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Note: Time Lineborn Jan 1, 1877Renville, MN
1888under the doctor's treatment for sore eyes (paper)
1902on Fireman's excursion with Cornelius Wilson (paper)
1903married Cornelius Wilson
1904 Beatrice born in Motley
1906Orval Born in Motley
1909, 14 Mar Cornelius died
1909, 9 July Clifford born in Motley
1910 Census, living in Motley, MN
1915 Lived in Brookston, MN took in sewing
1916 Dec Married Frank Haining in Superior WI
1916Moved to Motley Married Frank Haining
In a Brookston local history book, I found that lands in the reservation were opened for homestead settlement in Aug. 1905, 1910 and 1912. Nellie's sister, Carrie, and her husband, Arthur Hutchins moved to Brookston at that time. His patent was listed as 1910. Perhaps Nellie lived on the same land as Carrie's family.
We are trying to figure out why Nellie Wilson took her children to Brookston at that time. We did not find any homestead listing for Nellie.
Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957
about Frank Allison (MRS. Nellie) Haining
Name: Frank Allison (MRS. Nellie) Haining
County: Morrison
Reel: 6
Code: 17
Volume: 2
Page: 99
Document Type: Petition -Record
Years: 1917 -1921
Numbers: 1-100
1920Not listed in census in MN
Cliff at school in St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba, CAN
1923Moved from Motley to Brainerd boys worked in station
1928Moved to Enumclaw, WA
1930Not listed on MN Census, found in WA census1930 Census Durham, King Co. WA Frank A. Haining 63
Nellie " 53
Robert E. Marshall 6 grandson Douglas L. Marshall 5 grandson 1931, Sept 24 Funeral for Frank Haining in Enum Claw, WA They had lived in Brainerd for 8 years according to the obit but he died in WA.
1933Nellie Haining lived in Fargo, ND
1933-35Married John Randall
1935Lived in St. Paul on Grand Ave. Orv, Myrtis, Cliff & Verna visited
1938John Randall died, her sister Ida Bell Bonk died, Nellie moved to Wayzata to live with Orv & Mrytis
1939Nellie married Frank Sears at the house in Wayzata and moved to Paradise, MT
1944 Frank & Nellie lived in Portland Oregon
1952Nellie died in Paradise, MT and was buried in Motley, MN
Note in the Motley Register Aug. 25, 1888 "We received a pleasant call last Sat. while at work at the old handpress, from Misses May Rail and Mary Barnhart. Miss Nellie Rail, who had been under the doctor's treatment for sore eyes, accompanied them on their return to Lake Alexander."
Nellie was married four times to Cornelius Wilson 19 Feb 1903 to Frank A
Haining 18 Dec 1916 to John Randall between 1933-35 and to Frank Sears
in 1939.
1910 Census Morrison Co Village of Motley
Wilson, Essie A lodger female white 18 single b. MN
Wilson, Nellie Head of house female white 33 widow 3 children 3 iving dressmaker at home
Betrice L. 5 years
Orvil C. 4 years
Clifford E. 9/12 years
The Motley Mercury, Motley, Minn. Jan. 22, 1915
"Mrs. Nellie Wilson arrived Friday from Brookston for a visit with friends and relatives."
"Mrs. Nellie Wilson, who has been spending a few days here, returned Thursday to her home in Brookston."
The Motley Mercury, April 28, 1916
"Beatrice and Orville Wilson children of Mrs. Nellie Wilson, arrived last week and are attedning school here now. They are making their home with Mrs. G.O.Fish until their mother moves into her residence here.
The Motley Mercury, July 28, 1916
"Clifford Wilson, son of Mrs. Nellie Wilson, was at Brainerd this week where he had an operation for the removal of his tonsils. We are glad to say that he is getting along nicely."
The Little Falls Daily Transcript Monday, Dec. 18, 1916
"A marriage license was issued Satruday to Frank A. Haining of St. Louis county and Mrs. Nellie Wilson."
Morrison County Courthouse Marriage Book K p. 343
Haining, Frank A. to Wilson, Mrs. Nellie 18 Dec. 1916 Frank was from St. Louis Co. Nellie from Morrison Co.
The Motley Mercury, Dec. 22, 1916
"Mrs. Nellie Wilson and F.A. Haining Were United in Marriage Monday Evening
Mrs. Nellie Wilson sprang a surprise on her friends Monday evening when she was united in marriage to F.A. Haining, of Superior, Wis. The ceremony was performed at seven o'clock Monday evening at the M.E. parsonage by Rev. Geo. C. Fenscke.
The bride is well known and highly respected in this vicinity having lived here for a number of years. She moved to Brookston a few years ago near where she took up a claim. It was while there that she met Mr. Hailing and the romance was started which cumulated in their marriage. Last spring she returned to her home here.
The groom is a well known railroad man who makes his home in Superior. He is forman of an extra gang on the Great Northern railroad and is a man of industrious and temperate habits.
The happy couple will make their home in Motley and the best wishes of their many friends go to them in wishing them much happiness and prosperity."
Frank and Nellie were married for 15 years before he died in WA.
Marlys wrote an article 4/21/95... Nellie Rale Wilson -
what a feisty lady! She was a real pioneer. Her parents, Sarah and Case
Rale, were living out of a covered wagon in Renville County when Nellie
was born on Jan. 1, 1877. According to the Collingwood census in Meeker
County for 1880, Nellie had four sisters and two brothers still at home.
One sister, Dorah Edeburn was already married and one brother, John, was
born later. The Rale's all packed up and went to Oklahoma Territory
where her dad's sister and brother were living. But that place didn't
suit them and they moved back to MN. They settled in Morrison County on
land later called Rail's Prairie, named after Case Rale. Nellie grew up
there. On the census, her occupation is listed as dressmaker. Her
sister, Carrie, was a milliner (hat maker). Nellie was mentioned in the
Motley newspaper a few times because that was the closest town. In fact,
on July 4, 1902, Nellie took the Fireman's excursion to Bemidji with
several other single ladies. Cornelius Wilson was among the men listed.
He had recently lost his second wife, Adah (Essie's mother). Nellie and
Cornelius were married Feb. 19, 1903. Beatrice was born in 1904 and
Orval in 1906. Cornelius died in 1909 before their Clifford was born on
9 July '09. So on the 1910 census for Motley, Nellie is listed as the
head of household with three small children and was a dressmaker at
home.
Musings of Verna Wilson - Sept. 1, 2001
" They had lived in Brookston, MN near Duluth where she took in sewing. They lived on an Indian reservation and he went to school with Indian children. His prized possession were Indian mocassins made by the mother of one of his school buddies. At that time he told of picking blue berries with his cousin, Royal Hutchins, who lived near Procter, MN. They filled pillowcases with the berries and the hills were blue with berries.
Cliff was around 7 when Nellie Wilson married Frank Haining in 1916. They lived in Brainerd and Motley.
Cliff used to go fishing and then sell the fish. He had special customers.
During Orval's junior year Frank, Nellie, Cliff and Orval moved to Brainerd from Motley. She had a boarding house in the 'castle' in Motley and had a different boarding house in Brainerd. The boys worked at a gas station. Cliff had his own car. It had some sort of advertisement on the back so everyone knew where he was. When he worked at the station, an explosion on a car burned his face.
After his graduation from high school, Cliff and Nellie & Frank took Bob & Bud Marshall (Bea's boys) and went out to Washington. The boys were sick the whole way. The boys must have stayed with grandma until Bea was married to McGinn. While living there through the winter, the snow would come in the cabin. One time Cliff climbed a hill near the house. The hill had a sluice for bringing logs down. When he got to the top, he noticed cougar tracks following him. He was scared so he sat on a shovel and coasted down the hill to safety.
Before Cliff and Verna were married, so it was maybe 1935, Cliff,Verna, Myrtis, and Orval went to Mpls. to go to the state fair and they stayed with Grandma who was then married to Randall and lived on Grand Avenue in Mpls. Grandma was only married to Randall for four years or so. He got cancer and died. The next Memorial Day she met Sears and they married and went to Montana. During the war she worked in a big building sweeping the floors. This was so she could qualify for social security. She only got a minimun ss check but it would help pay for crochet cotton."
Barb Wilson Freer's memory of Grandma Nellie: "Nellie moved in with Orval and Myrtis when John Randall died in 1938. Barb had to share her bedroom. They had to change house plans to make another bedroom on main floor.
Nellie met Frank Sears at Motley Cemetery in May of 1939. She knew his brother who was a nice man. They corresponded all summer and he came back to Minn. and they were married at 140 N. Benton in Wayzata. The kids were supposed to be upstairs. They sat on the 4th step from the bottom because the third step creaked. Frank was almost blind - he wore thick glasses. He was also very deaf. The kids could hear the ceremony because the preacher had to yell so Frank could hear. He was so bald that Myrtis would pretend to shine his head. Nellie thought he had money but Frank only had a $9/month pension from the railroad. During the war she went to Oregon or Washington to work in a shipyard sweeping floors. She stayed till they closed. She died a year before he did."
Obit: Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Wed. May 21, 1952 MRS. NELLIE SEARS DIES MONDAY IN MISSOULA, MONT.
Mrs. Nellie Sears, 75, of Paradise, MT died Monday at 5 p.m. in the Missoula, MT NP hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Frank Sears, father of Walter Sears, Baxter, and Mrs. A.J. Loom, Brainerd; also two sons, Orville Wilson, Wayzata, and Clifford Wilson, Baxter; a step-daughter, Mrs. Joe Goedderz, Baxter, and a daughter in SD.
Services will be held in Paradise at 10 a.m. Thursday, after which the body will be brought to MN. Services will be conducted at the Motley Methodist church at 2 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Sears resided in this area during the earlier part of her life."
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