Audrey Niswander: Appalachian Aristocracy

1912 - 1987 (74 years)

Generation: 1

Audrey Niswander was born 08 Oct 1912, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV (daughter of Thomas Andrew Niswander and Jennie Evelyn Murrell); died 18 Aug 1987, Bluewell, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.

Notes:

OBITUARY

Audrey Niswander Shrader, 74, of Bluewell, died Wednesday August 18, 1987 in a Bluefield hospital.

Born October 8, 1912 in Coopers, she was a daughter of Thomas A. and Jennie E. Murrell Niswander.

She had been employeed at Margaret's Boutique in Bluewell for several years and was preceded by her husband, Edward Shrader, and two brothers, Hughie and Dennie Niswander.

Survivors: brothers, Edward ?Budgie' Niswander of Bramwell, Woodrow Niswander of Jacksonville, N.C., Walter ?Babe' NIswander of Honoraville, Al.; sisters, Virginia Peters of Bluefield, Helen Farris of Muncie, In; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel of Bluefield with the Rev. R.W. Skidmore officiating and burial at Woodlawn Memorail Park in Bluewell.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71579513

Audrey married Edward SHRADER. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 2

Thomas Andrew Niswander was born 21 Jul 1879, Bland Co. VA; died 24 Apr 1962, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.

Notes:

He was the son of William H. Niswander and Annie Ryder.

William Harrison Niswander
Birth: Mar. 29, 1840
Death: Feb. 27, 1924

Father: Abraham NISEWANDER
Mother: Nancy JONES b: 1808 in VA

Married: 11 AUG 1859 in Giles Co VA
to Ann E. RIDER
b: 3 DEC 1842 in Giles Co VA
d: 21 APR 1898 in Mechanicsburg Bland Co VA
Father: Hiram RIDER
b: SEP 1820 in Wythe Co VA
Mother: Sophrona WILMORE

Known Children
1. Edmonia NISWANDER b: 6 MAY 1860
2. Harriett NISWANDER b: 1862
3. Willie NISWANDER b: 1868
4. Frank NISWANDER b: 1870
5. Charley NISWANDER b: 1874
6. Minnie NISWANDER b: 1876
7. Andrew NISWANDER b: 1879 [Thomas Andrew]

Burial:
Cooper's Cemetery-Bramwell
Bramwell, Mercer Co. WV

Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90151998

Buried:
Grave location:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71581247

Died:
West Virginia Vital Records

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5265290&Type=Death

Thomas married Jennie Evelyn Murrell. Jennie was born 17 Jan 1884, Falls Mills, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Nov 1949, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Jennie Evelyn Murrell was born 17 Jan 1884, Falls Mills, Tazewell Co. VA; died 30 Nov 1949, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.

Notes:

She was the daughter of John Benjamin Murrell and Louisa Jane Tabor.

Buried:
Grave location:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=niswander&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScnty=3091&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=71581674&df=all&

Died:
West Virginia Vital Records

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1281585&Type=Death

Children:

Hughie Thomas Niswander was born 24 Dec 1909, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV; died 14 Nov 1961, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.
Dennie Niswander was born 12 Mar 1911, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV; died 04 Oct 1981, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Monte Vista Park Cemetery Bluefield Mercer Co. WV.
1. Audrey Niswander was born 08 Oct 1912, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV; died 18 Aug 1987, Bluewell, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.
Virginia Mamie Niswander was born 28 Jun 1914, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV; died 15 Sep 1996, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.
Edward (Budgie) Niswander was born 22 Mar 1916, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV; died 05 Dec 1988, Salem, Roanoke Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.
Woodrow Wilson NISWANDER was born 15 Feb 1918, Coopers, Mercer Co. WV; died 15 Jul 2005, Jacksonville, Onslow Co. NC; was buried 19 Jul 2005, Costal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, NC.
Helen Niswander
Walter (Babe) Niswander