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Nellie Bly Peterson 1920–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1920

Birth Location: Texas, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 2006

Death Location: Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Dickerson

Mother: Nellie Gresham

Spouse(s): Royce Clyburn, Melvin Rice, Jerold Truman

Children(s): Michael Clyburn

The story of Nellie Bly Peterson began in 1920 in Texas, USA. Nellie Bly Peterson married James Alvin Jordan, Jerold William Truman, Melvin Victor Rice, Royce Edwin Clyburn, and had children including Michael Mike Clyburn, Preacherjordan Jordan. Nellie Bly Peterson passed away in 2006 in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nellie Bly Peterson began in 1920 in Texas, USA.
  • Nellie Bly Peterson married James Alvin Jordan, Jerold William Truman, Melvin Victor Rice, Royce Edwin Clyburn, and had children including Michael Mike Clyburn, Preacherjordan Jordan.
  • Nellie Bly Peterson passed away in 2006 in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dickerson
1894–1968
Birth Location: Lindsey, Benton, Missouri, USA
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Nellie Gresham
1896–1968
Birth Location: Point, Rains, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Royce Clyburn
1920–1993
Birth Location: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA
RC
Melvin Rice
1927–1998
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
MR
Jerold Truman
1919–1974
Birth Location: –
JT

Children(s)

Michael Clyburn
1951–2009
Birth Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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Nellie Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Peterson
1920–2006
Birth Place: Texas, USA
Parents
William Joseph Dickerson
1894–1968
Lindsey, Benton, Missouri, USA
Nellie (Bly) Gresham
1896–1968
Point, Rains, Texas, USA
Grandparents
William (Bertus) Dickerson
1854–1926
Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri
Susan (Margaret) Barnes
1856–1928
Pettis County, MO, USA
Isaac (Newton) Gresham
1858–1906
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Ida (Mae) Peters
1857–1946
Catlett, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
J Gresham
1823–1871
Marcipia Wilcoxson
1831–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gresham
1798–1885
Mary Richardson
1800–1898
John Wilcoxson
1800–1882
Lavina Wilcoxson
1801–1861

Nellie Peterson's Descendants

1.
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Nellie (Bly) Peterson (18 Aug 1920–16 Aug 2006) m. Royce (Edwin) Clyburn (10 Jan 1920–29 Oct 1993) m. Melvin (Victor) Rice (7 November 1927–7 February 1998) m. Jerold (William) Truman (16 Jan 1919–9 Jan 1974)
  1. 1. Michael ((Mike)) Clyburn 1951–2009

Nellie Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1920
18 Aug 1920
Birth of Nellie Bly Peterson in Sedalia, Pettis County, MO, USA
Sedalia, Pettis County, MO, USA
2006
16 Aug 2006
Age 86
Death of Nellie Bly Peterson in Rogers, Benton County, AR, USA
Rogers, Benton County, AR, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1920
    Event Place: Sedalia, Pettis County, MO, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 2006
    Event Place: Rogers, Benton County, AR, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Rogers Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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