Researching Eldon Nelson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14506 people with the Nelson surname? In that year Nelson was ranked number 271 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eldon means "Of old age" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Eldon Nelson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eldon Nelson and the Nelson Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 24232 people with the Nelson surname in the UK? Nelson is now ranked number 212 for popularity in the UK. |
Nelson Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 492196 people with the Nelson surname in the USA? Nelson is ranked number 35 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Eldon Nelson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eldon Nelson
Eldon Nelson
Glen Eldon Nelson (January 28, 1927 - March 16, 2012) was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing who competed primarily at tracks on the East Coast of the United States and who is best known for winning the 1972 Preakness Stakes.
In 1948, Eldon Nelson married Betty Rose Coffman (1930–2005) with whom he had two children.
During a career that spanned four decades, Nelson rode for some of the leading stables in the country including Henry and Jane Lunger's Christiana Stables, Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade Stable, as well as the renowned Calumet Farm. On February 28, 1949 at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida he rode Calumet's future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt Coaltown to a win that equalled the world record of 1:47 3/5 for a mile-and-an-eighth on dirt.
Source: Eldon Nelson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nelson
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