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Melvin Gilman Nelson 1905–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1905

Birth Location: Minnesota

Death Date: 18 Jan 1980

Death Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Father: Claus Nelson

Mother: Dorothea Selland

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Melvin Gilman Nelson began in 1905 in Minnesota. Melvin Gilman Nelson passed away in 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Gilman Nelson began in 1905 in Minnesota.
  • Melvin Gilman Nelson passed away in 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claus Nelson
1867–1945
Birth Location: Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
CN
Dorothea Selland
1868–1944
Birth Location: Wilmington, Houston, Minnesota
DS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Melvin Nelson
1905–1980
Birth Place: Minnesota
Parents
Claus Hans Nelson
1867–1945
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Dorothea (Nelsdatter) Selland
1868–1944
Wilmington, Houston, Minnesota
Grandparents
Hans (Nicolaus Nelson) Granum
1844–1931
Berger, Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Martha (Marie Martinsdatter) Steffensrud
1842–1932
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Niels Røstøen
1825–1887
Karen Nyset
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kristian Nyset
1793–
Berte Buer
1789–

Melvin Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1905
21 Oct 1905
Birth of Melvin Gilman Nelson in Minnesota
Minnesota
1980
18 Jan 1980
Age 75
Death of Melvin Gilman Nelson in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Minnesota

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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