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Miles Elmer NELSON

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  • Name  Miles Elmer NELSON 
    Born  23 Jun 1905  Raymond, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    _FSFTID  KWZS-PDT 
    Died  18 Jan 1976  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  21 Jan 1976  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I34  Aurelia Clemons - Nielson line
    Last Modified  29 May 2010 

    Father  Peter Nielsen, Jr.,   b. 18 Nov 1876, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1937, Paul, Minidoka, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Laura Betts,   b. 9 Nov 1879, Benjamin, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1950, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  15 Dec 1897  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14  Group Sheet

    Family  Gwen Harward,   b. 1 Jul 1910, Aurora, Sevier, UT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 2006, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  20 Jun 1929  Richfield, Sevier, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Robert Dean NELSON
     2. Gerald Harward NELSON
     3. Cheryl NELSON
    Family ID  F19  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • !Paul Ward rec - #7332
      #341 Miles Elmer Neilson son of Peter Neilson & Larua Betts born 23 Ju n 1905
      in Raymond, Canada. Baptized 7 Feb 1915 by W. B. Frost & Conf. by M J.
      Martell. Ordained Teacher 21 Mar 1921. To Circleville 13 Apr 1929.
      1929 ordained Teacher by Alma E. Wayment on 21 Mar 1921 pp 1638, #341

      BIRTH CERTIF - Miles Elmer Nielson born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada on 2 3 Jun
      1905 son of Peter Nielson Jr age 29 born in Spanish Fork, Ut, a carpenter , his
      parents being Danish & Laura Betts age 26 born in Benjamin, Utah, of Engl ish
      descent.(mother has had 9 children, 8 are living, no stillbirths) Docto r J. H.
      Rivers. Certified at Chinook, Montana this 8th day Feb 1943 by Laura Bet ts
      Nielson.

      !BAPTISM CERTIF - Spanish Fork 1st ward Book 3 Line 60 - 7 Feb 1915 by Wi lliam B.
      Frost and confirmed same date by Morris J. Martell. Born 23 Jun 1905 at R aymond,
      Canada to Peter Nielsen & Laura Betts.

      MARRIAGE CERTIF - Mr. M.E.Nelson of Cyrcleville,Ut & Miss Gwen Harward of
      Aurora,Utah married in Richfield, Sevier co, Utah 20 Jun 1929 by ... Thur stan,
      elder of the church. WIT: Dorothy Clark & Mrs Amasa Harward.

      !ORDINATIONS - Certificates.
      Teacher Mar 21 1921 by Bp Alma E. Wayment in Paul ward.
      High Priest - 28 Aug 1966 by Richard E. Jacobsen in East Stratford ward ,
      Highland Stake.

      DEATH -
      Miles Elmer Nelson born 23 Jun 1905 in Canada a son of Peter & Larua Be tts
      Neilson, passed away Jan 18 1976 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Funeral Wed. 2 1 Jan
      1976 in the Stratford ward, 2605 S. 1500 E. at 2 p.m. Interment in the
      Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 Highland Drive. Survivors: wife- Gwen H arward
      Nelson, 2 sons (Gerald H & Robert D. Nelson), 1 dau (Mrs. Cheryl Luke), 1 0
      Grandchildren, 2 brothers - William Nielson & Wallace Nielson, 2 sister s - Ida
      Moncur & Veda Thompson.

      !TEMPLE RECORD - SL FHL film #470920
      Nielsen (Nelson), Miles Elmer born 23 Jun 1905 in Raymond son of Peter
      Nielsen & Laura Betts, married 20 Jun 1929 to Gwen Harward, Baptized 7 Fe b 1915
      ENDOWED 22 Jan 1964 SL SEALED 22 Jan 1964.

      !TIB REC -
      SALT LAKE TEMPLE (no no.,bk,page)
      Miles Elmer Nielsen (Nelson) b. 23 Jun 1905 Raymond,Alberta,Canada. Pa rents:
      Peter Nielsen & Laura Betts. Married 10 Jun 1929 Gwen Harward. FR. self . bpt
      7 Feb 1915. ENDOWED 22 Jan 1964. SEALED TO SPOUSE 22 Jan 1964.

      DEATH CERTIF. #76-000542 Utah.