William Nelson

Male 1805 - 1874  (69 years)


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  • Name William Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 1805  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Walnut Creek Cemetery, Gas City, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 24 Sep 1850  Centre Township, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 14 Jun 1860  Jadden, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1870  Trask, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 7 Dec 1874  Grant County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Gas City, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I16798  McKelleb
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2023 

    Family Rebecca Johnson,   b. 1808, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Mary A. Nelson,   b. 5 Jul 1832, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1908, Gas City, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Jackson Nelson,   b. 16 Jun 1834, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1862 (Age 28 years)
     3. Milly E. "Millie E." Nelson,   b. 1838, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Martha J. Nelson,   b. 25 Dec 1841, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1919, Gas City, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. Rebecca Jane Nelson,   b. 3 May 1844, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1918, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     6. Henderson Nelson,   b. 22 Mar 1845, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1924, Jonesboro, Grant, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     7. Johnson Nelson,   b. 1848, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Susan Nelson,   b. 1851, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1805 - North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Dec 1874 - Grant County, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gas City, Grant, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Nelson - Tombstone - Author - Night Angel - Downloaded 2-27-2023.jpg
    William Nelson - Tombstone - Author - Night Angel - Downloaded 2-27-2023.jpg

  • Notes 
    • There is a Louisa and Mariah Nelson living within the household of William and Rebecca Nelson. You have to be careful as there are two William Nelson's in the same county in the 1870 Census. The correct one has Susan, Louisa, and Maria included in the household, not to mention Griffith Nelson in Trask, Indiana. The other William is not the same one as he was born in 1835. It looks as if William and Rebecca took Louisa and Maria in when their son Jackson and daughter in law Lucy passed away. It is unknown at this time if Griffith is related or not.

      According to the findagrave memorial for William Nelson, a Sheila Watson recorded William passing in 1879, but when you look at the tombstone it clearly shows 1874.

  • Sources 
    1. [S617] Indiana, Grant, 1870 U.S. Census, Grant County, Indiana, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 27 Feb 2023, M593, roll 317, Jefferson Township, p. 11, dwelling 75, family 75, William Nelson, Line #2, accessed 27 Feb 2023 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S620] Indiana Indiana State Board of Health, Ancestry, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011, (www.ancestry.com :2015.), 27 Feb 2023, Indiana Death Certificates, 1899 - 2011," death certificate 247 (1908), Mary A Futrell, accessed 27 Feb 2023. (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S623] Indiana, Grant, 1850 U.S. Census, Grant County, Indiana, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 26 Feb 2023, M432, roll 147, Centre Township, p. 258A, dwelling 757, family 769, William Nelson, Line #5, accessed 26 Feb 2023 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S656] Find A Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com: 10/31/2000), 27 Feb 2023, accessed 27 Feb 2023, William Nelson, 23440355. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S799] Indiana, Grant, 1860 U.S. Census, Grant County, Indiana, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 27 Feb 2023, M653, roll 261, Jefferson Township, p. 33, dwelling 255, family 222, Wm Nelson, Line #17, accessed 27 Feb 2023 (Reliability: 2).