Mollie Nelson (1910-1988)

Mollie Nelson was born on December 17, 1910 in Georgia.  She was the daughter of John Dennis Nelson and Minnie Marie (maiden name unknown).  Mollie was raised living and working on a farm in Clinch County, Georgia. 

Mollie married Willis Welborn Gainey on January 19, 1929 in Walton County, Florida.  She was 18 years old and he was 19 years.  Willis was born on July 16, 1909 in Walton County, Florida, the son of Murdock Jackson Gainey and Mary Ida King.  Willis had two brothers who also married into the Nelson family.  One brother, Arnold, married Mollie’s half-sister, Lavonia; and another, Amos, married Mollie’s sister, Nellie.

Willis and Mollie had at least two children:

Minnie N. Gainey     born 1931

W.G. Gainey             born 1933

After their marriage, the couple settled next to the home of Willis’ parents in Upper Alaqua, Walton County, Florida.  Willis worked alongside his father on the family farm.

In 1940, Willis and Mollie and their children were living in the rural area of Walton County, Florida.  Willis was working at a saw mill, which he owned.

Willis Welborn Gainey died on February 11, 1969 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.  He was buried in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Pleasant Ridge, Walton County, Florida.  Willis was 59 years old at his death.

Mollie Nelson Gainey went on to live another 19 years after the death of her husband.  Mollie died on January 17, 1988 in Escambia County, Florida.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Pleasant Ridge, Walton County, Florida.  Mollie was 77 years old at her death. 

Notes for Mollie Nelson

Birth & Death:  “Mollie Gainey,” Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1920 US Census:  “Nellie Nelson,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Muscogee, Escambia, Florida; Roll: T625_220; Page: 9A; Enumeration District:42; Image: 447.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Marriage:  “Mollie Nelson,” Ancestry.com. Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1930 US Census:  “Mollie Gainey,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Upper Alaqua, Walton, Florida; Roll: 335; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 851.0; FHL microfilm: 2340070. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “Mollie Gainey,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Walton, Florida; Roll: T627_622; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 66-27.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Burial:  “Molley N Gainey,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 15 May 2015

Notes for Willis Welborn Gainey

Birth & Death:  “Willis Gainey,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

1920 US Census:  “Millis Gainey,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Alaqua, Walton, Florida; Roll: T625_232; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 185.  Ancestry.com.  1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Burial:  “Willis W Gainey,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 15 May 2015