14. | John Joseph Nelson, Sr. was born on 23 Mar 1928 in La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA (son of Nels Peter Nelson and Edna Elizabeth Russell); died on 15 Aug 2006 in Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 19 Aug 2006 in Greenwood Cemetery, La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Jack
- Education: Bay View School, Ashland High School
- Occupation: Career military (Army Air Corps, USAF), store manager, insurance claims adjuster
- Occupation: Sheet metal helper (Hayes Aircraft, Birmingham, Alabama)
- Research Notes: Obituary gives death date as 14 August 2006. At the time of his death, John had two other grandchildren: Shavonne (Bert) Franklin of Oklahoma City, and Marit Nelson of La Pointe, Wisconsin.
- Military Notes: Entered the Army Air Corps on 2 October 1948. Served 20 years, 7 months and 29 days con consecutive service before being honorably discharged on 31 May 1967.
- Residence: Mar 1946, La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
- Residence: Oct 1956, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
- Residence: Aug 2006, La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
Notes:
Birth:
Madeline Island
Residence:
1319 S. 22nd Street
Died:
St. Mary’s Hospital
John married Nina Lorraine Ford in 1951. Nina (daughter of Edward Vaughn Ford and Rose Myrtle McDowell) was born on 6 Mar 1932 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; died on 11 Jan 2001 in Marydel, Kent County, Delaware, USA; was buried in Jan 2001 in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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