Russell Henry Nelson

Male21 July 1910–30 August 1994

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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Family Time Line

Russell Henry Nelson
1910–1994
Violet Mae Livers
1915–2004
Marriage: 28 June 1930
Jean Marie Nelson
1931–2012
Jack Russell Jackie Nelson
1932–1937
Janet Mae Nelson
1938–2007

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

  • Marriage
    28 June 1930Lake, Indiana, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 2

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

    Age 3

    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    1932

    Age 22

    Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

    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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