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Jessie Olive Nelson 1889–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1889

Birth Location: Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1966

Death Location: Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Sr

Mother: Mary Paull

Spouse(s): Theron Jr

Children(s): Harold Provance, Theron Provance, Lawrence Provance, Jessie #2

In 1889, Jessie Olive Nelson entered the world in Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to William Allen Nelson Sr And Mary Ann Paull. Jessie Olive Nelson married Theron Spencer Provance Jr, and had children including Harold Laclair Provance, Jessie Allen Provance 2, Lawrence Willard Provance, Theron Spencer Provance. Jessie Olive Nelson passed away in 1966 in Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Jessie Olive Nelson entered the world in Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to William Allen Nelson Sr And Mary Ann Paull.
  • Jessie Olive Nelson married Theron Spencer Provance Jr, and had children including Harold Laclair Provance, Jessie Allen Provance 2, Lawrence Willard Provance, Theron Spencer Provance.
  • Jessie Olive Nelson passed away in 1966 in Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1853–1918
Birth Location: German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Paull
1854–1923
Birth Location: Coolspring, North Union Twp, Fayette Co PA
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Spouses(s)

Theron Jr
1882–1966
Birth Location: Iron Bridge, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Harold Provance
1913–1998
Birth Location: Chalk Hill, Fayette, Pennsylvania
HP
Theron Provance
1911–1991
Birth Location: Chalk Hill, Fayette, Pennsylvania
TP
Lawrence Provance
1915–1993
Birth Location: Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania
LP
Jessie #2
1918–1994
Birth Location: Hopwood, Fayette, North Union, PA
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Jessie Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Nelson
1889–1966
Birth Place: Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Allen Nelson Sr
1853–1918
German, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Paull
1854–1923
Coolspring, North Union Twp, Fayette Co PA
Grandparents
William (Thorton Paull) (Powll)
1820–1880
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Harriet (Skyles) Shaw
1830–1911
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jessie Nelson's Descendants

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Jessie (Olive) Nelson (24 Apr 1889–8 Oct 1966) m. Theron (Spencer Provance,) Jr (27 May 1882–10 October, 1966)
  1. 1. Harold (LaClair) Provance 1913–1998 m. Mary (Ann) Thomas 1915–1989
    1. 1. Linda (Louise Morris) #1 1942–2013
  2. 2. Theron (Spencer) Provance 1911–1991
  3. 3. Lawrence (Willard) Provance 1915–1993
  4. 4. Jessie (Allen Provance) #2 1918–1994

Jessie Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1889
24 Apr 1889
Birth of Jessie Olive Nelson in Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1966
8 Oct 1966
Age 77
Death of Jessie Olive Nelson in Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Wharton Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1966
    Event Place: Hopwood, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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