Nelle Wilson Reagan

Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan (July 24, 1883 – July 25, 1962) was the mother of United States President Ronald Reagan and his older brother Neil "Moon" Reagan.

Nelle Wilson Reagan
Nelle Reagan with her son Ronald, 1950
Born	July 24, 1883 Fulton, Illinois
Died	July 25, 1962 (aged 79) Santa Monica, California
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Spouse	John "Jack" Reagan
Children	Neil Reagan Ronald Reagan

Nelle was of Scots-English ancestry.^[1] She met Jack Reagan in a farming town on the prairie of Illinois. The two were married in Fulton in November 1904.^[2] They had two children: Neil and Ronald Reagan. After the birth of her second son, Nelle was told not to have any more children.^[3] The Reagan family moved from Tampico to Chicago and many small towns in Illinois. Where they lived depended on where Jack was working.

Nelle died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She died on July 25, 1962, aged 79.^[4] Her son, Ronald, would die of the same disease.

References

1. Reitwiesner, William Addams and Michael J. Wood. "The Ancestors of Ronald Reagan". Retrieved 2008-04-16.
2. Reagan, Ronald (1990), p. 22
3. Reagan, Ronald (1990), p. 21
4. Kengor, Paul (2004), pp. 45-46

Other websites

• Angelo, Bonnie (2001). First Mothers:The Women who Shaped the Presidents. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-06-093711-4.
• Kengor, Paul (2004). God and Ronald Reagan. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-06-057142-X.
• Reagan, Ronald (1990). An American Life. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-0025-9.