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Shelby Jean Nelson 1937–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12/24/1937

Birth Location: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12/29/1996

Death Location: Bath, Aiken, South Carolina

Father: Woodrow Nelson

Mother: Matilda Nelson

Spouse(s): John Deatherage

Children(s):

The story of Shelby Jean Nelson began in 1937 in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. Shelby Jean Nelson married John William Deatherage, and had children including Eddie Jonathan Deatherage. Shelby Jean Nelson passed away in 1996 in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Shelby Jean Nelson began in 1937 in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
  • Shelby Jean Nelson married John William Deatherage, and had children including Eddie Jonathan Deatherage.
  • Shelby Jean Nelson passed away in 1996 in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina.

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Shelby Nelson's Ancestors

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Shelby Nelson
1937–1996
Birth Place: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Woodrow Wilson Nelson
1920–
Stokes County, North Carolina
Matilda (Elizabeth (Tildie) Lawson) Nelson
1915–1981
Peters Creek Township, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Powell) Nelson
1857–1928
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Sadie (Elizabeth Young) *
1884–1968
Stokes County, North Carolina
Powell (Ezra) Lawson
1884–1970
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth "Bettie") Fagg
1890–1970
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Luther Young
1851–1938
Cornelia *
1864–1939
Samuel #
1865–1948
Mary Wright
1871–1960
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fagg
1844–1927
Ruth Ratliff
1833–1909

Shelby Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1937
12/24/1937
Birth of Shelby Jean Nelson in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1996
12/29/1996
Age 59
Death of Shelby Jean Nelson in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina
Bath, Aiken, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12241937
    Event Place: , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12291996
    Event Place: Bath, Aiken, South Carolina

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