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Leroy Merle Nelson 1916–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1916

Birth Location: , Dixon Co., NE, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1992

Death Location: Lime Creek Cem.; Lime Grove (Maskell), Dixon Co., NE, USA

Father: Melvin Nelson

Mother: Rose Birkley

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Leroy Merle Nelson was born in 1916 in , Dixon Co., NE, USA, the child of Melvin Oscar Nelson And Rose Marie Birkley. Leroy Merle Nelson married Betty Louise Johnson, and had children including Leslie Nelson, Lynda Lea Nelson. Leroy Merle Nelson passed away in 1992 in Lime Creek Cem.; Lime Grove (Maskell), Dixon Co., NE, USA.

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Biography

  • Leroy Merle Nelson was born in 1916 in , Dixon Co., NE, USA, the child of Melvin Oscar Nelson And Rose Marie Birkley.
  • Leroy Merle Nelson married Betty Louise Johnson, and had children including Leslie Nelson, Lynda Lea Nelson.
  • Leroy Merle Nelson passed away in 1992 in Lime Creek Cem.; Lime Grove (Maskell), Dixon Co., NE, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Leroy Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Nelson
1916–1992
Birth Place: , Dixon Co., NE, USA
Parents
Melvin Oscar Nelson
1891–1964
New House At The Old Homestead, Dixon Co., NE, USA
Rose (Marie) Birkley
1893–1987
Grandparents
Marcus Graverholt
1837–1923
Setskog Holand, Akershus, Nor
Boletta (Galgeholt) Johnson
1851–1949
Hemnes Parish, Setskog, Höland, AK, Nor
Rasmus Birkley
1863–1914
Olenna
1858–1908
Great-Grandparents
Nils Steinby
1785–1877
Ellen Settemoen
1794–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Syprian Johannesen
1765–1840
Marthe Moseby
1752–
Jorgen Settemoen
1759–1809
Marte Larsdatter
1758–1832

Leroy Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1916
30 Mar 1916
Birth of Leroy Merle Nelson in , Dixon Co., NE, USA
, Dixon Co., NE, USA
1992
13 Sep 1992
Age 76
Death of Leroy Merle Nelson in Good Samaritan Center; Atkinson, , NE, USA
Good Samaritan Center; Atkinson, , NE, USA
1992
17 Sep 1992
Age 76
Burial of Leroy Merle Nelson in Lime Creek Cem.; Lime Grove (Maskell), Dixon Co., NE, USA
Lime Creek Cem.; Lime Grove (Maskell), Dixon Co., NE, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1916
    Event Place: , Dixon Co., NE, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Marcus Nelson Graverholt and His Descendants
    [2] Nelson Family Newsletter, Nelson Newsletter 1993 LeRoy Nelson Obituary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1993
    Record Source:
    [1] Nelson Family Newsletter, Nelson Newsletter 1993 LeRoy Nelson Obituary
    [2] LEROY MERLE (ROY) NELSON
    Roy Nelson was born March 30, 1916, to
    Melvin and, Rose (Birkley) Nelson at
    Newcastle.
    He served as a fanner; a carpenter and a
    building contractor of new homes at
    Newealtle, Minneapolis, MN and
    Gayville, SD, On Oct, 28, 1967, he married
    Dorothy Stone at Gayville. , They later
    , movedand' retired at Stuart, NE. He enjoyed
    gardening as an activity in his retirement.
    He served as a member of St.
    John's Lutheran Church, Atkinson. He
    died Sunday, Sept. 13; 1992, at Good
    Samaritan Conter in Atkinson, whent he
    had lived since suffering injury in a fall
    last spring.
    Services were held Sept. 17,1992 at 11:00
    a.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church, with
    Pastor Howard Schroeder officiating.
    Interment was in the LIme Creek Cemetery,
    Maskell, at 3:30 p.m.
    Those who mourn his passing include
    his wife of Stuart; a son, Leslie, of Atkinson;
    a daughter, Lynda Wickstrom, Fresno, CA;
    seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren;
    brother, Raymond of Maskell, Carleton of
    Ponca, and a sister, Mrs. Norman (Maurine)
    Hangman, of Obert.
    Pallbearers were Todd Nelson, Travis
    Nelson, Keith Fiscus, John Hintz, Jim
    Cooper and Dennis Kliment.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1992
    Event Place: Good Samaritan Center; Atkinson, , NE, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nelson Family Newsletter, Nelson Newsletter 1993 LeRoy Nelson Obituary
    [2] Cemetery Records - Lime Creek Cem., Lime Grove, Dixon Co., NE, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1992
    Event Place: Lime Creek Cem.; Lime Grove (Maskell), Dixon Co., NE, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nelson Family Newsletter, Nelson Newsletter 1993 LeRoy Nelson Obituary
    [2] Cemetery Records - Lime Creek Cem., Lime Grove, Dixon Co., NE, USA

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