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Nettie Ellen Coons Tobey

Birth	:	24 Sep 1868 Bartlett, Fremont County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Oct 1948 Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Cozad Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8605995, -99.9475021
Description	:	Nettie Ellen Coons was born in 1868 in Fremont County, Iowa, where her father was helping build the railroad. Her mother died when she was 3 or 4, and her family moved back to Davis County, Iowa. When Nettie was in her early teens, her family moved to Custer County, Nebraska. The Tobey family settled next to the Coons, and on Mar. 7, 1889 Nettie married William W. Tobey. 1897 found Nettie and family in Napa, California, where she gave birth to daughter Lola Fern. The family (led by Nettie's father-in-law Prince Tobey) then traveled through northern... Read More	Nettie Ellen Coons was born in 1868 in Fremont County, Iowa, where her father was helping build the railroad. Her mother died when she was 3 or 4, and her family moved back to Davis County, Iowa. When Nettie was in her early teens, her family moved to Custer County, Nebraska. The Tobey family settled next to the Coons, and on Mar. 7, 1889 Nettie married William W. Tobey. 1897 found Nettie and family in Napa, California, where she gave birth to daughter Lola Fern. The family (led by Nettie's father-in-law Prince Tobey) then traveled through northern California and Oregon, and then returned to Nebraska. Nettie's husband died suddenly in 1901 in Idaho, as the family was in the process of moving west. After his death, Nettie moved to Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska. Her father and brothers moved to Cozad around this time, also. Nettie's daughter Bessie writes: "She bought a little house in Cozad, to be near her father and brothers, and we lived here till I was 6. For some reason she decided she wanted to raise her little family in the country. So she sold her home, and with the insurance money from my father, bought 80 acres out in the Danish community 8 miles in the country. There I grew up…. My deaf uncle lived with us and taught my brother how to farm. We had a little pasture and so Moma got some cows, and of course horses. And we had chickens, and a big garden. So we lived very comfortable. In winter we walked 2 ½ mi. to school. It being the old fashioned type with 20 or 30 in one room, and all classes by one teacher. I remember some good and some bad times there. But I had some lifetime friendships from those days. Momma sewed and helped the neighbors cook for thrashers. Baked bread and washed for 3 or 4 bachelors, living north of us. It was hard work, but I never remember coming home from school, when she wasn't nice and clean, and had a good meal for us. She was a kind loving mother, and devoted her life to her family." Nettie's granddaughter Betty (Rasmussen) Lyness writes: "Grandma was prim – a lady in every way. She was small of stature and didn't weigh 100 pounds. She was fastidious in her personal appearance, in her home, and in her garden. She did her work in the morning and always "cleaned-up" in the afternoon before she took her nap. I never saw her or her home when they weren't tidy and spotless…. "Grandma Tobey was a quiet lady. Her tastes were simple. She didn't like crowds, she cherished her family, and was a very Christian lady (First Methodist). She read her Bible daily, lived her faith, never preached. Neighbors, young and old, liked her."

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Where is Nettie Ellen Coons Tobey's memorial?
Nettie Ellen Coons Tobey's memorial is located at: Cozad Cemetery, Cozad, Dawson County, USA.
When did Nettie Ellen Coons Tobey death?
Nettie Ellen Coons Tobey death on 13 Oct 1948 in Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.8605995
Longitude: -99.9475021

Family Members:

Parent

William Joseph Coons

(1833 - 1916)

Spouse

William Walter Tobey

(1861 - 1901)

Siblings

Mahala J. Coons Taylor

(1858 - 1928)

Martha Olive Coons Hancock

(1860 - 1932)

Thomas Frank Coons

(1862 - 1919)

William W Coons

(1864 - 1933)

Charles Henry Coons

(1870 - 1921)

Children

May Tobey

(unknow - 1891)

Bessie Clair Tobey Rasmussen

(1899 - 1981)

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Coordinate: 40.7810000, -99.7397000

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