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LeRoy Nelson 1884–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1884

Birth Location: Haywood County, TN

Death Date: 01 Apr 1954

Death Location: Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States

Father: Leesville Nelson

Mother: Lou Nelson

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The story of LeRoy Nelson began in 1884 in Haywood County, TN. LeRoy Nelson passed away in 1954 in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of LeRoy Nelson began in 1884 in Haywood County, TN.
  • LeRoy Nelson passed away in 1954 in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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LeRoy Nelson's Ancestors

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LeRoy Nelson
1884–1954
Birth Place: Haywood County, TN
Parents
Leesville Nelson
1858–1917
Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Lou Nelson
1865–1949
Haywood, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George Nelson
1814–
Virginia
Tom (Tyus) Purham
1830–1893
Virginia
Martha Lake
1824–1898
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Tyus
1787–
Rosie Wills
1800–
Jabez Lake
1807–1870
Anna Epting
1816–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enoch Lake
1763–1847
Elizabeth Buchanan
1775–1844
Jacob Epting
1775–1816
Mary CANNON
1781–1848

LeRoy Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1884
27 Sep 1884
Birth of LeRoy Nelson in Haywood County, TN
Haywood County, TN
1954
01 Apr 1954
Age 70
Death of LeRoy Nelson in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States
Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Haywood County, TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1954
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States

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