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Joseph Lafayette Nelson 1872–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1872

Birth Location: Jackson Co

Death Date: 28 October 1940

Death Location: Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Mary Nelson

Mother:

Spouse(s): Olivia Bready

Children(s): Jane Manning, Joseph Nelson

Joseph Lafayette Nelson was born in 1872 in Jackson Co, the child of Mary Jane Nelson And James Nelson. Joseph Lafayette Nelson married Olivia Pic Bready, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Nelson Manning, Joseph Brady Nelson. Joseph Lafayette Nelson passed away in 1940 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lafayette Nelson was born in 1872 in Jackson Co, the child of Mary Jane Nelson And James Nelson.
  • Joseph Lafayette Nelson married Olivia Pic Bready, and had children including Jane Elizabeth Nelson Manning, Joseph Brady Nelson.
  • Joseph Lafayette Nelson passed away in 1940 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Nelson
1872–1940
Birth Place: Jackson Co
Parents
Mary Jane Nelson
1840–1917
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Jarrett (H Nelson) Jr
1802–1875
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane "Betsey") Allen
1817–1880
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Garrett Nelson
1778–1856
Susannah Edwards
1770–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Nelson
1746–1824
Sabre Garrett
1745–1825

Joseph Nelson's Descendants

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Joseph (Lafayette) Nelson (2 July 1872–28 October 1940) m. Olivia (Pic) Bready (12 Apr 1897–12 Jun 1988)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth Nelson) Manning 1919–2000 m. Elisha ((Buddy) Archibald Manning) Jr 1910–1969
  2. 2. Joseph (Brady) Nelson 1916–1996

Joseph Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1872
2 July 1872
Birth of Joseph Lafayette Nelson in Jackson Co
Jackson Co
1940
28 October 1940
Age 68
Death of Joseph Lafayette Nelson in Aurora, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Aurora, Dearborn, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1872
    Event Place: Jackson Co
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1940; Roll: 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1940
    Event Place: Aurora, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1940; Roll: 12

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

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