Margia Nettles was born on 25 Aug 1921 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA a child of C B Nettles and Elizabeth Brown Nettles.

Margia Nettles died on 26 Aug 1921 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA, due to being born premature at 7 months. She was buried on August 26, 1921 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Union Baptist Church Cemetery.