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Adam Clark Nelson 1831–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1831

Birth Location: Franklin County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 1873

Death Location: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA

Father: David Nelson

Mother: Margarett Ryburn

Spouse(s): Sarah Bledsoe, Elizabeth Carver

Children(s): Andrew Nelson, William Nelson, Robert Nelson, Dora Nelson, Minnie Nelson, Charles Nelson, Hamilton Nelson

The story of Adam Clark Nelson began in 1831 in Franklin County, Indiana, USA. Adam Clark Nelson married Elizabeth Jane Jane Carver, Sarah Miriam Bledsoe, and had children including Andrew Thomas Nelson, Charles Ryburn Nelson, Dora Ann Nelson, Hamilton Worely Nelson, Minnie Alice Nelson, Robert Milton Nelson, William David Nelson. Adam Clark Nelson passed away in 1873 in Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Clark Nelson began in 1831 in Franklin County, Indiana, USA.
  • Adam Clark Nelson married Elizabeth Jane Jane Carver, Sarah Miriam Bledsoe, and had children including Andrew Thomas Nelson, Charles Ryburn Nelson, Dora Ann Nelson, Hamilton Worely Nelson, Minnie Alice Nelson, Robert Milton Nelson, William David Nelson.
  • Adam Clark Nelson passed away in 1873 in Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Nelson
1810–1868
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Margarett Ryburn
1811–1871
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Sarah Bledsoe
1841–1925
Birth Location: Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
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Elizabeth Carver
1843–1865
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EC

Children(s)

Andrew Nelson
1868–1948
Birth Location: Knox County, Missouri, USA
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William Nelson
1859–1946
Birth Location: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
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Robert Nelson
1861–1883
Birth Location: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
RN
Dora Nelson
1863–1934
Birth Location: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
DN
Minnie Nelson
1867–1960
Birth Location: Knox County, Missouri, USA
MN
Charles Nelson
1869–1961
Birth Location: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
CN
Hamilton Nelson
1871–1950
Birth Location: Knox County, Missouri, USA
HN

Adam Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Adam Nelson
1831–1873
Birth Place: Franklin County, Indiana, USA
Parents
David Nelson
1810–1868
Ohio, USA
Margarett (Ann) Ryburn
1811–1871
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Adam Nelson
1782–1819
Nancy Shirk
1786–1869
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Nelson's Descendants

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Adam (Clark) Nelson (21 Jul 1831–31 Dec 1873) m. Sarah (Miriam) Bledsoe (18 Mar 1841–1 Aug 1925) m. Elizabeth (Jane “Jane”) Carver (1843–1865)
  1. 1. Andrew (Thomas) Nelson 1868–1948 m. Anna (Nebraska) Janney 1877–1954
    1. 1. Floyd (Robert) Nelson 1908–1988 m. Opal (Elmira) West 1918–2006 m. Mildred (Kathryn) Luckett 1913–1935
      1. 1. Keith (Dwain Nelson) Sr 1948–2014
      2. 2. Roberta (Opal) Nelson 1945–2012
      3. 3. Judith (Elaine) Nelson 1946–2017 m. David (Lee) Miller 1946–2008
      4. 4. Audrey (Colleen) Nelson 1932–2008 m. Raymond (Everett) Garner 1932–2018
      5. 5. Billy (Floyd) Nelson 1934–1936
    2. 2. Arthur (Cecil) Nelson 1896–1967 m. Juanita (Mary) Abbett 1900–1976
      1. 1. Robert (Cecil) Nelson 1932–2000 m. Dorothy (Joan) Goings 1939–2022
    3. 3. Naoma Nelson 1900–1982 m. Harvey (Lincoln) Allensworth 1900–1980
      1. 1. Stanley (Rial) Allensworth 1921–2004 m. Alice (Mae) Starmer 1922–2009
        1. 1. Larry (Lynn) Allensworth 1943–2023 m. Arlene (Madelyn) Vols 1946–2002
    4. 4. Mabel (Blanche) Nelson 1902–1989 m. Leonard (Smoot) Kimball 1903–1966
      1. 1. Glennyn (Cecil) Kimball 1924–2016 m. Ruth (Wilma) Rabine 1920–1987
      2. 2. Doris (Yvonne) Kimball 1929–2011 m. Lyell (Lavern) Weisenborn 1924–2003
    5. 5. Bernice (L.) Nelson 1904–1997 m. Virgil (McKim) Myers 1900–1970
      1. 1. Barbara (Lorene) Myers 1926–2011 m. Kenneth (Ray) Schwind 1927–1982
        1. 1. Sharon (Kay) Schwind 1950–2010
      2. 2. Lyell (Virgil) Myers 1930–1997 m. Gloria (Rosalie) Shannon 1946–2023
      3. 3. Ryburn (Nelson) Myers 1933–1939
  2. 2. William (David) Nelson 1859–1946
  3. 3. Robert (Milton) Nelson 1861–1883
  4. 4. Dora (Ann) Nelson 1863–1934 m. James (Edward) Cooper 1853–1932
  5. 5. Minnie (Alice) Nelson 1867–1960 m. Herbert (Andrew) Sprague 1857–1942
    1. 1. Dora (Emma) Sprague 1889–1960
    2. 2. Everett (Clark) Sprague 1893–1976
    3. 3. Edith (Alice) Sprague 1896–1990 m. Wiley Hendricks 1892–1952
      1. 1. Herbert (Gardner) Hendricks 1919–2006 m. Oleta (Mae) Sumrall 1920–1985 m. Barbara (Ann) Adams 1937–2022
      2. 2. James (Lee “Lee”) Hendricks 1920–1995
      3. 3. Oren (Clark) Hendricks 1924–1952
    4. 4. Benjamin (Stowel Sprague) Pvt 1898–1956 m. Alta (Elizabeth) Hewatt 1910–1995
      1. 1. Kerrold (Leo) Sprague 1932–1938
    5. 5. Herbert (Andrew) Sprague 1902–2003 m. Vena (Bell) Getz 1908–2006
      1. 1. Beulah (Faye) Sprague 1928–2017 m. Jesse (Calvin) Winchester 1925–2018
      2. 2. Herbert (Andrew “Herb”) Sprague 1930–2024 m. Lura (Marie) Couch 1938–2020
      3. 3. John (Nelson) Sprague 1945–2024 m. Mary (Ellen) Landers 1940–2024
  6. 6. Charles (Ryburn) Nelson 1869–1961 m. Hilda (Hurst) Lear 1881–1971
    1. 1. Charles (Ryburn Nelson) Jr 1911–1972 m. Marie (Mayzo) Golden 1914–1995
  7. 7. Hamilton (Worely) Nelson 1871–1950 m. Iva (Gertrude “Gertrude”) Johnson 1880–1961

Adam Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1831
21 Jul 1831
Birth of Adam Clark Nelson in Franklin County, Indiana, USA
Franklin County, Indiana, USA
1873
31 Dec 1873
Age 42
Death of Adam Clark Nelson in Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1831
    Event Place: Franklin County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Newark, Knox County, Missouri, USA
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