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Ruth Helen Nelson 1920 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUN 1920

Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Death Date: 13 NOV 2011

Death Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Father: Samuel Katznelson

Mother: Edith Caplan

Spouse(s): Julius Abramson

Children(s): Stephen Abramson, Susan Abramson, Debra Abramson

1920 marked the beginning of Ruth Helen Nelson's life in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, to parents Samuel Katznelson and Edith Caplan. Eventually, Ruth Helen Nelson married Julius Abramson, and they welcomed Stephen Alan Abramson, Susan B. Abramson and Debra Lee Abramson. Ruth Helen Nelson passed in 2011 at Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Parents

Samuel Katznelson
1895 – 1986
Birth Location: Timkovitx, Russia
SK
Edith Caplan
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Russia
EC

Spouses(s)

Julius Abramson
1917 – 1982
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
JA

Children(s)

Stephen Abramson
1945 –
Birth Location: –
SA
Susan Abramson
1947 –
Birth Location: –
SA
Debra Abramson
1951 –
Birth Location: –
DA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 JUN 1920
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>,.</i>., , <I>, Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, , <I>, Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, , <I>, Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, , <I>Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, , <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, , <I>Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565, Publication Date: 14/ Nov/ 2011; Publication Place: Portland, Maine, USA, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
    Record Source: , <I>, Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 12 FEB 1949
    Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Inde, Portland Evening Express; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1949; Publication Place: Portland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 1071; Page: 32; Enumeration District: 17-135

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1964
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1981
    Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993–1994
    Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Portland; State: Maine; Year(s): 1993-1994

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1993
    Event Place: South Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 NOV 2011
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>,.</i>., , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 14/ Nov/ 2011; Publication Place: Portland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 15 NOV 2011
    Event Place: Maine, United States
    Record Source: , <I>,.</i>., , <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Cur, Publication Date: 14/ Nov/ 2011; Publication Place: USA

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