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John Dorsey Nelms

Birth: 9 Oct 1875
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 3 Jan 1937 (aged 61)
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery

Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 35.9772979, Longitude: -77.9597514
Memorial ID: 52462865 View Source

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Son of George Thomas Nelms and Caroline Cook.

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Carolina Cook Joyner

1856–1896

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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Evans Nelms

1881–1960

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Carolina Cook Joyner

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Robert Owen Nelms Sr

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Onie Nelms Joyner

Jack Robert Nelms

Bertha Nelms Bowen

Horace Claude Nelms

Lizzie Lee Nelms Faulkner

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Robert Owen Nelms Sr

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Onie Nelms Joyner

Jack Robert Nelms

Bertha Nelms Bowen

Horace Claude Nelms

Lizzie Lee Nelms Faulkner

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