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Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson 1836–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1836

Birth Location: Cherokee, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 20 Jan 1900

Death Location: Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA

Father: Stephen NELSON

Mother: Sara Cosby

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Hattie Nelson, Edward Nelson, Hattie Simpson

The story of Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson began in 1836 in Cherokee, Alabama, United States. Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson had children including Edward Huel Nelson, Hattie Nelson, Hattie Virginia Simpson. Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson passed away in 1900 in Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson began in 1836 in Cherokee, Alabama, United States.
  • Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson had children including Edward Huel Nelson, Hattie Nelson, Hattie Virginia Simpson.
  • Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson passed away in 1900 in Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen NELSON
1798–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Sara Cosby
1798–1877
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hattie Nelson
1862–1946
Birth Location: Alabama
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Edward Nelson
1859–1948
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Hattie Simpson
1859–1911
Birth Location: Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
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Col. Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Col. Nelson
1836–1900
Birth Place: Cherokee, 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

Col. Nelson's Descendants

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Col. (Robert Donaldson) Nelson (28 Feb 1836–20 Jan 1900)
  1. 1. Hattie Nelson 1862–1946
    1. 1. Jennie (Lee) Donaldson 1883–1944
      1. 1. William (Mayne) MCCADDON 1910–1942
  2. 2. Edward (Huel) Nelson 1859–1948
    1. 1. Mary (Juanita) Nelson 1902–1960
      1. 1. James (Blake Striplin) Jr 1926–2013
  3. 3. Hattie (Virginia) Simpson 1859–1911
    1. 1. James Simpson 1887–
      1. 1. Ruth (Louise) Simpson 1912–1996

Col. Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1836
28 Feb 1836
Birth of Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson in Cherokee, Alabama, United States
Cherokee, Alabama, United States
1900
20 Jan 1900
Age 64
Death of Col. Robert Donaldson Nelson in Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1900
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
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