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Wendell Roger Nelson 1940–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1940

Birth Location: Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

Death Date: 1 March 2000

Death Location: West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

Father: Detleph Nelson

Mother: Ella Rensvold

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In 1940, Wendell Roger Nelson entered the world in Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD, born to Detleph Arnold Nelson And Ella Mathilde Rensvold. Wendell Roger Nelson passed away in 2000 in West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD.

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Biography

  • In 1940, Wendell Roger Nelson entered the world in Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD, born to Detleph Arnold Nelson And Ella Mathilde Rensvold.
  • Wendell Roger Nelson passed away in 2000 in West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD.

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Wendell Nelson's Ancestors

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Wendell Nelson
1940–2000
Birth Place: Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
Parents
Detleph Arnold Nelson
1901–1998
Lake Sinai, Brookings, South Dakota
Ella (Mathilde) Rensvold
1896–1983
Sinai, Brookings Co. SD USA
Grandparents
Emil (Pederson) Rensvold
1854–1946
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Annie (or Anna) Ruen
1855–1935
Gran, Oppland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Iver Ruen
1823–1878
Anne Dahlen
1830–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peder Ruen
1788–1879
Anne Kjos
1799–1850

Wendell Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1940
22 Aug 1940
Birth of Wendell Roger Nelson in Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
2000
1 March 2000
Age 60
Death of Wendell Roger Nelson in West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD
West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Rural Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 2000
    Event Place: West Cem. Sinai, Brookings Co. SD

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