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Lewis Lester Nelson 1895–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1895

Birth Location: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Nov 1980

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Andrew Nelson

Mother: Lucy TAYLOR

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Lewis Lester Nelson was born in 1895 in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Nelson And Lucy Ellen Taylor. Lewis Lester Nelson passed away in 1980 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis Lester Nelson was born in 1895 in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Nelson And Lucy Ellen Taylor.
  • Lewis Lester Nelson passed away in 1980 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States of America.

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Lewis Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Nelson
1895–1980
Birth Place: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Nelson
1864–1928
Blandinsville, McDonough, IL. USA
Lucy (Ellen) TAYLOR
1872–1929
Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Taylor
1842–1925
Middlesex, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England
Anna (Elizabeth) Ames
1850–1924
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Taylor
1820–
Rachel Whiley
1823–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Taylor
1792–1876
Elizabeth Draycot
1796–1881
George Whiley
1789–1851
Susannah Crooke
1791–1865

Lewis Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1895
17 Apr 1895
Birth of Lewis Lester Nelson in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA
Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA
1980
Nov 1980
Age 85
Death of Lewis Lester Nelson in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States of America
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1980
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States of America

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