Nellie Elizabeth Presswood1

#21498, (1895 - 1976)
FatherCharles Hager Presswood1 (1867 - 1949)
MotherLydia Ann Keen1 (1875 - 1922)
RelationshipsMother of Wilma Ilene Collins
Great-granddaughter of John Keen
Extended Family
ChartsAncestors of Wilma Ilene Collins (5 generations)

Children of Nellie Elizabeth Presswood and Arthur Henry Collins
  • Lydia Thelma Collins1 (1913 - 1969)
  • Arthur Henry Collins1 (1921 - 2012)
  • Wilma Ilene Collins 1
  • Ellarae Collins1 (1930 - 1976)

Child of Nellie Elizabeth Presswood and Scott Lavern Russell
  • Charles William Russell1 (1933 - 1988)

Life Events

BirthNellie Elizabeth Presswood was born on 13 Feb 1895 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois.1
 
(with Parents) 1900 CensusNellie E appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Cutler Precinct, Perry County, Illinois with her parents. She was age 5, born in February 1895 in Illinois, parents born in Illinois.2
(Subject) Photograph
The Presswood family in front of their home in 1904.
(left to right)
Lola Agnes (1892)
Lydia Ann (1875) holding baby Ira (1904)
Nellie Elizabeth (1895)
Charles (1868)
(three boys between Nellie and Ira did not survive infancy)
(with Parents) 1910 CensusShe appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of East Eldorado Township, Saline County, Illinois with her parents. Nellie was 15, born in Illinois, and attended school.3
Photograph
Nellie Elizabeth Presswood
1911 (16 years old)
MarriageShe married Arthur Henry Collins, son of Thomas Collins and Silva Ann Wilson, in 1912 in Illinois.
They were second cousins.1 
1920 CensusArthur H and Nellie E Collins appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Percy, Randolph County, Illinois, enumerated 21 Jan 1920. Arthur H was 31, born in Illinois, as were his parents, and worked as a miner for a coal company. He owned his home with a mortgage. Nellie E was 24 and born in Illinois, with parents born in Illinois. Their daughter Lydia A was 6 years old but did not yet attend school.4
(Subject) Photograph Nellie was the mother in a four generation photograph taken in 1921.1 Lydia Thelma Collins (baby's sister) Lydia Ann (Keen) Presswood Emily Frances (Taylor) Keen Arthur Henry Collins Nellie Elizabeth (Presswood) Collins
Four generations photograph taken in 1921
(left to right)
mother Nellie (Presswood) Collins
great grandmother Emily Frances (Taylor) Keen holding baby Arthur Henry Collins
grandmother Lydia Ann (Keen) Presswood
(Informant) DeathNellie Collins registered the 1922 death of her mother Lydia A Presswood. Her address was Percy, Illinois.5 
1930 CensusArthur H and Nellie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, at 307 South 4th Avenue, enumerated 18 Apr 1930. Arthur H was 41, first married at 24, born in Illinois, parents born in Illinois, and he worked as a laborer in a Steel plant. Nellie was 35, first married at 17, born in Illinois, and her parents born in Illinois. Their children were Lydia (17), Arthur Jr (9), and Wilma I (6). The two younger children attended school. At the same address were Nellie's brother Ira and his wife, and Nellie's father, as well as a couple named Hausleman. Arthur and Nellie's monthly rent was $65. They did not own a radio.6
Note.Nellie had a son, Charles William Russell 24 Aug 1933 in Cleveland. Charles' father was Scott La Vern Russell. Marriage record for Nellie and Scott not yet found. In 1942 Scott was living in Cleveland. 
MarriageNellie Elizabeth Presswood married William Maxwell Heyman.7
 
1940 CensusWilliam and Nellie Heyman appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 6408. William had an 8th grade education, was 44 and born in Ohio. He was a bartender in a cafe working on his own account but had been out of work for 15 weeks and was seeking employment. In 1939, he worked 52 weeks.
Nellie was 45, born in Illinois, had a 7th grade education, and had income from sources other than wages. The household included two lodgers. It was noted that in 1935, they both lived in Cleveland.
With them were 3 children, Arthur (19, assembler of car accessories), Ellare (son, 9, Michigan) [sic], and son Charles Russell [Russell is in the surname column] (6, Ohio).8 
(Witness) Marriage Nellie Collins Heyman consented to the marriage of her son Arthur Henry Collins, Jr and Betty Bartholomew on 27 Sep 1941 in Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio. It was noted that Arthur's father Arthur Henry Collins, Sr had abandoned his son.9 
(Contact person) MilitaryMrs Nellie Heyman of 6408 White Ave, Cleveland was listed as "person who will always know your address" on the World War II draft registration card of William Maxwell Heyman on 25 Apr 1942.10  
(Mother of Groom) MarriageMrs Nellie Heyman of Bedford, Ohio, as the mother of the groom, consented to the marriage of Charles William Russell and Marion Kazmak on 12 Nov 1949 in Steuben County, Indiana.11 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband William died on 24 Nov 1950.7,12 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in William Maxwell Heyman's 1950 obituary as wife Nellie, nee Presswood.7 
DeathNellie died on 3 Nov 1976 in Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio.
Details from death index: Nellie E Holbrook, 3 Nov 1976, Long-Term Care Facilities, Kirtland, Lake County, residence Cuyahoga County, age 81, widowed.13 
BurialShe was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.14 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 5 Nov 1976 in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.15 
Last Edited3 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1647] Recollections of Wilma Bartholomew, 2009.
  2. [S736] Online image of the 1900 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Perry County, Cutler Precinct, Roll 335, Page 18.
  3. [S658] Online image of the 1910 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Illinois, Saline County, East Eldorado Township, Roll 324, Page 71.
  4. [S674] Online image of the 1920 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, <www.heritagequest.com>), Illinois, Randolph County, Percy Precinct, Roll 396 Page 133.
  5. [S1897] Death certificate of Lydia A Presswood, died 1 Jan 1922, registered 2 Jan 1922 in the State of Illinois, file # 2138.
  6. [S840] 1930 Federal Census for United States, Michigan, Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor Ward 1, Family 505. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  7. [S1866] Website Cleveland Public Library Necrology File (http://dxsrv4.cpl.org/WebZ/Authorize), William M Heyman, 1950.
  8. [S2613] 1940 Federal Census for United States, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, ED 92-548, Page 17A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. [S2565] County Marriage Records of Ohio, 1789-1994. Images of court house records viewed at Family Search, Arthur H Collins, Jr & Betty L Bartholomew, 1941, Page 465.
  10. [S1514] United States World War II Draft Cards. National Archives, online images viewed at Ancestry.com.
  11. [S2680] County Marriage Records of Indiana, 1811-1959. Images of court house records viewed at Family Search Historic Records & Images Online, Charles Russell & Marion Kazmak, 1949.
  12. [S1873] Death Records of Ohio, 1908-1953. viewed at Family Search Historic Records & Images Online, William Maxwell Heyman, 1950, #67540.
  13. [S2748] Index to Deaths, Ohio, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2007, compiled by Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, Ohio. Abstracted information viewed on Family Search, Nellie E Holbrook, vol 22703, cert 089333.
  14. [S2750] E-mails from Wilma Bartholomew, Ohio, to J Kolthammer.
  15. [S1893] Website Cleveland Public Library News Index (http://www-catalog.cpl.org/CLENIX), Nellie E Holbrook (wife of late George) obituary, 5 Nov 1976, page 1.