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Alta Wells 1895–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1895

Birth Location: Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1968

Death Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: William Wells

Mother: Martha King

Spouse(s): Sigurd Nelson

Children(s): Donald Nelson, Amelia Nelson, Martha Nelson, William Nelson, Frances Nelson, Doris Nelson, Robert Nelson, Eva Nelson, Harold Nelson, Richard Nelson

Alta Wells was born in 1895 in Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA, the child of William Kendall Wells And Martha Jane King. Alta Wells married Sigurd Nelson, and had children including Amelia Irene Nelson, Donald Edwin Nelson, Doris June Nelson, Eva Mae Nelson, Frances Fran Nelson, Harold Eugene Nelson, Martha Marie Nelson, Richard August Nelson, Robert Kenneth Nelson, William Howard Nelson. Alta Wells passed away in 1968 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alta Wells was born in 1895 in Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA, the child of William Kendall Wells And Martha Jane King.
  • Alta Wells married Sigurd Nelson, and had children including Amelia Irene Nelson, Donald Edwin Nelson, Doris June Nelson, Eva Mae Nelson, Frances Fran Nelson, Harold Eugene Nelson, Martha Marie Nelson, Richard August Nelson, Robert Kenneth Nelson, William Howard Nelson.
  • Alta Wells passed away in 1968 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Alta Wells's Ancestors

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Alta Wells
1895–1968
Birth Place: Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Kendall Wells
1840–1921
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, United States of America
Martha (Jane) King
1864–1932
Decatur City, Decatur County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Abner King
1840–1924
Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
America (J.) Jones
1844–
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Thomas King
1805–1880
Margaret Hatfield
1807–1905
William Jones
1777–1850
Cinderella Bess
1817–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Burwell King
1780–1850
Elizabeth Barron
1785–1860

Alta Wells's Descendants

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Alta Wells (26 Dec 1895–28 Feb 1968) m. Sigurd Nelson (23 Nov 1893–24 April 1951)
  1. 1. Donald (Edwin) Nelson 1929–1989 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" Marie) Baglio 1931–2001
  2. 2. Amelia ("Irene") Nelson 1916–2004
  3. 3. Martha (Marie) Nelson 1917–2005
  4. 4. William (Howard) Nelson 1919–1986
  5. 5. Frances ("Fran") Nelson 1923–
  6. 6. Doris (June) Nelson 1924–2002
  7. 7. Robert (Kenneth) Nelson 1927–1998
  8. 8. Eva (Mae) Nelson 1931–2002
  9. 9. Harold (Eugene) Nelson 1932–1994
  10. 10. Richard (August) Nelson 1936–2008

Alta Wells's Timeline

2 Records

1895
26 Dec 1895
Birth of Alta Wells in Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA
Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA
1968
28 Feb 1968
Age 73
Death of Alta Wells in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Missouri Valley, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1968
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America

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