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Thomas Nelson 1865–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1865

Birth Location: Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia

Death Date: 17 December 1939

Death Location: Winifrede, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Father: Hugh Nelson

Mother: Martha Gwynn

Spouse(s): Angeline Wolfe

Children(s):

Thomas Nelson was born in 1865 in Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia, the child of Hugh Nelson And Martha Jane Gwynn. In 1880, Thomas Nelson resided in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Thomas Nelson married Angeline Loran Wolfe. Thomas Nelson passed away in 1939 in Winifrede, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Thomas Nelson was born in 1865 in Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia, the child of Hugh Nelson And Martha Jane Gwynn.
  • In 1880, Thomas Nelson resided in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Nelson married Angeline Loran Wolfe.
  • Thomas Nelson passed away in 1939 in Winifrede, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

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Thomas Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Nelson
1865–1939
Birth Place: Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia
Parents
Hugh Nelson
1837–1879
Surry County, North Carolina USA
Martha (Jane) Gwynn
1838–1910
Wythe, Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph Nelson
1812–1868
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Estep
1822–1895
Kentucky
John (Taylor) Gwinn
1808–1899
Monroe County, Virginia (now WV)
Margaret Guynn
1804–1892
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nelson
1781–1840
Clarissa Nunn
1794–1850
Shadrach Jr
1791–1870
Elizabeth Hunt
1796–1854
James Sr.
1783–1862
Mary Taylor
1786–1872
Felix Williams
1766–1856
Nancy Calloway
1776–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Nelson
1747–1832
Rebecca Smith
1750–1834
William Nunn
1756–1829
Elizabeth Copeland
1758–1826
Shadrach Estep
1760–1840
Mary Lane
1757–1791
Col Hunt
1760–1840
Mary Owens
1773–1849
John Taylor
1761–1838
Mary Jarrell
1764–1824
Francis Williams
1732–1819
Elizabeth Duncan
1735–1815
Zachariah Callaway
1750–1816
Ellender Boyd
1750–1840

Thomas Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1865
3 Jun 1865
Birth of Thomas Nelson in Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia
Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 15
Thomas Nelson resided here in Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1939
17 December 1939
Age 74
Death of Thomas Nelson in Winifrede, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Winifrede, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1865
    Event Place: Laurel Creek, Boone, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1939
    Event Place: Winifrede, Kanawha County, West Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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