Brief Life History of Russell Henry
When Russell Henry Nelson was born on 21 July 1910, in Lowell, Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, his father, John Vernon Nelson, was 37 and his mother, Julia A Oberg, was 32. He married Violet Mae Livers on 28 June 1930, in Lake, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in West Creek Township, Lake, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 30 August 1994, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lowell, Cedar Creek Township, Lake, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Russell Nelson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Henry Rusell Nelson, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"
- Russell Nelson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
Spouse and Children
1910–1994 Male
1915–2004 Female
Children (3)
1931–2012 Female
1932–1937 Male
1938–2007 Female
Parents and Siblings
1872–1935 Male
1878–1938 Female
Siblings (3)
1903–1974 Male
1910–1994 Male
1915–1991 Male
World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 2
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 3
1932
Age 22
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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