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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

Robert Nelson was born in 1805 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sarah "Sally" Day and Hugh Nelson. Robert Nelson married Matilda Campbell, and had children including Andrew Jackson Nelson. Robert Nelson passed away in 1855 in Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Nelson was born in 1805 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sarah "Sally" Day and Hugh Nelson.
  • Robert Nelson married Matilda Campbell, and had children including Andrew Jackson Nelson.
  • Robert Nelson passed away in 1855 in Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Robert Nelson's Ancestors

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Robert Nelson
1805 – 1855
Birth Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sarah "Sally" Day
1784 – 1870
Virginia, USA
Hugh Nelson
1765 – 1830
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Nelson's Descendants

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Robert Nelson (1805 – 1855) m. Matilda Campbell (1814 – 1880)
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Nelson (10 Feb 1833 – 18 Feb 1909) m. Louisa ("Louisie" "Luisy") Bishop (18 Nov 1833 – 19 Apr 1923)
    1. 1. Larkin (Calloway) Nelson (10 February 1854 – 19 Oct 1946) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Keller (11 May 1861 – 12 May 1940)
      1. 1. Julia (Erma) Nelson (02 Mar 1886 – 27 Feb 1967) m. Roy (Roscoe) Trivett (18 June 1882 – 28 March 1942)
        1. 1. Claude (Masten) Trivett (27 Aug 1907 – 22 Jul 1976) m. Mazie Weiss (12 Feb 1908 – 1980)

Robert Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Robert Nelson in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
1855
1855
Age 50
Death of Robert Nelson in Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Yadkin, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

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

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

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