Saturday, May 16, 2015

Harley Clayton Nelson (1902-1974)

Harley Clayton Nelson was born on August 25, 1902 in Georgia.  He was the son of John Dennis Nelson and Minnie Marie (maiden name unknown).  Harley was raised living and working on a farm in Clinch County, Georgia. 

Harley married Dezzie Angie English on January 31, 1924 in Escambia County, Florida.  He was 21 years old and she was 16 years.  Dezzie was born on March 25, 1908 in
Alabama, the daughter of Joseph English and Jessie Elizabeth Ard.

Harley and Dezzie were the parents of at least eight children:

Leroy Nelson                        born 1926
Doyle Nelson                        born 1930
Elizabeth Nelson                 born 1934
Florence Nelson                  born 1935
George Nelson                    born 1937
Bobby Nelson                      born 1940
Katie M. Nelson                   born 1943
Clayton Harley Nelson        born May 27, 1944

In 1930, Harley and Dezzie were renting a place near Wright Avenue in De Funiak Springs, Escambia County, Florida.  At that time, Harley was employed as a salesman at a “retail fruit store.”

By 1934, Harley and Dezzie had moved their family to 1242 Oak Hill Drive in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida. 

In 1940, Harley and Dezzie and their children were living at 1913 Gonzales Street in the rural area of Escambia County, Florida.

Harley Clayton Nelson died on June 15, 1974 in Escambia County, Florida.  He was buried in the Pensacola Memorial Gardens in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. Harley was 71 years old at his death.

Dezzie Angie English Nelson died on March 5, 1980 in Escambia County, Florida.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Pensacola Memorial Gardens in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.  Dezzie was just a few weeks shy of 72 years old at her death.


Notes for Harley Clayton Nelson
Birth & Death:  “Harley Clayton Nelson,” Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census:  “Harley Nelson,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 970, Clinch, Georgia; Roll: T624_176; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1374189.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
1920 US Census:  “Harley Nelson,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Muscogee, Escambia, Florida; Roll: T625_220; Page: 9A; Enumeration District:42; Image: 447.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Marriage:  "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974," index, FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW9T-52H : accessed 14 May 2015), Harley Nelson and Daisy English, 31 Jan 1922; citing Escambia County, Florida; FHL microfilm 941,007.
1930 US Census:  “Harley C Nelson,” Year: 1930; Census Place: De Funiak Springs, Walton, Florida; Roll: 335; Page: 10B; Enumeration District:0022; Image: 752.0; FHL microfilm: 2340070.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
City Directories 1934, 1936, 1938:  “Harley C Nelson,” Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Florida Census 1935, 1945:  “H C Nelson,” Ancestry.com. Florida, State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
1940 US Census:  “Haley Nelson,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Escambia, Florida; Roll: T627_585; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-7.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Burial:  “Harley C Nelson,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 13 May 2015

Notes for Dezzie Angie English
Birth & Death:  “Dezzie Nelson,” Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census:  “Dezzie English,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Bay Minette, Baldwin, Alabama; Roll: T624_1; Page: 16B; Enumeration District:0005; FHL microfilm: 1374014
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Burial:  “Dezzie Nelson,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 13 May 2015


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