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Selma Nelson 1896–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1896

Birth Location: Wisconsin

Death Date: 12/14/1986

Death Location: Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Gustav Nelson

Mother: Christina Nelson

Spouse(s): Claude Turner

Children(s): Lela Turner, Lyla Turner, Lela Turner, Verna Turner, Evelyn Turner

Selma Nelson was born in 1896 in Wisconsin, the child of Gustav Nelson And Christina Nelson. In 1905, Selma Nelson resided in Coon, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA. Selma Nelson married Claude Ellsworth Turner, and had children including Evelyn Christine Turner, Lela G Turner, Lyla Geneva Turner, Verna Eleanore Turner. Selma Nelson passed away in 1986 in Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Selma Nelson was born in 1896 in Wisconsin, the child of Gustav Nelson And Christina Nelson.
  • In 1905, Selma Nelson resided in Coon, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Selma Nelson married Claude Ellsworth Turner, and had children including Evelyn Christine Turner, Lela G Turner, Lyla Geneva Turner, Verna Eleanore Turner.
  • Selma Nelson passed away in 1986 in Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA.

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Selma Nelson's Ancestors

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Selma Nelson
1896–1986
Birth Place: Wisconsin
Parents
Gustav Nelson
1874–1949
Norway
Christina Nelson
1876–1952
Norway
Grandparents
Nels Engh
1846–1904
Lindbakken, Follebeu Oppland, Norway
Sigrud Olson
1836–1910
Norway
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Selma Nelson's Descendants

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Selma Nelson (abt 1896–12/14/1986) m. Claude (Ellsworth) Turner (5 Jul 1896–17 May 1987)
  1. 1. Lela (G) Turner 1922–2008
  2. 2. Lyla (Geneva) Turner 1922–1997
  3. 3. Lela (G) Turner 1922–2008
  4. 4. Verna (Eleanore) Turner 1919–1986
  5. 5. Evelyn (Christine) Turner 1918–2011

Selma Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1896
abt 1896
Birth of Selma Nelson in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 9
Selma Nelson resided here in Coon, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
Coon, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
1986
12/14/1986
Age 90
Death of Selma Nelson in Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1896
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Coon, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12141986
    Event Place: Westby, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA

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