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Roscoe DeWitt Nelson 1906–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1906

Birth Location: Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia

Death Date: 13 September 1987

Death Location: Thomas, Tucker Co., West Virginia

Father: Woren Nelson

Mother: Bertha *

Spouse(s): Myrtle White, Florence Elza

Children(s): Monte Sr, William Nelson, Wonedith *

In 1906, Roscoe DeWitt Nelson entered the world in Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia, born to Woren Vernon Nelson And Bertha Margaret Judy. Roscoe DeWitt Nelson married Florence Margret Elza, Myrtle Hassie White, and had children including Monte Jackson Nelson Sr, William Tavner Nelson, Wonedith Betty June Nelson. Roscoe DeWitt Nelson passed away in 1987 in Thomas, Tucker Co., West Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1906, Roscoe DeWitt Nelson entered the world in Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia, born to Woren Vernon Nelson And Bertha Margaret Judy.
  • Roscoe DeWitt Nelson married Florence Margret Elza, Myrtle Hassie White, and had children including Monte Jackson Nelson Sr, William Tavner Nelson, Wonedith Betty June Nelson.
  • Roscoe DeWitt Nelson passed away in 1987 in Thomas, Tucker Co., West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Woren Nelson
1884–1966
Birth Location: Whitmer, Randolph, West Virginia
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Bertha *
1882–1942
Birth Location: Smith Creek, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle White
1907–1999
Birth Location: Job, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
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Florence Elza
1904–1968
Birth Location: Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Monte Sr
1932–2008
Birth Location: Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA
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William Nelson
1925–2013
Birth Location: Randolph, West Virginia
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Wonedith *
1924–2012
Birth Location: Harman, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
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Roscoe Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Roscoe Nelson
1906–1987
Birth Place: Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia
Parents
Woren Vernon Nelson
1884–1966
Whitmer, Randolph, West Virginia
Bertha (Margaret Judy) *
1882–1942
Smith Creek, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Amos) Judy
1856–1918
Zigler, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (Catherine Calhoun) *
1863–1944
Crabbottom, Highland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John *
1840–1863
Berlinda Lough
1842–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Calhoun
1793–1872
Sarah Simmons
1806–1880

Roscoe Nelson's Descendants

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Roscoe (DeWitt) Nelson (24 Feb 1906–13 September 1987) m. Myrtle (Hassie) White (06 Aug 1907–04 Jan 1999) m. Florence (Margret) Elza (26 Nov 1904–22 Apr 1968)
  1. 1. Monte (Jackson Nelson) Sr 1932–2008
  2. 2. William (Tavner) Nelson 1925–2013
  3. 3. Wonedith (Betty June Nelson) * 1924–2012

Roscoe Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1906
24 Feb 1906
Birth of Roscoe DeWitt Nelson in Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia
Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia
1987
13 September 1987
Age 81
Death of Roscoe DeWitt Nelson in Thomas, Tucker Co., West Virginia
Thomas, Tucker Co., West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1906
    Event Place: Dry Fork Dist., Randolph Co., West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1987
    Event Place: Thomas, Tucker Co., West Virginia
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