hmtl5 Robert Burrus Nelson b. 15 Jan 1885 Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky d. 13 Jan 1942 Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky: Gritton Genealogy
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Robert Burrus Nelson

Male 1885 - 1942  (56 years)

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  • Name Robert Burrus Nelson 
    Birth 15 Jan 1885  Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation building and bridge foreman; railroad foreman  [1, 3] 
    Death 13 Jan 1942  Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Burial 14 Jan 1942  Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I2503  Gritton
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

    Family Bess Gritton,   b. 11 Nov 1883, Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1965, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F1056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jan 1885 - Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jan 1942 - Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 14 Jan 1942 - Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Foreman Killed As Freight Train Hits Work Car
      Special to The Courier-Journal
      Shelbyville, Ky., Jan. 13. - Robert Burns Nelson, 57, Shelbyville, was killed in a head-on collision of a railroad work car and a Southern Railway freight train early today at Hooper Station.
      Occupant of the car, Nelson, a building and bridge foreman who had been employed by the railway forty-two years, was attempting to stop and reverse the machine. Four other workmen jumped off it to safety when the freight train was seen.
      Nelson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Griffin Nelson; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Burns Nelson, and two brothers, Albert E. Nelson, Louisville, and Maj. H.M. Nelson, U.S. Army.
      The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday, 14 January 1942.

      LKH note: Bessie's name appears as Griffin in this article.
      [4, 5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article.

    6. [S87] Linda Kay Hedges, LKH note.


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