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Myrtle Margaret Nelson 1896–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1896

Birth Location: Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 25 June 1987

Death Location: Langruth, Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Margaret Caswell

Spouse(s): Emil Sorenson, Walter Paul

Children(s): Elvern Sörensen, Lucille Puddicombe, Lyla Gardiner

Myrtle Margaret Nelson was born in 1896 in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of James Howard Nelson And Margaret May Caswell. Myrtle Margaret Nelson married Emil Peter Marten Sorenson, Walter August Paul, and had children including Elvern Emil Sorensen, Lucille Margaret Paul Puddicombe, Lyla Adeline Gardiner. Myrtle Margaret Nelson passed away in 1987 in Langruth, Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Margaret Nelson was born in 1896 in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of James Howard Nelson And Margaret May Caswell.
  • Myrtle Margaret Nelson married Emil Peter Marten Sorenson, Walter August Paul, and had children including Elvern Emil Sorensen, Lucille Margaret Paul Puddicombe, Lyla Adeline Gardiner.
  • Myrtle Margaret Nelson passed away in 1987 in Langruth, Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

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Myrtle Nelson's Ancestors

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Myrtle Nelson
1896–1987
Birth Place: Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
James Howard Nelson
1869–1955
Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America
Margaret (May) Caswell
1874–1965
Windsor Mills, Brompton, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
James (Howard) Nelson
1837–1921
Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth (Ann) Caswell
1833–1921
Guildhall, Essex, Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Myrtle Nelson's Descendants

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Myrtle (Margaret) Nelson (30 March 1896–25 June 1987) m. Emil (Peter Marten) Sorenson (6 September 1893–8 Aug 1916) m. Walter (August) Paul (23 March 1887–21 Feb 1966)
  1. 1. Elvern (Emil) Sörensen 1916–1997 m. Margaret (Gudrún) Hannesson 1918–1979
    1. 1. Elaine Sorenson 1939–1994
  2. 2. Lucille (Margaret Paul) Puddicombe 1919–2012
  3. 3. Lyla (Adeline) Gardiner 1922–2016

Myrtle Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1896
30 March 1896
Birth of Myrtle Margaret Nelson in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America
Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America
1987
25 June 1987
Age 91
Death of Myrtle Margaret Nelson in Portage la Prairie, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
Portage la Prairie, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1896
    Event Place: Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1987
    Event Place: Portage la Prairie, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Langruth, Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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