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Rachel Eleanor Nelson 1844–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1844

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 29 Mar 1915

Death Location: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Father: Hezekiah Nelson

Mother: Elizabeth Lawrence

Spouse(s): Charles Smith

Children(s): Fernando Smith

Rachel Eleanor Nelson was born in 1844 in Pennsylvania, the child of Hezekiah Nelson And Elizabeth Lawrence. Rachel Eleanor Nelson married Charles Nesbit Smith, and had children including Fernando G Smith. Rachel Eleanor Nelson passed away in 1915 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Eleanor Nelson was born in 1844 in Pennsylvania, the child of Hezekiah Nelson And Elizabeth Lawrence.
  • Rachel Eleanor Nelson married Charles Nesbit Smith, and had children including Fernando G Smith.
  • Rachel Eleanor Nelson passed away in 1915 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.

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Rachel Nelson's Ancestors

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Rachel Nelson
1844–1915
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Hezekiah Nelson
1792–
,Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Lawrence
1796–1874
Pennsylvania
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Great-Grandparents
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Rachel Nelson's Descendants

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Rachel (Eleanor) Nelson (25 Jul 1844–29 Mar 1915) m. Charles (Nesbit) Smith (3 Aug 1841–18 Dec 1921)
  1. 1. Fernando (G) Smith 1865–1941 m. Mary (Agnes (twin)) King 1864–1927
    1. 1. Ethel (Beatrice) Smith 1893–1936 m. Erdmann Scheppet 1886–1954
      1. 1. Kenneth (King) Scheppat 1913–1973 m. Alida (May) Erickson 1921–1995
        1. 1. Dale (Martin) Scheppat 1942–1972

Rachel Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1844
25 Jul 1844
Birth of Rachel Eleanor Nelson in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1915
29 Mar 1915
Age 71
Death of Rachel Eleanor Nelson in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1844
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

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