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Richard John Nelson 1944–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1944

Birth Location: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 21 July 2003

Death Location: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Irene Edwards

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Richard John Nelson was born in 1944 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA, the child of Robert John Nelson And Irene Kathryn Edwards. Richard John Nelson passed away in 2003 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard John Nelson was born in 1944 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA, the child of Robert John Nelson And Irene Kathryn Edwards.
  • Richard John Nelson passed away in 2003 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA.

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Richard Nelson's Ancestors

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Richard Nelson
1944–2003
Birth Place: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Robert John Nelson
1917–1984
Finley, Hancock County, Ohio, USA
Irene (Kathryn) Edwards
1918–1995
LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Ora (Carl) Edwards
1894–1953
Donaldson, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
Carrie Buffum
1892–1968
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Buffum
1848–1915
Julia Woodruff
1852–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Buffum
1817–1886
Caroline Stevens
1817–1852

Richard Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1944
1 Nov 1944
Birth of Richard John Nelson in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
2003
21 July 2003
Age 59
Death of Richard John Nelson in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1944
    Event Place: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 2003
    Event Place: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

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