Maude Nellie "Nellie" Stiles

1873 - 1974  (100 years)

• Name	Maude Nellie Stiles
  	Her name is also recorded as "N. Maude Stiles."
  Born	20 Jul 1873	Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  Census	1880	Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Age: 6
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  History	Her real name is a mystery. It may be Nellie or Nancy. Throughout her life, she went by Maude. Betty-Sue Pratt said of her in 1997, "I remember Grandma as a very tiny lady with hair that was combed into deep waves from her natural curls. Her hair was always dark and she never did have white hair even at the time of her death. She was always thin. In later years, her hands were severely deformed by arthritis. She lived and worked as housekeeper for the Carpenter Family. They were 1st cousins by marriage. Grandma stayed there long enough to raise 3 generations. She was able to maintain an independent life style with the help of her daughter-in law, Mary Ballou, before moving into a Rest Home and then to a Nursing Home in Athol.... She ...once had a catastrophic automobile accident. She was told she would probably never walk as her pelvis was crushed. Grandma did walk, probably out of shear stubbornness, and the only concession she ever made was to sit in a straight chair as it was too difficult to get out of a low one. She did retain a bit of a limp and learned to use a walker the last few years of her life. She was holder of the Boston Post gold headed cane."  [2, 3]
  Died	29 Jan 1974	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Anna Bell Stiles   2. Ella J. Stiles ,   b. Abt 1867, Massachusetts + 3. Maude Nellie "Nellie" Stiles ,   b. 20 Jul 1873, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Jan 1974, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 100 years) ▻ William Herbert Ballou ,  m. 17 Sep 1887 + 4. Grace Lillie "Lillie" Stiles ,   b. 28 Jul 1876, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Jul 1967, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona  (Age 90 years) ▻ The Rev. Clarence Francis Mellor ,  m. 04 Jul 1895 ;  John Leverett Ballou ,  m. 26 Jun 1899
  Person ID	I2327	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Sarah
  Last Modified	31 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Burritt Anthony Stiles,   b. 20 Apr 1840, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut ,   d. 8 May 1912, Interlachen, Putnam County, Florida  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Brigham,   b. 20 Feb 1848, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 May 1929, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 81 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1865	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Herbert Ballou,   b. Jun 1869,   d. Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Married	17 Sep 1887	Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2, 5]
  In later life, she told her grand children, that she married on a dare.
  Age at Marriage	She was 14 years - He was 18 years
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Children	7 children
  + 1. Stephen Charles Ballou,   b. 13 Jan 1889, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Sep 1966, Dinsmore, Duval County, Florida  (Age 77 years)  [Birth]   2. William Henry Ballou,   b. 16 Jan 1891, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Jan 1919, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 27 years)  [Birth] + 3. Ralph Burton Ballou,   b. 06 Aug 1894, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 May 1971, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 76 years)  [Birth] + 4. Cecil Stiles "Bug" Ballou,   b. 20 Jun 1896, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 05 Jun 1952, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   5. Grace Maud Ballou,   b. 05 Feb 1898, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 03 Oct 1918, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 20 years)  [Birth] + 6. Clarence Ernest Ballou,   b. 07 Sep 1899, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Sep 1937, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida  (Age 38 years)  [Birth]   7. Raymond Emmon Ballou,   b. 20 Jan 1905, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Mar 1923, Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 18 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F1377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Jul 1873 - Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - Age: 6 - 1880 - Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Married - 17 Sep 1887 - Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Died - 29 Jan 1974 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Buried - - Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Primary Source. Year: 1880; Census Place: Wendell, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 533; Page: 265A; Enumeration District: 263 [S98] Pratt, Betty-Sue. Descendants of Charles Brigham, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997), Secondary Source. [S189] Lint, A Ann. Descendants of Peter Delvee, (Willoughby, Ohio: mansuscript, 23 June 1999), Tertiary Source. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988), Primary Source. [S483] Ballou, Betty-Sue. letter: 2006-01-12, (Letter to Robert Roy, 12 January 2006).