Joseph William "Bill" Nelson^{[1, 2]}

1903 - 1990  (86 years)

• Name	Joseph William "Bill" Nelson
  Born	30 Oct 1903	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	15 Sep 1990  [4]
  Buried	Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I161149	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Tom Nelson
  Mother	Sarah Ellen Pierce
  Family ID	F72564	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Janie Ethel Spurling,   b. 21 Jan 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 1993  (Age 86 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1926	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Lecta Jane Nelson,   b. 16 May 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Oct 2008, Kodak, Tennessee  (Age 82 years) + 2. Johnnie Thomas Nelson,   b. 6 Oct 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jan 2001  (Age 72 years) + 3. Sarah Ellen Nelson,   b. 5 Jul 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 2007, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)   4. Dorothia Kate Nelson,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years)   5. Myrtle Lois Nelson,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee  (Age ~ 86 years)   6. Ethel Ruth Nelson,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years)   7. Ernest Edward Nelson,   b. 28 Jan 1942, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1942  (Age 0 years) + 8. Mayford Wesley Nelson,   b. 15 May 1943  (Age 80 years)   9. Glen Nelson,   d. Bef 21 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F60588	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Oct 1903 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 30 Oct 1926 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Headrick Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Jan 1973. Lidge Lawson Spurling obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 May 1963. Sarah Jane Patty Spurling obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Bill Nelson Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 16, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 36 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1904 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Bill Nelson Head M 36 Tennessee Jane Nelson Wife F 33 Tennessee Electa Nelson Daughter F 13 Tennessee Johnnie Nelson Son M 11 Tennessee Sarah Ellen Nelson Daughter F 7 Tennessee Kate Nelson Daughter F 6 Tennessee Myrtle Lois Nelson Daughter F 2 Tennessee Ethel Ruth Nelson Daughter F 0 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-642Z?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-BKS%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C793004601%2C801527101 : accessed 1 August 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 16 > 78-24 Civil District 16 > image 21 of 23; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Sep 1990. Nelson, Joseph William (Bill) 86 b. 10-30-03 Sev d. 9-15-90 DOA SCH farmer f. Tom Nelson m. Sarah Ellen Pierce educa 3 Headrick's Chapel Cem Survivors: wife Janie Spurling 511 Golf Rd P-Forge 3 sons Johnny Nelson P-Forge Mayford Sey Glen Sev 5 dau Lecta Reed Sev Sarah Helton Sev Dorothia Breeden Sev Lois Maples P-Forge Ruth Huffstettler NV 29 gc 48 ggc 7 gggc. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6213827). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Wm Nelson Event Type Marriage Event Date 30 Oct 1926 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1903 Spouse's Name Jane Spurling Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1905 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93F-59XK?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N8%3A1589264711%2C1589374583 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1921-1927, vol 19-20 > image 595 of 643; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.