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Benjamin Jefferson Nelson 1874 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1874

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1946

Death Location: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, USA

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Marthia Nelson

Spouse(s): Rachel Nelson

Children(s): George Langley, Jesse Nelson, Homer Nelson, Estelle Nelson, Roger Nelson, Josie Langler, Hanner Nelson

Born in 1874 in Arkansas, USA, Benjamin Jefferson Nelson was the child of James Nelson and Marthia Nelson. In time, Benjamin Jefferson Nelson married Rachel Nelson, and they raised a family that included George J Langley, Jesse M Nelson, Homer Horace Nelson, Estelle Nelson, Roger L Nelson, Josie Langler and Hanner Nelson. Benjamin Jefferson Nelson died in Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, USA in 1946.

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Parents

James Nelson
1830 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
JN
Marthia Nelson
1845 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
MN

Spouses(s)

Rachel Nelson
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: Arkansas
RN

Children(s)

George Langley
1894 – 1953
Birth Location: Arkansas
GL
Jesse Nelson
1901 – 1942
Birth Location: Arkansas
JN
Homer Nelson
1905 – 1975
Birth Location: Arkansas
HN
Estelle Nelson
1909 – 1941
Birth Location: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, United States
EN
Roger Nelson
1924 – 2002
Birth Location: Benton, Arkansas
RN
Josie Langler
1891 –
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
JL
Hanner Nelson
1898 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
HN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: May 1874
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Beech Creek, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Beech Creek, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Beech Creek, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Clark County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wheelen, Clark, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1946
    Event Place: Whelen Springs, Clark, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sycamore, Clark County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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