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Joel Wade Nelson 1858–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 March 1858

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 June 1939

Death Location: Mountville, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Nelson

Mother: Ellen Pitts

Spouse(s): Nancy Madden

Children(s): Wade Nelson, John Nelson, Andy Nelson, Reed Nelson, Joel Nelson, Nannie Nelson, Nora Lambert, Mary Nelson

Joel Wade Nelson was born in 1858 in South Carolina, USA, the child of William Alexander Nelson And Ellen Pitts. Joel Wade Nelson married Nancy Ella Madden, and had children including Andy Franklin Nelson, Joel Wade Nelson, John Lewis Nelson, Mary Lee Nelson, Nannie Nelson, Nora Lambert, Reed Nelson, Wade Fowler Nelson. Joel Wade Nelson passed away in 1939 in Mountville, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Wade Nelson was born in 1858 in South Carolina, USA, the child of William Alexander Nelson And Ellen Pitts.
  • Joel Wade Nelson married Nancy Ella Madden, and had children including Andy Franklin Nelson, Joel Wade Nelson, John Lewis Nelson, Mary Lee Nelson, Nannie Nelson, Nora Lambert, Reed Nelson, Wade Fowler Nelson.
  • Joel Wade Nelson passed away in 1939 in Mountville, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Joel Nelson's Ancestors

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Joel Nelson
1858–1939
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Alexander Nelson
1831–
Laurens County, South Carolina
Ellen Pitts
1825–
South Carolina
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Nelson's Descendants

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Joel (Wade) Nelson (16 March 1858–29 June 1939) m. Nancy (Ella) Madden (18 August 1857–25 January 1933)
  1. 1. Wade (Fowler) Nelson 1895–1965
    1. 1. Walter (D.) Nelson 1914–1998 m. Virginia (B) Nelson 1917–1983
      1. 1. Donald (W) Nelson 1938– m. Leona Nevitt 1944–2019
      2. 2. Curtis (Wade Nelson) Sr. 1935–2016
  2. 2. John (Lewis) Nelson 1882–1933
  3. 3. Andy (Franklin) Nelson 1885–1926
  4. 4. Reed Nelson 1889–1974
  5. 5. Joel (Wade) Nelson 1892–1959
  6. 6. Nannie Nelson 1897–1932
  7. 7. Nora Lambert 1895–1972
  8. 8. Mary (Lee) Nelson 1880–1951

Joel Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1858
16 March 1858
Birth of Joel Wade Nelson in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1939
29 June 1939
Age 81
Death of Joel Wade Nelson in Buried Mountville,Laurens County,South Carolina
Buried Mountville,Laurens County,South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 March 1858
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1939
    Event Place: Buried Mountville,Laurens County,South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mountville, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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