Nellie Opal German

1906 - 1989  (83 years)

• Name	Nellie Opal German  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	24 Jan 1906	Grand River, Decatur, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Residence	1915	Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Census	1920	Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Census	1930	Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Census	1950	Dodge, Union, Iowa, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ernest Sheldon
  Death	2 Oct 1989	Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Burial	Lakeside Memorial Park, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I8762	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilbert German,   b. 29 Jul 1875, Clarke County, Iowa, USA d. 7 Oct 1953, Clarke County, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Flora Ellen Welker,   b. 16 Oct 1876, Clarke County, Iowa, USA d. 14 Mar 1959, Murray, Clarke, Iowa, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Sep 1901	Clarke County, Iowa, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F10666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Lee Sheldon,   b. 20 Jan 1901, Iowa, USA d. 21 Sep 1997, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1930	Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F12313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jan 1906 - Grand River, Decatur, Iowa, USA Census - 1910 - Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA Residence - 1915 - Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA Census - 1920 - Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA Census - 1930 - Doyle, Clarke, Iowa, USA Marriage - 23 Apr 1930 - Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ernest Sheldon - 1950 - Dodge, Union, Iowa, USA Death - 2 Oct 1989 - Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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