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Alfred Nelson 1862–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 March 1862

Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA

Death Date: January 1940

Death Location: Claud, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Frank Nelson

Mother: Rosa Soil\Grant

Spouse(s): Sally Kelly, Mamie Caldwell

Children(s): Oscar Nelson, Will Nelson, Jimmie Nelson, Willie Nelson, Rosa Nelson, Vanish Nelson, Burnett Senior, Alfred Junior

The story of Alfred Nelson began in 1862 in Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. In 1870, Alfred Nelson resided in Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Alfred Nelson resided in Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA. Alfred Nelson married Mamie Caldwell, Sally Kelly, and had children including Alfred Nelson Junior, Burnett Nelson Senior, Jimmie Nelson, Oscar Nelson, Rosa Bell Nelson, Vanish Nelson, Will Nelson, Willie Nelson. Alfred Nelson passed away in 1940 in Claud, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alfred Nelson began in 1862 in Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, Alfred Nelson resided in Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Alfred Nelson resided in Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA.
  • Alfred Nelson married Mamie Caldwell, Sally Kelly, and had children including Alfred Nelson Junior, Burnett Nelson Senior, Jimmie Nelson, Oscar Nelson, Rosa Bell Nelson, Vanish Nelson, Will Nelson, Willie Nelson.
  • Alfred Nelson passed away in 1940 in Claud, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frank Nelson
1832–1917
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
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Rosa Soil\Grant
1835–1902
Birth Location: Alabama
RS

Spouses(s)

Sally Kelly
1865–1902
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
SK
Mamie Caldwell
1873–1977
Birth Location: Alabama
MC

Children(s)

Oscar Nelson
1892–
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
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Will Nelson
1881–1948
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
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Jimmie Nelson
1886–
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
JN
Willie Nelson
1887–
Birth Location: Gordonsville, Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
WN
Rosa Nelson
1893–1957
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
RN
Vanish Nelson
1894–1944
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
VN
Burnett Senior
1900–1951
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
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Alfred Junior
1900–1955
Birth Location: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
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Alfred Nelson's Ancestors

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Alfred Nelson
1862–1940
Birth Place: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Parents
Frank Nelson
1832–1917
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Rosa Soil\Grant
1835–1902
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alfred Nelson's Descendants

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Alfred Nelson (21 March 1862–January 1940) m. Sally Kelly (Dec 1865–June 1902) m. Mamie Caldwell (26 Feb 1873–22 February 1977)
  1. 1. Oscar Nelson 1892– m. Emma Blackmon 1892–1916 m. Emma Mason 1894–1937 m. Mary Nelson 1897–
    1. 1. Viola Nelson 1915–1961 m. Charley Simmons 1917–
      1. 1. Willie (Gene) Simmons 1942–1996
      2. 2. Mary (Alice aka Aunt Molly) Simmons 1936–2018 m. Walter (Rize) Todd 1925–2016
      3. 3. Jesse (J) Simmons 1939–2021 m. Betty (Jean) Drain 1941–2014
      4. 4. Edward (Leon Simmons) Bouce 1948–1989
      5. 5. Eddie (Carver) Simmons 1943–1944
      6. 6. Leroy Nelson 1934–2006
  2. 2. Will Nelson 1881–1948 m. Francis Todd 1890–1969
    1. 1. Odell (Rose) Nelson 1926–1986 m. Ocie (Lee) Simmons 1917–1998
    2. 2. Johnnie (Mae) Nelson 1922–1966
    3. 3. Lois Nelson 1924–1968 m. Dock (Bulger) Jr 1910–1984
    4. 4. Wilbert Nelson 1933–1988
    5. 5. Thelma Nelson 1919–2001 m. David Gulley 1915–1937
      1. 1. Dorothy (J) Gulley 1938–2006 m. Charles (E Horne) Jr 1938–2004
      2. 2. Edward (James) Gulley 1940–2010
      3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Gulley 1951–1992
      4. 4. Willie (Ned) Gulley 1941–2016
    6. 6. Eugene Nelson 1912–
    7. 7. Alzo Nelson 1914–1984 m. Hattie Maddox 1915– m. Dollie Brown 1914–1979
    8. 8. Adell Nelson 1917–1939
    9. 9. Claudia (Mae) Nelson 1908–1926
  3. 3. Jimmie Nelson 1886–
  4. 4. Willie Nelson 1887– m. Addie Mason 1889–1986
    1. 1. Ann Nelson 1905–1973 m. Denson\ (Dencis\Dennis) Rush 1902–1954
      1. 1. Arthur Rush 1922–1947 m. Ruth Mae 1925–
      2. 2. Rosa (May) Rush 1925– m. Robert (C "RC") Smith 1919–1996
        1. 1. Arthur Smith 1949–1970
        2. 2. Isaiah (Sanders) Junior 1936–2014
      3. 3. Charlie Rush 1930–1955
      4. 4. Rosanna Rush 1929–2016 m. Randolph Goodwin 1927–2000
        1. 1. Leon (H) Goodwin 1948–2017
      5. 5. Willie (Belle) Rush 1930–2001
      6. 6. Bertha (Mae) Rush 1944–2019
    2. 2. Willie (Mae) Nelson 1907–1936 m. Sam Gordon 1903–
      1. 1. Ruthie (M Gordon) Jones 1929–2007
    3. 3. Hardy Whitlock 1908–1979 m. Mary (Lee) Robinson 1912–2008
      1. 1. Buster (Lee) Whitlock 1932–1998
      2. 2. Eula (Mae) Whitlock 1936–2023 m. Moses (Mcdowell Brown) Jr 1916–2018
      3. 3. Robert (Lewis) Whitlock 1938–2005
  5. 5. Rosa (Bell) Nelson 1893–1957 m. Arthur (John) Patterson 1887–1960
    1. 1. Sallie (Mae) Patterson 1913–1980 m. Jesse Tell 1910–1999
      1. 1. Willie (Arthur) Tell 1930–1986 m. Sophie (C) Foster 1926–2003
      2. 2. Eugene (Daniel Jackson) Senior 1932–1965
      3. 3. Rosie (Tell) Jackson 1936–2003
      4. 4. Roberta Tell –2012
    2. 2. Aron (Lee) Patterson 1916–1959
    3. 3. Cephus Patterson 1918–1957 m. Betty Barnes 1919–
    4. 4. Ethel (Bell) Patterson 1922–1931
    5. 5. Willie (Verdell) Patterson 1923–2006 m. Henry Ross 1909– m. Carl Fenison 1923–1993
      1. 1. Gloria (Jean) Fenison 1951–2014
  6. 6. Vanish Nelson 1894–1944 m. Pet Simpson 1897–1918 m. Betty Rodgers 1923– m. Susie Hicks 1894–1938
    1. 1. Lee (Earnest) Nelson 1917–
    2. 2. Bertha Nelson 1918–1921
    3. 3. Lee (Anderson) Nelson 1915–1937
    4. 4. Mary (Pet) Nelson 1919–
    5. 5. Lee (Anderson) Nelson 1915–1992 m. Mary Arrington 1918–
    6. 6. Geneva (S) Nelson 1926–2004
  7. 7. Burnett (Nelson) Senior 1900–1951 m. Daisy (Lee) Caffey 1898–1976 m. Maggie (Lee) Patterson 1907–
    1. 1. Eddie (Lou) Nelson 1920–1990 m. Talmadge Turner 1912–1987
      1. 1. James (Morris Nelson) Senior 1938–2003 m. Clara (Bell) Young 1937–2006
    2. 2. Leola Nelson 1917–1986
    3. 3. Burnett (Nelson) Junior 1933–2010
    4. 4. Seaborn Nelson 1922–1922
  8. 8. Alfred (Nelson) Junior 1900–1955 m. Dollie (L) Lawrence 1903– m. Rosie Keynard 1914–1952
    1. 1. Grover (Lee) Nelson 1919–1997 m. Alene Thornton 1927–2012
      1. 1. Grover (L Nelson) Junior 1948–2007
      2. 2. Gloria (Y) Nelson 1949–1978
    2. 2. Rozelia Nelson 1920–1995 m. James (H) Mckinney 1915–1946 m. Tom (Arthur Scott) Senior 1925–1978

Alfred Nelson's Timeline

8 Records

1862
21 March 1862
Birth of Alfred Nelson in Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 8
Alfred Nelson resided here in Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Alfred Nelson resided here in Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Alfred Nelson resided here in Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 58
Alfred Nelson resided here in Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
Alfred Nelson resided here in Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1940
7 January 1940
Age 78
Death of Alfred Nelson in Elmore County, Alabama, USA
Elmore County, Alabama, USA
1940
January 1940
Age 78
Burial of Alfred Nelson in Mount Zion Cemetery, Claud, Elmore, Alabama
Mount Zion Cemetery, Claud, Elmore, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1862
    Event Place: Gordonville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: T625_14; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 83
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0025
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: 20; Page: 44D; Enumeration District: 103
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: M593_25; Page: 337A; Family History Library Film: 545524
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0073
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 4, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: M593_25; Page: 337A; Family History Library Film: 545524

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: 20; Page: 44D; Enumeration District: 103

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gordonsville, Lowndes, Alabama; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0073

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Robinson Springs, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: T625_14; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 83

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elmore, Elmore, Alabama; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0025

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 1940
    Event Place: Elmore County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: January 1940
    Event Place: Mount Zion Cemetery, Claud, Elmore, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claud, Elmore County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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