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Mary Alice Alkire 1857 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1857

Birth Location: Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 02 Dec 1897

Death Location: Scotland County, Missouri, USA

Father: John Alkire

Mother: Elizabeth Hayden

Spouse(s): Peter Nelson

Children(s): Chase Nelson

Mary Alice Alkire was born in 1857 in Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States, the child of John Henderson Alkire and Elizabeth J Hayden. Mary Alice Alkire married Peter Nelson, and had children including Chase Clark Nelson. Mary Alice Alkire passed away in 1897 in Scotland County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Alice Alkire was born in 1857 in Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States, the child of John Henderson Alkire and Elizabeth J Hayden.
  • Mary Alice Alkire married Peter Nelson, and had children including Chase Clark Nelson.
  • Mary Alice Alkire passed away in 1897 in Scotland County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Alkire
1830 – 1923
Birth Location: Sweetwater, Menard, Illinois USA
JA
Elizabeth Hayden
1836 – 1923
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, United States
EH

Spouses(s)

Peter Nelson
1848 – 1893
Birth Location: Helsingborg, Malmohus (Skåne), Sweden
PN

Children(s)

Chase Nelson
1883 – 1958
Birth Location: Bison, Rush, Kansas, USA
CN

Mary Alkire's Ancestors

Self
Mary Alkire
1857 – 1897
Birth Place: Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States
Parents
John Henderson Alkire
1830 – 1923
Sweetwater, Menard, Illinois USA
Elizabeth (J) Hayden
1836 – 1923
Fleming, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Alkire's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Alice) Alkire (31 Jan 1857 – 02 Dec 1897) m. Peter Nelson (05 Mar 1848 – 07 Mar 1893)
  1. 1. Chase (Clark) Nelson (16 Feb 1883 – 08 May 1958) m. Bertha (Nell Nellie) Rugh (07 Nov 1884 – 14 Jun 1978)
    1. 1. Nelson (1906 – )
    2. 2. Carl (R) Nelson (1907 – )
    3. 3. Harley (Chase) Nelson (14 Jun 1907 – 20 Jan 1982)
    4. 4. La (Verta) Nelson (Abt. 1913 – Aug 2018) m. Rudyard (Lee) Kipling (abt 1938 – )
      1. 1. Kelly (Kay) Kipling m. Brian (D) Bartley
        1. 1. Justin (David) Bartley m. Maraiah (Londi) Tenpenny
      2. 2. Kipling
      3. 3. Gaylyn Kipling
      4. 4. Debbie Kipling

Mary Alkire's Timeline

2 Records

1857
31 Jan 1857
Birth of Mary Alice Alkire in Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States
Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States
1897
02 Dec 1897
Age 40
Death of Mary Alice Alkire in Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Scotland County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Menard County, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1897
    Event Place: Scotland County, Missouri, USA
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