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Margaret Gean, (Peggy) Nelson 1779 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1779

Birth Location: VA, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1864

Death Location: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Rebecca Strawmit

Spouse(s): Matthew Langford

Children(s): Elijah Langford

Born in 1779 in VA, USA, Margaret Gean (Peggy) Nelson was the child of Robert Cousar Nelson and Rebecca E. Strawmit. In time, Margaret Gean (Peggy) Nelson married Matthew Langford, and they raised a family that included Elijah Langford. Margaret Gean (Peggy) Nelson died in Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA in 1864.

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Parents

Robert Nelson
1747 – 1808
Birth Location: Colony of, Virginia, United States
RN
Rebecca Strawmit
1747 – 1824
Birth Location: County, Virginia, United States
RS

Spouses(s)

Matthew Langford
1775 – 1861
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
ML

Children(s)

Elijah Langford
1800 – 1862
Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
EL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, Colonial America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Year: 1860; Census Place: Piney, Van Buren, Arkansas; Roll: M653_51; Page: 398; Image: 400; Family History Library Film: 803051, Source number: 83.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EEL, Year: 1850; Census Place: Liberty, White, Arkansas; Roll: M432_31; Page: 463B; Image: 330

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Oct 1779
    Event Place: VA, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Liberty, White, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Liberty, White, Arkansas; Roll: M432_31; Page: 463B; Image: 330

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Piney, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Piney, Van Buren, Arkansas; Roll: M653_51; Page: 398; Image: 400; Family History Library Film: 803051

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1864
    Event Place: Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, USA
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