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James OBannon Nelson 1774 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1774

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, American Colonies

Death Date: 31 Aug 1829

Death Location: Henderson, Kentucky

Father: Joseph Nelson

Mother: Catherine O'Bannon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boone

Children(s): John Nelson

According to available records, James OBannon Nelson was born in 1774 in Fauquier, Virginia, American Colonies, the child of Joseph Nelson and Catherine Caty O'Bannon. Following those early years, James OBannon Nelson married Elizabeth Betsy Boone, and their family grew to include John F. (Jack) Nelson. In the later years of life, James OBannon Nelson died in 1829 in Henderson, Kentucky.

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Parents

Joseph Nelson
1750 – 1837
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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Catherine O'Bannon
1748 – 1790
Birth Location: Salem, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Boone
1773 – 1854
Birth Location: Port Conway, King George County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Nelson
1798 – 1869
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Sep 1774
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, American Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 09 Feb 1797
    Event Place: King George, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 Aug 1829
    Event Place: Henderson, Kentucky

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