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Robert Jonathan Nelson 1820 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1820

Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 March 1905

Death Location: Dry Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Nelson

Mother: Hannah Harrar

Spouse(s): Margaret Mullinax, Ellen Nelson, Jane Rexrode

Children(s): Alexander Nelson, Jenetta Nelson, Joannah Nelson, Mary Nelson, Lafayette Nelson, Josephine Nelson, John Nelson, Eli Nelson, Hugh Nelson, Samuel Nelson, Phoebe Lambert, Coy Nelson, Florence Nelson, Varley Nelson, Phoebe Lambert

Robert Jonathan Nelson was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America in 1820, to Jonathan Solomon Nelson and Hannah Harriett Harrar. Later in life, Robert Jonathan Nelson married Margaret Mullinax, Ellen Nelson and Jane Rexrode; among their children were Alexander Nelson, Jenetta Nelson, Joannah Nelson, Mary A "Polly" Nelson, Lafayette Nelson, Josephine Nelson, John Wesley Nelson, Eli Akum Nelson, Hugh A Nelson, Samuel Nelson, Phoebe Jane Lambert, Coy Nelson, Florence Nelson, Varley Nelson and Phoebe Jane Lambert. Robert Jonathan Nelson died in Dry Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America, 1905.

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Parents

Jonathan Nelson
1794 – 1910
Birth Location: Pendleton County, Virginia, United States
JN
Hannah Harrar
1786 – 1862
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
HH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Mullinax
1822 – 1921
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
MM
Ellen Nelson
1843 – 1916
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
EN
Jane Rexrode
Birth Location: –
JR

Children(s)

Alexander Nelson
1841 – 1860
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
AN
Jenetta Nelson
1844 –
Birth Location: of, Pendleton, VA
JN
Joannah Nelson
1846 –
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
JN
Mary Nelson
1850 – 1910
Birth Location: Pendleton, Virginia, United States
MN
Lafayette Nelson
1851 – 1908
Birth Location: Virgina, USA
LN
Josephine Nelson
1853 –
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia
JN
John Nelson
1856 – 1932
Birth Location: pendleton virginia, United States
JN
Eli Nelson
1859 –
Birth Location: Virginia
EN
Hugh Nelson
1865 –
Birth Location: Virginia
HN
Samuel Nelson
1867 – 1935
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
SN
Phoebe Lambert
1868 – 1952
Birth Location: West Virginia
PL
Coy Nelson
1870 – 1929
Birth Location: West Virginia
CN
Florence Nelson
1872 – 1955
Birth Location: Pendleton, West Virginia
FN
Varley Nelson
1875 – 1903
Birth Location: West Virginia
VN
Phoebe Lambert
1868 – 1952
Birth Location: West Virginia
PL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 November 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 November 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 November 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 November 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 November 1820
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1853
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index, 1804-1938

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Dry Run P.o., Pendleton, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census Index, 1860-1890

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Circleville, Mount Freedom, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 19 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Dry Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Robert Jonathan Nelson 19 Mar 1905

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 March 1905
    Event Place: Dry Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dry Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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