Nellie May Thurston1

b. 5 March 1864, d. 31 December 1938
Last Edited=2 Jun 2016
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Great-grandmother of Joseph Michael Flint
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     Nellie May Thurston was also known as Elinor.2 She was born on 5 March 1864 at Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.3,1,4 She was the daughter of Daniel Bearss Thurston and Nancy Schuler.1

On 9 June 1870 Nellie May Thurston was enumerated in the household of Daniel Bearss Thurston on the 1870 U. S. census for Blue Earth City, Faribault County, Minnesota as Nellie M Thurston, 6 years old, birthplace of Indiana, occupation of Attending School. Attended school within the year. Also enumerated in the household were Nancy Schuler, Anna Dell Thurston and Mary Bell Thurston.5

On 14 June 1880 Nellie May Thurston was enumerated in the household of Daniel Bearss Thurston on the 1880 U. S. census for Village of Blue Earth City, Faribault County, Minnesota as Nellie M Thurstin, 16 years old, Daughter, Single, birthplace of Indiana, occupation of At School. Attended school within the year. Father born in Indiana. Mother born in Indiana. Also enumerated in the household were Nancy Schuler, Anna Dell Thurston, Mary Bell Thurston and Laura Brown Thurston.6

Nellie May Thurston married Jesse Douglas Flint, son of Jeduthan C Flint and Abigail E Rector, on 15 December 1887 at Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa.7,1,3

On 7 June 1900 Nellie May Thurston was enumerated in the household of Jesse Douglas Flint on the 1900 U. S. census for Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri as Nell Flint, 36 years old, Wife, Married for 13 years, gave birth to 5 children, number of children still living 3, Born Mch 1864 in Indiana. Could read. Could write. Could speak English. Father born in Indiana. Mother born in Indiana. Also enumerated in the household were Helen Margaret Flint, Allan Thurston Flint, Jean Carroll Flint and Anna Dell Thurston.8

On 21 April 1910 Nellie May Thurston was enumerated in the household of Jesse Douglas Flint on the 1910 U. S. census for Ames, Story County, Iowa as Elinor T Flint, 45 years old, Wife, Married 1st for 22 years, gave birth to 6 children, number of children still living 4, birthplace of Indiana, occupation of none. Could read. Could write. Father born in Indiana. Mother born in Indiana. Also enumerated in the household were Helen Margaret Flint, Allan Thurston Flint, Jean Carroll Flint and Marian Esther Flint.9

On 16 January 1920 Nellie May Thurston was enumerated in the household of Jesse Douglas Flint on the 1920 U. S. census for Adams County, Colorado as Nel T Flint, 55 years old, Wife, Married, birthplace of Indiana, occupation of None. Could read. Could write. Could speak English. Father born in Indiana. Mother born in Indiana. Also enumerated in the household were Jean Carroll Flint and Marian Esther Flint.10

On 26 April 1930 Nellie May Thurston was enumerated in the household of Jesse Douglas Flint on the 1930 U. S. census for Adams County, Colorada as Elinor T Flint, 66 years old, Wife, Married, was first married at age 23, birthplace of Indiana, occupation of None. Could read and write. Father born in Indiana. Mother born in Indiana.11

Nellie May Thurston died on 31 December 1938 at Denver, Denver County, Colorado, at age 74.12

Nellie May Thurston was buried on 3 January 1939 at Green Mountain Cemetery, 290 20th Street, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, GE GM .13,14

Children of Nellie May Thurston and Jesse Douglas Flint

Citations

  1. Brown Thurston, Thurston Genealogies Second Edition (Portland, Maine: Brown Thurston, 1892), 637; Reprinted by: Higginson Book Company, 148 Washington Street, Post Office Box 778, Salem, Massachusetts 01970.
  2. Kenneth W Flint, My Thurston roots, Mesage number 13 at Thurston Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/thurston, February 01, 1998 a part of Genealogy.com GenForum at http://genforum.genealogy.com/. Hereinafter cited as "My Thurston roots".
  3. C. Ellis Flint, The Flint Family: Robert Flint, (The Pioneer) and His Decendents (1931-1932; reprint, Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company, unkown year), 88.
  4. Lineage application of Virginia Ginther Bundy, National Number 664134, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
  5. 1870 U. S. census, Faribault County, Minnesota, population schedule, Town of Blue Earth City, Blue Earth City Post Office, p. 10 (written) p. 1214 (written), dwelling 72, family 78, Danl B Thurston; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 23 Feb 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T132, Roll 3.
  6. 1880 U. S. census, Faribault County, Minnesota, population schedule, Village of Blue Earth City, Enumeration District 61, p. 11 (written) p. 101 (stamped), dwelling 100, family 104, Daniel B Thurstin; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 18 Feb 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, Roll 619.
  7. Iowa State Board of Health, Return of Marriages, for Montgomery County; 1888, 347 (Madison - Pocahontas): 3, Jessie D Flint and Nell M Thurston; database and images, "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 02 Jun 2016); citing Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
  8. 1900 U. S. census, Jackson County, Missouri, Kansas City, 4th Ward, Enumeration District 34, p. 12 (written) p. 126 (stamped), dwelling 166, family 230, Jesse Flint; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 03 May 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, Roll 861.
  9. 1910 U. S. census, Story County, Iowa, Washington Township, Ames City, First Ward, Enumeration District 202, p. 8 B (written) p. 250 back (stamped), dwelling 181, family 182, Jessie D Flint; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 03 May 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 424.
  10. 1920 U. S. census, Adams County, Colorado, Precinct 13 Township 1, Enumeration District 9, p. 5 B (written) p. 119 back (stamped), dwelling 97, family 99, Jesse D Flint; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 03 May 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, Roll 155.
  11. 1930 U. S. census, Adams County, Colorado, Precinct 9 Henderson, Enumeration District 1-9, p. 19B (written) p. 54 (stamped), dwelling 176, family 175, Jesse D Flint; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 03 May 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, Roll 229.
  12. "Ancestral File v4.19," FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org/), entry for Nellie May Thurston(453Q-25).
  13. Leona L. Gustafson, "Green Mountain Cemetery Burial Records 1936 -1945", Boulder County, Colorado US GEN Web Project, http://www.hollyhockfarms.com/coboulder/Cemeteries/gm/…; Downloaded 2 Nov 2003.
  14. Nellie T Flint tombstone, Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, BoulderCounty, Colorado, Digital Image made by Joseph M Flint, 16 Sep 2004.
  15. "South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1915," database on-line, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/: accessed 01 Jun 2016), entry for Helen Margaret Flint.
  16. Babyhood Days (New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1915); Gordon J. Flint's pre-printed baby book with hand written entries including a family tree by his parents Jean Carroll and May Collins Flint, May Collins Flint Papers, privately held by Joseph M Flint, Seattle, King County, Washington.