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William Franklin, Thomas Nelson 1820 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jul 1820

Birth Location: Macon, Marion, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Lightwood, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: William Nelson

Mother: Margaret Dopson

Spouse(s): Harriet Wingard

Children(s): Catharine Nelson, Margarett Nelson, Green Nelson, William Nelson

The story of William Franklin Thomas Nelson began in 1820 in Macon, Marion, Georgia, USA, with parents William Nelson and Margaret Peggy Dopson. As an adult, William Franklin Thomas Nelson wed Harriet Elizabeth Wingard. Their household included Catharine Nelson, Margarett Nelson, Green Christian Nelson and William Nelson. William Franklin Thomas Nelson's life came to an end in 1880 in Lightwood, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

William Nelson
1798 – 1830
Birth Location: Morgan County, Georgia, USA
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Margaret Dopson
1795 –
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Wingard
1826 – 1922
Birth Location: Lexington, South Carolina, USA
HW

Children(s)

Catharine Nelson
1844 –
Birth Location: Alabama
CN
Margarett Nelson
1846 –
Birth Location: Alabama
MN
Green Nelson
1848 – 1941
Birth Location: Tallassee, Elmore County, Alabama, USA
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William Nelson
1849 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Jul 1820
    Event Place: Macon, Marion, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Jul 1822
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Jul 1820
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Jul 1820
    Event Place: Macon, Marion, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 25 OCT 1843
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Township 19, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1868
    Event Place: Lightwood, Elmore, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Sep 1863
    Event Place: Elmore County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Lightwood, Elmore, Alabama, USA
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