Paul Floyd Nelson (1921 - 1994)

Born 19 Jan 1921 in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 28 Nov 1994 at age 73 in Tamarac, Broward, Florida, United States

Biography

Paul was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Paul was born in 1921.^[1][2] Paul was the son of Paul Nelson and Bessie Floyd.^[3][4][2]

Paul volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[5]

Paul died in 1994.^[2][6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1829
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #8439813 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Paul Floyd Nelson; Race: White; Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 19 Jan 1921; Birth Place: Steelton Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Place: Progress, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Progress, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Height: 5 9; Weight: 150; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue;
   Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
   Paul Floyd Nelson 21 Self (Head).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #23318215 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Paul Floyd Nelson [Paul F Nelson]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 19 Jan 1921; Birth Place: Steelton, Pennsylvania; Death Date: 28 Nov 1994; Father: Paul N Nelson; Mother: Bessie I Floyd; Notes: Aug 1937: Name listed as PAUL FLOYD NELSON; 07 Dec 1994: Name listed as PAUL F NELSON.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHS3-5DL : accessed 1 November 2022), Paul F Nelson in household of Paul W Nelson, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 17A, line 44, family 441, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2027; FHL microfilm 2,341,761.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Paul W Nelson	M	30	Married	Head	Welder	Pennsylvania
   Bessie U Nelson	F	27	Married	Wife	Housekeeper	Pennsylvania
   Paul F Nelson	M	9	Single	Son		Pennsylvania
   Frank R Nelson	M	7	Single	Son		Pennsylvania

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFZ-C43 : 28 July 2019), Paul Nelson in household of Paul Nelson, Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-126, sheet 17B, line 48, family 340, 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, roll 3486.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Paul Nelson	M	40	Married	Head	Skinal Foreman Stock Gray	Pennsylvania
   Bessie Nelson	F	37	Married	Wife		Pennsylvania
   Paul F Nelson	M	19	Single	Son	Laborer	Pennsylvania
   Franh R Nelson	M	17	Single	Son		Pennsylvania

5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 3; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832958 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Paul F Nelson (29), single lodger, Office Worker, in household of Clarence Ubrich (42) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV6Y-7HW : 25 December 2014), Paul F Nelson, 28 Nov 1994; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 134078, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPZR-SZL : 8 January 2021), Paul F Nelson, 28 Nov 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKRL-XVH1 : accessed 1 November 2022), Paul Nelson, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 30 Nov 1994; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing South Florida Sun-Sentinel, born-digital text.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 November 2022, 03:26), entry for Paul Floyd Nelson (FamilySearch Person: G6PN-5JK ); contributed by various users.