Nellie G. OVERBY

Female 1865 - 1926  (60 years)


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  • Name Nellie G. OVERBY 
    Born 15 Aug 1865  Manchester, Chesterfield Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Chesterfield County, Virginia Births, 1860-72
      Surname: Overby
      Child: Nellie
      Volume covering Jan 1864/65
      Race: W
      Sex: F (Female)
      Father: A.T.
      Mother: Sarah
      Page #: 94
    Gender Female 
    _UID 5C5203D7F648497FAFD3545657D5366C882A 
    Died 06 May 1926  Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
      Name: Nellie Overby Russell
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age at Death: 60
      Birth Date: 15 Aug 1865
      Death Date: 6 May 1926
      Cause of Death: pneumonia, hypostatic; contributory cause: pellagra
      Note: Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease most frequently caused by a chronic lack of niacin
      Death Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
      Registration Date: 7 May 1926
      Father: Andrew Overby
      Mother: Sarah Wallace
      Spouse: Benj Warren Russell
      Certificate Number: 1926012106
    Buried 07 May 1926  Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Bisque statue of a baby was hers. She always called it her "Baby"and gave it to Jennie C. Russell.

      Was sister to Alice Elizabeth Overby who married William Walden Russell, half brother to Benjamin.

      1870 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nellie Overby
      Age in 1870: 5
      Birth Year: abt 1865
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1870: First Revenue Division, Chesterfield, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female [in household of Andrew and Sarah Overby]
      Post Office: Chester

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nelly Overby
      Age: 14
      Birth Year: abt 1866
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1880: Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Daughter
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Sarah L. Overby
      Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
      Occupation: At School

      1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nellie O Russell
      Age: 34
      Birth Date: Aug 1865
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1900: Clay Ward, Richmond City, Virginia
      [Henrico]
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Benj W Russell
      Marriage Year: 1891
      Years Married: 9
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother: number of living children: 0
      Mother: How many children: 1


      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nellie O Russell
      Age in 1910: 40
      Birth Year: 1870
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1910: lay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Benjamin W Russell
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nellie O Russell
      Age: 49
      Birth Year: abt 1871
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1920: Clay Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Benj W Russell
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
    Person ID I5995  Master File
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2015 

    Father Andrew S. OVERBY,   b. 1836, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1877, Chesterfield Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Sarah L. WALLACE,   b. 09 Jun 1836, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1909, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F4491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Warren RUSSELL,   b. 15 Feb 1851, Bloomsburg, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Aug 1927, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 20 Jan 1891  Henrico Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
      Groom's Name: Benj. W. Russell
      Groom's Birth Date: 1852
      Groom's Birthplace: Penn.
      Groom's Age: 39
      Bride's Name: Nellie G. Overby
      Bride's Birth Date: 1866
      Bride's Birthplace: Manchester
      Bride's Age: 25
      Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1891
      Marriage Place: Henrico County, Virginia
      Groom's Father's Name: Warren Russell
      Groom's Mother's Name: H. Russell
      Bride's Father's Name: Andrew Overby
      Bride's Mother's Name: S. Overby
      Groom's Race: White
      Groom's Marital Status: Single
      Bride's Race: White
      Bride's Marital Status: Single
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00889-9
      System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      Source Film Number: 2048456
      Reference Number: Image 106, Page 170
    Children 
     1. Benjamin W. RUSSELL,   b. 23 Jul 1901, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Jan 1902, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F4508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S109] Hollywood Cemetery Records, (Richmond, VA), April, 2000; March 2010.