Willis Gray NELSON

1910 - 2004  (94 years)   Has 34 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Swanty William NELSON

1877 - 1940  (63 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1877	Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Died	8 Oct 1940	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Family	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Children	1. William Canova NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1903, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   2. Raymond Hunter NELSON,   b. 18 Nov 1904, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   3. Edgar Clarence NELSON,   b. 4 Jan 1907, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   4. Elvin Betteridge NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1908, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   5. Willis Gray NELSON,   b. 23 Jul 1910, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   6. Lillian Rowena NELSON,   b. 15 Nov 1912, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   7. Theo Ross NELSON,   b. 24 May 1914, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   8. Gertrude Pauline NELSON,   b. 12 Jun 1916, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   9. William Penn NELSON,   b. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA + 10. Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON,   b. 15 Jun 1924, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA

Mary UNKNOWN

1689 - 1763  (74 years)

Birth	1689	Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Died	17 Nov 1763	Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Family	John COX,   b. 25 Jun 1682, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Married	Abt 1714	Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Children	1. Mark COX,   b. 11 Jan 1715/16, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England + 2. John COX,   b. 11 Dec 1717, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England + 3. Luke COX,   b. 20 Sep 1719, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England + 4. Mary COX,   b. 21 Sep 1721, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England   5. Lucia COX,   b. 14 Nov 1723, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England + 6. Matthew COX,   b. 6 Nov 1725, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England   7. James COX,   b. 4 Jul 1728, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England   8. William COX,   b. 13 May 1731, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

William Canova NELSON

1903 - 1987  (83 years)

Birth	9 Oct 1903	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	16 Feb 1987	Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Raymond Hunter NELSON

1904 - 2000  (95 years)

Birth	18 Nov 1904	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	27 Oct 2000	Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Edgar Clarence NELSON

1907 - 1981  (74 years)

Birth	4 Jan 1907	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	23 Jan 1981	Payette, Payette, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Elvin Betteridge NELSON

1908 - 1976  (67 years)

Birth	9 Oct 1908	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	30 Apr 1976	Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Willis Gray NELSON

1910 - 2004  (94 years)

Birth	23 Jul 1910	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	1 Dec 2004	Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Lillian Rowena NELSON

1912 - 2004  (91 years)

Birth	15 Nov 1912	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	26 Jun 2004	Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Theo Ross NELSON

1914 - 1953  (39 years)

Birth	24 May 1914	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	13 Oct 1953	Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Gertrude Pauline NELSON

1916 - 2008  (92 years)

Birth	12 Jun 1916	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	4 Oct 2008	Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

William Penn NELSON

1919 - 1919  (~ 0 years)

Birth	Jan 1919	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	Jan 1919	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON

1924 - 2022  (97 years)

Birth	15 Jun 1924	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Died	11 Feb 2022	West Jordan, Utah, Utah, USA
Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Family	Gordon Henry ROCK,   b. 4 Jun 1922, Hibbard, Madison, Idaho, USA
Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Cindy Elise ROCK,   b. 14 Oct 1955, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA

Gordon Henry ROCK

1922 - 1988  (66 years)

Birth	4 Jun 1922	Hibbard, Madison, Idaho, USA
Died	10 Jul 1988	Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Family	Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON,   b. 15 Jun 1924, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Children	1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living + 4. Living   5. Cindy Elise ROCK,   b. 14 Oct 1955, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA

Swanty William NELSON

1877 - 1940  (63 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1877	Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Died	8 Oct 1940	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
Family	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Children	1. William Canova NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1903, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   2. Raymond Hunter NELSON,   b. 18 Nov 1904, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   3. Edgar Clarence NELSON,   b. 4 Jan 1907, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   4. Elvin Betteridge NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1908, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   5. Willis Gray NELSON,   b. 23 Jul 1910, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   6. Lillian Rowena NELSON,   b. 15 Nov 1912, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   7. Theo Ross NELSON,   b. 24 May 1914, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   8. Gertrude Pauline NELSON,   b. 12 Jun 1916, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   9. William Penn NELSON,   b. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA + 10. Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON,   b. 15 Jun 1924, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA

Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE

1878 - 1961  (83 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1878	Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Died	25 Oct 1961	Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA
Father	William Thomas Cotton BETTERIDGE,   b. Sep 1847, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Mother	Sarah Patience PASKETT,   b. 1 Feb 1840, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
Married	23 Oct 1871	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Family	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA
Children	1. William Canova NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1903, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   2. Raymond Hunter NELSON,   b. 18 Nov 1904, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   3. Edgar Clarence NELSON,   b. 4 Jan 1907, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   4. Elvin Betteridge NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1908, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   5. Willis Gray NELSON,   b. 23 Jul 1910, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   6. Lillian Rowena NELSON,   b. 15 Nov 1912, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   7. Theo Ross NELSON,   b. 24 May 1914, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   8. Gertrude Pauline NELSON,   b. 12 Jun 1916, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA   9. William Penn NELSON,   b. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA + 10. Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON,   b. 15 Jun 1924, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA

• Name	Willis Gray NELSON
  Relationship	with William George BRADY
  Birth	23 Jul 1910	Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Dec 2004	Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. William Canova NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1903, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 16 Feb 1987, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
  2. Raymond Hunter NELSON,   b. 18 Nov 1904, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 27 Oct 2000, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
  3. Edgar Clarence NELSON,   b. 4 Jan 1907, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 23 Jan 1981, Payette, Payette, Idaho, USA
  4. Elvin Betteridge NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1908, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 30 Apr 1976, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
  5. Lillian Rowena NELSON,   b. 15 Nov 1912, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 26 Jun 2004, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA
  6. Theo Ross NELSON,   b. 24 May 1914, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 13 Oct 1953, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, USA
  7. Gertrude Pauline NELSON,   b. 12 Jun 1916, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 4 Oct 2008, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
  8. William Penn NELSON,   b. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA
  9. Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON,   b. 15 Jun 1924, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 11 Feb 2022, West Jordan, Utah, Utah, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA d. 8 Oct 1940, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA  (Age 63 years)  (Father)  Mary UNKNOWN,   b. 1689, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 17 Nov 1763, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 74 years)  (5 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. William Canova NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1903, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 16 Feb 1987, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA  (Age 83 years)   2. Raymond Hunter NELSON,   b. 18 Nov 1904, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 27 Oct 2000, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA  (Age 95 years)   3. Edgar Clarence NELSON,   b. 4 Jan 1907, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 23 Jan 1981, Payette, Payette, Idaho, USA  (Age 74 years)   4. Elvin Betteridge NELSON,   b. 9 Oct 1908, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 30 Apr 1976, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA  (Age 67 years)   5. Willis Gray NELSON,   b. 23 Jul 1910, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 1 Dec 2004, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 94 years)   6. Lillian Rowena NELSON,   b. 15 Nov 1912, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 26 Jun 2004, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA  (Age 91 years)   7. Theo Ross NELSON,   b. 24 May 1914, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 13 Oct 1953, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, USA  (Age 39 years)   8. Gertrude Pauline NELSON,   b. 12 Jun 1916, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 4 Oct 2008, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA  (Age 92 years)   9. William Penn NELSON,   b. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. Jan 1919, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA  (Age ~ 0 years) + 10. Ethelyn Betteridge NELSON,   b. 15 Jun 1924, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA d. 11 Feb 2022, West Jordan, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 97 years) â–»Gordon Henry ROCK
  Person ID	I140869	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	Swanty William NELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1877, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, USA d. 8 Oct 1940, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, USA (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah Penelope BETTERIDGE,   b. 5 Sep 1878, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, USA d. 25 Oct 1961, Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, USA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F83542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  #BFTWA. "Willis Gray NELSON". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I140869&tree=Brady2008 (accessed May 18, 2025).