Benjamin P Nelson and wife Margaret Lorraine Nelson in Oakland, CA about 1940. He was a police officer for City of Oakland. Lorraine died 31 Aug 1950 in Lewiston, CA. Ben died Aug 1977 in Hollister, MO. They had one daughter, Carole Ann Nelson who died 21 Jan 1997 in Weaverville, CA.
Margaret Lorraine Lucas Nelson was born on September 27, 1924. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Lorraine Lucas Nelson.
Disco, polyester, Nixon and Watergate, equal rights, the "new right", the rise of terrorism . . . oh what a decade. Not much was resolved but a lot happened!
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
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