Uncle Rudolf Nelson husband of Rose Traverso - Dan Sr.'s Brother-in-law. Originally from Wisconsin, after Army in WWII married Rose and became Captain of the Galveston Port authority Police. c. 1960.
Rose E. Traverso in center with cousins ( from the Sheppard - her mom's side of the family ) Sadie Silvera Maxwell and Lilo Silvera Brown during the 1920's.
Rose Emily Traverso during the early 1940's.
Rose Emily Traverso from the early 1920's.
Rose Emily Traverso as a teen in the early 1920's.
Rose Emily Traverso with her dog, Nicky. Perhaps around 1930.
Rudolf J. Nelson, husband of Rose Traverso, in uniform of the Galveston Wharves Police. He became captain of the City of Galveston Wharves Police Dept. in 1961.
Aunt Rose Traverso Nelson on Galveston Beach with Blackie - The Bunde and Nelson household always kept cocker spaniels. This from the early 1950's.
Rose Traverso with Uncle Louie Bunde. Late 1940's. Rose was orphaned at a young age and she was raised by her mother's sister, Annie Sheppard, and her husband Louis Bunde. Rose lived with her aunt until Annie died. When she married Rudolph Nelson they lived with the Louie and Annie Bunde.
Rose Emily Traverso pictured with Aunt Mamie, Louis Bunde's sister, during the late 1920's.
Rose E. Traverso during the early 1930's.
Rose Traverso with unknown soldier in front of the Bunde home in Galveston during World War II.
Rose Traverso Nelson and Rudolph Nelson pictured during a visit to his relatives in Wisconsin during the 1950's.
Rose Emily Traverso who married Rudolph Nelson pictured here a widow. She is pictured in her house at 4824 Avenue O. The University of Texas Medical Branch expanded and in 1965 forced Annie Bunde to sell the house at 911 Avenue C where she and her husband, Louis, had lived for more than 60 years and the house where Rose Traverso grew up and her and her husband lived until the sale. Then Rudolph and Rose bought the house on Avenue O where they lived with Aunt Annie. 1982 was a difficult year for Rose, as her aunt, Anna Sheppard Bunde died January 1, 1982 followed by her husband's death the following September 13, 1982. Rose continued to live at 4824 Avenue O until her death on January 4, 2001. She had only one immediate relative during this period, Danny Traverso, Jr., her nephew. She also remained close to cousins on the Sheppard side of the family.
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