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Benjamin G. NELSON 1854–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 15 Jul 1924

Death Location: Madison, Limestone, Alabama

Father: Stephen NELSON

Mother: Sara Cosby

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Benjamin G. NELSON was born in 1854 in Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States, the child of Stephen G Nelson And Sara Sallie W Cosby. Benjamin G. NELSON passed away in 1924 in Madison, Limestone, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Benjamin G. NELSON was born in 1854 in Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States, the child of Stephen G Nelson And Sara Sallie W Cosby.
  • Benjamin G. NELSON passed away in 1924 in Madison, Limestone, Alabama.

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Benjamin NELSON's Ancestors

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Benjamin NELSON
1854–1924
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Parents
Stephen G. NELSON
1798–1860
Virginia, United States
Sara (Sallie W) Cosby
1798–1877
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James NELSON
1774–1854
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth GOOCH
1776–1853
Louisa, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Watkins
1760–1828
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Nelson
1753–1820
Lucy Tate
1757–1847
Stephen GOOCH
1756–1816
Mary Pollard
1756–1816
James Watkins
1733–1794
Mary Watkins
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1709–1800
Susannah CORNELIUS
1710–1753
William Tate
1716–1780
Lucy Bullock
1720–1772
Rowland Gooch
1725–1794
Unity Claiborne
1729–1794
Joseph (Captain)
1728–1789
Leah Morris
1728–1828

Benjamin NELSON's Timeline

2 Records

1854
1854
Birth of Benjamin G. NELSON in Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States
Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States
1924
15 Jul 1924
Age 70
Death of Benjamin G. NELSON in Madison, Limestone, Alabama
Madison, Limestone, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Madison, Limestone, Alabama

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