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John Wesley Nelson 1856 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 14 1856

Birth Location: pendleton virginia, United States

Death Date: 1932

Death Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Margaret Mullinax

Spouse(s): Angeline Lambert, Annie Zamburg

Children(s): Cora Nelson, Luther Nelson, Mattie Nelson, Maggie Nelson, Margaret Nelson, Boyd Nelson, Eston Nelson, Jula Nelson, Eston Nelson, Ana Nelson, Charlie Nelson, Esther Nelson

According to available records, John Wesley Nelson was born in 1856 in pendleton virginia, United States, the child of Robert Jonathan Nelson and Margaret Mullinax. Following those early years, John Wesley Nelson married Angeline Lambert and Annie Zamburg, and their family grew to include Cora Nelson, Luther Mc Kindry Nelson, Mattie Kate Nelson, Maggie Nelson, Margaret Nelson, Boyd Nelson, Eston Nelson, Jula May Nelson, Eston Nelson, Ana Nelson, Charlie M Nelson and Esther Nelson. In the later years of life, John Wesley Nelson died in 1932 in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Robert Nelson
1820 – 1905
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
RN
Margaret Mullinax
1822 – 1921
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Angeline Lambert
1857 – 1928
Birth Location: West Virginia
AL
Annie Zamburg
1875 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
AZ

Children(s)

Cora Nelson
1881 – 1898
Birth Location: West Virginia
CN
Luther Nelson
1884 – 1964
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
LN
Mattie Nelson
1887 – 1970
Birth Location: West Virginia
MN
Maggie Nelson
1890 – 1960
Birth Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia
MN
Margaret Nelson
1890 – 1960
Birth Location: Circle Ville, West Virginia
MN
Boyd Nelson
1893 – 1935
Birth Location: pendleton, west virginia
BN
Eston Nelson
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
EN
Jula Nelson
1899 – 1976
Birth Location: Circleville, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
JN
Eston Nelson
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
EN
Ana Nelson
1877 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
AN
Charlie Nelson
1891 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
CN
Esther Nelson
1896 – 1896
Birth Location: –
EN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jun 1856
    Event Place: Pendleton, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1969; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jul 14 1856
    Event Place: pendleton virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jun 1856
    Event Place: Pendleton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jul 14 1856
    Event Place: pendleton virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Circleville, Mount Freedom, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1890
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Green Bank, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenbank, Pocahontas, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1969; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 144

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1932
    Event Place: green bank West Virginia
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: green bank West Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1932
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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