Researching William Nellis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 144 people with the Nellis surname? In that year Nellis was ranked number 3435 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Nellis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Nellis and the Nellis Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nellis Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nellis family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 355 people with the Nellis surname in the UK? Nellis is now ranked number 3706 for popularity in the UK. |
Nellis Genealogy Databases
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Nellis Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nellis surname in the USA? Nellis is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on William Nellis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Nellis
William Harrell Nellis
William Harrell Nellis (March 8, 1916 – December 27, 1944) was a United States fighter pilot who flew 70 World War II combat missions. He was shot down three times, the last time fatally. On April 30, 1950, the Las Vegas Air Force Base in Nevada was renamed Nellis Air Force Base in his honor.
Soon after his birth in Santa Rita, New Mexico, Nellis and his parents Cecil and Marguerite, moved to Searchlight, Nevada, and, when he was 13, to Las Vegas. Nellis graduated from Las Vegas High School; he did not go to college, but subsequently joined the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps on December 9, 1942, training in Albany, Georgia. He was commissioned a flight officer on January 7, 1944. and on July 9, Nellis was assigned to the 513th Fighter Squadron, in support of General George Patton's Third Army.
On December 27, 1944, flying a P-47 Thunderbolt during the Battle of the Bulge, he was shot down by ground fire while strafing a German convoy in Luxembourg. He was too low to bail out, and crashed near Winseler. Nellis' remains were recovered from his wrecked aircraft the following April. He was buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial near Liège, Belgium.
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