Ruth Campbell Tomlinson Nelson

1897 - 1961  (64 years)

• Name	Ruth Campbell Tomlinson Nelson
  Born	8 May 1897	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Jul 1961	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I11526	Rossville
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Edward Tomlinson,   b. 1846,   d. 1923  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Emma Campbell Tomlinson,   b. 1863,   d. 1940  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harold Frank Nelson,   b. 1899,   d. 6 Jun 1949  (Age 50 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1921
  Children	1. Kenneth W Nelson   2. Harry L Nelson, II   3. Charles T Nelson   4. Virginia Nelson Riedesel
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2018 14:20:28
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Nelson, Ruth From findagrave.com Ruth Campbell Tomlinson Nelson Birth: May 8, 1897 Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA Death: Jul. 12, 1961 Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA The Topeka Daily Capital Thursday July 13, 1961 Mrs. Nelson Is Dead at 64; Rites Friday Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Penwell-Gabel Chapel for Mrs. Ruth Tomlinson NELSON, 64, of 113 Woodlawn, who died in a Topeka hospital Wednesday after a short illness. She was born May 8, 1897, at 113 Woodlawn and lived there her entire life. She was graduated at Topeka High School and Washburn University and was one of the founders of the Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi. Mrs. Nelson taught in the Potwin Grade School following her graduation. She was a member of the Potwin Presbyterian Church, where she was an elder and an active member of women's organizations. She was a member of the United Church Women, Stormont-Vail Auxiliary, Kansas Bankers Auxiliary, Daughters of the American Revolution, West Side Forestry Club and other organizations. She and her husband, Harold Frank Nelson, a banker and president of the Topeka Council of Churches, were married July 2, 1921. He died in 1949. Surviving are three sons, Kenneth W. Nelson, 1826 Arnold, Harry L. Nelson II of Livermore, Calif., and Charles T. Nelson of Stockton, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Virginia RIEDESEL of Fairmount, Minn.; a brother, William A. TOMLINSON, 1529 Jewell, and eight grandchildren. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Family links: Parents: Charles Edward Tomlinson (1846 - 1923) Emma Campbell Tomlinson (1863 - 1940) Spouse: Harold Frank Nelson (1899 - 1949)* Siblings: Emma Tomlinson Bolton (1891 - 1919)* Carrie May Tomlinson Kimmel (1893 - 1933)* William Alfred Tomlinson (1895 - 1974)* Ruth Campbell Tomlinson Nelson (1897 - 1961) ♦Calculated relationship Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA Plot: Abbey Memorial Edit Virtual Cemetery info [2] Created by: Dale Bernhardt Record added: Jul 02, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 54398719 12/30/2016 9:58 AM