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Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson 1931–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1931

Birth Location: Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 7 Jul 2022

Death Location: Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Dwight Garnhart

Mother: Viola Garnhart

Spouse(s): Dale Nelson

Children(s):

In 1931, Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson / entered the world in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA, born to Dwight P Garnhart And Viola Mae Shilling Garnhart. In 1935, Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson resided in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA. In 1940, Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson resided in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA. Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson married Dale V Nelson, and had children including Dale L Nelson, Larry Nelson Ellison, Terry Nelson Elgin. Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson / passed away in 2022 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1931, Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // entered the world in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA, born to Dwight P Garnhart And Viola Mae Shilling Garnhart.
  • In 1935, Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1940, Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA.
  • Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // married Dale V Nelson, and had children including Dale L Nelson, Larry Nelson Ellison, Terry Nelson Elgin.
  • Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // passed away in 2022 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Nelson
1931–2022
Birth Place: Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Dwight P. Garnhart
1908–2007
Illinois, USA
Viola (Mae Shilling) Garnhart
1910–1992
Fairhaven Township, Carroll County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Oscar Shilling
1887–1961
Chadwick, Carroll, Illinois, USA
Edna (Viola Imel) Shilling
1885–1979
Carroll County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Shilling
1847–1901
Eliza Shilling
1848–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel King
1819–1869
Sarah King
1825–1895

Sylvia Nelson's Timeline

10 Records

1931
29 Dec 1931
Birth of Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 9
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1948
1948
Age 17
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
1953
1953
Age 22
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Illinois, USA
1986
1986-1998
Age 55
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Illinois, USA
1995
1995
Age 64
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
2014
2014-2020
Age 83
Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // resided here in Lena, Illinois, USA
Lena, Illinois, USA
2022
7 Jul 2022
Age 91
Death of Sylvia Lee Garnhart Nelson // in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Freeport High School; Year: 1948
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home; Publication Date: 17 Aug 2022; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00892; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 89-11
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Freeport, Stephenson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00892; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 89-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00892; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 89-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Freeport High School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Freeport, Stephenson

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986-1998
    Event Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1995
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2014-2020
    Event Place: Lena, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Freeport, Stephenson

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 2022
    Event Place: Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home; Publication Date: 17 Aug 2022; Publication Place: Freeport, Illinois, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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