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Willard Curran Nelson 1851–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 20 Oct 1916

Death Location: Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA

Father: Samuel Nelson

Mother: Sarah @@

Spouse(s): Phoebe Nash-Nelson

Children(s): Eva Nelson

Willard Curran Nelson was born in 1851 in Missouri, the child of Samuel Nelson And Sarah Hambleton Stockton. Willard Curran Nelson married Phoebe Ellen Nash Nelson, and had children including Eva Lena Nelson. Willard Curran Nelson passed away in 1916 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • Willard Curran Nelson was born in 1851 in Missouri, the child of Samuel Nelson And Sarah Hambleton Stockton.
  • Willard Curran Nelson married Phoebe Ellen Nash Nelson, and had children including Eva Lena Nelson.
  • Willard Curran Nelson passed away in 1916 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Nelson
1803–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sarah @@
1805–1865
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Nash-Nelson
1849–1923
Birth Location: Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, United States of America
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Children(s)

Eva Nelson
1875–1950
Birth Location: Bedford, Taylor, Iowa
EN

Willard Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Willard Nelson
1851–1916
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Samuel Nelson
1803–
Tennessee
Sarah (Hambleton Stockton) @@
1805–1865
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willard Nelson's Descendants

1.
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Willard (Curran) Nelson (16 Mar 1851–20 Oct 1916) m. Phoebe (Ellen) Nash-Nelson (23 January 1849–16 April 1923)
  1. 1. Eva (Lena) Nelson 1875–1950 m. James (William) Briggs 1872–1936
    1. 1. Dorothy (Pearl) Briggs 1913–2002 m. Lambert (Aurilius) Burger 1909–1975
      1. 1. Patricia (Aneva) Burger 1940–2021 m. John (Paul) THOMAS 1938–2004

Willard Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1851
16 Mar 1851
Birth of Willard Curran Nelson in Missouri
Missouri
1916
20 Oct 1916
Age 65
Death of Willard Curran Nelson in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA
Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Missouri

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA
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