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Robert Nelson 1780 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Franklin, Alabama, United States

Father: Robert Nelson

Mother: Rebecca Barrett

Spouse(s): Nancy Sparks

Children(s): Mahalia Nelson

According to available records, Robert Nelson was born in 1780 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Nelson and Rebecca Barrett. Following those early years, Robert Nelson married Nancy Sparks, and their family grew to include Mahalia Nelson. In the later years of life, Robert Nelson died in 1840 in Franklin, Alabama, United States.

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Parents

Robert Nelson
1745 – 1808
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Barrett
1747 – 1824
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Sparks
1783 – 1850
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mahalia Nelson
1818 – 1854
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1780
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Franklin, Alabama, United States
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