Mamie B. Nivens

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Mamie B. Nivens is not in my direct ancestry. She is 1 step removed in the following ways: Sister-in-law of Nancy Grace Thomas Daughter-in-law of Andrew Lindsey Thomas and Nancy Rebecca Ashley

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	28 Apr 1892	York Co., SC
Marriage			to Charles Lidell Thomas
Death	2 Feb 1962	Pineville, Steel Creek Twp., Mecklenburg Co., NC	Respiration arrest
Burial	4 Feb 1962	Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Mill, York Co., SC

Children

(all children with Charles Lidell Thomas)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Roy L. Thomas	M	~Aug 1917		To Maxine Bush, 1942
Gladys B. Thomas	F	Dec 1919		To Floyd Thomas No known relationship to direct Thomas line
Andrew Lindsey Thomas	M	1924		To Catherine Boyd	First name may be Joseph
Charles L. Thomas	M	~Nov 1929		To Carolyn Unknown

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
2	1910 Federal Census, District 0107, Fort Mill, York Co., SC; sheet 11B. Dated (illegible) May 1910. Lines 59-67: Leroy S. Nivens, age 49, and wife Sally (Dellah?), 48. They've been married for 21 years (first marriage for both) and had 7 children, all of whom are still alive. Son Al(illegible) B. Nivens, 26; son David A. Nivens, 23; son S(illegible) B. Nivens, 20; daughter Mamie B. Nivens, 18; son Richard (illegible) Nivens, 16; daughter (illegible), 13; and daughter "baby", 3. Everyone and their parents were born in SC except Leroy's father, born in South (illegible but not Carolina), and his mother, born in North Carolina. Leroy is a farmer.
3	1920 Federal Census, District 162, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC; Page 17. C. L. Thomas age 59, farmer, could read & write; Mammie, 54; Roy, 2 yrs 5 months; Baby, dau., 1 month. Date of census 16 Jan 1920
4	1930 United States Federal Census, Steele Creek Dist. 46, Mecklenburg Co., NC; Sheet 7B, Dwelling 137; Charles Lidell Thomas age 45, married at age 31, general farming, not a veteran, no radio; Mamie B. Thomas, b. SC, 37, married at 23; Roy L., 13, in school; Gladys B., 10, in school; Andrew L., 6, in school; Charles L, 1 and 3/12. All born NC unless noted; adults can read, write and speak English . Date of census 11 Apr 1920
5	North Carolina Death Certificate for Mamie Thomas of Rt. 1, Pineville, Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was born on 28 Apr 1892 in York Co., SC. She died on 2 Feb 1962 in Rt. 1, Pineville, Steel Creek Twp., Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was 69 years old. Her father was Lee Nivens, her mother was Sarah Boyd, and her late husband was Charles L. Thomas. The reporting party was A. G. Thomas of Rt. 1, Pineville, NC. Cause of death was respiratory arrest due to (illegible). She was buried on 4 Feb 1962 at the Flint Hill Baptist Church cemetery, York Co., SC.
6	North Carolina Death Certificates has an entry for Charlie Thomas, white male, age 57, birth date 1 Sep 1884 in Mecklenburg, NC, death date 18 Jul 1942 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, CO. Spouse's name: Mamie Nivens. Father's name: Andrew Thomas. Residence: Pineville, Mecklenburg, NC.
7	North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67 from the NC State Archives has an entry for Mamie Thomas, born 1893, died 2 Feb 1962 in Mecklenburg Co., NC, at the age of 69.

Research

• Ancestry.com indicates there is a birth record in the Mecklenburg Co., NC, records for a "Mamie Bell Nivens", which would give us the full middle name. Unfortunately they only link to the record externally, and the link does not work.