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James Alfred Nelson 1917–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1917

Birth Location: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Oct 1970

Death Location: Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Margaret Schafer

Spouse(s): Adelaide Hepline

Children(s):

James Alfred Nelson was born in 1917 in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Henry Nelson Sr And Margaret Marie Schafer. In 1935, James Alfred Nelson resided in Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1940, James Alfred Nelson resided in Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. James Alfred Nelson married Adelaide Ada P Marie Hepline. James Alfred Nelson passed away in 1970 in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Alfred Nelson was born in 1917 in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Henry Nelson Sr And Margaret Marie Schafer.
  • In 1935, James Alfred Nelson resided in Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1940, James Alfred Nelson resided in Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Alfred Nelson married Adelaide Ada P Marie Hepline.
  • James Alfred Nelson passed away in 1970 in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Nelson's Ancestors

Self
James Nelson
1917–1970
Birth Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Henry Nelson Sr.
1895–1966
Pennsylvania,United States of America
Margaret (Marie) Schafer
1898–1945
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Henry Schafer
1865–1940
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Margaret (Catherine (Kate)) Cook
1869–1940
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Henry Schafer
1827–1887
Frederica Melie
1836–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henrich Schäfer
1798–
Barbara Cherdron
1802–

James Nelson's Timeline

4 Records

1917
21 May 1917
Birth of James Alfred Nelson in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
James Alfred Nelson resided here in Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania
Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 23
James Alfred Nelson resided here in Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1970
3 Oct 1970
Age 53
Death of James Alfred Nelson in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1917
    Event Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03416; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-480
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906–1970; Box Number: 5; Certificate Number Range: 094651-094800
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Pennsylvania, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03416; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-480

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03416; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-480

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1970
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906–1970; Box Number: 5; Certificate Number Range: 094651-094800
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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