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Ralph Harry Nelson 1904–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1904

Birth Location: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1991

Death Location: La Belle, Lewis County, Missouri, USA

Father: Herbert Nelson

Mother: Lydia Harry

Spouse(s): Clara Spangler

Children(s): Donald Nelson, Shirley Nelson, Loren Nelson, Larry Nelson

Ralph Harry Nelson was born in 1904 in Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA, the child of Herbert Arthur Nelson And Lydia Harry. Ralph Harry Nelson married Clara Alice Spangler, and had children including Donald Gene Nelson, Larry Dwayne Nelson, Loren Dale L D Nelson, Shirley Evelyn Nelson. Ralph Harry Nelson passed away in 1991 in La Belle, Lewis County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Harry Nelson was born in 1904 in Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA, the child of Herbert Arthur Nelson And Lydia Harry.
  • Ralph Harry Nelson married Clara Alice Spangler, and had children including Donald Gene Nelson, Larry Dwayne Nelson, Loren Dale L D Nelson, Shirley Evelyn Nelson.
  • Ralph Harry Nelson passed away in 1991 in La Belle, Lewis County, Missouri, USA.

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Ralph Nelson's Ancestors

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Ralph Nelson
1904–1991
Birth Place: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Herbert Arthur Nelson
1871–1957
Lydia Harry
1872–1964
Hedge City, Knox County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (S Nelson) Corp
1838–1906
Fayette County, Indiana, USA
Sarah Leland
1846–1913
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Nelson
1806–1880
Ann Ryburn
1813–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Nelson
1782–1819
Nancy Shirk
1786–1869

Ralph Nelson's Descendants

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Ralph (Harry) Nelson (1 May 1904–23 Feb 1991) m. Clara (Alice) Spangler (1 Aug 1911–5 Nov 1996)
  1. 1. Donald (Gene) Nelson 1931–1931
  2. 2. Shirley (Evelyn) Nelson 1932–2011 m. John (R) Brotherton 1933–1966
  3. 3. Loren (Dale “L.D.”) Nelson 1936–2018
  4. 4. Larry (Dwayne) Nelson 1943–2006

Ralph Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1904
1 May 1904
Birth of Ralph Harry Nelson in Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
1991
23 Feb 1991
Age 87
Death of Ralph Harry Nelson in La Belle, Lewis County, Missouri, USA
La Belle, Lewis County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1904
    Event Place: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1991
    Event Place: La Belle, Lewis County, Missouri, USA

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