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Sam C Nelson 1855–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1939

Death Location: Indian Neck, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA

Father: Nathaniel 1854

Mother: Lucy Byrd

Spouse(s): Virginia Fortune

Children(s): Susan Nelson

Sam C Nelson was born in 1855 in Essex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Nathaniel Nat Nelson M 7 Jun 1854 And Lucy Clarke Byrd. Sam C Nelson married Virginia Alice Fortune, and had children including Susan Susie Pearl Nelson. Sam C Nelson passed away in 1939 in Indian Neck, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sam C Nelson was born in 1855 in Essex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Nathaniel Nat Nelson M 7 Jun 1854 And Lucy Clarke Byrd.
  • Sam C Nelson married Virginia Alice Fortune, and had children including Susan Susie Pearl Nelson.
  • Sam C Nelson passed away in 1939 in Indian Neck, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel 1854
1827–1900
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Byrd
1823–1913
Birth Location: Essex Co., VA.
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Fortune
1865–1915
Birth Location: Newtown, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Susan Nelson
1889–1962
Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
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Sam Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Sam Nelson
1855–1939
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Nathaniel "Nat" Nelson m. 7 Jun 1854
1827–1900
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
Lucy (Clarke) Byrd
1823–1913
Essex Co., VA.
Grandparents
George Bird
1800–
Stratton Major, King and Queen County, Virginia
Frances ("Fannie") Clarke(W)1
1800–
Caroline Co VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sam Nelson's Descendants

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Sam (C) Nelson (abt 1855–6 Mar 1939) m. Virginia (Alice) Fortune (May 1865–10 Oct 1915)
  1. 1. Susan ("Susie" Pearl) Nelson 1889–1962 m. Chief (Otho Smoot) Nelson 1882–1967
    1. 1. Captain Nelson 1904–
    2. 2. Captain (Otho) NELSON 1924–2003 m. Gladys (Arlene) Nelson 1924–1991
      1. 1. Captain Nelson 1951–2020
    3. 3. Elsie (Emaline) Nelson 1912–1998
    4. 4. Emma NELSON 1918–1940
    5. 5. James NELSON –1920

Sam Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1855
abt 1855
Birth of Sam C Nelson in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA
1939
6 Mar 1939
Age 84
Death of Sam C Nelson in Indian Neck, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Indian Neck, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1855
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Indian Neck, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
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