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Amy Eleanor Nelson 1934–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1934

Birth Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Death Date: 27 Apr 2018

Death Location: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Amy Schermerhorn

Spouse(s): Charles Higgs

Children(s):

Amy Eleanor Nelson was born in 1934 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, the child of Thomas Curtis Nelson Sr And Amy Belle Schermerhorn. In 1935, Amy Eleanor Nelson resided in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. Amy Eleanor Nelson married Charles Horace Higgs. Amy Eleanor Nelson passed away in 2018 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Amy Eleanor Nelson was born in 1934 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, the child of Thomas Curtis Nelson Sr And Amy Belle Schermerhorn.
  • In 1935, Amy Eleanor Nelson resided in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana.
  • Amy Eleanor Nelson married Charles Horace Higgs.
  • Amy Eleanor Nelson passed away in 2018 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amy Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Amy Nelson
1934–2018
Birth Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Curtis Nelson Sr
1903–1983
Homer, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Amy (Belle) Schermerhorn
1909–1998
Texas, USA
Grandparents
Addison (Eugene) Nelson
1874–1951
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Eunice (Fidelia) Watson
1877–1954
Aycock, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Travis (Edward Schermerhorn) Sr
1881–1958
Ledbetter, Fayette County, Texas, United States of America
Eleanor Lambert
1882–1964
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Nelson
1838–1922
Catherine Langston
1838–1928
John Schermerhorn
1850–1907
Caroline Haynie
1853–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Amy Nelson's Timeline

12 Records

1934
18 Nov 1934
Birth of Amy Eleanor Nelson in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 1
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 6
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Ward 4, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Ward 4, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 16
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1953
1953
Age 19
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
1970
Abt 1970
Age 36
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport
Shreveport
1984
1984-1999
Age 50
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1986
1986-1997
Age 52
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1994
1994-2020
Age 60
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
2018
2018-2019
Age 84
Amy Eleanor Nelson resided here in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
2018
23 April 2018
Age 84
Death of Amy Eleanor Nelson in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
2018
27 Apr 2018
Age 84
Burial of Amy Eleanor Nelson in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1934
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Centenary College of Louisiana; Year: 1953
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01388; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 9-72
    [4] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 26 Apr 2018; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.6126648,0.97309524,0.97836334&xid=3355
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 1300; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 66-160
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, The Times; Publication Date: 24 Nov 1934; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1934
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times - 24 Nov 1934 - Page 18, Birth of Amy Eleanor Nelson 24 Nov 1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01388; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 9-72

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 4, Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01388; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 9-72

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: 1300; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 66-160

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Centenary College of Louisiana; Year: 1953

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1970
    Event Place: Shreveport
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Shreveport Journal; Publication Date: 11 Dec 1970; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.22225107,0.58441395,0.27221808&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984-1999
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986-1997
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-2020
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2018-2019
    Event Place: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Apr 2018
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Times - 26 Apr 2018 - Page A6, Obituary for Eleanor Nelson Higgs 26 Apr 2018

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 26 Apr 2018; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.6126648,0.97309524,0.97836334&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 2018
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 26 Apr 2018; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.6126648,0.97309524,0.97836334&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Apr 2018
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 26 Apr 2018; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.6126648,0.97309524,0.97836334&xid=3355

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