Nellie Christiana Scribner

Nellie's story must be an interesting one. In the 1920 Census of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nellie (along with her mother, Mary, and sisters, Carmilla and Esther) are living at the Christian Home, an Orphanage in Council Bluffs. It seems odd that her mother was a resident at the orphanage, also (NARA Microcopy T625, Roll 510, E.D. 145, Page 231B). We are not sure who her father was (In the IOWA MARRIAGE INDEX 1851-1900 [online at Ancestry.com], there is listed the 30 November 1899 marriage of Jens Christian Jensen and Mary Christensen, in Boone County, Iowa. However, it's not certain if these two are Nellie's parents). Then, in the 1930 Census of Council Bluffs [op.cit.], Nellie has a job as a packer at a candy factory, and is living with Mary in the town.