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Ray L (Roy) Nelson 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1908

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 31 Dec 1979

Death Location: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Father: Henry Nelson

Mother: Rebecka Woods

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Ray L (Roy) Nelson was born in 1908 in Tennessee, the child of Henry Clay Nelson And Rebecka Jane Beckie Woods. Ray L (Roy) Nelson passed away in 1979 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Ray L (Roy) Nelson was born in 1908 in Tennessee, the child of Henry Clay Nelson And Rebecka Jane Beckie Woods.
  • Ray L (Roy) Nelson passed away in 1979 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States.

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Ray Nelson's Ancestors

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Ray Nelson
1908–1979
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Henry Clay Nelson
1846–1909
Madison, Tennessee, United States
Rebecka (Jane (Beckie)) Woods
1876–1945
Gibson County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Jarrett (H Nelson) Jr
1802–1875
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane "Betsey") Allen
1817–1880
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Garrett Nelson
1778–1856
Susannah Edwards
1770–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Nelson
1746–1824
Sabre Garrett
1745–1825

Ray Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1908
23 Jun 1908
Birth of Ray L (Roy) Nelson in Tennessee
Tennessee
1979
31 Dec 1979
Age 71
Death of Ray L (Roy) Nelson in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1979
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States

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