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Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson 1905–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1905

Birth Location: Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 1998

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Father: Joda Nelson

Mother: Virgie Sword

Spouse(s): William Proctor, Orville Hackney

Children(s): Billie Hackney, Bobby Hackney, William Hackney, Teddy Hackney, Paulma Hackney

The story of Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson began in 1905 in Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson married Orville Monk Curwood Hackney, William Elmer Proctor, and had children including Angela Elaine Moffit Hackney, Billie June Hackney, Bobby Gene Hackney, Geneva Hackney Reed, Geneva P Proctor, Harold Proctor, Paulma Marlene Hackney, Phyliss Hackney, Teddy Lee Hackney, William L Buster Hackney. Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson passed away in 1998 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson began in 1905 in Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson married Orville Monk Curwood Hackney, William Elmer Proctor, and had children including Angela Elaine Moffit Hackney, Billie June Hackney, Bobby Gene Hackney, Geneva Hackney Reed, Geneva P Proctor, Harold Proctor, Paulma Marlene Hackney, Phyliss Hackney, Teddy Lee Hackney, William L Buster Hackney.
  • Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson passed away in 1998 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

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Della Nelson's Ancestors

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Della Nelson
1905–1998
Birth Place: Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Joda Jake Nelson
1884–1918
Virgie Sword
1887–1961
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Della Nelson's Descendants

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Della ((Dell) Ruby) Nelson (17 May 1905–21 Aug 1998) m. William (Elmer) Proctor (20 Oct 1893–) m. Orville ((Monk) Curwood) Hackney (04 Oct 1907–04 Apr 1972)
  1. 1. Billie (June) Hackney 1936–2024 m. Jack (Dewene) Light 1933–1978
  2. 2. Bobby (Gene) Hackney 1933–2008 m. Roberta Oiler 1939–2018
  3. 3. William (L. (Buster)) Hackney 1927–1950
  4. 4. Teddy (Lee) Hackney 1938–1938
  5. 5. Paulma (Marlene) Hackney 1931–2010 m. Jesse (Carroll) Wills 1928–1999

Della Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1905
17 May 1905
Birth of Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson in Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1998
21 Aug 1998
Age 93
Death of Della (Dell) Ruby Nelson in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1905
    Event Place: Putney, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1998
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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