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Nora Virginia <I>Caldwell</I> Wade

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Nora Virginia Caldwell Wade

Birth
Kegley, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death
10 Feb 1949 (aged 73)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Nora Caldwell was born and reared in Mercer County, West Virginia. Her father James Madison Caldwell, was a Confederate Army veteran. Her mother,Sarah Estiline Ross, was the daughter of Griffith and Harriet Ross.

On 9 January 1897 in Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, Nora Caldwell married Samuel Eurye Ferree, a coal miner who was the son of Jacob Ferree and Amanda Mumma of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Nora and Samuel Ferree had 4 daughters before his early death from a ruptured appendix. Their youngest daughter, Sammie, was born after her father's death and named for him.Their other daughters in birth order were Hazel, Ola, and Irene.

Nora then married Alceberry Madison Wade, a detective with the notorious Baldwin-Felts Agency. They married 20 June 1911 in Welch, West Virginia. They had one daughter, Ethel Felts Wade, before the marriage ended. Nora reared her daughters alone, working at whatever job she could find. A non-smoker, she died in Bluefield, West Virginia of lung cancer.
Nora Caldwell was born and reared in Mercer County, West Virginia. Her father James Madison Caldwell, was a Confederate Army veteran. Her mother,Sarah Estiline Ross, was the daughter of Griffith and Harriet Ross.

On 9 January 1897 in Eckman, McDowell County, West Virginia, Nora Caldwell married Samuel Eurye Ferree, a coal miner who was the son of Jacob Ferree and Amanda Mumma of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Nora and Samuel Ferree had 4 daughters before his early death from a ruptured appendix. Their youngest daughter, Sammie, was born after her father's death and named for him.Their other daughters in birth order were Hazel, Ola, and Irene.

Nora then married Alceberry Madison Wade, a detective with the notorious Baldwin-Felts Agency. They married 20 June 1911 in Welch, West Virginia. They had one daughter, Ethel Felts Wade, before the marriage ended. Nora reared her daughters alone, working at whatever job she could find. A non-smoker, she died in Bluefield, West Virginia of lung cancer.


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