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Alexander Ashford Nelson 1818–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Quisenberry

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Alexander Ashford Nelson was born in 1818 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Nelson And Elizabeth Quisenberry. Alexander Ashford Nelson passed away in 1886 in Marshall County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ashford Nelson was born in 1818 in Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Nelson And Elizabeth Quisenberry.
  • Alexander Ashford Nelson passed away in 1886 in Marshall County, Kentucky, USA.

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Alexander Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Nelson
1818–1886
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Nelson
1794–1862
Elizabeth Quisenberry
1795–1830
Orange County, Virginia
Grandparents
James (Joseph Nelson DAR Ancestor #:) A082109
1759–1833
Hanover, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Brown
1762–1822
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Aaron (Quisenberry) Jr
1746–1805
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Sarah ("Sally") Ellis
1767–1835
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1730–
Lucy Nelson
1733–1807
Samuel Brown
1730–1794
Mary Brown
1732–1800
Aaron Quisenberry
1720–1795
Joyce Dudley
1722–1795
Hezekiah Ellis
1710–1771
Mildred Burbridge
1732–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Herndon
1686–1773
Ann Drysdale
1704–1777
Jesse Dr.
1709–1771
Elizabeth Ridley
1707–1770
Jonas Meador\Meadows
1698–1768
Frances Hudgens
1702–1774
Thomas Quisenberry
1694–1795
Caroline Rawlings
1702–1795
Mary Clarke
1707–1781

Alexander Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Alexander Ashford Nelson in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1886
1886
Age 68
Death of Alexander Ashford Nelson in Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
Marshall County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Marshall County, Kentucky, USA

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