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Benjamin Nelson 1866–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1866

Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina

Death Date: 18 Sep 1917

Death Location: Lynchburg, Lee, South Carolina, USA

Father: Allen Nelson

Mother: Nora Thompson

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Benjamin Nelson was born in 1866 in Sumter County, South Carolina, the child of Allen Nelson And Nora Mathis Thompson. Benjamin Nelson passed away in 1917 in Lynchburg, Lee, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Nelson was born in 1866 in Sumter County, South Carolina, the child of Allen Nelson And Nora Mathis Thompson.
  • Benjamin Nelson passed away in 1917 in Lynchburg, Lee, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Allen Nelson
1828–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Nora Thompson
1845–1900
Birth Location: South Carolina
NT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Nelson
1866–1917
Birth Place: Sumter County, South Carolina
Parents
Allen Nelson
1828–
South Carolina, USA
Nora (Mathis) Thompson
1845–1900
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1866
April 1866
Birth of Benjamin Nelson in Sumter County, South Carolina
Sumter County, South Carolina
1917
18 Sep 1917
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Nelson in Lynchburg, Lee, South Carolina, USA
Lynchburg, Lee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1866
    Event Place: Sumter County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lee, South Carolina, USA
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