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Harvey Edward Nelson 1864–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1864

Birth Location: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1923

Death Location: MT Carmel

Father: George Nelson

Mother: Elvira Tanner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gannon

Children(s): James Nelson

The story of Harvey Edward Nelson began in 1864 in Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Harvey Edward Nelson married Elizabeth Loretta Gannon, and had children including James Harvey Nelson. Harvey Edward Nelson passed away in 1923 in MT Carmel.

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Biography

  • The story of Harvey Edward Nelson began in 1864 in Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.
  • Harvey Edward Nelson married Elizabeth Loretta Gannon, and had children including James Harvey Nelson.
  • Harvey Edward Nelson passed away in 1923 in MT Carmel.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Nelson
1837–1911
Birth Location: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
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Elvira Tanner
1839–1901
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gannon
1871–1942
Birth Location: Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
EG

Children(s)

James Nelson
1885–1976
Birth Location: Illinois
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Harvey Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Harvey Nelson
1864–1923
Birth Place: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Parents
George Washington Nelson
1837–1911
Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
Elvira (Lavinia) Tanner
1839–1901
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Sarah Williams
1810–1852
Montgomery Co., Indiana
Harvey Tanner
1802–1884
Massachusetts, USA
Rachel (Harriet) Davis
1811–1900
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Fuggett
1773–1856
John Tanner
1764–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
BENJAMIN TANNER
1730–1777

Harvey Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Harvey (Edward) Nelson (28 Jul 1864–3 Jan 1923) m. Elizabeth (Loretta) Gannon (25 Dec 1871–20 Jun 1942)
  1. 1. James (Harvey) Nelson 1885–1976 m. Mary (Grace) Walker 1887–1976
    1. 1. James (William) Nelson 1917–2006 m. Helen Puskas 1918–1993
      1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Nelson 1943–2022

Harvey Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1864
28 Jul 1864
Birth of Harvey Edward Nelson in Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
1922
30 Dec 1922
Age 58
Death of Harvey Edward Nelson in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1923
3 Jan 1923
Age 59
Burial of Harvey Edward Nelson in MT Carmel
MT Carmel

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Cordova, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1923
    Event Place: MT Carmel
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
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