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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

Ruth Helen Nelson was born in 1920 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, the child of Samuel Katznelson and Edith Caplan. In 1930, Ruth Helen Nelson resided in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. In 1935, Ruth Helen Nelson resided in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Ruth Helen Nelson married Julius Abramson, and had children including Stephen Alan Abramson, Susan B. Abramson, Debra Lee Abramson. Ruth Helen Nelson passed away in 2011 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Helen Nelson was born in 1920 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, the child of Samuel Katznelson and Edith Caplan.
  • In 1930, Ruth Helen Nelson resided in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
  • In 1935, Ruth Helen Nelson resided in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
  • Ruth Helen Nelson married Julius Abramson, and had children including Stephen Alan Abramson, Susan B. Abramson, Debra Lee Abramson.
  • Ruth Helen Nelson passed away in 2011 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Nelson
1920 – 2011
Birth Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Parents
Samuel Katznelson
1895 – 1986
Timkovitx, Russia
Edith Caplan
1896 – 1979
Russia
Grandparents
Awrohom Rotzancllsohn
Maurice (M.) Caplan
1872 – 1957
Poland
Bertha (D.) Werner
– 1917
Great-Grandparents
Hershel Caplan
Fraedle
Eliyahu Werner
Ida Orenstein
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Nelson's Descendants

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Ruth (Helen) Nelson (1 JUN 1920 – 13 NOV 2011) m. Julius Abramson (20 MAY 1917 – 23 JUL 1982)
  1. 1. Stephen (Alan) Abramson (19 SEP 1945 – ) m. Susan (Irene) Molloy (ABT 1950 – )
    1. 1. Jeffrey Abramson
    2. 2. Diane Abramson
  2. 2. Susan (B.) Abramson (8 SEP 1947 – ) m. Henry (Read) Leonard
  3. 3. Debra (Lee) Abramson (12 OCT 1951 – ) m. Siegel

Ruth Nelson's Timeline

13 Records

1920
1 JUN 1920
Birth of Ruth Helen Nelson in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1930
1930
Age 10
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1935
1935
Age 15
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1935
1935
Age 15
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Portland, Cumberland, Maine
1940
1940
Age 20
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1949
12 FEB 1949
Age 29
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Maine, United States
Portland, Maine, United States
1950
1950
Age 30
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1964
1964
Age 44
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1981
1981
Age 61
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Maine, United States
Portland, Maine, United States
1993
1993–1994
Age 73
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in Portland, Maine, United States
Portland, Maine, United States
1993
1993
Age 73
Ruth Helen Nelson resided here in South Portland, Maine, United States
South Portland, Maine, United States
2011
13 NOV 2011
Age 91
Death of Ruth Helen Nelson in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
2011
15 NOV 2011
Age 91
Burial of Ruth Helen Nelson in Maine, United States
Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1920
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [2] <I>, Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52
    [3] <I>, Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565
    [4] <I>, Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [5] <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Publication Date: 14/ Nov/ 2011; Publication Place: Portland, Maine, USA
    [6] <I>Ancestry.com, Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [7] <I>Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565
    [8] <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2340565

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
    Record Source: <I>, Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01475; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 3-52

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1949
    Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Portland Evening Express; Publication Date: 12 Feb 1949; Publication Place: Portland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., 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 Date: 1964
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993–1994
    Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., City: Portland; State: Maine; Year(s): 1993-1994

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: South Portland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOV 2011
    Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [2] <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Publication Date: 14/ Nov/ 2011; Publication Place: Portland, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 NOV 2011
    Event Place: Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] <I>, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
    [2] <I>Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).</i> (N.p.: n.p., n.d.)., Publication Date: 14/ Nov/ 2011; Publication Place: USA

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