ELAINE VIOLET McCRACKEN was born March 28, 1929, in Bridgeport, Nebraska, the daughter of ROBERT JOHN McCRACKEN and LAURA MAE SNYDER McCRACKEN. She married LOUIS VERLE NELSON on July 12, 1952 in Reno, Nevada. He was born in Broadwater, Nebraska, on Sept. 24, 1922, the son of WILLIE and ANNA NELSON. They had one son:LLOYD GENE NELSON. Born September 11, 1954, in Oakland, California.