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Calvin Leonard Nelson 1928–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1928

Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 2016

Death Location: Twin Oaks, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Edna Moore

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Calvin Leonard Nelson was born in 1928 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Arthur Ott Nelson And Edna Leona Moore. In 1930, Calvin Leonard Nelson resided in Clay, Clay, Wirt, West Virginia, USA. In 1935, Calvin Leonard Nelson resided in Rural, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA. Calvin Leonard Nelson married Betty Kathryn Carpenter, and had children including Carol Lee Nelson, Denver Thomas Nelson, Gary Bruce Nelson. Calvin Leonard Nelson passed away in 2016 in Twin Oaks, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Calvin Leonard Nelson was born in 1928 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Arthur Ott Nelson And Edna Leona Moore.
  • In 1930, Calvin Leonard Nelson resided in Clay, Clay, Wirt, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Calvin Leonard Nelson resided in Rural, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Calvin Leonard Nelson married Betty Kathryn Carpenter, and had children including Carol Lee Nelson, Denver Thomas Nelson, Gary Bruce Nelson.
  • Calvin Leonard Nelson passed away in 2016 in Twin Oaks, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nelson
1894–1988
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
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Edna Moore
1905–1985
Birth Location: Rockport, Wood, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Calvin Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Calvin Nelson
1928–2016
Birth Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Arthur "Ott" Nelson
1894–1988
Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Edna (Leona) Moore
1905–1985
Rockport, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Moore
1875–1967
Noble County, Ohio, USA
Lula Moore
1883–1964
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Moore
1848–1929
Hannah Bates
1854–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ferdinand Moore
1797–1850
Isabel Miller
1808–1850

Calvin Nelson's Timeline

10 Records

1928
23 Aug 1928
Birth of Calvin Leonard Nelson in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Clay, Clay, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Clay, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Rural, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
Rural, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 12
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Grant Mag District, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant Mag District, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Woonsocket, Sanborn County, West Virginia, USA
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, West Virginia, USA
1957
1957
Age 29
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
1984
1984
Age 56
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1993
1993
Age 65
Calvin Leonard Nelson resided here in Cairo, WV
Cairo, WV
2016
7 Aug 2016
Age 88
Death of Calvin Leonard Nelson in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
2016
10 Aug 2016
Age 88
Burial of Calvin Leonard Nelson in Twin Oaks, West Virginia, USA
Twin Oaks, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1928
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clay, Clay, Wirt, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grant Mag District, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Woonsocket, Sanborn County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 354

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Cairo, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Aug 2016
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Calvin Leonard Nelson 7 Aug 2016

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 2016
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Aug 2016
    Event Place: Twin Oaks, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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