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Nelson Johnson 1813–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1813

Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1901

Death Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Johnson

Mother: Nancy Alexander

Spouse(s): Mary Shew

Children(s): James Johnson

Nelson Johnson was born in 1813 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Johnson And Nancy Alexander. Nelson Johnson married Mary Shew, and had children including James Johnson. Nelson Johnson passed away in 1901 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Johnson was born in 1813 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Johnson And Nancy Alexander.
  • Nelson Johnson married Mary Shew, and had children including James Johnson.
  • Nelson Johnson passed away in 1901 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Johnson
1788–1858
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Alexander
1790–1854
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shew
1815–1865
Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Johnson
1839–1923
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Nelson Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Johnson
1813–1901
Birth Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Johnson
1788–1858
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Alexander
1790–1854
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Johnson
1751–1814
Mt Pony, Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Gaines
1757–1835
Culpepper, Virginia
Captain (Robert) Alexander
1746–1820
Augusta, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Ann (Nancy) Austin
1758–1846
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey Johnson
1720–1788
Rachel Walker
1724–1815
CAPT. AUSTIN
1728–1801
MARY GLEN
1740–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey Johnson
1691–1758
Margaret
1690–1761
William Austin
1690–1776
Ruth Bryant
1690–1770

Nelson Johnson's Descendants

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Nelson Johnson (Oct 1813–7 Jan 1901) m. Mary Shew (1815–1865)
  1. 1. James Johnson 1839–1923 m. Jane Dowell 1850–1918
    1. 1. Dorothy (E.) Johnson 1880–1956
      1. 1. Clinard (Everette) Johnson 1906–1972 m. Thelma (Estelle) Jones 1911–1996
        1. 1. Edith (Marie) Johnson 1933–1991
        2. 2. Stephen (Michael) Johnson 1943–2012
        3. 3. Helen (Lee) Johnson 1935–2013

Nelson Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1813
Oct 1813
Birth of Nelson Johnson in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1901
7 Jan 1901
Age 88
Death of Nelson Johnson in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1813
    Event Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1901
    Event Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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