Jesse Alice Yearns

Brief Life History of Jesse Alice

When Jesse Alice Yearns was born on 26 August 1888, in Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States, her father, James Andrew Yearns, was 28 and her mother, Enda May Otis, was 17. She married Thomas Marion Nelson on 23 November 1904, in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Laurel, Yellowstone, Montana, United States in 1900 and Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States in 1920. She died on 29 May 1963, in Polson, Lake, Montana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Polson, Lake, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Marion Nelson
1876–1939
Jesse Alice Yearns
1888–1963
Marriage: 23 November 1904
Nelson
1905–1905
Franklin H Nelson
1906–1978
Mae Alice Nelson
1908–2001
Jessie Marion Nelson
1910–1978
Thresia Virginia Nelson
1912–2008
Chester Addison Nelson
1916–1962
Ethel Helen Nelson
1917–1972
Otis William "Spike" Nelson
1919–2000
Orval Edwin Nelson
1921–1993
Willard Thomas Nelson
1922–1996
Harold Palmer Nelson
1924–1996
June Elizabeth Nelson
1928–1987

Sources (31)

  • Jessie Yearns in household of James Yearns, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Jessie A. Yearns, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • Jessie Alice Teams Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1889

Montana is 41st state.

1889 · Montana Gains Statehood

Montana gained statehood on November 8, 1889, and became the 41st state to enter the union. Helena was also made the state capital at the same time.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from the district of The Mearns, an alternative name for Kincardineshire, or from Mearns in Renfrewshire. The placenames derive from Gaelic An Mhaoirne ‘the Stewartry, area under the jurisdiction of a steward’, and is also known to have been adopted in Ireland for Ó Mearáin, see Marron .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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