Obituary
Published 9 Dec. 1926 Elk City Daily News
John Thomas Nelson was born in near Quincy, IL, March 20, 1855 and died at Elk City, Dec. 1, 1926.
He moved to Chautauqua County, Kansas at the age of eighteen years. He married Lillian Bartgis in 1880. One son, Clarence was born to this union. The wife died in February 1884, two weeks after the sons birth.
About five years after his wife died he married Alice Sims of Cedar Vale, Kansas. Mr. Nelson and wife moved to Elk City in 1908. Mrs. Nelson died here May 5, 1912.
Mr. Nelson was married to his present wife, Miss Ella Dorren March 30, 1918.
He joined the Methodist church when a young man and eight years ago joined the Church of Christ.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Mrs. Nelson, his wife, his son Clarence Nelson and three granddaughters, a cousin Frank Zimmerman, and one brother Elmer Nelson, all of Cedar Vale, Kansas.
The funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ on East Third by Mr. Taylor, the minister of that church.
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Tombstone has wrong name on it. We don't know who had the tombstone placed for Ella Dorren and John Thomas Nelson but they engraved his name as James T. in error.
Found the last will and testament of Ella Dorren Nelson where she had ordered her tombstone to share with John Thomas, she fell ill immediately afterwards and probably never saw the error on the stone as she passed away soon after the order. Then again, she and almost everyone had always called him Tommy or J. T. and possibly at an advanced age and with illness pending she ordered it incorrectly.
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This is some history (abbreviated) as written by Mable Nelson Stephens McClure. She had the information placed in the 'History of Chautauqua County' book, published in 1987.
He (Eldridge Nelson) and Emily and their family left McDonough Co., IL, for Kansas in 1871 and settled approximately one mile west of Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, KS. John Thomas Nelson, the eldest, was born near Quincy, IL. Tommy's first wife was Lillian A. Bartgis, married 1880 ... She was born Jan. 15, 1861, and died Feb. 1, 1884 after giving birth to their son Clarence. She was 23 years old.... JT married Alice Sims in 1886 and they moved to Elk City, Beckham County, OK, in 1908. She died May 5, 1912.
On March 30, 1918, Tommy married a third time, to Ella Dorren... Tommy died at Elk City. Dec. 1, 1926. Ella Dorren Nelson died March 14, 1957, at the age of 91.
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Published 9 Dec. 1926 Elk City Daily News
John Thomas Nelson was born in near Quincy, IL, March 20, 1855 and died at Elk City, Dec. 1, 1926.
He moved to Chautauqua County, Kansas at the age of eighteen years. He married Lillian Bartgis in 1880. One son, Clarence was born to this union. The wife died in February 1884, two weeks after the sons birth.
About five years after his wife died he married Alice Sims of Cedar Vale, Kansas. Mr. Nelson and wife moved to Elk City in 1908. Mrs. Nelson died here May 5, 1912.
Mr. Nelson was married to his present wife, Miss Ella Dorren March 30, 1918.
He joined the Methodist church when a young man and eight years ago joined the Church of Christ.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Mrs. Nelson, his wife, his son Clarence Nelson and three granddaughters, a cousin Frank Zimmerman, and one brother Elmer Nelson, all of Cedar Vale, Kansas.
The funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ on East Third by Mr. Taylor, the minister of that church.
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Tombstone has wrong name on it. We don't know who had the tombstone placed for Ella Dorren and John Thomas Nelson but they engraved his name as James T. in error.
Found the last will and testament of Ella Dorren Nelson where she had ordered her tombstone to share with John Thomas, she fell ill immediately afterwards and probably never saw the error on the stone as she passed away soon after the order. Then again, she and almost everyone had always called him Tommy or J. T. and possibly at an advanced age and with illness pending she ordered it incorrectly.
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This is some history (abbreviated) as written by Mable Nelson Stephens McClure. She had the information placed in the 'History of Chautauqua County' book, published in 1987.
He (Eldridge Nelson) and Emily and their family left McDonough Co., IL, for Kansas in 1871 and settled approximately one mile west of Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, KS. John Thomas Nelson, the eldest, was born near Quincy, IL. Tommy's first wife was Lillian A. Bartgis, married 1880 ... She was born Jan. 15, 1861, and died Feb. 1, 1884 after giving birth to their son Clarence. She was 23 years old.... JT married Alice Sims in 1886 and they moved to Elk City, Beckham County, OK, in 1908. She died May 5, 1912.
On March 30, 1918, Tommy married a third time, to Ella Dorren... Tommy died at Elk City. Dec. 1, 1926. Ella Dorren Nelson died March 14, 1957, at the age of 91.
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Obituary
Published 9 Dec. 1926 Elk City Daily News
John Thomas Nelson was born in near Quincy, IL, March 20, 1855 and died at Elk City, Dec. 1, 1926.
He moved to Chautauqua County, Kansas at the age of eighteen years. He married Lillian Bartgis in 1880. One son, Clarence was born to this union. The wife died in February 1884, two weeks after the sons birth.
About five years after his wife died he married Alice Sims of Cedar Vale, Kansas. Mr. Nelson and wife moved to Elk City in 1908. Mrs. Nelson died here May 5, 1912.
Mr. Nelson was married to his present wife, Miss Ella Dorren March 30, 1918.
He joined the Methodist church when a young man and eight years ago joined the Church of Christ.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Mrs. Nelson, his wife, his son Clarence Nelson and three granddaughters, a cousin Frank Zimmerman, and one brother Elmer Nelson, all of Cedar Vale, Kansas.
The funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ on East Third by Mr. Taylor, the minister of that church.
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Tombstone has wrong name on it. We don't know who had the tombstone placed for Ella Dorren and John Thomas Nelson but they engraved his name as James T. in error.
Found the last will and testament of Ella Dorren Nelson where she had ordered her tombstone to share with John Thomas, she fell ill immediately afterwards and probably never saw the error on the stone as she passed away soon after the order. Then again, she and almost everyone had always called him Tommy or J. T. and possibly at an advanced age and with illness pending she ordered it incorrectly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is some history (abbreviated) as written by Mable Nelson Stephens McClure. She had the information placed in the 'History of Chautauqua County' book, published in 1987.
He (Eldridge Nelson) and Emily and their family left McDonough Co., IL, for Kansas in 1871 and settled approximately one mile west of Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, KS. John Thomas Nelson, the eldest, was born near Quincy, IL. Tommy's first wife was Lillian A. Bartgis, married 1880 ... She was born Jan. 15, 1861, and died Feb. 1, 1884 after giving birth to their son Clarence. She was 23 years old.... JT married Alice Sims in 1886 and they moved to Elk City, Beckham County, OK, in 1908. She died May 5, 1912.
On March 30, 1918, Tommy married a third time, to Ella Dorren... Tommy died at Elk City. Dec. 1, 1926. Ella Dorren Nelson died March 14, 1957, at the age of 91.
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Published 9 Dec. 1926 Elk City Daily News
John Thomas Nelson was born in near Quincy, IL, March 20, 1855 and died at Elk City, Dec. 1, 1926.
He moved to Chautauqua County, Kansas at the age of eighteen years. He married Lillian Bartgis in 1880. One son, Clarence was born to this union. The wife died in February 1884, two weeks after the sons birth.
About five years after his wife died he married Alice Sims of Cedar Vale, Kansas. Mr. Nelson and wife moved to Elk City in 1908. Mrs. Nelson died here May 5, 1912.
Mr. Nelson was married to his present wife, Miss Ella Dorren March 30, 1918.
He joined the Methodist church when a young man and eight years ago joined the Church of Christ.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Mrs. Nelson, his wife, his son Clarence Nelson and three granddaughters, a cousin Frank Zimmerman, and one brother Elmer Nelson, all of Cedar Vale, Kansas.
The funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ on East Third by Mr. Taylor, the minister of that church.
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Tombstone has wrong name on it. We don't know who had the tombstone placed for Ella Dorren and John Thomas Nelson but they engraved his name as James T. in error.
Found the last will and testament of Ella Dorren Nelson where she had ordered her tombstone to share with John Thomas, she fell ill immediately afterwards and probably never saw the error on the stone as she passed away soon after the order. Then again, she and almost everyone had always called him Tommy or J. T. and possibly at an advanced age and with illness pending she ordered it incorrectly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is some history (abbreviated) as written by Mable Nelson Stephens McClure. She had the information placed in the 'History of Chautauqua County' book, published in 1987.
He (Eldridge Nelson) and Emily and their family left McDonough Co., IL, for Kansas in 1871 and settled approximately one mile west of Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, KS. John Thomas Nelson, the eldest, was born near Quincy, IL. Tommy's first wife was Lillian A. Bartgis, married 1880 ... She was born Jan. 15, 1861, and died Feb. 1, 1884 after giving birth to their son Clarence. She was 23 years old.... JT married Alice Sims in 1886 and they moved to Elk City, Beckham County, OK, in 1908. She died May 5, 1912.
On March 30, 1918, Tommy married a third time, to Ella Dorren... Tommy died at Elk City. Dec. 1, 1926. Ella Dorren Nelson died March 14, 1957, at the age of 91.
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