Rev James A Nail
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9) James Andrew Nail (Rev):
born 10 Jan 1852 IN;
died 03 Jun 1929 Napavine, Lewis, WA;
obituary;
death certificate; cause of death:
cerebral hemorrhage, arteriosclerosis;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
census records
for James; news
articles referencing James;
James is mentioned in
court records of his father David Nail;
married Rachel Westhafer on 13 Mar 1873 Martin Co, IN
(born
11 Dec 1846 Little Rock, Pulaski, AR;
died 31
Jan 1928 Napavine, Lewis, WA; obituary;
death certificate; cause
of death: flu pneumonia;
buried
Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
news articles referencing Rachel; Westhafer family genealogy;
daughter of Rudy Westhafer (11 Oct 1815-07 Oct 1876 Martin Co,
IN; buried
Williams Cemetery, Martin Co, IN -
tombstone photo) and Christina Gramm
(died 01 Jan 1897 MO; buried Rock Hill Cemetery, Puxico, Stoddard Co, MO));
marriage records for
James and Rachel;
children:
1) Franklin Lafayette "Lafe" (Dr) Nail
- born 20 or 30 Dec 1872 or 1873 IN (discrepancy in
records);
died 17 Dec 1943 Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA;
obituary;
death record;
death certificate extraction; cause
of death: myocarditis chronic;
WWI
draft registration card;
1901-1902 Gazetteer and Business Directory listing;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
census records for Lafayette;
news articles
referencing Lafe;
married Nettie Marion Pennie on 09 Sep 1903 Hoquiam, Chehalis, WA
(born
03 Dec 1881 MN;
died 27 Nov 1957 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA; obituary;
death record;
death certificate extraction;
buried Sunset Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, WA;
tombstone photo;
Social Security record;
news
articles referencing Nettie; passport
application;
daughter of George Penny and Marian Watson);
marriage records for Lafayette and
Nettie;
no evidence of any children
2) Mary E Nail - born 26 Sep 1875
likely IN;
died 26 Sep 1875 likely IN;
likely buried Martin Co, IN
3) Huldah E Nail - born c.
1876 likely IN; died 1876-1880 likely IN;
likely buried Martin Co, IN
4) Lura Helen Nail - see separate personal page
5) Omar Stewart Nail - born 11 Mar
1880 Marshall, Clark, IL;
died 05 May 1936 Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
obituary;
death record;
death
certificate;
cause of death: broncho pneumonia;
WWI draft registration card; census
records for Omar; news articles referencing
Omar;
signature:
;
possibly never married;
children?
6) Ida Ethel Nail - born 22 Aug
1882 Springfield, Sangamon, IL;
died 29 Jan 1981 Chehalis, Lewis, WA; obituary;
death record;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
census records for Ida;
news articles referencing
Ida;
married William Charles Harper on 03 Jun 1903 Lewis Co, WA
(born 20 Sep 1877 WA or Portland, Multnomah, OR
(discrepancy in records);
died
01 Mar 1944 Los Angeles Co, CA; death
record;
buried Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Army - Spanish-American War;
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Home listing;
WWI and WWII draft registration card;
signature:
;
William married (2) Hattie ____
unable to determine Charles's parents);
marriage record for Ida and
William;
divorced;
children:
1) Genevieve Sophrona Harper - born 04 Apr 1904;
died 12 Jun 1992 Port Angeles, Clallam, WA;
death records;
buried Mt Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Clallam, WA;
tombstone photo;
census records for
Genevieve;
news article regarding Genevieve; Social
Security record;
married Hobart McKinley Fiscus on 29 Oct 1921 Chehalis, Lewis, WA
(born 16 Apr 1897 Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
birth record;
died 26 Oct 1964 Multnomah Co, OR; obituary;
death records;
buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Marine Corps - WWI; news
articles regarding Hobart;
son of Cary Hubble Fiscus (1859 IN-16 Aug 1932 Lewis Co, WA)
and
Eliza Jane Rockwood (02 Feb 1862 KS-13 Nov 1934 Lewis Co, WA);
Cary and Eliza buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Lewis,
WA - tombstone photo;
Hobart married (2) Neva C Acjer on 06 Aug 1949 Skamania
Co, WA
(1898-23 Oct 1964 Multnomah Co, OR;
death notice; Neva married
(1) to Harry Bresee;
Neva buried
Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, OR -
tombstone photo));
marriage announcement for
Genevieve and Hobart; marriage
record for Genevieve and Hobart;
divorced c. May 1928;
children:
1) Hobart McKinley Jr Fiscus - born 19 Sep 1922 WA;
died 13 Jan 1943 (KIA) Solomon Islands;
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Fort William McKinley,
Manila, Philippines (Tablets of the
Missing); photo of Hobart's name
on the Tablets;
news artlcle regarding Hobart's
death; casualty lists; census
records for Hobart;
U.S. Marine Corps - WWII;
2) Stanley James Fiscus - born c. 1925 WA;
died 08 Jul 1944 Marianas Islands;
casualty lists;
buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu, HI; tombstone photo;
census records for Stanley;
news
article regarding Stanley;
U.S. Marine Corps - WWII; WWII Casualty
List;
3) Arline Barbara Fiscus - born 16 Aug 1929 Portland, Multnomah, OR;
died 19 Jan 1937 Portland, Multnomah, OR;
death notice; death
record;
death certificate;
cause of death: 2nd and 3rd degree burns of entire body and shock -
from clothing catching on fire;
buried Columbian Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
census records for Arline
4)
Nadine Lois Fiscus - born
16 Sep 1930;
died 09 Sep 2012 Clark Co, WA;
death records;
buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
census records for Nadine;
Nadine married (1) Edmond Henry Stiner on 06 Nov 1948
Stevenson, Skamania, WA
(living?);
marriage record for Nadine
and Edmond;
divorced 07 Feb 1961 Multnomah Co, OR;
divorce record;
children:
1) Marvin P Stiner - living?; married?; children?
2) David C Stiner - living?; married?; children?
3) Carol A Stiner -
living?; married?; children?
Nadine married (2) Robert
Bartley Moore on 28 Apr 1966
Vancouver, Clark, WA
(born 25 Jun 1934 Portland,
Multnomah, OR;
died 12 Nov 1992 Bandon, Coos, OR;
death records;
obituary;
buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Army - Korea (03 Apr 1953-30 Apr 1955);
Social Security record;
son of Robert M Moore and Zola H Hedge);
marriage record for Nadine and
Robert;
children?
5)
Jolynn
Esther
Fiscus - born
17 Feb 1935;
died 02 Feb 2011 likely OR;
death record;
census records for Jolynn;
married
Floyd Parker Lansdon on 14 Jun 1953 Multnomah Co, OR
(born 11 Jan 1929 Spokane,
Spokane, WA;
died 08 Jan 1997; death
record;
buried Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, CA;
crypt photo;
U.S. Marine Corps - Korea;
Social Security record;
son of Floyd W Lansdon and Caroline A Parker);
marriage record for Jolynn
and Floyd; (Jolynn's mother is stated as Neva
Acjer (?))
divorced Apr 1966 Alameda, Alameda, CA;
divorce record;
divorced 09 Mar 1979 Orange Co, CA;
divorce
record;
children?
6) Melvin Leroy Fiscus -
living?; census
records for Melvin;
Melvin possibly married (1) Betty
Gale May in Aug 1958 Escambia Co, FL
(living?);
marriage record for Melvin and
Betty;
Melvin married (2) Nancy Anne Edwards on 14 Sep 1963 Battle Ground, Clark, WA
(living?);
marriage records for Melvin
and Nancy;
children?
2) Hartzell Sherman Harper - born 16 Jun 1907 Napavine, Lewis, WA;
birth record;
died 07 Feb 1981 Chehalis, Lewis, WA; obituary;
death records;
buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
news
articles referencing Hartzell; census
records for Hartzell;
WWII draft card; signature:
;
married Esther May Griffith on 22 Sep 1930 Lewis Co, WA
(born 14 Apr 1910 Sara, Clark, WA;
died
23 Feb 1999 Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
obituary; death
records;
buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
Social Security record; signature:
;
daughter of Frank Ernest Griffith
(born c. 1867 MO) and Ina Lillie Fitz
(born Feb 1890 WA));
marriage certificate for Hartzell and Esther;
no children mentioned in either obituary
3) Irwin Curtis Harper - born 17 Aug 1911 Chehalis, Clallam, WA;
died 09 Nov 1991
Port Angeles, Clallam, WA;
obituary; death
records;
buried Mt Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Clallam, WA; tombstone photo;
U.S. Army Air Corps - WWII; enlistment
record;
census records for Irwin;
news
articles referencing Irwin; Social
Security record;
married Mary Marlow Howard on 08 Nov 1942 Seattle, King, WA
(born 16 Dec 1909 Clallam Co, WA;
birth record;
died 13 Jan 1990 Port Angeles, Clallam,
WA; obituary;
death record;
buried Mt Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Clallam, WA; tombstone photo;
U.S. Marine Corps - WWII;
daughter of Oscar Michael Howard (25 Nov 1878 MO-15 Aug
1955 WA) and
Mamie Marlow
(22 Nov 1880 MO-22 Jan 1965);
Oscar and Mamie buried
Mt Angeles Memorial Park, Port Angeles, Clallam, WA;
tombstone photo);
marriage record for Irwin and
Mary;
no children mentioned in either obituary
7) Alta S Nail - born 17 Sep 1884
IL;
died
18 Oct 1963 Tacoma, Pierce, WA; obituary; death
record;
census records for Alta; signature:
;
Alta
married(1)
Robert Nuten Phillips on 27 Jan 1904 Napavine, Lewis, WA
(born 30 Apr 1879 Nashville, Davidson, TN;
died 16 Jan 1953 Centralia, Lewis, WA; obituary;
death record;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
WWI and WWII draft registration
cards;
signature:
;
son of Isaiah Phillips (born c. 1840 TN) and Sarah McGill
(born c. 1848));
marriage
records for Alta and Robert;
divorced c. 1921; divorce notice;
children:
1) Thelma L Phillips - born 30 Oct 1904 Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
died 28 Mar 1996 possibly Sumner, Pierce, WA; obituary;
death record;
buried Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, WA;
tombstone photo;
Social Security record;
census records for Thelma; signature:
;
married Raleigh Carroll Elkins Sr on 02 Jun 1924 Lewis Co, WA
(born 23 Mar 1900 Seldon, Sheridan, KS;
died 11 May 1951 Tacoma, Pierce, WA; obituary;
death records;
buried Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, WA;
tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration card;
signature:
;
son of Clinton Trevor Elkins (16 Sep 1870 KS-31 Oct 1952;
death notice) and
Estella Vandiver (19 May 1878 KS-26 Jun 1964;
death notice);
Clinton and Estella buried Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, WA;
tombstone photo);
marriage certificate for Thelma and Raleigh;
children:
1) Raleigh
Carroll
Elkins
-
living?;
census records for
Raleigh; WWII draft
card;
Raleigh married (1) unknown (living?);
divorced by Jan 1961;
children:
1) Jeffery Elkins - living?; married?; children?
2) Lynn Elkins - living?; married ____ Lawrence
(living?); children?
Raleigh married (2) Betty Faulkner on 17 Jan 1961
Thurston Co, WA (living?);
marriage record for Raleigh and
Betty;
children?
Raleigh married (3) Terry ____ (living?);
children?
2) Roy Neuton Phillips - born 15 Feb 1907;
died 21 Dec 1972 Multnomah Co, OR; obituary; death
records;
buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, OR; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - WWII (14 Mar 1942-16 Sep 1945);
WWII draft record; census
records for Roy; signature:
;
Roy married (1) unknown
(living?);
children?
Roy married (2) Ruth Eleanor Lindland on 21 May 1945 Clark Co, WA
(born 15 Mar 1914 Canby, Clackamas, OR;
died 25 Sep 2009 possibly Molalla,
Clackamas, OR; death records;
buried Willamette National Cemetery,
Portland, Multnomah, OR; tombstone photo;
signature:
;
daughter of
John Lindland and Oleva Olsen;
Ruth married (1) ____ Carlson);
marriage
records for Roy and Ruth;
children:
1) Robert Phillips - living?; married?; children?
Alta
married (2) Charles Austin Baldwin on 28 Apr 1928 Chehalis, Lewis, WA
(born
07 Sep 1879 Portland, Multnomah, OR;
died 23 Apr
1948 Centralia, Lewis, WA;
obituary;
death record;
death certificate; cause of death: coronary thrombosis, arteriosclerosis, myocarditis;
buried
Lone Hill Cemetery, Tiledo, Lewis, WA; tombstone photo;
WWI and WWII draft
registration cards; signature:
;
son of Walter M Baldwin;
Charles married prior to Alta and had children Walter, Wilma and Bertha);
marriage records for Alta and Charles;
possibly separated or divorced - (Alta is listed in
1940 census with her daughter Thelma and family
and states "married" but Charles is enumerated elsewhere.)
children?
8) Tina Jane Nail - born 04 Aug
1886 IL;
died 09 Feb 1920 Shoshone, Lincoln, ID; obituary;
death record;
death certificate;
cause of death: pneumonia;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
census records for Tina; signature:
;
married Ralph Hanson on 01 Jun 1905 Lewis Co, WA
(born 27 Jul 1880 Sherburn, Martin, MN;
died 10 Jul 1971 Multnomah Co, OR; death
records;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
WWI and
WWII draft registration cards;
signature:
;
unable to determine Ralph's parents);
marriage certificate for Tina and Ralph;
children:
1) Maurice Henry Hanson - born 12 Feb 1907
Napavine, Lewis, WA; birth
record;
died 17 Oct 1998 Washington Co, OR; obituary;
death records;
buried Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
census records for
Maurice; WWII
draft record;
Social
Security record;
Maurice married (1) Helen
Gladys
Howard* in 1931
(born 05 Mar 1908 KS;
died 03 Nov 1973 Multnomah Co, OR;
death records;
buried Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
daughter of Lee Searles Howard and Dora L Horstman);
* Helen Gladys Howard is a sister of Winifred Doris Howard, found below, under #3 Roland Winthrope Hanson.
children:
1) James Lee Hanson - living?; married?; children?
2) Dorothy Jane Hanson - living?; married ____
Halvorson (living?); children?
3) Donald L Hanson - living?; married?; children?
Maurice married (2) Mildred Mae Enz
on 20 Sep 1975 Washington Co, OR
(born 20 Aug 1904 Doty, Lewis, WA;
died
09 Feb 2005 possibly Bothell, Snohomish, WA;
death record;
buried Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
Social Security record;
daughter of Edward A Enz (Aug 1881 Switzerland-23 Sep
1971 Multnomah Co, OR) and
Rintha J Goodhard
(1884 PA-18 Feb 1965 Multnomah Co, OR);
Edward and Rintha buried
Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
Mildred married (1) Frank John Freeman on 08 Jun 1927 Thurston Co, WA
(1901-1973;
buried Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo)
marriage record for Mildred and
Maurice;
2) Gaynell Alice Hanson - born 14 Aug 1910 Shoshone, Lincoln, ID;
died 05 Mar 1923 Chehalis, Lewis, WA;
obituary;
death
certificate;
cause of death: peritonitis, ruptured appendix;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
census records for
Gaynell;
3) Roland Winthrope "Hans" Hanson - born
15 Apr 1914 Napavine, Lewis, WA;
birth record;
died 03 Jan 1994 Lane Co, OR;
obituary -
includes photo;
death records;
cause of death: complications from pneumonia;
U.S. Navy; WWII draft
record;
news article referencing Roland; Social
Security record;
census records for Roland;
married Winifred Doris Howard*
on 03 Jul 1935 Portland, Multnomah,
OR
(born
02 Aug 1918 Portland, Multnomah, OR;
died 22 Dec 2011 Eugene, Lane, OR;
obituary;
death record;
news article regarding Doris;
daughter of Lee Searles Howard and Dora L Horstman);
* Winifred Doris Howard is a sister of Helen Gladys Howard, found above, under #1 Maurice Henry Hanson.
marriage
records for Roland and Doris;
children:
1) Sandra Louise Hanson - living?;
census records for Sandra;
married
Dennis Earl
Wilson on 13 Apr 1957 Creswell, Lane, OR (living?);
marriage record for Sandra
and Dennis;
children?
2)
Susan Jane
Hanson - living?;
married
Jerry Robert Gill on 13 Nov 1965 Creswell, Lane, OR (living?);
marriage record for Susan and
Jerry;
children?
4) Stewart Sidney Hanson - born
24 Oct 1919 Shoshone, Lincoln, ID;
died 22 Jan 1980 Vancouver, Clark, WA;
death notice;
death record;
buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, OR;
tombstone photo;
U.S. Air Force - WWII, Korea, Vietnam (11 May 1942-13
Sep 1945); enlistment
record;
census records for Stewart;
Social Secuity record; news article referencing Stewart;
Stewart married (1) Loretta M Davis on 17 Jan 1941
Vancouver, Clark, WA
(living?);
marriage record for Stewart
and Loretta;
children?
Stewart married (2) unknown c. 1920-1951
(living?);
children?
Stewart married (3) June E Allen on 01 May 1951 Vancouver,
Clark, WA
(living?);
marriage record for Stewart
and June;
children?
Stewart married (4) Eleanor Mabel LaBuff on 31 Aug 1952
(living?);
marriage record for Stewart
and Elinor;
divorced 29 Oct 1955 ID Gooding, Gooding, ID;
divorce record;
no children;
Stewart married (5) Patricia Green c. 1955-1969
(living?);
divorced 08 Jul 1968 Multnomah Co, OR;
divorce record;
children?
Stewart married (6) Marian Ellis on 12 Dec 1969 Clark Co,
WA
marriage record for Stewart
and Marian;
children?
9) Randall Raymond "Rene" Nail - born 09 Oct
1888 WA;
died 10 Apr 1957 Torrance, Los Angeles, CA; cremated;
death record;
death certificate extraction; cause of
death: bronchogenic carcinoma with widespread metastasis;
WWI draft registration card;
census records for Rene; news articles referencing
Rene;
signature:
;
married Katherine Mary "Katie" Hawkins on 19 Jun
1910 Lewis Co, WA
(born 30 Nov 1893 WA;
died Jul 1974 possibly El Sobrante, Contra Costa, CA;
death record;
news
articles referencing Kate; signature:
;
daughter of William Garrett Hawkins
(1868-08 Feb 1944) and
Lucinda Melvina Phillips (1877-1944);
William and Lucinda buried
Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo);
marriage certificate for Rene and Katherine;
divorced by 1940;
children:
1) Geraldine Mildred Nail - born 02 Dec 1912 Lewis Co, WA; birth
record;
died (___) last found in 1930 census;
news articles referencing Mildred; census
records for Mildred;
married?; children?
2) Wanda Irene Nail - born 23 Apr or Jun 1915 Lewis Co, WA; birth
record;
died 19 Jul 1986 Contra Costa Co, CA;
death records;
buried Napavine Cemetery, Napavine, Lewis, WA;
tombstone photo;
news articles referencing Wanda; census
records for Wanda;
married Lloyd Milton Mullinix
(born 29 Mar 1912 Caldwell, Canyon, ID;
birth certificate;
died 28 Oct 1980 Contra Costa Co, CA;
death records;
son of Jesse Macdonald Mullinix and Amelia Elizabeth Tregaskis);
children?