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Otis Duell Nelson 1930–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 July 1930

Birth Location: Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 29 June 2019

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Wyman Nelson

Mother: Vivian Porter

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1930, Otis Duell Nelson entered the world in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Wyman Delmas Nelson And Vivian Lucile Porter. In 1935, Otis Duell Nelson resided in Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In 1940, Otis Duell Nelson resided in Beat 9, Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Otis Duell Nelson passed away in 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1930, Otis Duell Nelson entered the world in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America, born to Wyman Delmas Nelson And Vivian Lucile Porter.
  • In 1935, Otis Duell Nelson resided in Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
  • In 1940, Otis Duell Nelson resided in Beat 9, Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Otis Duell Nelson passed away in 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wyman Nelson
1907–1974
Birth Location: Fayette, Alabama, USA
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Vivian Porter
1911–2007
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Otis Nelson's Ancestors

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Otis Nelson
1930–2019
Birth Place: Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Wyman Delmas Nelson
1907–1974
Fayette, Alabama, USA
Vivian (Lucile) Porter
1911–2007
Grandparents
Dora (Isabella) Branyon
1872–1916
Fayette Co., AL
Great-Grandparents
Henry Branyon
1829–1904
Eliza Orr
1832–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Branyon
1804–1883

Otis Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1930
21 July 1930
Birth of Otis Duell Nelson in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 5
Otis Duell Nelson resided here in Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 10
Otis Duell Nelson resided here in Beat 9, Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Beat 9, Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Otis Duell Nelson resided here in Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
2019
29 June 2019
Age 89
Death of Otis Duell Nelson in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 July 1930
    Event Place: Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00084; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63-9
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 2890; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 63-76

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00084; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 9, Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hughes, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00084; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 63-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 2890; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 63-76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 2890; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 63-76

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 2019
    Event Place: Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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