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WWI Walter Nelson.jpeg
This World War I draft registration card belongs to Walter Nelson, age 36. The card specifies Walter's home address, date of birth, race, citizenship, occupation, and family members (specifically his wife, Elizabeth). On the backside of the card, Walter describes himself as having tall height and medium build, with grey eyes and brown hair. It appears that while he filled out this form, Walter did not serve in the first world war.

Marriage Record Walter Jr..jpeg
This New Hampshire marriage record describes the union between Walter Nelson's eldest son Walter Jr. (22) and his first wife Esther Cutting (18). They were married on the 11th of August, 1939 in New London, NH.

Marriage Record Walter And Cora.jpeg
This record gives details about Walter Nelson (26) and his first wife Cora Andrews (25) at their time of marriage. The couple was married on December 23, 1908 in Plainfield NH, Cora's home town. The second page denotes information about Walter's and Cora's parents.

Death Walter Nelson.jpeg
This record displays the details about Walter Raymond Nelson's death. He died at the age of 87 on August 2nd, 1970 in Newport, a town in Sullivan County, NH. His cause of death is listed as thrombosis of the aorta, connected to twenty years of diagnosed generalized arteriosclerosis with hypertension as well as five years of diabetes.

1940 Census Walter.jpeg
This is an official 1940 census document for the area of Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire. Beginning on line 65, Walter R. Nelson and his family are enumerated. Walter, 57 years old, is listed as a wheelbarrow manufacturer and farmer. Along with Walter are his second wife Elizabeth (45), sons Harlow (20) and Austin (18), and daughter Lois (17). Nelson's eldest son Walter Jr. had been married and in his own household in 1939.

1930 Census Walter.jpeg
This 1930 census document from Goshen Township, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, shows Walter Nelson (age 47) and his family from line 67-72. Listed with Walter are his second wife Elizabeth (35) and his four children Walter Jr. (12), Harlow (10), Austin (8), and Louise (6). At this point in Walter's life, his daughters Doris and Ruth from his previous wife Cora were ages 19 and 14 and are not listed with his family.

Yearbook Gordon Corliss Nelson (1938).jpeg
This page of a 1938 yearbook entitled "The Thinker" shows high school senior Gordon C. Nelson, AKA "Nelse," Arthur and Ada Nelson's youngest son. He is depicted along with five other classmates. On the bottom right of the page, he is described as likable, interested in chemistry and photography, and as looking rather scholarly.
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