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Robert Nelson 1805 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Sarah Day

Mother: Hugh Nelson

Spouse(s): Matilda Campbell

Children(s): Andrew Nelson

According to available records, Robert Nelson was born in 1805 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sarah "Sally" Day and Hugh Nelson. Following those early years, Robert Nelson married Matilda Campbell, and their family grew to include Andrew Jackson Nelson. In the later years of life, Robert Nelson died in 1855 in Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Sarah Day
1784 – 1870
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Hugh Nelson
1765 – 1830
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Campbell
1814 – 1880
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Andrew Nelson
1833 – 1909
Birth Location: Caldwell county, North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1805
    Event Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1855
    Event Place: Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
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