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John Hugh Nelson 1841–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1841

Birth Location: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1915

Death Location: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Nelson

Spouse(s): Minerva Nelson

Children(s): Norah Nelson, Robert Nelson, Minna Nelson, Henry Nelson, John Nelson, Milton Nelson, Sarah Nelson, Mary Bentley, Albert Nelson, William Nelson, Thomas Nelson

John Hugh Nelson was born in 1841 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John M Nelson And Elizabeth Penley Nelson. In 1880, John Hugh Nelson resided in Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA. John Hugh Nelson married Minerva Jane Coffey Nelson, and had children including Albert Jobe Nelson, Henry Lawrence Nelson, John William Nelson, Mary Caroline Nelson Bentley, Milton League Nelson, Minna Nelson, Norah Nelson, Robert Lee Nelson, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson, Thomas Grayson Nelson, William Rufus Nelson. John Hugh Nelson passed away in 1915 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Hugh Nelson was born in 1841 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John M Nelson And Elizabeth Penley Nelson.
  • In 1880, John Hugh Nelson resided in Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Hugh Nelson married Minerva Jane Coffey Nelson, and had children including Albert Jobe Nelson, Henry Lawrence Nelson, John William Nelson, Mary Caroline Nelson Bentley, Milton League Nelson, Minna Nelson, Norah Nelson, Robert Lee Nelson, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson, Thomas Grayson Nelson, William Rufus Nelson.
  • John Hugh Nelson passed away in 1915 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

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John Nelson's Ancestors

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John Nelson
1841–1915
Birth Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John M Nelson
1812–1903
Yadkin Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Penley) Nelson
1816–1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nelson's Descendants

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John (Hugh) Nelson (19 May 1841–22 May 1915) m. Minerva (Jane Coffey) Nelson (20 December 1844–10 October 1934)
  1. 1. Norah Nelson 1869–1953 m. Seth (J) Setzer 1862–1937
    1. 1. John (Sherman) Setzer 1895–1943 m. Nannie (J Pennington) Setzer 1897–1986
      1. 1. Robert Setzer 1922–
      2. 2. Roy Setzer 1924–
      3. 3. Clande Setzer 1926–
      4. 4. Sherman (Walter) Setzer 1931–2003
    2. 2. J (S) Sitzer 1892–1969 m. Maude Sitzer 1896–1994
      1. 1. Catherine (Sitzer) Baker 1923–2014
      2. 2. Gene Sitzer 1929–2005
      3. 3. Gene Sitzer 1929–2016
      4. 4. Lonie (or Lonnie Milton) Setzer 1916–1997
  2. 2. Robert (Lee) Nelson 1875–1955
  3. 3. Minna Nelson 1876–1910
  4. 4. Henry (Lawrence) Nelson 1880–1906
  5. 5. John (William) Nelson 1866–1869
  6. 6. Milton (League) Nelson 1887–1966
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Nelson 1870–1911
  8. 8. Mary (Caroline Nelson) Bentley 1883–1961
  9. 9. Albert (Jobe) Nelson 1890–1939
  10. 10. William (Rufus) Nelson 1879–1954 m. Kate (P.) Nelson 1890–1969
    1. 1. Edna (Minervia Nelson) Haymond 1920–2000 m. Claude (Sumner) Haymond 1902–1992
    2. 2. Elmer (William) Nelson 1910–1985 m. Massie (or Mossie Colleen Creep) Nelson 1909–1976
      1. 1. Stanley Nelson 1930–2010 m. Dovie (Mae Greene) Nelson 1919–1984
      2. 2. John (or Johnny Mckinley) Nelson 1931–1953
  11. 11. Thomas (Grayson) Nelson 1873–1961 m. Mary (Magdaline Ingle) Nelson 1875–1942
    1. 1. Anna (Lucy Nelson) Hammons 1905–1971 m. Hedge Hammons 1899–1988
      1. 1. Freddy Hammons 1926–1974
      2. 2. Delbert (James) Hammons 1924–1956
    2. 2. Roby (Estess) Nelson 1912–1961 m. Dorothy (Hoefner) Nelson 1918–2015
      1. 1. Shirley (A. Nelson) Greene 1940–2008
      2. 2. Frank (J.) Nelson 1937–1975
    3. 3. Elizabeth Nelson 1901–1902

John Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1841
19 May 1841
Birth of John Hugh Nelson in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
John Hugh Nelson resided here in Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
1915
22 May 1915
Age 74
Death of John Hugh Nelson in Patterson, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Patterson, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1841
    Event Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: 955; Family History Film: 1254955; Page: 615B; Enumeration District: 057; Image: 0502
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: 955; Family History Film: 1254955; Page: 615B; Enumeration District: 057; Image: 0502

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1915
    Event Place: Patterson, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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