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Nelson Johnson 1827–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 May 1864

Death Location: Cold Harbor, Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: Thos. Johnson

Mother: Eliza Johnson

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Children(s):

The story of Nelson Johnson began in 1827 in Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. Nelson Johnson passed away in 1864 in Cold Harbor, Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nelson Johnson began in 1827 in Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.
  • Nelson Johnson passed away in 1864 in Cold Harbor, Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Nelson Johnson's Ancestors

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Nelson Johnson
1827–1864
Birth Place: Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thos. Johnson
1806–1875
York, York, South Carolina
Eliza Johnson
1801–1886
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Randall Johnson
1740–
Isle Skye, Scotland
Edith ((Johnson)) Cheers
1761–
York County, South Carolina
James Musgrave
1764–1832
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Jones
1774–1855
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cheers
1740–
Nancy Cheers
1725–
John Sr
1727–1805
Elizabeth Summers
1736–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Captain
1710–1749
Susannah Cantey
1710–1750
Edwin Summers
1709–1761

Nelson Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Nelson Johnson in Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1864
16 May 1864
Age 37
Death of Nelson Johnson in Cold Harbor, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Cold Harbor, Hanover, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Jefferson, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1864
    Event Place: Cold Harbor, Hanover, Virginia, United States

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