Nellie Pearl Kirby
b. 18 July 1880, d. 15 December 1966
- Father: Nathaniel Kirby b. 23 January 1855, d. 20 September 1920
- Mother: Maria Jane Church b. 25 July 1855, d. 17 November 1950
- Nellie Pearl Kirby was born on 18 July 1880 in Illinois.
- Nathaniel Kirby and Maria Jane Church appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Looking Glass, Clinton County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Nellie Pearl Kirby. Also in the household were children Lillian (age 13) and Homer (12).
- She married Frank Rufus Stuemky circa 1904.
- Frank Rufus Stuemky and Nellie Pearl Kirby appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, at 1410 Illinois Avenue. Other members of the household included Leola Frances Stuemky.
- Frank Rufus Stuemky and Nellie Pearl Kirby appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, at 737 North 24th Street. Other members of the household included Leola Frances Stuemky.
- Frank Rufus Stuemky and Nellie Pearl Kirby appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, at 737 North 24th Street. Other members of the household included Leola Frances Stuemky and Maria Jane Church.
- Nellie Pearl Kirby became a widow at the 1 April 1939 death of her husband Frank Rufus Stuemky.
- The following appeared on 3 April 1939 in the St. Louis Star-Times: Funeral services for Frank R. Stuemky, East St. Louis general contractor who died of Hodgkin’s disease, a glandular ailment, at his home, 737 North Twenty-fourth street, East St. Louis, Saturday night, will be held at 1 p. m. tomorrow at Kurrus Chapel, 2525 State street, East St. Louis. Burial will be in Trenton, Ill. Mr. Stuemky, 59 years old, is survived by his wife, the former Miss Nellie Kirby, and a daughter, Mrs. Leola Fundis of Belleville.
- Nellie Pearl Kirby appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, at 737 North 24th Street. Other members of the household included Maria Jane Church. Also in the household was Nellie's widowed sister-in-law Agatha Kirby (age 63) and one male lodger.
- Nellie Pearl Kirby died on 15 December 1966 at age 86.
- She was interred at Trenton Cemetery, Trenton, Clinton County, Illinois.
- Last Edited: 31 Dec 2016
Family: Frank Rufus Stuemky b. 28 July 1879, d. 1 April 1939
- Leola Frances Stuemky+ b. 21 June 1908, d. 6 February 2004