 1904 - 1985 (80 years)
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| Photos
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 | Don Giles Nelson
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 | Nelson, Don Giles and Band
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 | Nelson, Don Giles and Band
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 | Nelson, Don Giles and Band
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 | Whipple, A Eugene - Nelson, Frankie Wedding
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 | Nelson, Don Giles and Kids Kaye & Frankie 1944
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 | Nelson, Don Giles Family
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 | Nelson, Don Giles Family
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 | Nelson, Don Giles & Benson, Gladys
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 | Nelson, Don Giles
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 | Nelson, Joseph G Sons
(t) Scott-Karl-Jesse (b) John-Ben-Joseph-Don |
 | Nelson, Don Giles and Benson, Gladys 8/26/76
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 | Nelson, Don G and his Tuba
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 | Nelson, Don Giles
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 | Whipple, A Eugene - Nelson, Frankie Wedding
Gladys & Don Nelson, Grace and Eugene Whipple, Kaye Nelson Eugene & Frankie Whipple |
 | Nelson, Don Giles Family ~1938
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 | Nelson, Don Giles Family New Years Night 1945
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 | Nelson, Joseph G Family
t) Ephraim - Zersia - Joseph - Jennie - Emma m) Scott - Marta - Don b) Anna - Ma Almeda Giles with John - Pa Joseph - Karl - Jesse |
 | Don Nelson on his Mission-Hawaii
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 | Don Nelson-Gladys Benson, Zenda Benson-Kember Maybe
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 | Giles, Don - clarinet
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| Documents
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 | Nelson, Don G b1904 - California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959
S.S. Calawaii 23 May, 1925 From Honolulu to San Pedro, California on 30 May 1925 |
 | Nelson, Don G b1904 - Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1900-1959
S.S. Lurline 16 Nov 1922 Seattle, Washington to Honolulu 28 Nov 1922 |
 | Nelson, Don G b1904 WWII Draft Registration
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| Name |
Don Giles Nelson |
| Birth |
8 Sep 1904 |
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1910 |
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
| Census |
1920 |
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
28 Apr 1922 |
LOGAN |
| Census |
1930 |
Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
| Census |
1940 |
Price, Carbon, Utah, United States |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCN-V52 |
| Death |
25 Jan 1985 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
28 Jan 1985 |
Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I78 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Joseph G Nelson, b. 10 Mar 1864, Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States d. 5 Dec 1950, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Almeda Artiamissa Giles, b. 1 Nov 1870, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 7 Aug 1950, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Jun 1888 |
Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
| Notes |
- Marriage: Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966, U.S. and International Marriage Re c ords, 1560-1900
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| Family ID |
F79 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Gladys Benson, b. 12 Nov 1909, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 27 Jan 1995, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Dec 1930 |
Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States |
| Children |
| + | 1. Kaye Fred Nelson, b. 10 Mar 1932, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 11 Jun 2009, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States (Age 77 years) |
| + | 2. Frankie Nelson, b. 1 Jan 1937, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 22 Nov 2021, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
| + | 3. Lorraine Nelson, b. 30 Dec 1943, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 30 Jan 2016, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
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| Family ID |
F18 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 8 Sep 1904 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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| Census - 1910 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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| Census - 1920 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 28 Apr 1922 - LOGAN |
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| Census - 1930 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States |
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 | Marriage - 8 Dec 1930 - Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States |
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 | Census - 1940 - Price, Carbon, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 25 Jan 1985 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 28 Jan 1985 - Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Birth: Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1912, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1962
Death:, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Obituary: Salt Lake Tribune
Don Giles Nelson, 80, of Salt Lake City, passed away Jan. 25, 1985 of na t ural causes. Born Sept. 15, 1904 Preston, Idaho to Joseph G. and Aleme d a Giles Nelson. Married Gladys Benson Dec. 8, 1930 in Evanston, Wyomin g ; later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. He served a mission in th e Ha waiian Islands. He learned responsibility early in life, running a f arm a t the age of 12. He earned an associate degree from Utah State Coll ege. T aught auto mechanics and body and fender repair at Utah Tech. He r an hi s own business for many years. He took great joy in the achievement s of h is children. He left them a great legacy: The value of honest work . Survi ved by his wife, Gladys, children, Kaye Fred, Mrs. A. Eugene (Fra nkie) Wh ipple, Mrs. John (Lorraine) Brown, all Salt Lake City; 14 grandc hildren , nine great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Scott G., Phoeni x, Ariz. ; Mrs. Ed (Anna) Laub, Carson City, Nevada; Jarl G., Boise, Idah o; John A ., Salt Lake City. Funeral services Monday, 12 noon, Mountain V iew Memori al Estates, 3115 East 7800 South, where friends m ay call on e hour prio r to services. Internment Mountain View Memorial Estates. Fun eral directo rs Memorial Estates Mortuary.
LDS Mission:
Hawaiian Sandwich Islands
October 1922–1924
Age Called: 18
Hawaii
Set Apart: 10 October 1922
End Date: 1924
Departed From Home: 7 November 1922
Priesthood office: Elder
Priesthood: Elder
Called From: Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
Set apart by: Richard R Lyman
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