Brief Life History of Stephen John
When Stephen John Nelson was born on 6 October 1955, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Elmer Earl Nelson, was 47 and his mother, Bertha Simmons, was 43. He died on 20 April 2004, in Anaheim, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Costa Mesa, Orange, California, United States.
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- Stephen John Nelson in household of Elmer Earl Nelson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Stephen J Nelson, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
- Stephen Jacob Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act
With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.
1960 · The Anasazi State Park
Anasazi State Park features the ruins of an ancient village known as the Coombs Village Site.
1969
Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin landed on the lunar surface while Michael Collins orbited overhead in the Apollo command module. After checkout, Armstrong set foot on the surface, telling the millions of listeners that it was "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
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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