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Joseph Smith Nelson 1838–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1838

Birth Location: Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 6 April 1911

Death Location: Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America

Father: Edmund Nelson

Mother: Amanda Nelson

Spouse(s): Hannah Patten, Mary Atkinson

Children(s): Hyrum Nelson, Joseph Nelson, Edmund Nelson, Mary Nelson, Heber Nelson, Nancy Nelson, Hannah Nelson, Price Nelson, Florence Nelson, Rosetta Nelson, George Nelson

In 1838, Joseph Smith Nelson entered the world in Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA, born to Edmund Nelson And Amanda Jane Taylor Nelson. Joseph Smith Nelson married Hannah Jane Patten, Mary Ann Atkinson, and had children including Edmund William Nelson, Florence Amelia Nelson, George Patten Nelson, Hannah Jane Nelson, Heber A Nelson, Hyrum Jeddiah Nelson, Joseph Smith Nelson, Mary Mahala Nelson, Nancy Matilda Nelson, Price William Nelson, Rosetta Priscilla Nelson. Joseph Smith Nelson passed away in 1911 in Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Joseph Smith Nelson entered the world in Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA, born to Edmund Nelson And Amanda Jane Taylor Nelson.
  • Joseph Smith Nelson married Hannah Jane Patten, Mary Ann Atkinson, and had children including Edmund William Nelson, Florence Amelia Nelson, George Patten Nelson, Hannah Jane Nelson, Heber A Nelson, Hyrum Jeddiah Nelson, Joseph Smith Nelson, Mary Mahala Nelson, Nancy Matilda Nelson, Price William Nelson, Rosetta Priscilla Nelson.
  • Joseph Smith Nelson passed away in 1911 in Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Nelson
1838–1911
Birth Place: Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Edmund Nelson
1799–1850
Orange, Mountainville, Tennessee, USA
Amanda (JANE TAYLOR) Nelson
1805–1870
Tamis Valley, Knoxford, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Martha Williams
1769–1854
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Thomas (Burton) Nelson
1767–1846
Orange Co, NC
Thomas (Billington) Taylor
1767–1845
Chatham, North Carolina Colony
Mary (Elizabeth) Modglin
1774–1842
Chatham, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Taylor
1741–1782
Mary Burns
1762–
Truman Modglin
1750–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Nelson's Descendants

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Joseph (Smith) Nelson (20 December 1838–6 April 1911) m. Hannah (Jane) Patten (6 December 1846–18 June 1932) m. Mary (Ann) Atkinson (5 December 1847–29 September 1915)
  1. 1. Hyrum (Jeddiah) Nelson 1873–1936
    1. 1. Mable (S) Nelson 1911– m. Leslie (E) Allred 1910–
  2. 2. Joseph (Smith) Nelson 1862–1929
  3. 3. Edmund (William) Nelson 1864–1927
  4. 4. Mary (Mahala) Nelson 1874–1956
  5. 5. Heber (A.) Nelson 1890–1938
  6. 6. Nancy (Matilda) Nelson 1868–1946
  7. 7. Hannah (Jane) Nelson 1864–1899
  8. 8. Price (William) Nelson 1878–1922
  9. 9. Florence (Amelia) Nelson 1876–1927
  10. 10. Rosetta (Priscilla) Nelson 1870–1916
  11. 11. George (Patten) Nelson 1881–1960

Joseph Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1838
20 December 1838
Birth of Joseph Smith Nelson in Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
1861
23 January 1861
Age 23
Joseph Smith Nelson was married in Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
1911
6 April 1911
Age 73
Death of Joseph Smith Nelson in Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1838
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 January 1861
    Event Place: Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1911
    Event Place: Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thayne, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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