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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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The story of William Nelson began in 1802 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States. William Nelson passed away in 1870 in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Nelson began in 1802 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.
  • William Nelson passed away in 1870 in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States.

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William Nelson's Ancestors

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William Nelson
1802 – 1870
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Emanuel Nelson
1776 – 1866
Snow Creek Stokes Co NC
Nancy (Francis) Smith
1778 – 1845
Stokes Co NC
Grandparents
William Smith
1739 – 1817
Elizabeth Street
1739 – 1817
Virgina
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Street
1710 – 1790
Elizabeth Brockman
1715 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Street
1680 – 1752
Jane Waddy
1690 – 1688
Samuel Brockman
1686 – 1766
Mary Madison
1695 – 1776

William Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of William Nelson in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 68
Death of William Nelson in Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Wayne, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

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

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

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