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Roger Emmett Nelson 1919 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1919

Birth Location: Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 6 September 1972

Death Location: Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California, USA

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Anna Askerman

Spouse(s): Evelyn Holetz

Children(s): Robert Nelson, Emily Nelson, Barbara Nelson, Martha Nelson

Roger Emmett Nelson was born in 1919 in Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA, the child of Robert Olof Nelson and Anna Ericka Askerman. In 1920, Roger Emmett Nelson resided in Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA. In 1930, Roger Emmett Nelson resided in Grass Lake, Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA. Roger Emmett Nelson married Evelyn Ruth Holetz, and had children including Robert Richard Nelson, Emily Ann Nelson, Barbara Elizabeth Nelson, Martha Louise Nelson. Roger Emmett Nelson passed away in 1972 in Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Roger Emmett Nelson was born in 1919 in Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA, the child of Robert Olof Nelson and Anna Ericka Askerman.
  • In 1920, Roger Emmett Nelson resided in Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1930, Roger Emmett Nelson resided in Grass Lake, Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA.
  • Roger Emmett Nelson married Evelyn Ruth Holetz, and had children including Robert Richard Nelson, Emily Ann Nelson, Barbara Elizabeth Nelson, Martha Louise Nelson.
  • Roger Emmett Nelson passed away in 1972 in Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Roger Nelson
1919 – 1972
Birth Place: Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Robert Olof Nelson
1878 – 1977
Västerkomsta Torp Västernorrland Sweden
Anna (Ericka) Askerman
1881 – 1945
Torp, Västernorrland, Sverige
Grandparents
Per (Göran "Peter George") Ackerman
1850 – 1909
Torp, Västernorrland, Sweden
Anna (Brita) Persdotter
1849 – 1930
Flata Torp, Västernorrland, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Nelson's Descendants

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Roger (Emmett) Nelson (20 September 1919 – 6 September 1972) m. Evelyn (Ruth) Holetz (18 Aug 1920 – 2013)
  1. 1. Robert (Richard) Nelson (Abt. 1945 – ) m. Vickie (Ann) Young (Abt. 1945 – )
    1. 1. Valerie Nelson (Abt. 1965 – )
    2. 2. Eric (Paul) Nelson (23 Oct 1984 – 29 Jun 2006)
  2. 2. Emily (Ann) Nelson (17 Apr 1948 – ) m. Michael (Paul) Kaiser (16 Sep 1948 – ) m. Robert ("Bob") Mortensen (Abt. 1945 – )
    1. 1. Paul (Michael) Kaiser (12 Aug 1973 – )
  3. 3. Barbara (Elizabeth) Nelson (Dec 1953 – ) m. Mark (John) Lockman (1952 – )
    1. 1. Shawn (Diane) Lockman (25 May 1975 – ) m. Robert (Frank) Klahr (16 Apr 1976 – )
  4. 4. Martha (Louise) Nelson (12 Mar 1955 – ) m. James (Alan) Docken (20 Aug 1952 – )
    1. 1. Jennifer (Lynn) Docken (19 Nov 1984 – ) m. Jake Linder
    2. 2. Julie (Ann) Docken (20 Jan 1987 – )
    3. 3. Janelle (Leeann) Docken (18 Feb 1991 – )
    4. 4. James ("Jim") Docken

Roger Nelson's Timeline

7 Records

1919
20 September 1919
Birth of Roger Emmett Nelson in Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA
Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Roger Emmett Nelson resided here in Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Roger Emmett Nelson resided here in Grass Lake, Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
Grass Lake, Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Roger Emmett Nelson resided here in Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota
Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 21
Roger Emmett Nelson resided here in Braham, Isanti, Minnesota, USA
Braham, Isanti, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Roger Emmett Nelson resided here in Pine City, Pine, Minnesota, USA
Pine City, Pine, Minnesota, USA
1972
6 September 1972
Age 53
Death of Roger Emmett Nelson in Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California, USA
Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1919
    Event Place: Grass Lake, Kanabec Co, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 166
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pine City, Pine, Minnesota; Roll: 2679; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 58-39

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grass Lake, Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grass Lake, Kanabec, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Braham, Isanti, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 166

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pine City, Pine, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pine City, Pine, Minnesota; Roll: 2679; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 58-39

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1972
    Event Place: Martinez, Contra Costa Co, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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