Brief Life History of Vern Dennis
When Vern Dennis Nelson was born on 17 June 1940, in Williston, Wallette, Dakota Territory, United States, his father, Edwin N Nelson, was 38 and his mother, Selma Johnson, was 33. He married Peggy Jo Miller on 8 July 1979. He lived in Zahl, Williams, North Dakota, United States in 2001. He died on 18 July 2013, in Minot, Ward, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Williams, North Dakota, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Vern Dennis Nelson, "North Dakota, County Marriages, 1872-1958"
- Vern D Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Vern D Nelson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Spouse and Children
1940–2013 Male
1943–2017 Female
Parents and Siblings
1902–1985 Male
1906–1989 Female
Siblings (2)
1940–2013 Male
1947–2016 Male
World Events (8)
1941
Age 1
1941 · The Four Freedoms
Age 1
1960
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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