Robert William Nelson

1912–1935 (age 23)

Biography

Robert William Nelson (1912–1935) was a young man whose life was cut short at the age of twenty-three. He lived during the Great Depression, a challenging period in American history that affected countless families and communities.

Nelson is remembered at Union Cemetery, where he was laid to rest. Though his time on earth was brief, his memory endures as part of the historical record of his community during the early twentieth century.

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