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Family HistoryFamily History - Harry Ray Nelson


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Harry Ray Nelson and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Harry Ray Nelson,1 born 26 June 1894 in Prentice, Price County, Wisconsin, the son of Harry Nelson and Mary Tobias.1, 2, 3 Harry married, 28 October 1919 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, Mary Elizabeth Clark2, 7 (born 22 October 1900 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of John Leonard Clark and Elizabeth Chapel;3, 4, 5 Mary died 4 December 1959 in New London, New London County, Connecticut5, 6). Mary is buried in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut.5

  1. Index of Births, Wisconsin Births 1820-1907, available at ancestry.com: Ray Nelson, 26 Jun 1894, Price County. [Ray, also known as Harry, is the twin of Roy Nelson]
  2. Marriage Certificate, State of Connecticut, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Town of Montville: Harry Nelson and Mary Clark, #1919-121. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 256, Sheet 9B, family of John L. Clark
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 572, Sheet 14A
  5. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Mary E. Hannaford, 4 December 1959
  6. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Mary E. Hannaford, 4 December 1959
  7. Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1919-00000121, marriage of Harry Nelson and Mary Clark