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Lester Emanuel Nelson 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1918

Birth Location: South Dakota

Death Date: 06 Feb 1996

Death Location: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Albert Nelson

Mother: Tillie Beeninga

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Lester Emanuel Nelson was born in 1918 in South Dakota, the child of Albert E Nelson And Tillie Beeninga. Lester Emanuel Nelson passed away in 1996 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lester Emanuel Nelson was born in 1918 in South Dakota, the child of Albert E Nelson And Tillie Beeninga.
  • Lester Emanuel Nelson passed away in 1996 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Lester Nelson's Ancestors

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Lester Nelson
1918–1996
Birth Place: South Dakota
Parents
Albert E. Nelson
1891–1919
Five Points, WI
Tillie Beeninga
1892–1965
Turner County, South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
Neils (Pedar) Nelson
1854–1942
Gran Hadeland, Norway
Karen ((Carrie)) Paulson
1861–1956
Naes, Gran Hadeland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Pedar Nelson
1823–1901
Berthe Olson
1825–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ole Christensen
1793–1874
Sigrid Iversdatter
1794–1865

Lester Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1918
6 Apr 1918
Birth of Lester Emanuel Nelson in South Dakota
South Dakota
1996
06 Feb 1996
Age 78
Death of Lester Emanuel Nelson in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1918
    Event Place: South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1996
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States of America

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