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Willis M. Nelson 1935 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1935

Birth Location: Tullahoma Co, Tennessee

Death Date: 28 Aug 2005

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Edna Bicknell

Spouse(s): Peggy Rusk, Peggy Rusk

Children(s): Ann Nelson

The story of Willis M. Nelson began in 1935 in Tullahoma Co, Tennessee. In 1951, Willis M. Nelson resided in Tennessee. Willis M. Nelson married Peggy Virginia Rusk, Peggy Virginia Rusk, and had children including Ann Threse Nelson. Willis M. Nelson passed away in 2005 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis M. Nelson began in 1935 in Tullahoma Co, Tennessee.
  • In 1951, Willis M. Nelson resided in Tennessee.
  • Willis M. Nelson married Peggy Virginia Rusk, Peggy Virginia Rusk, and had children including Ann Threse Nelson.
  • Willis M. Nelson passed away in 2005 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Willis Nelson
1935 – 2005
Birth Place: Tullahoma Co, Tennessee
Parents
Robert L Nelson
1919 – 1991
Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Edna (Mae) Bicknell
1917 – 1986
Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Robert (L) Nelson
1872 – 1939
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Margret (Emma) Ivey
1878 – 1964
Moore, Moore, Tennessee, United States
Henry (Clarence) Bicknell
1873 – 1932
Tennessee, USA
Ida (Mae) Harris
1879 – 1968
Duck River, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Nelson
1828 – 1910
Mary Nelson
1834 – 1915
Samuel Ivey
1839 – 1902
Elizabeth Buchanan
1841 – 1914
William Bicknell
1848 –
Mary Bicknell
1850 –
Robert Harris
1852 – 1930
Nancy Hardaway
1852 – 1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Nelson
1802 – 1869
Jane McAlaster
1811 – 1860
Adam Nelson
1796 – 1880
Lucinda "Lucy"
1805 – 1880
James Ivy
1797 – 1869
Mary Holt
1818 – 1878
Lorenzo Buchanan
1814 – 1882
Elizabeth Anderton
1814 – 1871
William Bicknell
1818 – 1891
Jane Bicknell
1818 – 1870
John Gilbert
1825 – 1875
Nancy Gilbert
1828 – 1880
Newton Harris
1814 – 1891
Elizabeth Chambers
1818 – 1892
Benjamin Hardaway
1815 – 1861
Susan Neel
1808 – 1879

Willis Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Willis (M.) Nelson (30 Apr 1935 – 28 Aug 2005) m. Peggy (Virginia) Rusk (abt 1937 – ) m. Peggy (Virginia) Rusk (18 Aug 1936 – 17 June 2007)
  1. 1. Ann (Threse) Nelson (12 Feb 1958 – 8 Jul 1992)

Willis Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1935
30 Apr 1935
Birth of Willis M. Nelson in Tullahoma Co, Tennessee
Tullahoma Co, Tennessee
1951
1951
Age 16
Willis M. Nelson resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
2005
28 Aug 2005
Age 70
Death of Willis M. Nelson in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1935
    Event Place: Tullahoma Co, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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