Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 16 April 1938.

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On 18 June 1913, Nerus Spell, 21, and Nancy Taylor, 21, were married in Wilson. Baptist minister Fred M. Davis performed the ceremony in the presence of Viola Strickland and Tincy Jones.

In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 510 South Lodge, tobacco factory cooper Nero Spells, 28; wife Nancy, 25, servant; and son George, 5.

In the 1928 Wilson, N.C., city directory: Spell Nancy (c) h 508 S Lodge

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Lodge, owned and valued at $3000, widow Nancy T. Spell, 35, private family cook; son George A., 15, tobacco factory worker; and daughter Mary C., 2.

In 1940, George A. Spell registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 27 May 1915 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 508 South Lodge; his contact was aunt Mancy Bell, 508 South Lodge; and he worked at Watson Tobacco Company

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Lodge, Nancy Spell, 45; daughter Mary, 25; son Louis, 12; and lodgers Jordan Taylor, 65, Marshal McCormick, 27, and Carl Brown, 35.

In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Lodge, Nancy Spell, 54, and son George, 34.