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Cole, Nelda, 1915-1987
Nelda Powell Robinson was born in Kingsville, Texas in 1915, the daughter of Rudell Powell and Allie Robinson. She married Charles Wayne Cole in 1938. After Charles Cole died in 1970, Nelda Cole moved to Nevada where she met and later married Joseph Baran in 1980.
Nelda Cole died on October 3, 1987 in Overton, Nevada.
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Genealogy files about "Nelda Cole" and "Nelda Robinson." Accessed on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
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Leavitt, Relda W., 1917-1997
Relda Whitney Leavitt was born in Saint Thomas, Nevada on April 3, 1917 to Stowell Edward Whitney and Anna Isabel Frehner. She married Len R. Leavitt on August 17, 1938. They had one son, Len Randall Leavitt in 1939. Relda Leavitt died on March 12, 1997.
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Genealogy files about "Relda Whitney."Accessed on March 31, 2020 on FamilySearch.org.
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David L. Stevenson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with David L. Stevenson conducted by Charles Jackson on February 26, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Stevenson discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson discusses his early education and later working at chemical plants in Henderson, Nevada during his teens. Stevenson continues by recalling his career as a chemist at the Nevada Test Site, the purpose of the nuclear tests he was involved in, and the fallout that was carried across the country due to the testing. He also describes the growth of Las Vegas and its economy. Finally, Stevenson talks about being a real estate agent in Las Vegas.
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