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Joseph Smith Nelson 1862–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1862

Birth Location: Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA

Death Date: 18 November 1929

Death Location: Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, United States of America

Father: Joseph Nelson

Mother: Mary Atkinson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Joseph Smith Nelson began in 1862 in Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA. Joseph Smith Nelson passed away in 1929 in Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Smith Nelson began in 1862 in Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA.
  • Joseph Smith Nelson passed away in 1929 in Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, United States of America.

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Joseph Nelson's Ancestors

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Joseph Nelson
1862–1929
Birth Place: Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Parents
Joseph Smith Nelson
1838–1911
Shoal Creek, Cameron, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA
Mary (Ann) Atkinson
1847–1915
Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Nelson
1799–1850
Orange, Mountainville, Tennessee, USA
Amanda (JANE TAYLOR) Nelson
1805–1870
Tamis Valley, Knoxford, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martha Williams
1769–1854
Thomas Nelson
1767–1846
Thomas Taylor
1767–1845
Mary Modglin
1774–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Taylor
1741–1782
Mary Burns
1762–
Truman Modglin
1750–1820

Joseph Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1862
28 June 1862
Birth of Joseph Smith Nelson in Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
1929
18 November 1929
Age 67
Death of Joseph Smith Nelson in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1862
    Event Place: Franklin, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1929
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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