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William Elmer Nelson 1894–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1894

Birth Location: Eddy, New Mexico

Death Date: 13 Mar 1959

Death Location: Sacramento, California

Father: William Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth 🧬

Spouse(s): Adeline Stedman

Children(s): Renold Nelson, Marjorie Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson

William Elmer Nelson was born in 1894 in Eddy, New Mexico, the child of William Thomas Nelson And Elizabeth Mary Belle Fanning. In 1910, William Elmer Nelson resided in Lakewood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. In 1935, William Elmer Nelson resided in Rural, Eddy, New Mexico. William Elmer Nelson married Adeline Gladys Stedman, and had children including Elizabeth Nelson, Marjorie Nelson, Renold S Nelson. William Elmer Nelson passed away in 1959 in Sacramento, California.

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Biography

  • William Elmer Nelson was born in 1894 in Eddy, New Mexico, the child of William Thomas Nelson And Elizabeth Mary Belle Fanning.
  • In 1910, William Elmer Nelson resided in Lakewood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA.
  • In 1935, William Elmer Nelson resided in Rural, Eddy, New Mexico.
  • William Elmer Nelson married Adeline Gladys Stedman, and had children including Elizabeth Nelson, Marjorie Nelson, Renold S Nelson.
  • William Elmer Nelson passed away in 1959 in Sacramento, California.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Nelson's Ancestors

Self
William Nelson
1894–1959
Birth Place: Eddy, New Mexico
Parents
William Thomas Nelson
1848–1917
Johnson, Illinois
Elizabeth (Mary (Belle) Fanning) 🧬
1854–1944
Morgan, Illinois
Grandparents
George (Wesley Fanning) #
1825–1861
Alabama
Mary (More McDonald) 🧬
1827–1921
Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Joseph #
1798–1872
Mary Brown
1797–
Thomas* #
1803–1870
Rachel* #
1809–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph #
1768–1848
Barbara* Davis
1766–1817
James 🧬
1768–1858
Priscilla Taylor
1777–1830
Pleasant Rev.
1771–1818
Keziah Davenport
1782–1820

William Nelson's Descendants

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William (Elmer) Nelson (3 Jun 1894–13 Mar 1959) m. Adeline (Gladys) Stedman (27 Sep 1897–31 Dec 1988)
  1. 1. Renold (S.) Nelson 1919–2009
  2. 2. Marjorie Nelson 1922–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Nelson 1926–2002

William Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1894
3 Jun 1894
Birth of William Elmer Nelson in Eddy, New Mexico
Eddy, New Mexico
1910
1910
Age 16
William Elmer Nelson resided here in Lakewood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
Lakewood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
William Elmer Nelson resided here in Rural, Eddy, New Mexico
Rural, Eddy, New Mexico
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 46
William Elmer Nelson resided here in Oilfield, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
Oilfield, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
1959
13 Mar 1959
Age 65
Death of William Elmer Nelson in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Eddy, New Mexico
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oilfield, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: T627_2444; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 8-23

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lakewood, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Eddy, New Mexico
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oilfield, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: T627_2444; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 8-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Oilfield, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oilfield, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: T627_2444; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 8-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1959
    Event Place: Sacramento, California

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