Nelle J Haddix, born Nelle Haddix to William M and Margaret (Gabbard) Haddix, was the oldest of eight children. She added the "J" to her name when she received her teaching certificate because a middle name was required.

Entered Into Eternal Rest
Thursday, Sept. 26, 1974

Mrs. Marshall

Services for Mrs. Thomas F. (Nelle Haddix) Marshall, 79, of 1342 Hill St. SE will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Dillon's chapel, burial in Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Marshall died Thursday of a stroke.
She was a member of Lakewood Chapter OES No. 162 and Capital View American Legion Auxiliary No. 161.
Survivors include daughter, Mrs. J.M. Koglman of North Olmsted, Ohio; sons, Harry W. Marshall of Scotch Plains, N.J. and Gilbert S. Marshall of Houston, Tex., and sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Kimberlin and Mrs. Arbutus Vescio. Both of Hazard, Ky., Mrs. Florence Mayhall of New Orleans, La., Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver of Detroit and Mrs. Doshia Eblen of Henderson, KY.

1900 BC census
HH #41, Wm Haddix 6/70, s/o John Henry Haddix & Margaret Angel
Margaret (Gabbard) 2/75, d/o Mike Gabbard & Elizabeth Cundiff
Nellie Haddix 2/95
Dosha Haddix 2/97
Mesia Haddix 5/99 dau
Edward Haddix 4/83 bro

1910 BC census
226/232 Haddix
Wiliam 39
Margaret 35
Nellie 15
Docie 13
Marie 10
Kate 8
Florence 6
William 4
Edna 2
Lizzie 6/12
Watson, George 22 border
Combs, Clarance 22 boarder

1920 BC census
no HH# given Haddix
W. L. 48
Margaret 44
Nellie 24
Doshia 22
Kate 18
Florence 16
William 14
Edna B. 12
Elizabeth 10
Arbutus 3 6/12
Wise, R. W. 30 boarder
Chitwood, E. L. 25 boarder
Whisman, L. S. 20 boarder

Date: 12/19/00 From son, Gil Marshall, about an old picture of sorghum making:
Mom talked many times of this. They would take bread with them to dip in the foam made as the sorghum was stirred. They referred to it as "going to the stir and sop".

Date: 8/13/01 From son, Gil Marshall, about Chicken Feet Soup during the depression:
Mom always cooked the feet and the heads (of chickens.) On the feet, you skin them and cut the toe nails off at the first joint. You can boil them for soup or fry them. On the heads, you cut off the beak, comb, and remove the eye sockets. After cooking you can easily open the skull for the brains.

Nelle attended and possibly graduated from Berea College. She held a teaching certificate, but as a young woman, worked at the Express Office as a clerk (1920 Census). She also did almost all of the cooking for the evening meals at the Haddix Hotel in Jackson, which was a boarding house owned and run by her parents.

It was at the boarding house where she met Thomas Franklin Marshall, her future husband. He was living there while working for the railroad. He said when she came through the door carrying an enormous tray of food, he thought she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, and never changed his mind. Of the eight sisters, he said, "she was the best of the lot".