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Alexander Ward Nelson 1825–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1825

Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 3 Nov 1898

Death Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States

Father: Daniel Nelson

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Alpha Steenrod

Children(s): Douglas Nelson, Daniel Nelson, Aurilla Nelson, Amos Nelson, Alpha Nelson, Sarah Nelson, Phoebe Nelson, Lorenzo Nelson, Eliza Nelson, Angelina Nelson, Paulina Nelson

Alexander Ward Nelson was born in 1825 in Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States, the child of Daniel Nelson And Sarah Smith. Alexander Ward Nelson married Alpha Steenrod, and had children including Alpha Nelson, Amos P Nelson, Angelina B Nelson, Aurilla Nelson, Daniel Nelson, Douglas Nelson, Eliza Nelson, Lorenzo Dow Nelson, Paulina Eleanor Nelson, Phoebe Louisa Nelson, Sarah Josephine Nelson. Alexander Ward Nelson passed away in 1898 in Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ward Nelson was born in 1825 in Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States, the child of Daniel Nelson And Sarah Smith.
  • Alexander Ward Nelson married Alpha Steenrod, and had children including Alpha Nelson, Amos P Nelson, Angelina B Nelson, Aurilla Nelson, Daniel Nelson, Douglas Nelson, Eliza Nelson, Lorenzo Dow Nelson, Paulina Eleanor Nelson, Phoebe Louisa Nelson, Sarah Josephine Nelson.
  • Alexander Ward Nelson passed away in 1898 in Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Nelson
1775–1835
Birth Location: Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Smith
1791–1857
Birth Location: Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alpha Steenrod
1826–1892
Birth Location: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Douglas Nelson
1859–1904
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Daniel Nelson
1861–1900
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Aurilla Nelson
1863–1933
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
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Amos Nelson
1868–1910
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
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Alpha Nelson
1866–1929
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
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Sarah Nelson
1853–1929
Birth Location: York Township, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Phoebe Nelson
1854–1871
Birth Location: York Township, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Lorenzo Nelson
1855–1932
Birth Location: York Township, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Eliza Nelson
1855–1860
Birth Location: York Township, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Angelina Nelson
1871–
Birth Location: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio
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Paulina Nelson
1856–1939
Birth Location: York Township, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Alexander Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Nelson
1825–1898
Birth Place: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
Parents
Daniel Nelson
1775–1835
Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Smith
1791–1857
Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Nelson's Descendants

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Alexander (Ward) Nelson (4 Sep 1825–3 Nov 1898) m. Alpha Steenrod (1826–3 Mar 1892)
  1. 1. Douglas Nelson 1859–1904
  2. 2. Daniel Nelson 1861–1900
  3. 3. Aurilla Nelson 1863–1933
  4. 4. Amos (P) Nelson 1868–1910
  5. 5. Alpha Nelson 1866–1929
  6. 6. Sarah (Josephine) Nelson 1853–1929
  7. 7. Phoebe (Louisa) Nelson 1854–1871
  8. 8. Lorenzo (Dow) Nelson 1855–1932
  9. 9. Eliza Nelson 1855–1860
  10. 10. Angelina (B.) Nelson 1871–
  11. 11. Paulina (Eleanor) Nelson 1856–1939

Alexander Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1825
4 Sep 1825
Birth of Alexander Ward Nelson in Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
1898
3 Nov 1898
Age 73
Death of Alexander Ward Nelson in Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio, United States
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