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Gerald Lee Nelson 1941–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1941

Birth Location: Kansas Wyand, Kansas

Death Date: 8 Apr 1997

Death Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Father: George Yankovich

Mother: Betty Smith

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Children(s):

Gerald Lee Nelson was born in 1941 in Kansas Wyand, Kansas, the child of George John Yankovich And Betty Jean Smith. In 1950, Gerald Lee Nelson resided in Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA. In 1953, Gerald Lee Nelson resided in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. Gerald Lee Nelson married Richard Shorter. Gerald Lee Nelson passed away in 1997 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Gerald Lee Nelson was born in 1941 in Kansas Wyand, Kansas, the child of George John Yankovich And Betty Jean Smith.
  • In 1950, Gerald Lee Nelson resided in Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1953, Gerald Lee Nelson resided in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  • Gerald Lee Nelson married Richard Shorter.
  • Gerald Lee Nelson passed away in 1997 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Gerald Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Nelson
1941–1997
Birth Place: Kansas Wyand, Kansas
Parents
George John Yankovich
1924–1989
Kansas
Betty (Jean) Smith
1921–2005
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (N) Yankovich
1901–
Croatia
Katherine Yankovich
1905–
Croatia
Martin (Luther) Smith
1895–1969
Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Bessie (Nadine) Rutter
1899–1924
Centralia, Boone County, Missouri, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Rutter
1881–1921
Mary Gibson
1881–1965
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rutter
1843–1925
Elvira Rutter
1845–1909
James Gibson
–1944
Margaret Colley
1854–1930

Gerald Nelson's Timeline

6 Records

1941
1 Jun 1941
Birth of Gerald Lee Nelson in Kansas Wyand, Kansas
Kansas Wyand, Kansas
1950
1950
Age 9
Gerald Lee Nelson resided here in Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA
1953
1 Mar 1953
Age 12
Gerald Lee Nelson resided here in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1954
1954
Age 13
Gerald Lee Nelson resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1956
1 Mar 1956
Age 15
Gerald Lee Nelson resided here in Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1997
8 Apr 1997
Age 56
Death of Gerald Lee Nelson in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1941
    Event Place: Kansas Wyand, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Select Military Registers
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Francisco; Date: 8 Apr 1997; Social Security: 510361904
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The San Francisco Examiner; Publication Date: 13 Apr 1997; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA; ,0.6474332,0.3416565,0.77970326&xid=
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mission, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: 5095; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 46-29A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mission, Johnson, Kansas, 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: Mission, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: 5095; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 46-29A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1953
    Event Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254795

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254805
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1956
    Event Place: Wyandotte, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254816

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Phoenix, AZ.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The San Francisco Examiner; Publication Date: 13 Apr 1997; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA; ,0.6474332,0.3416565,0.77970326&xid=

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1997
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: San Francisco; Date: 8 Apr 1997; Social Security: 510361904
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The San Francisco Examiner; Publication Date: 13 Apr 1997; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA; ,0.6474332,0.3416565,0.77970326&xid=

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