Nellie Elizabeth Giesy is the daughter of Mary Jane Sriner and George Washington Giesy. She was born 26 Jan 1875 in Basil, Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio. She died 12 Apr 1962 at age 87 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. She was buried 16 Apr 1962 at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

On 22 Dec 1896, she married William Tell Friedly. He is the son of John Friedly and Mary Thompson. He was born 13 Mar 1873 in Ohio. He died 9 Oct 1954 at age 81. He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

Children of Nellie Elizabeth Giesy and William Tell Friedly:

1. Viva Gertrude Friedly was born 31 Mar 1898 in Ohio.
2. Deward Dale Friedly was born 15 Dec 1899 in Ohio.
3. Forrest George Friedly was born 1 Dec 1901 in Newark. Licking, Ohio. He died 12 Jun 1953 at age 51 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. On 15 June 1953, he was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. He never married.
4. (unknown) Friedly was born and died sometime before 1910.

Sources

Nellie:

• Death from Ohio Deaths [Name: Nellie E Friedly; Age at Death: 87; Date of Death: 12 Apr 1962; City of Death: Columbus (Pt); County of Death: Franklin; Volume: 16869; Certificate: 27727; Gender: Female; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: White; City of Residence: Columbus; County of Residence: Franklin; State of Residence: Ohio; Census Tract: 0550; Hospital of Death: Home; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy: Yes, used for certification].
• Death and Burial from the Greenlawn Cemetery Index.
• Death and Burial from her obituary in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio, 13 Apr 1962.

William:

• Birth from WWI Civilian Draft Registration [Name: William Tell Friedly; City: Columbus; County: Franklin; State: Ohio; Birth Date: 13 Mar 1873; Race: White; Roll: 1832018].
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Greenlawn Cemetery Index [Name: Friedly, William T; Birth: 03/13/1873; Death: 10/09/1954; Father: Friedly, John].

Forrest:

• Birth, Death and Burial from his death certificate.
• Birth, Death and Burial from the Greenlawn Cemetery Index [Name: Friedly, Forrest George; Birth: 12/01/1901; Death: 06/12/1953; Father: Friedly, William].

(unknown): Birth and Death from the 1910 census (Columbus, Franklin, Fairfield, OH. Page 8.) which states that Nellie had given birth to four children -- only three of whom were still living. This child is otherwise unknown.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Nellie: 1880 census. Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio. Page 170.
• William: 1880 census. Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio. Page 159.
• 1910 census. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Page 8.
• 1920 census. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Page 3.
• 1930 census. Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. Page 37.