Born in West Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Venziles Rowley
and Lacy Clark (King) Rowley
Wife of
Clayborne O'Neill Nelson
— married
29 Nov 1917 in Harrison, West Virginia
Mother of
Robert O'Neil Nelson and Clayborne Rowley Nelson
Died
at age 101
in Dade, Florida, United States
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Biography
When Edna Alice Rowley was born on February 18, 1894, in West Virginia, her father, Joseph, was 26, and her mother, Lacy, was 26. She married Clayborne O'Neill Nelson on November 29, 1917, in Harrison, West Virginia. They had two children during their marriage. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on December 29, 1995, in Dade City, Florida, at the age of 101.
Sources
- 1910 United States Federal Census0; Census Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1681; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1375694 (Joseph V Rouley 42, Lacy C Rouley 42, Edna A Rouley 16, Homer K Rouley 13, Groviner E Rouley 10, Laura V Rouley 7)
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records.
- Name: Edna Alice Rowley
- Gender: Female
- Birth Date: abt 1894
- Birth Place: Jackson, West Virginia
- Age: 23
- Spouse's name: Clayborne O Nelson
- Spouse Gender: Male
- Spouse Age: 24
- Spouse Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
- Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1917
- Marriage Place: Harrison, West Virginia
- Marital status: Single
- Father's name: J V Rowley
- Mother's name: Lucy L Rowley
- Spouse Father's Name: Frank Nelson
- Spouse Mother's Name: Maggie Nelson
- Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
- Name: Edna Alice Nelson
- Race: White
- Age at Death: 101
- Birth Date: 18 Feb 1894
- Death Date: 29 Dec 1995
- Death Place: Dade, Florida, United States
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