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Nelson H Hershey 1922–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1922

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 31 Dec 1997

Death Location: Elm, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Naaman Hershey

Mother: Lizzie Hernley

Spouse(s): Arlene Hess

Children(s):

The story of Nelson H Hershey began in 1922 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Nelson H Hershey married Arlene Graybill Hess. Nelson H Hershey passed away in 1997 in Elm, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nelson H Hershey began in 1922 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Nelson H Hershey married Arlene Graybill Hess.
  • Nelson H Hershey passed away in 1997 in Elm, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nelson Hershey's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Hershey
1922–1997
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Naaman G Hershey
1894–1958
Lizzie Hernley
1893–1977
Grandparents
John (G) Hershey
1864–1919
Kate Bomberger
1865–1937
Abram (H.) Hernley
1860–1931
Lizzie (S.) Metzler
1862–1939
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hernley
1823–1892
Barbara Hershey
1826–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Hernley
1789–1842
Elizabeth Lehman
1789–1854

Nelson Hershey's Timeline

2 Records

1922
10 Aug 1922
Birth of Nelson H Hershey in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1997
31 Dec 1997
Age 75
Death of Nelson H Hershey in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 185-22-1737; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1997
    Event Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 185-22-1737; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elm, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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