FIFTH GENERATION

587. Vera Ona Hunter was born on 8 Sep 1903 in Pond Springs, Williamson County, Texas. She died on 7 Apr 1977 in Williamson County, Texas.⁽⁴⁶⁰⁾ She was buried in Pond Springs Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas.


From the Austin Newspaper, April 8, 1977:

NELSON, Mrs. Vera, 73, of Austin, died Thursday. Services 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hytlin-Manor Fuenral Hime.

Survivors: sons, R. H. Nelson of Round Rock, Bill Nelson of Victoria; brother, Alex Hunter of Austin; sister, Mrs. Dan Emmons of Austin; 4 grandchildren; one great-grandson.

She was married to William Joseph Nelson (son of J. O. Nelson and Amanda Johnson) on 20 Aug 1927 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.⁽¹⁰⁴⁷⁾ William Joseph Nelson was born on 13 May 1906 in Travis County, Texas. He died on 6 May 1966 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. ⁽¹⁰⁴⁸⁾ He was buried in Pond Springs Cemetery, Williamson County, Texas.

Mr. Nelson was a deputy with the County Sheriff's Department in Austin. Prior to his job as deputy sheriff, he served several years with the Austin Police Department. For ten years he was an investigator with the Texas Dental Association. He was a member of Hill City Lodge No. 456, the Ben Hur Shrine, and the First Methodist Church.

From the Austin American-Stateman, May 8, 1966, Page A6:

NELSON RITES SET FOR TODAY

Funeral for Willie J. Nelson, 59, a deputy with the Travis County Sheriff's Department, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hytlin-Manor Funeral Home. Rev. B. C. Schmidt will officiate.

Burial will be in Pond Springs Cemetery under the auspices of Hill City Lodge No. 456, AF and AM.

Nelson, a lifetime resident of Austin and Travis County, died in a local hospital Friday. Prior to his job as deputy sheriff, he had served several years with the Austin Police Department. For 10 years he was an investigator with the Texas Dental Association.

Nelson was a member of the Ben Hur Shrine and the First Methodist Church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Vera Nelson, Austin; two sons, Bill Nelson of Austin and Dick Nelson of El Paso; two brothers, Paul Nelson and Wallace Nelson, Austin; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Maynard; Miss Waldine Nelson, and Miss Florence Nelson, Austin; four grandchildren.


Vera Ona Hunter and William Joseph Nelson had the following children:

+1259 i. William Carroll Nelson.
+1260 ii. Richard Harold Nelson.