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Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson 1871–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1871

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 8 Nov 1962

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas

Father: Hans Nielsen

Mother: Anna Christopherson

Spouse(s): MARTHA NELSON

Children(s): Christina Nelson, Pearl Nelson, Robert Nelson, Joseph Nelson, Myrtle Morehart, Harvey Nelson, Louis Nelson, Willard Nelson, Ernest Nelson

The story of Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson began in 1871 in Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA. Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson married Martha Catherine Robinson Nelson, and had children including Christina Bell Nelson, Ernest Arlington Nelson, Harvey Pierre Nelson, Joseph Clarence Nelson, Louis Woodrow Nelson, Luella Nelson, Myrtle Mary Ann Nelson Morehart, Pearl Iva Nelson, Robert Lloyd Nelson, Willard Calvin Nelson. Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson passed away in 1962 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson began in 1871 in Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA.
  • Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson married Martha Catherine Robinson Nelson, and had children including Christina Bell Nelson, Ernest Arlington Nelson, Harvey Pierre Nelson, Joseph Clarence Nelson, Louis Woodrow Nelson, Luella Nelson, Myrtle Mary Ann Nelson Morehart, Pearl Iva Nelson, Robert Lloyd Nelson, Willard Calvin Nelson.
  • Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson passed away in 1962 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Nielsen
1845–1919
Birth Location: Idestrup, Storstrom, Denmark
HN
Anna Christopherson
1842–1881
Birth Location: Shelland, Denmark
AC

Spouses(s)

MARTHA NELSON
1879–1959
Birth Location: Lake Benton, Lyon County, Minnesota, USA
MN

Children(s)

Christina Nelson
1913–1994
Birth Location: South Dakota
CN
Pearl Nelson
1900–1974
Birth Location: Pipestone, Pipestone, Minnesota
PN
Robert Nelson
1896–1957
Birth Location: Minnesota
RN
Joseph Nelson
1899–1981
Birth Location: South Dakota
JN
Myrtle Morehart
1910–1997
Birth Location: Oklahoma
MM
Harvey Nelson
1917–1989
Birth Location: Texas
HN
Louis Nelson
1915–1970
Birth Location: Texas
LN
Willard Nelson
1920–1984
Birth Location: Saint Claire, Missouri
WN
Ernest Nelson
1922–2009
Birth Location: –
EN

Louis Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Louis Nelson
1871–1962
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Hans Peter Nielsen
1845–1919
Idestrup, Storstrom, Denmark
Anna (M) Christopherson
1842–1881
Shelland, Denmark
Grandparents
Niels Carstensen
1815–1869
Gedesby S, Falsters Sønder H, Maribo A, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Nelson's Descendants

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Louis ((Ludwig) Wilcox) Nelson (3 Jul 1871–8 Nov 1962) m. MARTHA (CATHERINE Robinson) NELSON (19 May 1879–26 Jul 1959)
  1. 1. Christina (Bell) Nelson 1913–1994 m. Frank (C) Clampitt 1905–1976
    1. 1. Patty Clampitt 1934–2022 m. Stanley (Joseph) Baumgartner 1933–2014
  2. 2. Pearl (Iva) Nelson 1900–1974
  3. 3. Robert (Lloyd) Nelson 1896–1957
  4. 4. Joseph (Clarence) Nelson 1899–1981
  5. 5. Myrtle (Mary Ann Nelson) Morehart 1910–1997
  6. 6. Harvey (Pierre) Nelson 1917–1989
  7. 7. Louis (Woodrow) Nelson 1915–1970
  8. 8. Willard (Calvin) Nelson 1920–1984
  9. 9. Ernest (Arlington) Nelson 1922–2009

Louis Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1871
3 Jul 1871
Birth of Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson in Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA
1962
8 Nov 1962
Age 91
Death of Louis (Ludwig) Wilcox Nelson in Houston, Harris County, Texas
Houston, Harris County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1871
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1962
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas
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