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Simon Silas Nelson 1899–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1899

Birth Location: Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 2 Feb 1982

Death Location: Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Josiah Nelson

Mother: Frances Strength

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The story of Simon Silas Nelson began in 1899 in Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States. Simon Silas Nelson passed away in 1982 in Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Simon Silas Nelson began in 1899 in Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States.
  • Simon Silas Nelson passed away in 1982 in Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Simon Nelson's Ancestors

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Simon Nelson
1899–1982
Birth Place: Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States
Parents
Josiah Joseph Walter Nelson
1858–1936
Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Frances (Louvinia (Lou)) Strength
1862–1942
Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Franklin Thomas) Nelson
1820–1868
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
Harriett (Elizabeth) Nelson
1826–1922
Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
1790–
Margaret Dopson
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1899
1 May 1899
Birth of Simon Silas Nelson in Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States
Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States
1982
2 Feb 1982
Age 83
Death of Simon Silas Nelson in Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1899
    Event Place: Coleman, Elmore, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1982
    Event Place: Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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