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Richard Ellsworth Nelson 1911 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1911

Birth Location: Wall Lake, Otter Tail, Minnesota

Death Date: 1 Feb 1964

Death Location: Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Father: Alfred Nelson

Mother: Gertie Johnson

Spouse(s): Ione Lord

Children(s):

Born in 1911 in Wall Lake, Otter Tail, Minnesota, Richard Ellsworth Nelson was the child of Alfred T Nelson and Gertie Johnson. In time, Richard Ellsworth Nelson married Ione Caroline Lord. Richard Ellsworth Nelson died in Otter Tail County, Minnesota in 1964.

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Parents

Alfred Nelson
1879 –
Birth Location: Minnesota
AN
Gertie Johnson
1883 – 1960
Birth Location: Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota
GJ

Spouses(s)

Ione Lord
1913 – 2001
Birth Location: Breckenridge, Wilkin, Minnesota
IL

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Wall Lake, Otter Tail, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340846, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340846

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1952
    Event Place: Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Feb 1964
    Event Place: Otter Tail County, Minnesota
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clitherall, Otter Tail, Minnesota
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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