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Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson 1941–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1941

Birth Location: Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 December 2022

Death Location: Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Herbert *

Mother: Ruby Simmons

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Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson was born in 1941 in Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Herbert Wilson Nelson And Ruby Mae Simmons. In 1950, Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson resided in Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA. Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson passed away in 2022 in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson was born in 1941 in Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Herbert Wilson Nelson And Ruby Mae Simmons.
  • In 1950, Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson resided in Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA.
  • Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson passed away in 2022 in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Kenneth Nelson's Ancestors

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Kenneth Nelson
1941–2022
Birth Place: Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Herbert Wilson Nelson *
1913–1985
Brandywine, West Virginia, USA
Ruby (Mae) Simmons
1906–1980
West Virginia
Grandparents
Harry (Olen Nelson Sr.) *
1887–1961
Brandywine, Pendleton, WV, USA,
Bertha (Susan) Nesselrodt
1889–1971
Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli *
1864–1941
Lenora Propst
1867–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Nelson
1810–1880
Catharine *
1832–1886

Kenneth Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1941
26 August 1941
Birth of Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson in Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 9
Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson resided here in Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
2022
2 December 2022
Age 81
Death of Kenneth Lee Ray Nelson in Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1941
    Event Place: Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bethel, Pendleton, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 2022
    Event Place: Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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