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Ruth Bonnette Nelson 1911–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 21 September 2009

Death Location: Scottville, Mason County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Henry Nelson

Mother: Alla Fuller

Spouse(s): Jonas Sanders

Children(s): Carla Sanders

Ruth Bonnette Nelson was born in 1911 in Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA, the child of Henry James Nelson And Alla M Fuller. In 1920, Ruth Bonnette Nelson resided in Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan. In 1950, Ruth Bonnette Nelson resided in Amber, Mason, Michigan, USA. Ruth Bonnette Nelson married Jonas Henry Sanders, and had children including Carla Mae Sanders, Sandra Sanders. Ruth Bonnette Nelson passed away in 2009 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Bonnette Nelson was born in 1911 in Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA, the child of Henry James Nelson And Alla M Fuller.
  • In 1920, Ruth Bonnette Nelson resided in Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan.
  • In 1950, Ruth Bonnette Nelson resided in Amber, Mason, Michigan, USA.
  • Ruth Bonnette Nelson married Jonas Henry Sanders, and had children including Carla Mae Sanders, Sandra Sanders.
  • Ruth Bonnette Nelson passed away in 2009 in Scottville, Mason County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Nelson
1911–2009
Birth Place: Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA
Parents
Henry James Nelson
1871–1957
Ovid Twp., Clinton, Michigan
Alla (M) Fuller
1871–1945
Hart, Michigan
Grandparents
Seymour (I) Nelson
1840–1915
Ovid Twp., Clinton, Michigan
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Jarvis
1847–1876
Commerce Township, Oakland County, Michigan
William (Henry Harrison) Fuller
1849–1929
Richfield Center, Lucas, Ohio
Josephine (A) Bliss
1854–1901
Antioch, Lake County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Nelson
1801–1877
Mary Nelson
1805–1848
Richard Jarvis
1815–1899
Susannah Sprague
1816–1883
Henry Fuller
1821–1861
Miranda Potter
1827–1914
Henry Bliss
1832–1926
Elizabeth Howard
1838–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Nelson
1773–1863
Hannah Nelson
1773–1855
Andrew VanSickle
1780–1851
Eleanor Covert
1780–1855
George Jarvis
–1865
Elizabeth Crossley
–1890
Willard Fuller
1785–1854
Trypena Dryer
1787–1851
Mowry Potter
1799–1892
Minerva Jones
1803–1886
John Jr.
1789–1850
Hannah Pott
1788–1874
Theodore Howard
1806–1886
Lucinda Cowen
1802–1875

Ruth Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Bonnette) Nelson (24 Jan 1911–21 September 2009) m. Jonas (Henry) Sanders (23 Oct 1901–5 February 1987)
  1. 1. Carla (Mae) Sanders 1926–1939

Ruth Nelson's Timeline

4 Records

1911
24 Jan 1911
Birth of Ruth Bonnette Nelson in Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA
Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Ruth Bonnette Nelson resided here in Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan
1950
1950
Age 39
Ruth Bonnette Nelson resided here in Amber, Mason, Michigan, USA
Amber, Mason, Michigan, USA
2009
21 September 2009
Age 98
Death of Ruth Bonnette Nelson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Logan Township, Mason, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: T625_788; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 638.
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 148; Film Title: 53 Mason 1270-54 Mecosta 99; Film Description: Mason (1934)-Mecosta (1926)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Amber, Mason, Michig

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Muskegon Precinct 14, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: T625_788; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 638.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Amber, Mason, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Amber, Mason, Michig

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1966
    Event Place: Ludington, Michigan
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Ludington Daily News - 27 Jun 1966 - Page 5, 27 Jun 1966

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Sep 2009
    Event Place: Scottville, Mason County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Ruth B. Nelson Sanders 21 Sep 2009

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 148; Film Title: 53 Mason 1270-54 Mecosta 99; Film Description: Mason (1934)-Mecosta (1926)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 2009
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scottville, Mason County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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