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William Nelson 1802 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Father: Emanuel Nelson

Mother: Nancy Smith

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Children(s):

William Nelson was born in 1802 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States, the child of Emanuel Nelson and Nancy Francis Smith. In 1870, William Nelson passed away in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Emanuel Nelson
1776 – 1866
Birth Location: Snow Creek Stokes Co NC
EN
Nancy Smith
1778 – 1845
Birth Location: Stokes Co NC
NS

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1802
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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