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Wesley Nelson 1868–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 6, 1868

Birth Location: Kentucky USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

Father: Thomas Nelson

Mother: Susan Childress

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Wesley Nelson was born in 1868 in Kentucky USA, the child of Thomas Nelson And Susan Childress. Wesley Nelson passed away in 1900 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Wesley Nelson was born in 1868 in Kentucky USA, the child of Thomas Nelson And Susan Childress.
  • Wesley Nelson passed away in 1900 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States.

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Wesley Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Nelson
1868–1900
Birth Place: Kentucky USA
Parents
Thomas Nelson
1828–1880
Green County, Kentucky
Susan Childress
1836–1900
Green, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (H) Nelson
1802–1840
Green, Kentucky, United States
Anna Meers
1811–1859
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
James Childress
1811–1884
Taylor, Kentucky, United States
Mahalia Bewley-Scott
1814–1880
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Nelson
1778–1840
Elizabeth Sterner
1775–
Thomas Meers
1780–1880
Elizabeth Isbell
1781–1850
Joshua Childress
1767–1856
Frances Crain
1771–1850
Nathaniel Bewley
1792–1835
Mary Scott
1792–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Meers
1762–1841
Elizabeth Forrester
1763–1841
Christopher Isbell
1757–1834
Winnifred Johnson
1757–1803
Moses Childress
1740–
Susannah Childress
1740–
John Crane
1742–1831
Frances Pond
1750–1812
Nathan Bewley
1749–1807

Wesley Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1868
6 August 1868
Birth of Wesley Nelson in Kentiucky
Kentiucky
1868
August 6, 1868
Birth of Wesley Nelson in Kentucky USA
Kentucky USA
1870
1870
Age 2
Birth of Wesley Nelson in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 32
Death of Wesley Nelson
None
1947
7 December 1947
Age 79
Death of Wesley Nelson in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1868
    Event Place: Kentiucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1947
    Event Place: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 6, 1868
    Event Place: Kentucky USA

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