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William Nelson 1901 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1901

Birth Location: USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1967

Death Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York

Father: Eri Nelson

Mother: Mary Lawyer

Spouse(s): Cora Hoyer

Children(s): Donald Nelson, Ruth Nelson, William Nelson, Franklin Nelson

William Nelson was born in 1901 in USA, the child of Eri Nelson and Mary Lawyer. William Nelson later married Cora Nancy Hoyer, and together they raised children including Donald Eri Nelson, Ruth Helen Nelson, William J Nelson and Franklin E Nelson. In 1967, William Nelson passed away in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York.

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Parents

Eri Nelson
1866 –
Birth Location: United States
EN
Mary Lawyer
1870 –
Birth Location: United States
ML

Spouses(s)

Cora Hoyer
1905 – 1978
Birth Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
CH

Children(s)

Donald Nelson
1922 – 1991
Birth Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
DN
Ruth Nelson
1924 – 1988
Birth Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
RN
William Nelson
1927 – 2006
Birth Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
WN
Franklin Nelson
1929 – 2009
Birth Location: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
FN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Mar 1902
    Event Place: Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, New York, State Census, 1915, Social Security Death Index, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02682; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 29-51, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Amsterdam Ward 01; County: Montgomery; Page: 06, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: Amsterdam Ward 3, Montgomery, New York; Roll: T625_1126; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 61, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341191, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1901
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1925, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 01; City: Minden; County: Montgomery; Page: 22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 June 1915
    Event Place: Amsterdam Ward 01, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1915, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Amsterdam Ward 01; County: Montgomery; Page: 06

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Amsterdam Ward 3, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Amsterdam Ward 3, Montgomery, New York; Roll: T625_1126; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 61

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Minden, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1925, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 01; City: Minden; County: Montgomery; Page: 22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 2341191

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02682; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 29-51

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02682; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 29-51

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Dec 1967
    Event Place: Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York
    Record Source: New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index
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