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Benjamin Harrison Nelson 1888–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1888

Birth Location: Oxford, Izard, Arkansas

Death Date: 29 June 1979

Death Location: Springfield, MO St. Johns Hospital

Father: George Nelson

Mother: Nancy Hall

Spouse(s): Dora Webb

Children(s): Martha Nelson, Clarence Nelson, Ruth Nelson, Earl Nelson

The story of Benjamin Harrison Nelson began in 1888 in Oxford, Izard, Arkansas. In 1950, Benjamin Harrison Nelson resided in Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri, USA. Benjamin Harrison Nelson married Dora Ann Webb, and had children including Billy Nelson, Clarence Nelson Jr, Clarence Woodrow Nelson, Earl Henry Nelson, Martha Lee Nelson, Ruth Nelson. Benjamin Harrison Nelson passed away in 1979 in Springfield, MO St. Johns Hospital.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison Nelson began in 1888 in Oxford, Izard, Arkansas.
  • In 1950, Benjamin Harrison Nelson resided in Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri, USA.
  • Benjamin Harrison Nelson married Dora Ann Webb, and had children including Billy Nelson, Clarence Nelson Jr, Clarence Woodrow Nelson, Earl Henry Nelson, Martha Lee Nelson, Ruth Nelson.
  • Benjamin Harrison Nelson passed away in 1979 in Springfield, MO St. Johns Hospital.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Nelson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Nelson
1888–1979
Birth Place: Oxford, Izard, Arkansas
Parents
George Henry Nelson
1852–1943
Rolla, Phelps, Missouri
Nancy (Ann) Hall
1863–1901
, Fulton, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Nathanial (Lafayette) Hall
1827–1911
Sweetwater, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane "Patsy") Endsley
1834–1900
Monroe Co. TN
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Nelson's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison) Nelson (3 August 1888–29 June 1979) m. Dora (Ann) Webb (24 Oct 1894–27 Mar 1983)
  1. 1. Martha (Lee) Nelson 1920–1988 m. Jack (Mike) Duncan 1924– m. Rene (S) Lariviere 1923–
    1. 1. Loretta (Ann) Linson 1942–2008
  2. 2. Clarence (Woodrow) Nelson 1914–1971
  3. 3. Ruth Nelson
  4. 4. Earl (Henry) Nelson 1912–1980

Benjamin Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1888
3 August 1888
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Nelson in Oxford, Izard, Arkansas
Oxford, Izard, Arkansas
1950
1950
Age 62
Benjamin Harrison Nelson resided here in Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri, USA
Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri, USA
1979
29 June 1979
Age 91
Death of Benjamin Harrison Nelson in Springfield, MO St. Johns Hospital
Springfield, MO St. Johns Hospital

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1888
    Event Place: Oxford, Izard, Arkansas
    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: Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri; Roll: 5153; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri, 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: Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri; Roll: 5153; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri
    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: Big Apple, Oregon, Missouri; Roll: 5153; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 75-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1979
    Event Place: Springfield, MO St. Johns Hospital

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