I. Clive Nelson (1915–1985)
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- Born
- 1915
- Died
- 1985
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- Names in Stone
When was I. Clive Nelson born? 1915.
When did I. Clive Nelson die? 1985.
Life story
I. Clive Nelson (1915–1985) was born in 1915, and died in 1985, at about age 70. A cemetery record documents I. Clive's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about I. Clive's life.

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The world I. Clive lived through
1917 · age 2 — The United States entered World War I
1929 · age 14 — The stock market crash began the Great Depression
1939 · age 24 — World War II began in Europe
1947 · age 32 — Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier
1955 · age 40 — Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
1963 · age 48 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1974 · age 59 — President Nixon resigned
Questions about I. Clive Nelson
When was I. Clive Nelson born?
I. Clive Nelson was born in 1915.
When did I. Clive Nelson die?
I. Clive Nelson died in 1985.
How old was I. Clive Nelson at the time of death?
I. Clive Nelson was about 70 years old.
Where is I. Clive Nelson buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents I. Clive's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when I. Clive Nelson was born?
Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States when I. Clive was born.
Who was president when I. Clive Nelson died?
Ronald Reagan was president of the United States when I. Clive died.
What generation was I. Clive Nelson part of?
Born in 1915, I. Clive Nelson was part of the Greatest Generation.
What major events happened during I. Clive Nelson's lifetime?
During I. Clive's lifetime: the United States entered World War I (1917, age 2); Prohibition ended in the United States (1933, age 18); Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day (1944, age 29); the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954, age 39); President Kennedy was assassinated (1963, age 48); the Vietnam War ended (1975, age 60).
Which U.S. censuses would include I. Clive Nelson?
Federal censuses taken during I. Clive's lifetime and now public: 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.
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1915
Death
1985
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