hmtl5 William Hugh Nelson b. 19 Aug 1911 Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska d. 4 Aug 1984 Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas: McKeown Genealogy

William Hugh Nelson

Male 1911 - 1984  (72 years)


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  • Name William Hugh Nelson 
    Born 19 Aug 1911  Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Aug 1984  Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Saint Gregorys Cemetery, Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I1252  McKeown
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2023 

    Father Hugh Gardner Nelson,   b. 31 Mar 1882, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1924, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Ida Isabelle Dugan,   b. 21 Aug 1880, College Springs, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1949, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1903  Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Esther Whelan,   b. 23 Jun 1911, Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1998, Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1935  Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. William Maldwin Nelson,   b. 21 Oct 1935, Axtell, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1997  (Age 61 years)
     2. Jerold Thomas Nelson,   b. 10 Nov 1936, Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 2014, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Jerome Hugh Nelson,   b. 10 Nov 1936, Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 2003, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Norman Lee Nelson,   b. 15 Dec 1938, Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 2007, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1911 - Liberty, Gage County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Feb 1935 - Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Aug 1984 - Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Gregorys Cemetery, Marysville, Marshall County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William Nelson
      William H. Nelson, 72, 1610 Laramie, died Aug. 4 at Community Memorial Hospital.
      Services were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. from St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. Rosary was said at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Gregory’s.
      The Rev. George Bertels officiated at the funeral and burial was in St. Gregory’s Cemetery. Kinsley was in charge.
      Music was by the church choir. Pallbearers wer Elmer Schwarz, David Schwarz, Francis Voet, Steve Voet, Mert Keller and Francis Taphorn.
      He was born Aug. 19, 1911, at Liberty, Neb., the son of Hugh Gardner and Ida Dugan Nelson, and attended Wymore High School.
      He married Esther Whelan Feb. 8, 1935, and they were the parents of five sons and one daughter.
      He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Gregory’s Church.
      Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and a sister.
      Survivors are his widow of the home; his children, William M. Nelson, Olatha, Jerome Nelson, Tulsa, Herald Nelson, Fairfield, Conn., Norman Nelson, Raytown, Mo., Kathleen Nelson, Downers Grove, Ill., and Jim Nelson, Oketo; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, Alice Huysenyager, Kansas City, Mo.
      The Marysville Advocate, Marysville, Kansas. Thursday, 9 August 1984.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S57] Newspaper article.