Born in Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Anderson Lafayette Wilson
and Mittie Emma (Hildreth) Wilson
Sister of
James Cleveland Wilson, Henry Nova Wilson, Ruby L. (Wilson) Stricklin and Eva Clyde (Wilson) Flowers
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Bibb (Clower) Wilson
Died
at age 54
in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Cornelia "Nelia" Wilson was born on 04 April 1888 in Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama, United States. She was the daughter of Anderson Lafayette Wilson (1861-1923) and Mittie Emma (Hildreth) Wilson (1865-1932).[1]
Cornelia Wilson was enumerated in the household of her father, Anderson L. Wilson on the 1900 United States Census. Cornelia was twelve years old. The census recorded that she was born in Apr 1888. Other members of the household were her mother, Mithe [sic] E. Wilson, her siblings, Cleveland Wilson, Nova Wilson, Rubie Wilson, and Clyde Wilson, and a man named George Tucker whose relationship to the head of household was described as servant. The family was living in Victoria, Coffee County, Alabama.[2]
Nealy Wilson was married to Lee M. Clowers on 16 April 1908 in Coffee County, Alabama. S. N. Rowe, Probate Judge, performed the ceremony.[3] Her marriage ended when Lee Clowers died by suicide on 15 March 1911.[4] They were the parents of one son, Bibb, who later in life assumed Wilson as his surname. As far as is known, Nelia never remarried and there were indications she also re-assumed her maiden name as her surname.
When Cornelia Clower was twenty-one years old, she was enumerated in the household of her father, A. Lafayette Wilson, on the 1910 United States Census. Other members of the household were her mother, Emma Wilson, her siblings, Cornelia Clower, Novie Wilson, Ruby Wilson, and Clyde Wilson, and her son, Bibb Clower. The family was living in Victoria, Coffee County, Alabama.[5]
When the 1920 United States Census was taken, Mrs. Neelie Clowers was recorded as thirty years of age and living in the household of her father, A. Lafayett [sic] Wilson. Other members of the household were her mother, Mittie E. Wilson, her brother, Cleveland Wilson, and Neelie's son, Bibb Clowers. The family was living in Victoria, Coffee County, Alabama.[6]
In 1923 her father died and "Miss Neelie Wilson" was named in A. L. Wilson's obituary as one of his surviving daughters.[7]
"Meallie," as her name was recorded, was living in the household of her widowed mother, Emma Wilson, when the United States Census was taken in 1930. Her son was also living in the household which was located in Victoria, Coffee County, Alabama.[8]
Nealie was living in Victoria, Coffee County, Alabama in the household of her son, Bibb Wilson when the 1940 United States Census was taken. Other members of the household were Bibb's wife, Addi, and their son.[9]
Cornelia "Nelia" (Wilson) Clowers passed away on 27 February 1943 in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. She was 54 years old.[1] Her gravestone in New Hope Cemetery, Coffee County, Alabama, was engraved with the name Nelia Wilson rather than her married name.[10] Her obituary, published in The Elba Clipper, was titled, "Mrs. Wilson Dies."[11]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD1X-NC4 : 15 February 2018), Nelia Clowers, 27 Feb 1943; citing reference cn 2550, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,623.
- ↑
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 96; FHL microfilm: 1240009; Record number: 36497;
FamilySearch Record: M98W-WY7 (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XS1-H7 Image number 00748
Cornelia Wilson (12), single daughter, in household of Anderson L Wilson (39) in Election Precinct 10 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Role Mon/Yr of Birth Age Sex Birthplace Occupation Anderson L Wilson Head Nov 1861 38 Male Alabama Farmer Mithe E Wilson Wife Oct 1865 34 Female Alabama Cleveland Wilson Son Nov 1885 14 Male Alabama Cornelia Wilson Daughter April 1888 12 Female Alabama Nova Wilson Son Sept 1890 9 Male Alabama Rubie Wilson Daughter July 1893 6 Female Alabama Clyde Wilson Daughter Mch 1899 1 Female Alabama George Tucker Servant 1869 31 Male Alabama - ↑ "Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935," database on-line with images, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 04 Apr 2021), image including L. M. Clowers and Nealy Wilson, married 16 April 1908, Coffee County, Alabama; citing "WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935,", Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, indexed from Coffee County Marriage Records, volume 7, page 405. Image or Ancestry Sharing Link
- ↑ The Troy Messenger, March 15, 1911, Page 8. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-messenger/36871255/ : accessed February 27, 2024), clip page by user NSpires7704
- ↑
"United States Census, 1910"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 15B, family 235, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,374,020.
FamilySearch Record: MKQ3-7LQ (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVG-HHN Image number 01074
Cornelia Clower (21), married daughter, in household of A Lafayette Wilson (47) in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Role Age Sex Birthplace Occupation A Lafayette Wilson Head 47 Male Alabama Farmer - General Farm Emma Wilson Wife 45 Female Alabama none Cleveland Wilson Son 24 Male Alabama Farmer - General Farm Cornelia Clower Daughter 21 Female Alabama none Novie Wilson Son 17 Male Alabama Farm Laborer - Home Farm Ruby Wilson Daughter 15 Female Alabama none Clyde Wilson Daughter 10 Female Alabama none Bibb Clower Grand-son 1 4/12 Male Alabama none - ↑
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 8; Line: 46; FHL microfilm: 1820008; Record number: 38727;
FamilySearch Record: MXZW-4ZR (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6Y-HZH Image number 00805
Neelie Clowers (30), widowed daughter, in household of A Lafayett Wilson (57) in Election Precinct 10 Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Role Age Sex Birthplace Occupation A Lafayett Wilson Head 57 Male Alabama Farmer - General Farm Mittie E Wilson Wife 53 Female Alabama none Cleveland Wilson Son 35 Male Alabama Mail Carrier - Rural Delivery Mrs Neelie Clowers Daughter 30 Female Alabama none Bibb Clowers Grandson 11 Male Alabama none - ↑ "Mr. A. L. Wilson, Prominent Citizen, Dies," The Elba Clipper (Elba, Alabama), 20 Sep 1923, p. 1, col. 2; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 13 Nov 2020).
- ↑
"United States Census, 1930"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: 3XML-MPZ (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R44-WMZ Image number 00614
Meallie Wilson (42), widowed daughter, in household of Meallie Wilson (42) in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Role Age Sex Birthplace Occupation Emma Wilson Head 64 Female Alabama none Meallie Wilson Daughter 42 Female Alabama none Bib Wilson Grandson 21 Male Alabama Farmer - Farm - ↑
"United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 70;
FamilySearch Record: V1L2-K23 (accessed 4 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MR-1QD4
Neelie Wilson (52), widowed mother, in household of Bibb Wilson (31) in Victoria, Coffee, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.Name Relation Sex Status Age Birth Place Occupation Bibb Wilson Head Male Married 31 Alabama Farmer - Farming Addi P Wilson Wife Female Married 27 Alabama Billie Wilson Son Male Single 9 Alabama (Possibly Living) Wilson Daughter Female Single 6 Alabama Neelie Wilson Mother Female Widowed 52 Alabama - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85290131/nelia-wilson: accessed February 27, 2024), memorial page for Nelia Wilson (4 Apr 1888–27 Feb 1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #85290131, citing New Hope Cemetery, New Hope, Coffee County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Donell Mills (contributor 46961563).
- ↑ The Elba Clipper, March 4, 1943, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-elba-clipper-obituary-for-nelia-wils/36867240/ : accessed February 27, 2024), clip page for Obituary for Nelia WILSON (Aged 54) by user NSpires7704
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