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Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson 1901–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1901

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 27 Jun 1982

Death Location: Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Gust Nelson

Mother:

Spouse(s): Milton Kepler

Children(s): George Kepler

Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson was born in 1901 in Pennsylvania, the child of Gust Nelson And Helen Malia Nelson. In 1910, Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided in Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA. Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson married Milton Herschel Kepler, and had children including George Lambert Kepler. Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson passed away in 1982 in Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson was born in 1901 in Pennsylvania, the child of Gust Nelson And Helen Malia Nelson.
  • In 1910, Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided in Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson married Milton Herschel Kepler, and had children including George Lambert Kepler.
  • Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson passed away in 1982 in Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gust Nelson
1871–1950
Birth Location: Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
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Spouses(s)

Milton Kepler
1897–1988
Birth Location: Renovo Borough, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

George Kepler
1925–2008
Birth Location: Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
GK

Selma Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Selma Nelson
1901–1982
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Gust Nelson
1871–1950
Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Grandparents
Thor ('Nels') Nelson
1848–1910
Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Catherine Nelson
1853–
Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Nels Oster
1828–
Kerstin Öster
1833–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Petter Olsson
1793–1838
Katarina Jonsdotter
1801–1869

Selma Nelson's Descendants

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Selma (Melvina Evelyn) Nelson (10 Mar 1901–27 Jun 1982) m. Milton (Herschel) Kepler (29 Sep 1897–15 Nov 1988)
  1. 1. George (Lambert) Kepler 1925–2008 m. Virginia (Mary Smith) Beaty 1929–2016 m. Gladys (Joyce) Stout 1926–2013

Selma Nelson's Timeline

9 Records

1901
10 Mar 1901
Birth of Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1901
19 May 1901
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson was baptized in Mount Jewett, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Jewett, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided here in Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided here in Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided here in Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided here in Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania
Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 39
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided here in Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 50
Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson resided here in Maryland
Maryland
1982
27 Jun 1982
Age 81
Death of Selma Melvina Evelyn Nelson in Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03472; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18-31
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1554; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 20
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341755
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1374; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375387
    [6] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Nebo Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: S677-678; SSIRC Film Number: S-677
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Evening Sun; Publication Date: 29 Jun 1982; Publication Place: Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.29092893,0.27290192,0.386

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 May 1901
    Event Place: Mount Jewett, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Nebo Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: S677-678; SSIRC Film Number: S-677

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamlin, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1374; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1375387

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1554; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341755

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03472; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18-31

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03472; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18-31

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Spring Grove RD 2
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Evening Sun; Publication Date: 29 Jun 1982; Publication Place: Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.29092893,0.27290192,0.386

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1982
    Event Place: Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Evening Sun; Publication Date: 29 Jun 1982; Publication Place: Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.29092893,0.27290192,0.386
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