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William L. Nelson 1879 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Lawston, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 31 Dec 1956

Death Location: Lake City, Anderson, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Nancy Pyle

Spouse(s): Berlina Patterson

Children(s): Ellis Nelson, Hila Nelson, Marion Nelson, Hence Nelson, Samuel Nelson

William L. Nelson was born in Lawston, Tennessee, United States in 1879, to John Samuel "Johny" Nelson and Nancy "Margurite" Pyle. Later in life, William L. Nelson married Berlina Elizabeth Patterson; among their children were Ellis G. Nelson, Hila Beatrice Nelson, Marion "Young" Nelson, Hence J. Nelson and Samuel Clyde "Sam" Nelson. William L. Nelson died in Lake City, Anderson, Tennessee, United States, 1956.

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Parents

John Nelson
1849 –
Birth Location: Lawston, Tennessee, United States
JN
Nancy Pyle
1844 –
Birth Location: Maynardsville, Tennessee, United States
NP

Spouses(s)

Berlina Patterson
1881 – 1960
Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, United States
BP

Children(s)

Ellis Nelson
1903 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
EN
Hila Nelson
1904 – 1995
Birth Location: Tennessee
HN
Marion Nelson
1908 – 1936
Birth Location: Tennessee
MN
Hence Nelson
1910 – 1933
Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, United States
HN
Samuel Nelson
1917 – 1994
Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, United States
SN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Lawston, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Union, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1602; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 159.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil Districts 8-9, Union, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Union, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1602; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 159.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Lake City, Anderson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Anderson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

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