Nellie Mae Black^{[1, 2, 3]}

1916 - 2011  (94 years)

• Name	Nellie Mae Black
  Born	10 Jul 1916	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 May 2011  [4]
  Buried	11 May 2011	Park City Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I243971	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	J. Fletcher Black,   b. 28 May 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 1962  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Kate McGhee,   b. 1 Apr 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1956  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F117697	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gustine David Upton,   b. 20 Jan 1911, Monroe County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jun 1959, Monroe County, Tennessee  (Age 48 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Upton,   d. Bef 17 May 2002 + 2. Charles F. "J. T." Upton,   b. 9 Mar 1937,   d. 14 May 2002, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years) + 3. Reba Josephine Upton,   b. 23 Jan 1939, Madisonville, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 2014  (Age 75 years)   4. William Henry Upton,   b. 14 Jan 1941, Monroe County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1941, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   5. Eddie Upton,   d. Bef 17 May 2002   6. Beverly Upton   7. Brenda Upton + 8. Rev. David Upton + 9. Kenneth Upton   10. Rev. Jerry Upton
  Family ID	F93753	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jul 1916 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 27 Aug 2003. Daviena Lenora "Noodie" Upton Casby obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Nellie Mae Black Residence: , Monroe, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Age: 3 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: Black Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821757 Digital Folder Number: 4391476 Image Number: 00278 Sheet Number: 2 Household Gender Age Parent Fletcher Black M 25y Parent Kate Black F 24y Nellie Mae Black F 3y5m Lillian P Black F 1y1m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Nellie Black Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 3, Loudon, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: Negro Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 9 Family Number: 180 Sheet Number and Letter: 9B Line Number: 69 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2261 Film Number: 2341995 Digital Folder Number: 4548175 Image Number: 00521 Household Gender Age Parent Fletcher Black M 36 Parent Kate Black F 36 Nellie Black F 13 Lillian Black F 11 Oren Black M 9 Blanche Black F 6 Helen Black F 5 Fred Black M 1 [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 9 May 2011. UPTON, NELLIE MAE - 94 of Madisonville, TN went home to be with her Lord early Friday evening, May 6, 2011 surrounded by family and friends. She was a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Cleveland, and also former member of Friendship Baptist Church of Madisonville and Inter-City Church of Knoxville, TN. She loved going to church and praising God. Mama Nellie was definitely the "matriarch" of her grand clan! She was preceded in death by her husband, Gustine Upton, parents Fletcher and Kate Black, daughter, Elizabeth Upton, sons William, Charles, and Eddie Upton, granddaughters Daviena Casby and O'Shauna Upton, grandsons Luther Upton and Marty Wilkerson, sisters Blanche Jones, Lillian Walker, Lorene Long and Margaret Dyer, and brothers Rev. Fred Black and Bill Black. Survivors include her daughters, Josephine Wilkerson of Madisonville, Beverly (James) Dunn of Cleveland, and Brenda (Thomas) Hardy of Loudon; sons Rev. David(Katherine) Upton and Kenneth Upton all of Knoxville, and Rev. Jerry (Janice) Upton of Lenoir City; sisters Helen Siler and Betty Black both of Madisonville, TN; thirty-seven grandchildren, ninety-four great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great-grandchildren. A devoted granddaughter, Pamela Upton assisted with her home care for three years. Loyace Ann Upton of Knoxville and Warnell Davis of Madisonville were consistently caring and dedicated to Mama Nellie for many years. Home going services will be held Tuesday May 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist with pastor Rev. Alfred Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow on Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. at Park City Cemetery in Madisonville, TN. Services of loving memory entrusted to M.D. Dotson and Sons Funeral Home. Words of comfort may be submitted at www.mddotsonandsons.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 63921866).