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Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson 1926–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1926

Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 2000

Death Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Mary Faris

Spouse(s): Fern Curts

Children(s): Jerry Nelson

Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson was born in 1926 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, the child of James Moses Nelson And Mary Myrtle Faris. In 1930, Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided in Jackson, Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided in Rural, Huntington, Indiana. Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson married Fern Joan Joanne Curts, and had children including Jerry Wayne Nelson. Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson passed away in 2000 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson was born in 1926 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, the child of James Moses Nelson And Mary Myrtle Faris.
  • In 1930, Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided in Jackson, Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided in Rural, Huntington, Indiana.
  • Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson married Fern Joan Joanne Curts, and had children including Jerry Wayne Nelson.
  • Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson passed away in 2000 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Nelson's Ancestors

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Charles Nelson
1926–2000
Birth Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Moses Nelson
1896–1952
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Mary (Myrtle) Faris
1900–1980
Portland, Jay, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Franklin (James) Faris
1869–1924
Portland, Jay, Indiana, United States
Viola Walker
1869–1951
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
James Farris
1844–1919
Clarissa Walker
1850–1934
James Baggs
1845–
Nancy Southland
1853–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Walker
1808–1859
Elizabeth Houck
1820–1897

Charles Nelson's Descendants

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Charles (Edward "Butch") Nelson (4 Sep 1926–25 Nov 2000) m. Fern (Joan “Joanne”) Curts (8 Jul 1928–28 May 2018)
  1. 1. Jerry (Wayne) Nelson 1949–2006

Charles Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1926
4 Sep 1926
Birth of Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided here in Jackson, Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided here in Rural, Huntington, Indiana
Rural, Huntington, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 14
Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson resided here in Pike Twp, Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
Pike Twp, Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
2000
25 Nov 2000
Age 74
Death of Charles Edward "Butch" Nelson in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Huntington, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pike Twp, Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Delaware, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 2000
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

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