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John Henry Nelson Jr 1847 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUL 1847

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 08 JAN 1939

Death Location: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama

Father: John NELSON

Mother: Alsey Lee

Spouse(s): Martha ThomassonThompson

Children(s): Lula Nelson

The story of John Henry Nelson Jr began in 1847 in Alabama. John Henry Nelson Jr married Martha E Mathie ThomassonThompson, and had children including Lula Mae Nelson. John Henry Nelson Jr passed away in 1939 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Nelson Jr began in 1847 in Alabama.
  • John Henry Nelson Jr married Martha E Mathie ThomassonThompson, and had children including Lula Mae Nelson.
  • John Henry Nelson Jr passed away in 1939 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

John NELSON
1824 – 1897
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
JN
Alsey Lee
1825 – 1854
Birth Location: Putnam, Georgia, United States
AL

Spouses(s)

Martha ThomassonThompson
1858 – 1899
Birth Location: Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
MT

Children(s)

Lula Nelson
1879 – 1963
Birth Location: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
LN

John Jr's Ancestors

Self
John Jr
1847 – 1939
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
John Washington (1) NELSON
1824 – 1897
Warren County, Georgia, USA
Alsey (Alice) Lee
1825 – 1854
Putnam, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Sarah (Jane) Yarborough
1809 – 1884
Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Yarbrough
1769 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Yarborough
1735 – 1773
Ann (Yarbrough)
1744 – 1771

John Jr's Descendants

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John (Henry Nelson) Jr (JUL 1847 – 08 JAN 1939) m. Martha (E Mathie) ThomassonThompson (12 Dec 1858 – 27 Feb 1899)
  1. 1. Lula (Mae) Nelson (22 Sep 1879 – 17 July 1963) m. John (Wesley) Hethcox (14 February 1873 – 4 Jan 1916)
    1. 1. John (Albert) Hethcox (27 Aug 1897 – 20 May 1961) m. Clydie (Mae) Ballentine (1 Nov 1900 – 15 Oct 1978)
      1. 1. Mary (Will) Hethcox (12 Aug 1920 – 29 Mar 2011)
      2. 2. Morell (D) Hethcox (10 Jul 1923 – 4 Dec 2003)
      3. 3. David (Morrell) Hethcox (17 Feb 1924 – 12 July 2009)
      4. 4. Priscilla (Mae) Hethcox (8 June 1926 – 11 May 1973)
      5. 5. John (Earl) Hethcox (14 Dec 1931 – 2 February 2019)
      6. 6. James (Albert) Hethcox (1 Jun 1934 – 9 Feb 1995)
      7. 7. Jimmie Hethcox (abt 1935 – )
      8. 8. Rebecca (Ann) Hethcox (abt 1937 – 29 Nov 2018) m. William (Doyle) Ingram (29 Jul 1932 – 22 Dec 2005)
        1. 1. Tia Ingram
      9. 9. Nancy Hethcox (25 Apr 1941 – 16 Mar 2022) m. Hugh (Wingard) Reynolds (1 May 1937 – 22 Nov 1977)
        1. 1. Hugh (Wingard) Reynolds m. Julie (Renea) Atkinson m. Cecilia Wharton (16 May 1965 – 1 Jan 2021)
        2. 2. Robin Reynolds m. Whatley
    2. 2. WILMURE (DEWEY) HETHCOX (18 JUL 1901 – 09 OCT 1908)
    3. 3. James (Edward) Hethcox (21 AUG 1908 – 13 Oct 1965) m. LOTTIE (MARIE) STEPHENS (7 Oct 1910 – 27 AUG 1991)
      1. 1. Charles (Edward) Hethcox (03 Oct 1927 – 26 Jul 1929)
      2. 2. HOWARD (JAMES) HETHCOX (27 JUL 1929 – 01 FEB 1989)
      3. 3. JACK (BOYD) HETHCOX (14 Feb 1932 – 17 Jun 2018)
      4. 4. Barbara (Jean) Hethcox (08 Apr 1934 – 02 Jul 2013) m. Julian (Travis) Joyner (13 Jul 1928 – 19 April 2003)
      5. 5. JOAN (MARIE) HETHCOX (abt 1938 – ) m. Harris (Hart "Harry") Holland (18 April 1929 – 2 February 2011)
        1. 1. Hart (Bryan) Holland m. Lumpkin

John Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1847
JUL 1847
Birth of John Henry Nelson Jr in Alabama
Alabama
1939
08 JAN 1939
Age 92
Death of John Henry Nelson Jr in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama
Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JUL 1847
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 JAN 1939
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama
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