Beckham County, OK - Obits: John Thomas Nelson, 1926
Sunday, 08 Sep 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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NELSON, JOHN THOMAS
(9 Dec 1926, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
OBITUARY
John Thomas Nelson was born at Quincy, Ill., March 29, 1855, and died at
Elk City, Dec 1, 1926.
He moved to Chautauqua county, Kansas, at the age of eighteen years. 
Forty-five years ago he married Lillian Bartgis.  One son, Clarence was
born to this union.  The wife died in January, 1884 a few days after the
son's birth.
About five years after his wife died he married Alice Sims of Cedarvale,
Kansas.  Mr. Nelson and wife moved to Elk City in 1908.  Mrs. Nelson died
here May 5, 1912.
Mr. Nelson was married to his present wife, Miss Ella Dorren, March 30, 1918.
He joined the Methodist church when a young man and eight years ago joined
the Church of Christ.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Mrs. Nelson, his wife, his son Clarence
Nelson and three granddaughters, a cousin, Frank Zimmerman, and one
brother Elmer Nelson, all of Cedarvale, Kansas.
The funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ on East Third
by Mr. Taylor the minister of that church.

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