Fritts, Margaret Cornelia

1903 - 1993  (89 years)

• Name	Fritts, Margaret Cornelia
  Nickname	Nelia
  Birth	13 May 1903
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Apr 1993
  Burial	Mount Tabor United Church of Christ Cemetery Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
  Notes	In Jan 1991, Nelia told Gail (Fritts) Fritts, “I was b. in the log house of my great-grandfather William Fritts (1795). My grandfather Smith Fritts also lived there. The house had only two rooms: a kitchen and a bedroom. There was a ladder built on the wall to climb to the loft, but it was used mainly for storage. Four of my brothers and sisters were also b. in the log house. My father John Henderson Fritts built a house on the land he received from his father’s last will and testament. We moved in it around 1908. It is still standing now (1991). My brother John Richard Fritts received the homeplace. I remember riding the train to town. We would go maybe once or twice a month. We grew about everything we needed. We raised our own meat. We would buy coffee, sugar, and salt. The train ride cost 15–20 cents one way. We would ride into town, do our shopping, and then walk home. My Aunt Mag (Fritts) Byerly lived in Thomasville, NC. Her family would catch the train and come spend the day with us. I md. John Thomas Fritts on 27 Apr 1940, Hedrick’s Grove UCC Parsonage, Lexington, NC. He was b. 18 Jan 1899, Lexington, NC, son of John Henry (26 Jul 1863–1 Nov 1953) and Amanda Isabel (Crotts, 25 Aug 1864–11 Sep 1945, md. 21 Oct 1883) Fritts. This family also descends from William and Anna (?) Fritz (1795). My husband, John Thomas Fritts, d. 20 Dec 1987 and bur. Mt. Tabor UCC Cem., Lexington, NC. I live by myself and still tend a small garden at age 87 years (Jan 1991).
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Hans Ulrich Fritz,   b. Abt 1708, Germany Maternal Line: Ida Catherine Tysinger
  Person ID	I1550	Fritz/Fritts
  Last Modified	3 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Fritts, John Henderson,   b. 1873   d. 1953 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Tysinger, Ida Catherine
  Family ID	F513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Fritts, John Thomas,   b. 18 Jan 1899
  Marriage	27 Apr 1940	Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2025

  
  

• Documents

  Marriage Record Marriage of John Thomas Fritts and Margaret Cornelia Fritts

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Fritts, Margaret Cornelia". Our Family History. https://hansfritzfamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I1550&tree=1 (accessed December 21, 2025).