Thomas Nelis

  Noted events in his life were:

• United States Census: Residence, 1900, ED 111 Hendricks Township (north part), Shelby, Indiana. Age 47.

Also living with Thomas and Nora was a boarder, Sanford Thurston, Age 21.

• United States Census: Residence, 1910, Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana. Age 55

According to this census, also living with Thomas and Dora was a 18 year old man named, Hry Gill.

• United States Census: Residence, 1920, Shelby Co, IN. Age 65

Also living with Thomas and Dora was James A. Treon, age 63

• United States Census: Residence, 1930, Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana. Age 75

• United States Census: Residence, 1940, Marietta, Hendricks Township, Shelby, Indiana. Age 86.

Also living with Thomas were:

nephew John Medsher M64 Indiana
housekeeper Stella Carriage F40 Indiana
friend Bert Watts M74 Indiana

Thomas married Dora A. Tucker, daughter of William H. Tucker and Aurilla Morris, on 25 Jan 1883 in Shelby Co, IN.¹ (Dora A. Tucker was born on 3 Feb 1864 in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana ¹ and died on 28 Feb 1921 in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana.)

Thomas next married Eliza E. Perkins, daughter of Alfred Perkins and Elizabeth Hutchinson, on 12 Oct 1922 in Shelby Co, IN. (Eliza E. Perkins was born on 21 Jun 1858 in Harrison County, Kentucky and died on 26 Mar 1933 in Shelby Co, IN.)