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Lt James Franklin Nelson 1805–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1805

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1872

Death Location: Colquitt, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Lt Jr

Mother: Judith Keith

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Children(s): Permelia Camp, Andrew Nelson, Alfred Nelson, Sarah Abercrombie, James Nelson

Lt James Franklin Nelson was born in 1805 in Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt James O Bannon Nelson Jr And Judith Jones Keith. Lt James Franklin Nelson had children including Alfred Thomas Nelson, Andrew Jackson Nelson, James Franklin Nelson, Permelia J Camp, Sarah Francis Abercrombie. Lt James Franklin Nelson passed away in 1872 in Colquitt, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lt James Franklin Nelson was born in 1805 in Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt James O Bannon Nelson Jr And Judith Jones Keith.
  • Lt James Franklin Nelson had children including Alfred Thomas Nelson, Andrew Jackson Nelson, James Franklin Nelson, Permelia J Camp, Sarah Francis Abercrombie.
  • Lt James Franklin Nelson passed away in 1872 in Colquitt, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt Nelson's Ancestors

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Lt Nelson
1805–1872
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lt James O'Bannon Nelson Jr
1774–1829
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Judith (Jones) Keith
1776–1824
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Nelson
1750–1837
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Catherine ((Caty)) O'Bannon
1748–1811
Salem, Fauquier County, Virginia, British American Colonies
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Sr.
1712–1799
MARY TOBY
1720–1785
William O'Bannon
1712–1778
Elizabeth Duncan
1712–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Sr
1646–1731
Anne Glascock
1673–1714
Seth Tobey
1686–1740
Hannah Weeks
1688–1740
Bryan John
1683–1762
Zena Isham
1680–1760
Joseph Duncan
1675–1739

Lt Nelson's Descendants

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Lt (James Franklin) Nelson (11 Aug 1805–16 Mar 1872)
  1. 1. Permelia (J) Camp 1841–1868
  2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Nelson 1838–1922
  3. 3. Alfred (Thomas) Nelson 1835–1916
  4. 4. Sarah (Francis) Abercrombie 1831–1863
  5. 5. James (Franklin) Nelson 1847–1916

Lt Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
11 Aug 1805
Birth of Lt James Franklin Nelson in Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
1872
16 Mar 1872
Age 67
Death of Lt James Franklin Nelson in Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1805
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colquitt, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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