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James Donald Nelson 1923–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1923

Birth Location: Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1954

Death Location: Celina, Mercer, Ohio, USA

Father: Ebenezer Nelson

Mother: Eva Hickernell

Spouse(s): Rose Meier

Children(s): Steven Nelson

James Donald Nelson was born in 1923 in Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA, the child of Ebenezer Samuel Nelson And Eva Chloe Hickernell. In 1930, James Donald Nelson resided in Union, Mercer, Ohio, USA. James Donald Nelson married Rose Ann Meier, and had children including Steven Dean Nelson. James Donald Nelson passed away in 1954 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • James Donald Nelson was born in 1923 in Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA, the child of Ebenezer Samuel Nelson And Eva Chloe Hickernell.
  • In 1930, James Donald Nelson resided in Union, Mercer, Ohio, USA.
  • James Donald Nelson married Rose Ann Meier, and had children including Steven Dean Nelson.
  • James Donald Nelson passed away in 1954 in Celina, Mercer, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Nelson's Ancestors

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James Nelson
1923–1954
Birth Place: Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Samuel Nelson
1883–1935
Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Eva (Chloe) Hickernell
1886–1977
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (F.) Nelson
1855–1915
Auglaise County Ohio
Marie (Adeline) Nichols
1860–1934
Mercer County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Nelson
1821–1891
Alvira Townsend
1834–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Townsend
1809–1880
Jane Maxwell
1810–1870

James Nelson's Descendants

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James (Donald) Nelson (20 Aug 1923–3 Jan 1954) m. Rose (Ann) Meier (1925–)
  1. 1. Steven (Dean) Nelson 1950–2014

James Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1923
20 Aug 1923
Birth of James Donald Nelson in Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 7
James Donald Nelson resided here in Union, Mercer, Ohio, USA
Union, Mercer, Ohio, USA
1954
3 Jan 1954
Age 31
Death of James Donald Nelson in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: 1850; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341584
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Mercer, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: 1850; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341584

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1954
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Celina, Mercer, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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