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Jack Wade Nelson 1927–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1927

Birth Location: Bicknell, Indiana

Death Date: 16 Oct 1998

Death Location: Vincennes, Indiana

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Bessie Hancock

Spouse(s): Lucy Eschbach

Children(s):

The story of Jack Wade Nelson began in 1927 in Bicknell, Indiana. Jack Wade Nelson married Lucy Ann Eschbach, and had children including Melissa Nelson. Jack Wade Nelson passed away in 1998 in Vincennes, Indiana.

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Biography

  • The story of Jack Wade Nelson began in 1927 in Bicknell, Indiana.
  • Jack Wade Nelson married Lucy Ann Eschbach, and had children including Melissa Nelson.
  • Jack Wade Nelson passed away in 1998 in Vincennes, Indiana.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jack Nelson's Ancestors

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Jack Nelson
1927–1998
Birth Place: Bicknell, Indiana
Parents
Robert Lee Nelson
1892–1963
Princeton, Kentucky
Bessie (Lee) Hancock
1895–1968
Mortons Gap, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Claud Hancock
1872–1935
Hopkins Co, KY
Amanda (Lee) Gatlin
1879–1947
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Gatlin
1837–1906
Florella Lovan
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ruben Loving
1806–1858
Tabitha Foley
1810–1895

Jack Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1927
12 Mar 1927
Birth of Jack Wade Nelson in Bicknell, Indiana
Bicknell, Indiana
1998
16 Oct 1998
Age 71
Death of Jack Wade Nelson in Vincennes, Indiana
Vincennes, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Bicknell, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 309-24-5173; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 309-24-5173; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1998
    Event Place: Vincennes, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 309-24-5173; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951

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