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Ray Arnold Nelson 1929–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1929

Birth Location: Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

Death Date: 15 Jan 2006

Death Location: West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

Father: Detleph Nelson

Mother: Ella Rensvold

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The story of Ray Arnold Nelson began in 1929 in Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD. Ray Arnold Nelson passed away in 2006 in West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Arnold Nelson began in 1929 in Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD.
  • Ray Arnold Nelson passed away in 2006 in West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD.

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Ray Nelson's Ancestors

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Ray Nelson
1929–2006
Birth Place: Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
Parents
Detleph Arnold Nelson
1901–1998
Lake Sinai, Brookings, South Dakota
Ella (Mathilde) Rensvold
1896–1983
Sinai, Brookings Co. SD USA
Grandparents
Emil (Pederson) Rensvold
1854–1946
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Annie (or Anna) Ruen
1855–1935
Gran, Oppland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Iver Ruen
1823–1878
Anne Dahlen
1830–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peder Ruen
1788–1879
Anne Kjos
1799–1850

Ray Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1929
19 Feb 1929
Birth of Ray Arnold Nelson in Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
2006
15 Jan 2006
Age 77
Death of Ray Arnold Nelson in West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 2006
    Event Place: West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

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