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About Nelle Clyde Reagan
Birth: Jul. 24, 1883 Fulton Whiteside County Illinois, USA Death: Jul. 25, 1962 Santa Monica Los Angeles County California, USA
Mother of US President Ronald Reagan.
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Parents:
Thomas Wilson (1844 - 1909)
Mary Ann Elsey Wilson (1843 - 1900)
Spouse:
John Edward Reagan (1883 - 1941)
Children:
John Neil Reagan (1908 - 1996)*
Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 - 2004)*
Sibling:
Sarah Jane Wilson Pierce (1871 - 1920)*
Nelle Wilson Reagan (1883 - 1962)
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Burial: Calvary Cemetery Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: Section R, Lot 306, Grave 12 GPS (lat/lon): 34.03084, -118.17712
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Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Apr 05, 2000 Find A Grave Memorial# 9001
Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan was the mother of United States President Ronald Reagan and his older brother Neil "Moon" Reagan.
Nelle was born in Fulton, Illinois, the oldest of seven children of Mary Ann (née Elsey) and Thomas Wilson. Her father was of Scottish descent (partly by way of Canada) while her mother was English, born in Epsom, Surrey.
Nelle met Jack Reagan in a farm town along the Illinois prairie. The two were married in Fulton, Illinois in November 1904. They had two children: Neil "Moon" Reagan and Ronald Wilson Reagan. After the birth of her second son, Nelle was told not to have any more children. The Reagan family moved from Tampico to many small Illinois towns, and Chicago, depending on Jack's employment.
Ronald Reagan wrote that his mother "always expected to find the best in people and often did". She attended the Disciples of Christ church regularly and was active, and very influential, within it; she frequently led Sunday school services and gave the Bible readings to the congregation during the services. A strong believer in the power of prayer, she led prayer meetings at church and was in charge of mid-week prayers when the pastor was out of town. Her strong commitment to the church is what induced her son Ronald to become a Protestant Christian rather than a Roman Catholic like his father. He also stated that she strongly influenced his own beliefs: "I know that she planted that faith very deeply in me." For example, Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College, founded by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1855. While pursuing the degree he earned in economics-sociology in 1932, Ronald Reagan continued to be surrounded with the same faith his mother had introduced in his life.
Aside from her work with the church, Nelle acted in many plays. One 1926 review of the play The Ship of Faith said, "Mrs. Reagan is one of Dixon's favorite readers and has appeared before many audiences, always greatly pleasing them."
In 1938, after both Neil and Ronald Reagan had moved to California, Ronald bought his parents a new home in Hollywood; it was the first home they had ever owned. Nelle's life also changed after her husband Jack's death on May 18, 1941, leaving her widowed. She maintained her connections to the church in Dixon and began working at a tuberculosis sanitarium in Southern California. In her later years, however, Nelle had problems with her physical health and senility (later diagnosed as Alzheimer's disease). Nelle died from complications of the disease on July 25, 1962, aged 79.
Mother of US President Ronald Reagan. Maintained by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=8 Find A Grave] Record added: Apr 05, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 9001
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Nelle Clyde Reagan's Timeline
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July 24, 1883
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Fulton Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States
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August 14, 1909
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Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
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February 6, 1911
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Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States
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July 24, 1962
Age 79
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Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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July 25, 1962
Age 79
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Calvary Cemetery (Plot Section R Lot 306 Grave 12 GPS (lat/lon) 34.03084 -118.17712), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Birth: Jul. 24, 1883
Mother of US President Ronald Reagan.
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