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Selma Nelson 1870–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1870

Birth Location: Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States

Death Date: 12 Aug 1937

Death Location: South Dakota, USA

Father: Swan Nelson

Mother: Johannah Nelson

Spouse(s): John Isackson

Children(s): Jerome Isackson, Edith Isackson

Selma Nelson was born in 1870 in Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States, the child of Swan W Nelson And Johannah Nelson. Selma Nelson married John Malcolm Isackson, and had children including Edith Theodora Isackson, Jerome Gerome S Isackson. Selma Nelson passed away in 1937 in South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Selma Nelson was born in 1870 in Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States, the child of Swan W Nelson And Johannah Nelson.
  • Selma Nelson married John Malcolm Isackson, and had children including Edith Theodora Isackson, Jerome Gerome S Isackson.
  • Selma Nelson passed away in 1937 in South Dakota, USA.

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Selma Nelson's Ancestors

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Selma Nelson
1870–1937
Birth Place: Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States
Parents
Swan W. Nelson
1845–1921
Lund, Skane, Sweden
Johannah Nelson
1835–1911
Lund, Skane, Sweden
Grandparents
Peter Nelson
1807–1889
Skåne, Sweden
Bengta Olson
1813–1885
Sweden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Selma Nelson's Descendants

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Selma Nelson (10 Oct 1870–12 Aug 1937) m. John (Malcolm) Isackson (30 Mar 1862–29 Jan 1929)
  1. 1. Jerome ((Gerome) S) Isackson 1911–1978 m. Eileen (Louise (or Lovise)) Jones 1917–1989
  2. 2. Edith (Theodora) Isackson 1901–1909

Selma Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1870
10 Oct 1870
Birth of Selma Nelson in Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States
Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States
1937
12 Aug 1937
Age 67
Death of Selma Nelson in South Dakota, USA
South Dakota, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Riverside, Clay, South Dakota, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1937
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA

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