Chris
                            children? 

        5) Wanda Lou Nail *- living?; 
                married Larry Austin Woodruff on 09 Jun 1968 Elnora, Daviess, IN 
                           (living?; son of Austin Woodruff and Clara Hinkle)
                marriage record for Wanda and Larry
                children?

                  (* Note: Wanda is alternately listed in records as daughter of Delores and Robert Lynn (see above), and daughter of Eli and Irene Nail.
                                She is listed in Eli's obituary as a daughter. She states on her marriage application that her parents are Eli and Irene.
                                She is listed in Robert Lynn's obituary as a daughter. If anyone can clarify, we would appreciate it.
)

        6) Bobby Gerald Nail - living?; 
                married Darlene Louise Gregory* on 28 Jul 1962 Sullivan Co, IN 
                            (living?; daughter of John F Gregory and Augusta Mae Runyon; 
                            Darlene married (2) on 08 Feb 1975 Martin Co, IN to Joseph M Spears);
                marriage records for Bobby and Darlene

                   * Darlene Gregory is the sister of Loretta Gregory (see below under (7) Norman Nail).

                children:
                     1) Randall Robert Nail - living?; 
                               married Melissa Dawn Miller on 02 Feb 1998 Bloomfield, Greene, IN (living?);
                               marriage record for Randall and Melissa;
                               children?

        7) Norman Lee "Tack" Nail - born 14 Dec 1942 Elnora, Daviess, IN;
                died 22 Aug 2017 Bloomfield, Greene, IN; obituary - includes photo;
                buried Calvertville Cemetery, Calvertville, Greene, IN; tombstone photo;  
                U.S. Navy and U.S. Army - Vietnam; photo including Norman;              
                Norman married (1) to unknown; divorced; children?
                Norman married (2) to Loretta June Gregory* on 29 Nov 1968 Sandborn, Knox, IN 
                            (living?; daughter of John Gregory and Augusta Mae Runyon; 
                            Loretta married (1) to ____ Patton; divorced)

                           * Loretta Gregory is the sister of Darlene Gregory (see above under (6) Bobby G Nail).

                 marriage recordsfor Norman and Loretta
                children:    
                     1) Michelle Maria Nail - living?;
                                   married Gregory Leitzman on 26 Nov 1994 Paragon, Morgan, IN (living?);
                                   marriage record for Michelle and Gregory;
                                   children?
                     2) Bruce Nail - living?; married?; children?
                     3) Dennis Lee Nail - living?;
                                   married Victoria E Hoffman on 02 Feb 1991 Paragon, Morgan, IN (living?);
                                   marriage record for Dennis and Victoria;
                                   children?