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Sarah Elizabeth Nelson 1831–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 5, 1831

Birth Location: Licking County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: June 21, 1908

Death Location: Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Hannah Rose

Spouse(s): John Palmerton

Children(s): Carrie Palmerton, Chloe Palmerton, George Palmerton, Mary Palmerton, John Jr., Prudence Palmerton, Parley Palmerton, Lincoln Palmerton, Hannah Palmerton, Marcus Palmerton, Myrtle Palmerton

In 1831, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson entered the world in Licking County, Ohio, USA, born to James Nelson And Hannah Rose. In 1870, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson resided in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA. In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson resided in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Nelson married John Wesley Palmerton, and had children including Carrie Adele Palmerton, Chloe Elizabeth Palmerton, George Noble Palmerton, Hannah Catherine Palmerton, John Wesley Palmerton Jr, Lincoln Palmerton, Marcus Palmerton, Mary Adaline Palmerton, Myrtle B Palmerton, Parley Herbert Palmerton, Prudence Eliza Palmerton. Sarah Elizabeth Nelson passed away in 1908 in Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson entered the world in Licking County, Ohio, USA, born to James Nelson And Hannah Rose.
  • In 1870, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson resided in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, Sarah Elizabeth Nelson resided in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Nelson married John Wesley Palmerton, and had children including Carrie Adele Palmerton, Chloe Elizabeth Palmerton, George Noble Palmerton, Hannah Catherine Palmerton, John Wesley Palmerton Jr, Lincoln Palmerton, Marcus Palmerton, Mary Adaline Palmerton, Myrtle B Palmerton, Parley Herbert Palmerton, Prudence Eliza Palmerton.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Nelson passed away in 1908 in Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nelson
1798–1878
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
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Hannah Rose
1797–1883
Birth Location: Washington Four, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

John Palmerton
1827–1901
Birth Location: New York
JP

Children(s)

Carrie Palmerton
1868–1952
Birth Location: Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, United States
CP
Chloe Palmerton
1851–1942
Birth Location: Indiana
CP
George Palmerton
1853–1943
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Indiana, USA
GP
Mary Palmerton
1858–1926
Birth Location: Indiana
MP
John Jr.
1870–1916
Birth Location: Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States of America
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Prudence Palmerton
1862–1940
Birth Location: Indiana
PP
Parley Palmerton
1856–1936
Birth Location: De Kalb County, Indiana, USA
PP
Lincoln Palmerton
1866–1948
Birth Location: Dekalb County, Indiana, USA
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Hannah Palmerton
1847–1923
Birth Location: Butler, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
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Marcus Palmerton
1849–1927
Birth Location: Wood County, Ohio, United States of America
MP
Myrtle Palmerton
1876–1941
Birth Location: –
MP

Sarah Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Nelson
1831–1908
Birth Place: Licking County, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Nelson
1798–1878
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Hannah Rose
1797–1883
Washington Four, Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles Nelson
1761–1802
Augusta, Virginia,
Eleanor (Nellie) Crouch
1760–1826
Kentucky, USA
James Rose
1761–1847
Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Sarah Norris
1766–1838
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Nelson
1728–1795
Elizabeth Tindle
1730–1812
John Crouch
1728–1800
Mary Cooper
1720–1800
David Rose
1721–1781
Hannah Parr
1724–1813
William Norris
1739–1767
Catherine Murray
1732–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Nelson
1705–1795
Bridget Squire
1710–1779
Richard Crouch
1708–1765
Judith Sampson
1712–1757
Edward Cooper
1604–
Robert Rose
1690–1740
Abigail Norwood
1699–1723
John Parr
1699–1723
Mary Curwin
1702–1732
Mary Hays
1712–1783

Sarah Nelson's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Nelson (May 5, 1831–June 21, 1908) m. John (Wesley) Palmerton (February 5, 1827–16 February 1901)
  1. 1. Carrie (Adele) Palmerton 1868–1952 m. Luther (Hume) Higley 1867–1936
    1. 1. Ruth (Madonna) Higley 1910–1987 m. Fred (William) Goudy 1907–1965 m. Henry (Lionel) Miller 1908–
      1. 1. Carolyn (Ruth) Goudy 1937–2013 m. Jose (Efrain) Ruiz 1929–2014
    2. 2. Ethel (Adeline) Higley 1892–1968 m. Fredrick (Carl) Voight 1886–1955 m. Edgar (Lawrence) Dunning 1872–1952
      1. 1. Robert (Dale) Voight 1913–1915
      2. 2. Frederick (Carl) Voight 1912–1976 m. Ida (Marie) Pace 1919–1987
        1. 1. Glen (Carl) Voight 1947–2013 m. Linda (Lee) Green 1951–1993
        2. 2. Barbara (Vee) Voight 1933–2006 m. John (Harvey) Richter 1926–1997
      3. 3. Lawrence (E.) Dunning 1923–1999 m. Annette (S.) Sanders 1923–2014
    3. 3. Robert (Dale) Higley 1895–1961 m. Gertrude (Olive) Obelin 1896–1982 m. Cozetta (Faye) Dunn 1908–1958
      1. 1. Margaret (Lois) Higley 1922–1995 m. Virgil (Clifford) Bonecutter 1916–1996
      2. 2. Robert (Dale) Higley 1917–1993 m. Genieve (Dorothy “Jenny”) Boyer 1929–1966
        1. 1. David (Robert) Higley 1951–2006
      3. 3. Luther (Augustus “Gus”) Higley 1935–2013 m. Mary (Delores) Oetting 1936–2017
  2. 2. Chloe (Elizabeth) Palmerton 1851–1942 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Firestone 1848–1935
    1. 1. Sarah (Prudence) Firestone 1884–1973 m. Charles (W.) Ratts 1882–1958
      1. 1. Marcella (Eugenia) Ratts 1913–1988 m. Guy (F.) Meyer 1904–1964
      2. 2. Bruce (Harlan) Ratts 1908–1985 m. Mildred (Irene) Burkas 1910–1997
    2. 2. Hattie (Gertrude) Firestone 1876–1901 m. Adelbert (Hilan) Parkhurst 1876–1928
    3. 3. Earl Firestone 1892–1893
    4. 4. James (Nelson) Firestone 1881–1946 m. Della (Maude) Cannon 1871–1936
      1. 1. Homer (M.) Firestone 1910–
      2. 2. Gertrude (M.) Firestone 1914–
  3. 3. George (Noble) Palmerton 1853–1943 m. Julia (Ann) Marks 1854–1931
    1. 1. Florence (B.) Palmerton 1879–1970 m. Herman Kuehne 1870–1959
      1. 1. George Kuehne 1904–1998 m. Lulah (Elmaretta) Yarger 1906–2000
        1. 1. George ("Lavon") Kuehne 1929–2004
      2. 2. Wilma (Gertrude) Kuehne 1898–1982 m. Herbert (Lawrence) Everhart 1894–1988
        1. 1. Darrell (Herbert) Everhart 1921–1979 m. Irene (Marie) Zimmerman 1926–2006
        2. 2. Robert (D.) Everhart 1924–2007 m. Carolyn (Sue) Drake 1942–2001
    2. 2. Ida (Gertrude) Palmerton 1882–1945 m. Thomas (Harrison) Johnson 1876–1941
      1. 1. Kermit (G.) Johnson 1902–1969 m. Kathleen (W.) Imber 1907–2007
      2. 2. Wavya (A.) Johnson 1909–2002
  4. 4. Mary (Adaline) Palmerton 1858–1926 m. Robert (Almon) Crooks 1849–1925
  5. 5. John (Wesley Palmerton) Jr. 1870–1916 m. Letitia Topper 1873–1908
    1. 1. Harley (H.) Palmerton 1892–1938 m. Vida (Bell) Cabana 1894–1919
      1. 1. Edith (Lucile) Palmerton 1913–1967 m. Charles (Everett) Rose 1913–2001
        1. 1. Dinah (Aquilla) Rose 1935–1935
        2. 2. Roger (Linn) Rose 1945–2019
    2. 2. Myrtle (B.) Palmerton 1895–1979 m. Claude (Dale) Oxley 1885–1929 m. Delbert Mosher 1897–1965
      1. 1. Gerald Oxley 1914–2000 m. Mary (Emma) Sweet 1920–1959
      2. 2. Pearl (Marie) Oxley 1916–1998 m. William (Ray) Alsbury 1917–2001
        1. 1. Donna (Marie) Alsbury 1947–2018
      3. 3. Ruby (Ruth) Oxley 1922–1923
      4. 4. Pauline Oxley 1926–1940
      5. 5. Everett (Delbert) Mosher 1930–1993
    3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth Adele) Palmerton 1904–1996 m. Russell (Oberlin) Witt 1894–1964 m. Harold (Eugene) Koons 1903–1976
      1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Koons 1927–1977
      2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Koons 1931–1980 m. Philip (Martin) Blanchard 1930–2008 m. Larry (Roger) Lamle 1936–2006
    4. 4. Paul (Wesley) Palmerton 1908–1908
  6. 6. Prudence (Eliza) Palmerton 1862–1940 m. Miles Hallett 1857–1925
    1. 1. Zeinil (Nelson) Hallett 1891–1954 m. Frances (Ethel) Rosenberry 1897–1919
      1. 1. Morris (Lavon) Hallett 1917–1994
    2. 2. Garman (Webster) Hallett 1887–1970 m. Maude (Hazel) Kennedy 1889–1951
      1. 1. Hildreth (Nell) Hallett 1914–1997 m. Robert (William) Sanders 1916–1994
      2. 2. Prudence (Addelle) Hallett 1917–1997 m. Verl (Arthur) Oberlin 1918–2012
        1. 1. Laura (Louise) Oberlin 1946–1946
        2. 2. John (Verl) Oberlin 1951–2010
      3. 3. Betty (Joy) Hallett 1922–2001 m. Lavern (Shaw) Smith 1923–2012
  7. 7. Parley (Herbert) Palmerton 1856–1936 m. Phedina (Alice) Kepler 1856–1939
    1. 1. Ross (L.) Palmerton 1888–1944 m. Grace (Gertrude) Foster 1889–1914
    2. 2. Raymond (A.) Palmerton 1892–1934 m. Lucy (Jane) Rummel 1896–1988
      1. 1. Ava (Jane) Palmerton 1919–2008 m. Willis (Platt) Bungard 1915–1963
        1. 1. Carol (Jane) Bungard 1940–2019 m. Michael (Wayne) Sweet 1938–2003
    3. 3. Edna (Eliza) Palmerton 1894–1956 m. Franklin (Ernest) Decker 1882–1946
      1. 1. Russell (Herd) Decker 1913–1983 m. Alma Tiffany 1916–1981
      2. 2. Fonn (Wayne) Decker 1914–1993 m. Rosalie (Mary) Hartings 1916–2008
        1. 1. James (L.) Decker 1941–2018
        2. 2. Marlene (Kay) Decker 1950–2021
      3. 3. Donald Decker 1925–
      4. 4. Barbara (Christine) Decker 1931–2018 m. Donald (William) Lange 1928–2021 m. Leo (Merrell) Levi 1933–2006
      5. 5. Nancy (Lou) Decker 1935–1983 m. Ivan (Gerald) Meeks 1927–1989
  8. 8. Lincoln Palmerton 1866–1948
  9. 9. Hannah (Catherine) Palmerton 1847–1923 m. Edgar (A.) Squires 1842–1932
    1. 1. George (Noble) Squires 1873–1942 m. Clara (B.) Lewe 1889–
    2. 2. Vinton (Wesley) Squires 1875–1942 m. Elizabeth Clayborne 1876–1962
      1. 1. Catherine (Lucille) Squires 1895– m. Byron McClure 1893–1972
      2. 2. James (Edgar) Squires 1897–1924 m. Viola (Marie) Ryan 1902–1948
      3. 3. William (Vinton) Squires 1899–1975 m. Hazel (L.) Bess 1901–1988
        1. 1. Rosemary (Catherine) Squires 1920–1968 m. Raymond (L.) Aaron 1913–1982
      4. 4. Katherine Squires 1903–
      5. 5. Chester Squires 1908–
      6. 6. Mary (Frances) Squires 1910– m. George (Carl) Ellis 1905–
      7. 7. Laura (Elizabeth) Squires 1911– m. Wayne (Boone) Ingels 1910–1987
        1. 1. James (Lee) Ingels 1930–2012 m. Patricia Smith 1930–2001
        2. 2. Majorie (Elaine) Ingels 1945–1945
      8. 8. Rosemary Squires 1917–
    3. 3. Laura (Akzina) Squires 1879–1953 m. Emlin (Verne) Campbell 1875–1932
      1. 1. John (Edgar) Campbell 1898–1997
      2. 2. Hilda (Vern) Campbell 1904–1964 m. Lawrence (Dedrick) Havighurst 1901–1985
        1. 1. Constance ("Connie") Havighurst 1927–2018
        2. 2. Lawrence (David) Havighurst 1933–2019 m. Margaret (Ann) Christian 1934–2003
        3. 3. Emilie (Irene) Havighurst 1938–2012
      3. 3. Sarah (Irene) Campbell 1906–1990
      4. 4. Katheryn (Adelaide) Campbell 1910–1995 m. Richard (Day) Leonard 1901–1976
      5. 5. Emlin (Verne) Campbell 1917– m. Mary (Ruth) Bennett 1919–2016
      6. 6. Alan (Brent) Campbell 1921–2007 m. Ruth (Miriam Elizabeth) Olson 1921–2015
  10. 10. Marcus Palmerton 1849–1927 m. Mary (Jane) Albright 1856–1929
    1. 1. Olive (U.) Palmerton 1875–1945 m. Alpheus (C.) Carpenter 1876–1913
      1. 1. Nella (Marie) Carpenter 1898–1970 m. Lewis (William) Cassaday 1896–1973
        1. 1. Allison (Albert Van) Wormer 1917–1994
      2. 2. Donavon (Charles) Carpenter 1903–1962
    2. 2. Bessie (Josephine) Palmerton 1889–1952
  11. 11. Myrtle (B.) Palmerton 1876–1941 m. James (William) Oyler 1879–1947
    1. 1. Lulu (Bell) Oyler 1906–1979 m. Earl (Herman) Cantine 1899–1953
      1. 1. June (Mary) Oyler 1932–1984 m. Donald (Edward) Woodward 1932–2000
      2. 2. Marilyn (J.) Cantine 1934–2009 m. Donald (Lee Bitner) Sr. 1930–2000
      3. 3. Jeanne (Evelyn) Cantine 1933–2000
      4. 4. Earl (Howard) Cantine 1937–2003
    2. 2. Cordice Oyler 1911– m. Albert Grey 1907–
    3. 3. Lowell (E.) Oyler 1905–
    4. 4. Ralph Oyler 1913–1970
    5. 5. Wilbur (H.) Oyler 1915–1950

Sarah Nelson's Timeline

4 Records

1831
May 5, 1831
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Nelson in Licking County, Ohio, USA
Licking County, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Sarah Elizabeth Nelson resided here in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Sarah Elizabeth Nelson resided here in Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
1908
June 21, 1908
Age 77
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Nelson in Butler, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
Butler, De Kalb, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 5, 1831
    Event Place: Licking County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wilmington, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 21, 1908
    Event Place: Butler, De Kalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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