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Elisha A Nelson 1844–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1844

Birth Location: Pike County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 February 1910

Death Location: Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Nelson

Mother: Charlotte Carnes

Spouse(s): Sarah Nelson

Children(s): George Nelson

The story of Elisha A Nelson began in 1844 in Pike County, Illinois, USA. Elisha A Nelson married Sarah E Wade Nelson, and had children including George Henry Nelson. Elisha A Nelson passed away in 1910 in Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha A Nelson began in 1844 in Pike County, Illinois, USA.
  • Elisha A Nelson married Sarah E Wade Nelson, and had children including George Henry Nelson.
  • Elisha A Nelson passed away in 1910 in Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Nelson
1823–1894
Birth Location: Harrison, Ohio, United States
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Charlotte Carnes
1822–1851
Birth Location: Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Nelson
1848–1917
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

George Nelson
1871–1959
Birth Location: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois, USA
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Elisha Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Nelson
1844–1910
Birth Place: Pike County, Illinois, USA
Parents
George Cronkite Nelson
1823–1894
Harrison, Ohio, United States
Charlotte (Elizabeth) Carnes
1822–1851
Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Elisha NELSON
1780–1864
Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann) Stringer
1788–1860
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Reason (Reese) Carnes
1793–1874
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Chaney
1793–1871
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Sr
1764–1852
Sarah Ridgely
1766–1806
Richard Stringer
1763–
Elizabeth Dunham
1772–
Charles Chaney
1753–1815
Lucretia Gardiner
1755–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Burgess Sr.
1727–1765
Sarah Howard
1733–1815
Richard Stringer
1740–1802
Eleanor Dorsey
1743–1765
David Gardiner
1718–1776
Elizabeth\Elisabeth Gardner\Gardiner\Gardener
1721–1779

Elisha Nelson's Descendants

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Elisha (A) Nelson (12 Nov 1844–11 February 1910) m. Sarah (E. Wade) Nelson (31 Aug 1848–30 April 1917)
  1. 1. George (Henry) Nelson 1871–1959 m. Dammie (C. (Birdie)) Kimmitt 1874–1958
    1. 1. Horace (Elisha) Nelson 1895–1982 m. Carrie (Jane Wynn (Nelson)) * 1894–1993
      1. 1. Horace (Earl) Nelson 1920–1984 m. Margaret (Belle) Wartick 1923–2011
        1. 1. Howard (Mikell) Nelson 1948–2019

Elisha Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1844
12 Nov 1844
Birth of Elisha A Nelson in Pike County, Illinois, USA
Pike County, Illinois, USA
1910
11 February 1910
Age 66
Death of Elisha A Nelson in Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America
Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Pike County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1910
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America
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