James Burdette Nelson

1933 - 2014 (80 years)

Generation: 1

James Burdette Nelson was born on 4 Oct 1933 in Hard Scratch, Iowa, USA (son of Martin W. Nelson and Hazel E. McElwain); died on 8 Feb 2014 in Plano, Texas, USA.

James married Marguerite E. Lawrence on 5 Feb 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Marguerite was born on 28 Jun 1927 in Illinois, USA; died on 24 Feb 2001 in Mason City, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

James married Margot Bruner on 18 Mar 1976 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Margot was born on 22 May 1923 in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; died on 20 Sep 2014 in Plano, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Martin W. Nelson was born in 1903; died in 1993; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.

Martin married Hazel E. McElwain. Hazel (daughter of Ora Walter McElwain and Gladys Florence Harley) was born on 9 Jun 1908 in Iowa, USA; died on 17 Jan 1999 in Nora Springs, Iowa, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel E. McElwain was born on 9 Jun 1908 in Iowa, USA (daughter of Ora Walter McElwain and Gladys Florence Harley); died on 17 Jan 1999 in Nora Springs, Iowa, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.

Children:

Dorothy Nelson
1. James Burdette Nelson was born on 4 Oct 1933 in Hard Scratch, Iowa, USA; died on 8 Feb 2014 in Plano, Texas, USA.

Generation: 3

Ora Walter McElwain was born on 8 Jan 1884 in Iowa, USA (son of Myron L. McElwain and Lydia Munns); died in Mar 1972 in Woodbine, Iowa, USA; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States.

Ora married Gladys Florence Harley. Gladys was born on 27 Aug 1887 in Iowa, USA; died in 1975 in Woodbine, Iowa, USA; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gladys Florence Harley was born on 27 Aug 1887 in Iowa, USA; died in 1975 in Woodbine, Iowa, USA; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States.

Children:

Russel McElwain was born on 30 Jun 1906 in Nebraska, USA; died in May 1986 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States.
3. Hazel E. McElwain was born on 9 Jun 1908 in Iowa, USA; died on 17 Jan 1999 in Nora Springs, Iowa, USA; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
Gordon McElwain was born on 14 Jul 1914 in Dow City, Iowa, USA; died on 29 Mar 2005 in Blair, Nebraska, USA; was buried in Brittin Cemetery, Elkhorn, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA.
Merril David McElwain was born on 12 Apr 1927 in Denison, Iowa, USA; died on 22 May 2014 in Woodbine, Iowa, USA; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States.

Generation: 4

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Myron L. McElwain was born on 5 May 1843 in Illinois, USA; died on 12 May 1918 in Denison, Iowa, USA; was buried in Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, USA.

Myron married Lydia Munns. Lydia (daughter of Robert Munns and Roxana Rounds) was born on 21 Feb 1844 in Livingstone County, Michigan, USA; died on 6 Aug 1921; was buried in Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lydia Munns was born on 21 Feb 1844 in Livingstone County, Michigan, USA (daughter of Robert Munns and Roxana Rounds); died on 6 Aug 1921; was buried in Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, USA.

Children:

6. Ora Walter McElwain was born on 8 Jan 1884 in Iowa, USA; died in Mar 1972 in Woodbine, Iowa, USA; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, United States.