Leslie Nelson and Louise Link were married on June 19, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois. They are Walt’s uncle and aunt.
Leslie John Nelson was born on May 16, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were John and Alma Carlson Nelson.
We find Leslie in Crete, Illinois, in 1940. His draft card states that he is working for the Victor Chemical Works in Chicago Heights. It lists his father as the person to contact and says that he was living in Lincolnshire Estates in Crete Will.
Louise Josephine Link was born on June 17, 1921, in West Point, Iowa. She was the second daughter born to William (W.J.) and Elizabeth Wellman Link. I wrote more about her in this post.
In 1939, Louise moved to Chicago. We can find her living there in the 1940 census. She was renting a home with Virginia Harmeyer, also from West Point. Louise was working as a cashier in a parking garage.I found this picture of Georgie and Louise in Chicago in 1939.
Les and Louise were married on June 19, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois. Les was still working at the chemical plant. They had their first child the following year. By 1950, they had 5 children. Sometime in the early 1950’s, they moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, where their 6th child was born. Around 1960, Les and Louise Nelson moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where their last child was born.
Louise died in a car accident in Tulsa on Jun 1, 1969. Les died in Dallas, Texas, May 11, 1984.
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