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Henry L "Hank" Nelson 1940 – 2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1940

Birth Location: Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 2016

Death Location: Illinois, USA

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Edna Bicknell

Spouse(s): Marcy None, Janice Geniusz

Children(s): Michael Nelson, Michelle Nelson, Jason Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Merry Nelson, Henry Nelson

Henry L "Hank" Nelson was born in 1940 in Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert L Nelson and Edna Mae Bicknell. In 1993, Henry L "Hank" Nelson resided in Oak Forest, IL. Henry L "Hank" Nelson married Marcy, Janice Mae Geniusz, and had children including Michael Joseph Nelson, Michelle Nelson, Jason Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Merry Nelson, Henry Nelson. Henry L "Hank" Nelson passed away in 2016 in Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry L "Hank" Nelson was born in 1940 in Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert L Nelson and Edna Mae Bicknell.
  • In 1993, Henry L "Hank" Nelson resided in Oak Forest, IL.
  • Henry L "Hank" Nelson married Marcy, Janice Mae Geniusz, and had children including Michael Joseph Nelson, Michelle Nelson, Jason Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Merry Nelson, Henry Nelson.
  • Henry L "Hank" Nelson passed away in 2016 in Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Henry Nelson
1940 – 2016
Birth Place: Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert L Nelson
1919 – 1991
Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Edna (Mae) Bicknell
1917 – 1986
Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (L) Nelson
1872 – 1939
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Margret (Emma) Ivey
1878 – 1964
Moore, Moore, Tennessee, United States
Henry (Clarence) Bicknell
1873 – 1932
Tennessee, USA
Ida (Mae) Harris
1879 – 1968
Duck River, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Nelson
1828 – 1910
Mary Nelson
1834 – 1915
Samuel Ivey
1839 – 1902
Elizabeth Buchanan
1841 – 1914
William Bicknell
1848 –
Mary Bicknell
1850 –
Robert Harris
1852 – 1930
Nancy Hardaway
1852 – 1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Nelson
1802 – 1869
Jane McAlaster
1811 – 1860
Adam Nelson
1796 – 1880
Lucinda "Lucy"
1805 – 1880
James Ivy
1797 – 1869
Mary Holt
1818 – 1878
Lorenzo Buchanan
1814 – 1882
Elizabeth Anderton
1814 – 1871
William Bicknell
1818 – 1891
Jane Bicknell
1818 – 1870
John Gilbert
1825 – 1875
Nancy Gilbert
1828 – 1880
Newton Harris
1814 – 1891
Elizabeth Chambers
1818 – 1892
Benjamin Hardaway
1815 – 1861
Susan Neel
1808 – 1879

Henry Nelson's Descendants

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Henry (L "Hank") Nelson (22 Mar 1940 – 1 Apr 2016) m. Marcy m. Janice (Mae) Geniusz (23 Jan 1941 – Nov 2017)
  1. 1. Michael (Joseph) Nelson (Oct 1967 – )
  2. 2. Michelle Nelson (30 Sep 1968 – ) m. William Swinford
  3. 3. Jason Nelson
  4. 4. Elizabeth Nelson (21 Jul 1959 – )
  5. 5. Merry Nelson (22 Dec 1961 – )
  6. 6. Henry Nelson (15 Apr 1963 – )

Henry Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1940
22 Mar 1940
Birth of Henry L "Hank" Nelson in Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1993
1993
Age 53
Henry L "Hank" Nelson resided here in Oak Forest, IL
Oak Forest, IL
2016
1 Apr 2016
Age 76
Death of Henry L "Hank" Nelson in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Oak Forest, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oak Forest, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brust FH; Publication Place: Villa Park, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 2016
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brust FH; Publication Place: Villa Park, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Brust FH; Publication Place: Villa Park, Illinois, USA

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