Louis
Henderson
Nelson
Born in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Thomas Nelson
and Hannah Ethel (Cook) Nelson
Brother of
Margaret (Nelson) Steinemann, Bertha Lee (Nelson) Higdon, Effie (Nelson) Aiken [half], Martha Nelson [half], Addie (Nelson) Cornell [half], Myrtle Nelson [half], Edna Nelson [half], George Nelson [half], Ruby L. (Nelson) Risen [half] and [private sister (1910s - unknown)] [half]
Husband of
Pearl M. (Foster) Watson
— married
8 Apr 1916 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana
Died
at age 64
in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Feb 2017
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Biography
This profile is part of the Nelson Name Study.
- Louis was born in 1893 and passed away in 1957.
- Burial: Si Hughes Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky
Research Notes
- His mother may have remarried because her name is listed as Ethel Cook on his death certificate.
Sources
- Grayson County School Census, 1899-1900, Nancy Young Robinson, Grayson County Historical Society, 2008.
- 1900 US Census: Magisterial District 2, East Caneyville Precinct, Caneyville, Grayson County, Kentucky; Louis Nelson, son of Edward Nelson; ED 23, sheet 9A, family 180; FHL microfilm 1,240,523
- 1910 US Census
- [WWI Draft Registration for Louis Hanson Nelson in Louisville, Kentucky; US WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; FHL microfilm 1,653,649
- WWII Draft Registration for Louis Henderson Nelson on 27 Apr 1942; Next of Kin: Mrs. Lee Higdon (sister); US WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- Death Certificate for Louis Nelson on 22 Aug 1957 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963; Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,709,309
- Death Certificate
- Ky Vital Statistics - Death Index
- Find A Grave: Memorial #25740741
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- David Nelson
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #752324 +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-Z209
- Bill Vincent :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup HV7, FTDNA kit #91114, MitoYDNA ID T12324 [compare]
- Daniel O'Connor :
Mitochondrial DNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup HV7
-
~12.50%
David Nelson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234297 [compare], FTDNA kit #752324
-
~6.25%
Ken Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A689688 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson
-
~3.12%
Bill Vincent :
23andMe, GEDmatch AY7541459 [compare], yourDNAportal WILa3e49133
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066845 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T827997 [compare], FTDNA kit #91114
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LU672653C1 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Mart (Vincent) Bandy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M811226 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Helen (Polka) Karl :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034885 [compare], Ancestry member helen_karl
-
~3.12%
Teri Becker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member STEVEY_BECKER
-
~3.12%
Becky (Lane) Goad :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T953511 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Susan (Vincent) Ryan :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Lula (Blanton) Daso :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ldaso4368
-
~1.56%
Matthew Patterson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A025974 [compare], Ancestry member MatthewPatterson
-
~1.56%
Trish (Ashley) Aaron :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK20949
-
~1.56%
Lori (Nelson) Dos Santos Pursell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A376995 [compare], Ancestry member Lorinelson_06
-
~1.56%
Ernestine (Nelson) Blake :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member G_Parriott
-
~1.56%
Len Saltsman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
Billy Clark :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Patty Clark :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Rick Ashley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A589295 [compare], Ancestry member ashleyjr11
-
~0.78%
Kathie (Ashley) Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A901375 [compare], Ancestry member kendalnelson
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T245562 [compare], FTDNA kit #753511
-
~0.78%
Freddy Parsley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A386123 [compare], Ancestry member larrybratcher70
-
~0.78%
Delana Barbour :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Delana_Barbour
-
~0.39%
Charlene Cook :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UD3863976 [compare], Ancestry member 154039738
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