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Nelson Family History & Genealogy

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Early Nelsons

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Gayle Agnes (Barr) Nelson was born on June 5, 1036 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts United States, and died in New Castle, New Castle County, DE. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gayle Agnes (Barr) Nelson.
Joseph Nelson of Australia was born in 1784, and died at age 75 years old in 1859.
Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson of adams county, Indiana United States was born circa 1798 in KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Nelson.
James Nelson of Australia was born in 1798, and died at age 74 years old in 1872.
Edmond Nelson was born on December 12, 1799 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States, and died at age 51 years old on December 13, 1850 in Alpine, UT. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edmond Nelson.
Mary Nelson of Yan Yean Australia was born in 1801, and died at age 86 years old in 1887 in Yan Yean.
Archie Nelson of Arkansas was born on July 4, 1801, and died at age 100 years old in July 1901.
William Nelson of Geelong Australia was born in 1802, and died at age 86 years old in 1888 in Geelong.
Amanda Jane (Taylor) Nelson was born on January 1, 1805 in Knoxville, Tennessee United States, and died at age 65 years old on June 1, 1870 in Franklin, ID. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Amanda Jane (Taylor) Nelson.
Phoebe Nelson of Australia was born in 1805, and died at age 75 years old in 1880.
Elizabeth Nelson of Australia was born in 1805, and died at age 56 years old in 1861.
Patrica Nelson of Australia was born in 1805, and died at age 50 years old in 1855.

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John Lawrence Nelson
John Lawrence Nelson of Michigan United States was born on November 7, 1900 in Manistee, and died at age 61 years old on July 21, 1962 in Grand Rapids.
Florence Mathilda (Nelson) Anderson of Evanston, Illinois United States was born on September 18, 1893 in Chicago. She was in a relationship with Arthur Godfrey Anderson, and had children Arthur Gordon Anderson, Audrey Nita Anderson, and Warren N Anderson. Florence Anderson died at age 67 years old in 1960 in Evanston.
Hannah (Storey) Nelson of Northcote, City of Darebin County, VIC Australia was born on November 18, 1882 at Sandridge Beach to John William Storey and Louisa Maria Cowan. She had siblings Louisa Jane Storey, Priscilla Rachael Storey, George Arthur Storey, and Frederick John Storey. She married Ralph Hadley Nelson, and had children Ralph Walter Nelson, Henry Fran Nelson, Alma Florence Nelson, and Edna Hadley Nelson. Hannah Nelson died at age 44 years old on August 18, 1927 in Northcote.
Caroline Henriet (Nelson) Dunball of Dandenong, City of Greater Dandenong County, VIC Australia was born circa 1888, and died at age 83 years old on February 10, 1972 in Dandenong.
Elizabeth Elizabeth (Nelson) Epworth of Bendigo Australia, was married to John Benjamin Epworth in 1908, and has children Irene May Epworth, William John Epworth, Frederick John Benjamin Epworth, Susan Catherine Epworth, John Frederick Epworth, George Patrick Epworth, Edward James Epsworth, and Elizabeth Jane Epworth. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Nelson Epworth.
Miriam Carnley
Miriam Cathlene (Nelson) Carnley of Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas United States was born on September 18, 1981 in Gregg County to Paulette Nelson. She married Patric Carnley on March 11, 2010 at Chambers Park in Lufkin, Angelina County and they later separated on February 4, 2022. She was the parent of Mary Nelson, Timothy Seay, Ian Christopher, and Micheal Byars. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Miriam Carnley.
Mary N Nelson was born on May 21, 1998 in Lufkin, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Nelson.
Mary Nelson of Colac Australia was born in 1895 to Hannah (Blacker) Watkin and Solomon William Watkins. She had siblings Amelia Elizabeth Watkins, Thomas Charles Watkins, Hilda May Watkin, and Charles Watkin. Mary Nelson died at age 47 years old in 1942 in Colac.
Edythe (Nelson) Frisselle got married to Frank Frisselle in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edythe Nalson Frisselle.
Vincent Nelson of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL was born on June 7, 1962, and died at age 42 years old on July 8, 2004.
Bessie Nelson of Girard, Crawford County, KS was born on January 22, 1898, and died at age 97 years old on February 21, 1995.
Samuel W Nelson of Randolph County, North Carolina United States was born circa 1918. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samuel W Nelson.
Ruth Eleanore (Nelson) Goethel of 550 S Davern St, in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota United States was born on December 19, 1923 in Duluth, St. Louis County. She married Arno Curt Goethel on December 12, 1948 in Duluth, St. Louis County. She would also marry Arno Goethel. Ruth Goethel died at age 90 years old on October 1, 2014 in Proctor.
Flora Ellen (Nelson) Caviness was born on July 13, 1918 in Union, Mississippi United States. She was married to Cicero H Caviness and they later divorced in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. She had a child Clark Harris Caviness. Flora Caviness died at age 93 years old in June 2012 in Los Angeles. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Flora Ellen Caviness.
Flora Ellen (Nelson) Caviness was born on July 13, 1918, and died at age 94 years old in 2012 in Los Angeles, California United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Flora Ellen (Nelson).
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Denise (Nelson) Schurke.
Ronald Andrew Nelson of Tacoma, Pierce County, WA was born on September 27, 1943 in Tacoma, and died at age 54 years old on January 4, 1998 in Seattle, King County. Ronald Nelson was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood, Pierce County.
Hilda Edith Mary (Sinclair) Nelson of Traralgon, Latrobe City County, VIC Australia was born on September 6, 1918 in Northcote, City of Darebin County to Francis James Sinclair and Beryl Lavinia (Franklyn) Sinclair. She had a sibling Marj Frances May Sinclair. Hilda Nelson married Peter Joseph Nelson in 1942, and died at age 84 years old on September 4, 2003 in Traralgon, Latrobe City County.
Peter Joseph Nelson of Traralgon, Latrobe City County, VIC Australia was born on May 6, 1916 in Northcote, City of Darebin County, and died at age 82 years old on October 30, 1998 in Traralgon, Latrobe City County.
Beatrice Annie Phyllis (Nelson) Sinclair of VIC Australia was born on June 21, 1914 in Northcote, City of Darebin County, and died at age 83 years old on April 29, 1998.

Popular Nelson Biographies

George Henry Nelson
George Henry Nelson was born on October 13, 1907 in Brady, Lincoln County, Nebraska United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Henry Nelson.
Mary Ann Nelson
Mary Ann (Rose) Nelson was born on March 29, 1903. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Ann Nelson.
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson was born on July 10, 1934 in Tulsa, Oklahoma United States of America, and died at age 78 years old on August 23, 2012. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jerry Nelson.
William Wesley Nelson
William Wesley Nelson Sr was born in 1886. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Wesley Nelson.
Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson of adams county, Indiana United States was born circa 1798 in KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Charles Nelson.
Earl Frederick Nelson Sr
Earl Frederick Nelson Sr was born on July 11, 1906 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas USA, and died at age 81 years old on June 3, 1988 in Harris County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Earl Frederick Nelson Sr.
Fred Nelson
Fred Nelson was born on April 9, 1875 in Haganas Sweden, and died at age 58 years old on June 3, 1933 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas USA. Fred Nelson was buried on June 4, 1933 at Galveston Memorial Park in Galveston.
Tom John Nelson
Tom John Nelson was born circa 1921, and died at age 21 years old on September 22, 1943. Tom Nelson was buried at Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 80 in United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tom John Nelson.
Rhonda Carol (Nelson) Parsneau
Rhonda Carol (Nelson) Parsneau was born on November 8, 1968 to Wayne Leroy Hamilton Nelson and Lucille Carol (Johnson) Nelson, and has siblings Darrell Wayne (Johnson ) Nelson and Melanie Lynn (Nelson ) Levenson. Rhonda Nelson married Philip Allen Kimball Parsneau Lll on October 4, 2008. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rhonda Carol (Nelson) Parsneau .
Wayne Leroy Nelson
Dear, Great animal Spirit, In the name of my Cherokee nation. Please, greet, welcome, protect, teach, kindness, and appalled my Dad, Wayne Leroy ( Hamilton ) Nelson? Throughout all years of his life and mine. Help me to believe patience?
Bettie Nelson
Uncle Gene's wife. A red - haired, girl with a shape to stop an eight day clock. I have not any evidence. Of, the marriage of Hubert Eugene Nelson to ever be separated from his loving wife Bettie Nelson.
Kenneth Nelson Jr of Dallas, Dallas County, TX was born on May 16, 1962. He married Linda D. (Brady) Nelson on May 30, 1981 in Dallas County, TX and they later separated on September 23, 1985. He married Alice M. (Shutes) Nelson on June 5, 1987 in Dallas County and they later separated on December 12, 1990. He and Melinda J. (Foster) Nelson married on June 25, 2002 in Dallas County. Kenneth Nelson died at age 43 years old on December 15, 2005.
Clifford J Nelson
Clifford J Nelson of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota United States was born on December 15, 1926, and died at age 59 years old on September 9, 1986.
Willie Hugh Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson was born in 1933 at Texas. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Willie Hugh Nelson.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Nelson.
Tora was born Tora Maria Selander in Floby, Sweden, the daughter of teachers Adolf Selander, and Alma Mansén (maiden name) She died in the hospital at Richfield, Utah and was buried in Teasdale, UT. She had studied the art of Swedish massage in Sweden, and had treated many of her neighbors in Wayne County, UT. She built and lived in the Bottle House in Teasdale, UT.
Tiffany L. (Nelson) Malone
Tiffany Layne (Nelson) Malone of TX was born on July 30, 1965. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Tiffany L. (Nelson) Malone.
Carolyn Rochelle (Nelson) Wright
Carolyn Rochelle (Nelson) Wright was born on December 2, 1947 at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California United States. Carolyn was baptized at Grass Valley, CA. USA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carolyn Rochelle (Nelson) Wright.
Emily Scully
Emily Turretine (Nelson) Scully of Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, FL was born in 1892 in Portsmouth, Virginia United States, and died at age 91 years old in February 1984 in Stamford, Fairfield County, CT.

Nelson Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Nelson family member is 73.0 years old according to our database of 164,293 people with the last name Nelson that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

73.0 years

Oldest Nelsons

These are the longest-lived members of the Nelson family on AncientFaces.

Claudia Nelson was born on June 13, 1864, and died at age 114 years old in January 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Claudia Nelson.
114 years
Arthur Nelson of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY was born on September 16, 1863, and died at age 115 years old in December 1978.
115 years
Georgia F Nelson of Tifton, Tift County, GA was born on June 4, 1888, and died at age 113 years old on July 3, 2001.
113 years
Susie E Nelson of Ava, Douglas County, MO was born on November 12, 1885, and died at age 111 years old on October 18, 1997.
111 years
Thomas Nelson of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas was born on June 7, 1895, and died at age 111 years old on January 9, 2007.
111 years
Coralice (Shadd) Nelson of Waldron, Scott County, AR was born on March 26, 1871, and died at age 111 years old in September 1982.
111 years
Charles Nelson of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas was born on September 21, 1867, and died at age 110 years old in August 1978.
110 years
John Nelson of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on September 29, 1874, and died at age 110 years old in July 1985.
110 years
Viola Nelson of Indianapolis, Marion County, IN was born on June 22, 1881, and died at age 110 years old in August 1991.
110 years
Osca E Nelson of La Center, Clark County, WA was born on October 13, 1890, and died at age 109 years old on May 14, 2000.
109 years
Blanche Nelson was born on February 22, 1898, and died at age 110 years old on April 14, 2008. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Blanche Nelson.
110 years
Rose A Nelson was born on July 16, 1883, and died at age 108 years old on February 10, 1992. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rose A Nelson.
108 years
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Looking for any information on a Sam Nelson DOB 1880 - Spouse Anborg Oland (olund?) He resided in Minnesota. Records show his parents to be: Jolborg Moen and Nels (Nils) Stoilen. He is of Norwegian descent. Been searching his parents for many years. It's like they don't exist. Any help greatly appreciated.
Charles R. Nelson. b. 1882 d. Jan 1932. Parents from Sweden-Charles and Ida Nelson and had a successful stair building co. Family from Queens, NY. CRN had brothers named Arthur, Edward and Frank. 1 sister Ethel S. Nelson. CRN never married but did have an illegitimate daughter. Any information would be appreciated.
I have found among my family possessions an embroidered ladies napkin from the PAN AM Exhibition in Buffalo, NY dated 1901 with the name of Elizabeth Nelson. If anybody might know who this woman was please email me at [contact link]
I'm searching for my father's birthparents. He was adopted. He was born George William Nelson on June 8, 1928 in Los Angeles, CA. His birthmother was Clara Nelson, unmarried, born around 1907 or 1908 in Washington state. The birthfather is listed as Fred Nelson, born around 1902 or 1903, a laborer, birthplace unknown. My dad's paternal DNA tested R1a1. I have my dad's adoption record, he was adopted by Leonard & Edith Row. I have a sample of Clara Nelson’s handwriting.
I am looking for information about my great-great-great grandfather. His name was Jerome Nelson, born in Virginia, lived in New Lisbon, Ohio. He was an abolitionist and served in the civil war for the Union. He was married to Ann Whitaker. They were Episcopal Methodists. I'm researching my fathers side and I come to a dead end with Jerome. Can anyone help? Thanks.
My Grandmother Lydia Adeline Nelson was born 21 Sept 1894 to William Adam
"W.A." Nelson (Jan 1840 to May 1908)and Sarah M.Gainey(Ganey) Nelson (May
1865). She had 3 half sisters (Alice Luen Nelson 12/11/1870 Martha Electa
Nelson 12/25/1872 and Susan Garris Nelson 4/1/1881(Luen and Susan married
Skippers)and an uncle Steve) Steve was born with a deformed foot, therefore
most of the folk who knew him called him "Clubfoot Nelson" She married John
Phillip Brehmer A Brunswick County transplant from Pennsylvania. Addie gave
birth to Jacob Henry Brehmer,6 April 1919, a set of twins John Phillip Jr and
Arthenia born 6 May 1923 (the twins did not survive a year) then my mother
Avis Arthenia Brehmer 12/14/1925.
Born 1930 in Preston, Lancashire (Parish of St Lukes)

Mothers name Mary Nelson (nee Gill) Father. Albert Henry Nelson

married Eunice Bamber in 1951.did National service for two years in the

Royal Engineers. resumed trade as Plumber in civil life

Had three children - Linda 1952. Chistine 1956. Michael.

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