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William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman 1846–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sept 28 1846

Birth Location: Green, Parke, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 6 Jan 1923

Death Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: James Nelson

Mother: Rebecca Richarts

Spouse(s): Malinda Thurman, Matilda Mills

Children(s): George Sr., Nellie Nelson, Margaret Lind, Rosa Carter, Mary Grider, Charles Wilson, Silas Snapp, William D.Y.

William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman was born in 1846 in Green, Parke, Indiana, United States, the child of James Henry Nelson And Rebecca Jane Richard Richarts. In 1850, William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided in Green, Parke, Indiana, USA. In 1860, William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided in Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky, USA. William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman married Malinda Ann Thurman, Matilda J Mills, and had children including Charles Carl Nelson Wilson, George Dudley Nelson Sr, Margaret Belle Nelson Lind, Mary Adeline Nelson Grider, Nellie Elizabeth Nelson, Rosa Ella Nelson Carter, Silas Elmore Nelson Snapp, William H Nelson D Y. William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman passed away in 1923 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman was born in 1846 in Green, Parke, Indiana, United States, the child of James Henry Nelson And Rebecca Jane Richard Richarts.
  • In 1850, William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided in Green, Parke, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided in Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman married Malinda Ann Thurman, Matilda J Mills, and had children including Charles Carl Nelson Wilson, George Dudley Nelson Sr, Margaret Belle Nelson Lind, Mary Adeline Nelson Grider, Nellie Elizabeth Nelson, Rosa Ella Nelson Carter, Silas Elmore Nelson Snapp, William H Nelson D Y.
  • William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman passed away in 1923 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nelson
1814–
Birth Location: Indiana
JN
Rebecca Richarts
1820–
Birth Location: Kentucky
RR

Spouses(s)

Malinda Thurman
1857–1893
Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, United States
MT
Matilda Mills
1845–
Birth Location: Ohio
MM

Children(s)

George Sr.
1886–1947
Birth Location: Paxton, Illinois
GS
Nellie Nelson
1888–1954
Birth Location: Kentucky
NN
Margaret Lind
1882–1963
Birth Location: Illinois
ML
Rosa Carter
1875–1936
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
RC
Mary Grider
1873–1954
Birth Location: Ford Co Ill
MG
Charles Wilson
1866–1918
Birth Location: Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
CW
Silas Snapp
1877–1942
Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
SS
William D.Y.
1869–1870
Birth Location: Illinois
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William Thurman's Ancestors

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William Thurman
1846–1923
Birth Place: Green, Parke, Indiana, United States
Parents
James Henry Nelson
1814–
Indiana
Rebecca (Jane Richard) Richarts
1820–
Kentucky
Grandparents
John Richards
1790–
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Prudence Murrah
1796–
, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thurman's Descendants

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William (Zeblan Nelson Mills) Thurman (Sept 28 1846–6 Jan 1923) m. Malinda (Ann) Thurman (11 Feb 1857–30 August 1893) m. Matilda (J) Mills (abt 1845–)
  1. 1. George (Dudley Nelson) Sr. 1886–1947 m. Rose (Mary) Weingart 1905–1986 m. Florence (M.) Brady 1885–1964
    1. 1. Dorothy (Leona) Nelson 1929–1998 m. George (William) Kearns 1927–1990
    2. 2. Helen (Marie Nelson) Glen 1908–1968 m. Edward Glen 1906–1981
      1. 1. Edward (Charles) Glen 1929–2024 m. Caroline (Lillian) Matthews 1928–2017
        1. 1. Lee (Alan) Glen 1948–2003
    3. 3. Ethel (Rose) Goss 1926–2006 m. Walter (Earl) Goss 1917–2007
    4. 4. Rosemary (Ernestine Nelson) Stamper 1931–1990 m. Winfred (Talmadge) Stamper 1923–1998
    5. 5. Arthur (Nicholas Nelson Sr, Schinkey) Malott 1928–2019 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Schinkey 1924–1992 m. Majorie (Joanne) Malott 1933–2008
      1. 1. Donald (E.) Nelson 1943–1988 m. Linda (K. Powell) Nelson 1946–1988
      2. 2. Arthur (Nickiey N.) Nelson 1950–2014
    6. 6. George (Dudley Nelson) Warner 1925–2004 m. Evelyn (Marie) Warner 1925–1999
      1. 1. Kathy (Lynn Nelson) Gatlin 1948–2023
    7. 7. Anna (Louise Nelson) Folks 1911–1988 m. Jesse (Edward) Folks 1907–1967
      1. 1. Ann (Marie Folks) Dolan 1934–1990 m. Patrick (J.) Dolan –2001
      2. 2. Nancy (Sue) Folks 1938–1941
      3. 3. Infant Folks 1943–1943
  2. 2. Nellie (Elizabeth) Nelson 1888–1954 m. Alfred Wilson 1880–1951
    1. 1. Hazel (Louise Wilson) Rhody 1921–1991 m. Shirley (D) Rhody 1916–1975
    2. 2. Clifford (Paul Wilson) Dowling 1914–1985 m. Pearl (Marie) Dowling 1917–2003
      1. 1. Roberta (Ann Wilson Maczynski) Laidler 1940–2012 m. August (Omar) Laidler 1938–2007
    3. 3. Dora (Belle Wilson) Judy 1909–1984 m. Herman (Clarence) Judy 1902–1993
      1. 1. John (Wesley Judy) D.Y. 1932–1933
      2. 2. Audrey (Ellen Judy) D.Y. 1928–1929
      3. 3. William Judy 1930–1989 m. Beatrice (Mary) Burgan 1928–1978
        1. 1. Jack (L.) Judy 1951–1978
      4. 4. Ronald (G. Judy) D.Y. 1938–1954
    4. 4. Virgie (May Wilson) Seidell 1907–1986 m. Stanley (Virn) Seidell 1908–1978
      1. 1. Norma (Jean Seidell) Brown 1927–2014 m. Kenneth (Fay) Brown 1923–2007
      2. 2. Belva (Irene) Seidell 1928–2002
    5. 5. Luela (Wilson) Alverson 1910–1987 m. Russell (Franklin) Alverson 1912–1989
    6. 6. Ray (Edgar Wilson) Chapin 1912–1990
    7. 7. Ruth (Amelia Wilson) Snoddy 1918–1994 m. Robert (Ronald) Snoddy 1916–1975
  3. 3. Margaret (Belle Nelson) Lind 1882–1963 m. Otto (William) Lind 1875–1957
    1. 1. Robert (Donald Lind) Burris 1915–1981 m. Marilyn Burris 1922–2010
      1. 1. Robert (William ' Bill ') Lind 1946–1977
    2. 2. William (Raymond Lind DeWitt) Gellinger 1903–1979 m. Dorothy (Blanche DeWitt) Lind 1907–1956 m. Julia (Mae Gellinger) Lind 1915–1994
      1. 1. Virginia (Ann Lind) Frye 1934–2015
    3. 3. Oscar (Archibald Lind Vincent) Thompson 1905–1980 m. Charlene Thompson 1928–2002 m. Margaret (Ann Vincent Conner) Lind 1929–1972
    4. 4. Carl (E Lind) D.Y. 1908–1924
    5. 5. Leland (V Lind) divorced? 1909–1963
    6. 6. Alice (M Lind) Scarpellini 1913–1995
    7. 7. Frank (Albert Lind) Weiand 1900–1988 m. Florence (M) Weiand 1905–1998
      1. 1. Eva (Bell Lind) Deeb 1923–2018
      2. 2. Paul (Lind) Lauda 1928–1999 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Lauda 1931–2012
  4. 4. Rosa (Ella Nelson) Carter 1875–1936 m. Zachariah Carter 1866–1932
    1. 1. Minnie (May Carter) Beeman 1890–1982 m. Roy (Alvin) Beeman 1880–1962
      1. 1. Olive (E Beeman) Claus 1917–2003
      2. 2. Loyd Beeman 1915–1916
      3. 3. James (Howard) Beeman 1922–1997
      4. 4. Lena (M. Beeman) Breuer 1919–2018
      5. 5. Hazel (Marie Beeman) McIntosh 1925–2022 m. Benjamin (Louis McIntosh) Jr 1923–1974
      6. 6. Florence Beeman 1921–1921
      7. 7. Clarence (Alvin) Beeman 1914–2007
    2. 2. Mary (Nellie Carter) Grannermann 1906–1935
    3. 3. Rufus (Major Carter) Haynes 1896–1969 m. Effie Haynes 1892–1971
      1. 1. Edna Carter 1920–1997
      2. 2. Edith (Audrey) Carter 1924–1983 m. George (Bernard Bushko) Jr. 1926–
    4. 4. Katie (Murl Carter Fann) Mitchell 1898–1975 m. Rainey (Augustine) Fann 1893–1956
      1. 1. Ida (Mae) Fann 1932–1932
      2. 2. Rainey (Warden Fann) Sr 1925–2002
      3. 3. Armenia (Muriel Fann) Lehnhoff 1928–2014
    5. 5. Flora (Belle Carter) Hodge 1894–1959 m. William (Edward) Hodge 1884–1953
      1. 1. Lawrence (Alvin Hodge) Stockton 1914–1969 m. Daisy Stockton 1904–1958
        1. 1. Mary (Louise Hodge) Finn 1937–2006 m. Leonard (Jackson) Finn 1934–2016
      2. 2. James (Harry) Hodge 1925–2002
    6. 6. Lillie (Ethel Carter) Laney 1901–1993 m. Leslie Laney 1902–1981
      1. 1. Melvin (Wilmer) Laney 1923–2008
      2. 2. Richard (Eugene) Laney 1927–1927
      3. 3. Rosa (Frances Laney) Pieper 1930–2016
    7. 7. Viola (Alice Carter) Southard 1909–1982 m. Ernest (Lee) Southard 1903–1960
      1. 1. Eldon (P.) Southard 1935–1939
      2. 2. Clifford (Lee) Southard 1931–1990
    8. 8. Charles (Henry Carter) Schaeffer 1903–1989 m. Florence (J) Schaeffer 1908–1996
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Carter) Rogers 1892–1967 m. George (Franklin) Rogers 1881–1967
  5. 5. Mary (Adeline Nelson) Grider 1873–1954 m. William (M) Grider 1853–1915
    1. 1. Owen Grider 1896–1988 m. Rosa (Anna) Kelley 1898–1986
      1. 1. Evelyn (Lucille Grider Miller) Cox 1919–2016
      2. 2. Helen (Grider) Livingston 1921–1999 m. Dale Livingston 1917–1983
      3. 3. James (Curtis Grider) Judy 1922–2015 m. Mabel (Eloise) Judy 1924–2007
        1. 1. Carolyn (Sue Grider Crain) Butzow 1943–2010
      4. 4. Leota (Fay Grider) Watson 1918–1997
    2. 2. James (Elmore) Grider 1898–1956 m. Mabel (Marie) Hildreth 1898–1955
      1. 1. Maxine (Doris) Grider 1934–1996 m. Roger (Allen) Will 1931–2022
      2. 2. Jimmy Grider 1936–1997
      3. 3. Geraldine (Grider Martin) Gray 1925–1972
      4. 4. Evelyn (Marie Grider) Brumbaugh 1921–1991 m. Earl (Junior) Brumbaugh 1921–1997
      5. 5. Loren (Elmer) Grider 1928–1962
    3. 3. Irvin (Bee) Grider 1894–1953 m. Edith Thurman 1902–1987
    4. 4. Louis (Alfred) Grider 1897–1972 m. Fern (Ivaloo) Thurber 1900–1950
      1. 1. Emerson (Eugene) Grider 1931–1979 m. Anna (Marie) Schweitzer 1938–1988
      2. 2. Lois (Ivaloo Grider) Lenfest 1929–2002
      3. 3. Bertha (Mae Grider) Clack 1921–1972 m. Grover (L) Clack 1919–1997
    5. 5. Martha (E Grider) Wilson 1900–1970 m. George Nelson 1875–1952 m. Elmer (L) Wilson 1899–1970
      1. 1. George (Hiram Nelson) Halstead 1920–1986 m. Ethel (Marie) Halstead 1919–2002
      2. 2. Hellen (Lorine ' Ellen ' Nelson) D.Y. 1918–1919
    6. 6. Chester (A) Grider 1902–1976 m. Ollie Livengood 1910–1997
      1. 1. James (Everett Grider Sr,) Saathoff 1929–2019 m. Dorothea (Mae) Saathoff 1932–2022
    7. 7. Earle Grider 1905–1979 m. Bessie (H) Brodbeck 1904–2004
    8. 8. Lawrence Grider 1906–1970 m. Lucille (Genevieve) Livengood 1908–1989
      1. 1. Marjorie (Ellen Grider) Foster 1927–2004 m. Robert (Leroy Foster) Sr 1927–2020
      2. 2. Edith (Marie Grider) Foster 1929–2005
    9. 9. Edith (Grider Lantz) Wilson 1910–1985 m. Walter (Clay) Lantz 1901–1949 m. Gordon (L) Wood 1901–1982
      1. 1. Wilbur (Gene) Lantz 1939–2007 m. Elsie (Mae) Heaver 1938–2015
      2. 2. William (Erie) Lantz 1936–1999 m. Pauline (Mae) Peterson 1937–2012
      3. 3. Hazel (May Wood) Burris 1930–1990 m. Charles (Henry) Burris 1908–1986
      4. 4. Walter (M) Lantz 1947–2020
      5. 5. Gordon (Leroy Wood) D.Y. 1928–1930
  6. 6. Charles (Carl Nelson) Wilson 1866–1918 m. Ida (May) Wilson 1876–1915
    1. 1. Paul (Z. Nelson) D.Y. 1895–1896
    2. 2. Miles (Dewey) Nelson 1898–1977 m. Daisy (Belle) Berry 1898–1981
      1. 1. Melvin (Richard Nelson) Donaldson 1933–2001
      2. 2. William (Eugene) Nelson 1924–1942
      3. 3. Margaret (May Nelson) Cottrell 1918–1982 m. Robert (Boyd Cottrell) Jr 1917–1990
        1. 1. Kathryn (Jean ' Kitty ' Cottrell) Mason 1943–2009 m. George Mason 1943–2007
      4. 4. Miles (Allen Nelson) Clinger 1920–1985 m. Flora (Gertrude) Clinger 1921–1985
        1. 1. Patricia (Joan) Nelson 1942–1961
      5. 5. Donald (Edward Nelson) Goodman 1931–2004 m. Mildred (Louise) Goodman 1934–2009
  7. 7. Silas (Elmore Nelson) Snapp 1877–1942 m. Ida (May Snapp Nelson) Oliver 1888–1966
    1. 1. Charles (Elmore) Nelson 1910–1993
    2. 2. Raymond (Peter) Nelson 1906–1954
    3. 3. Dorothy (Evelyn Nelson) Bushman 1914–1998
    4. 4. William (Merle) Nelson 1908–1981
  8. 8. William (H Nelson) D.Y. 1869–1870

William Thurman's Timeline

6 Records

1846
Sept 28 1846
Birth of William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman in Green, Parke, Indiana, United States
Green, Parke, Indiana, United States
1850
1850
Age 4
William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided here in Green, Parke, Indiana, USA
Green, Parke, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided here in Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided here in Harwood, Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Harwood, Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman resided here in Button, Ford, Illinois, USA
Button, Ford, Illinois, USA
1923
6 Jan 1923
Age 77
Death of William Zeblan Nelson Mills Thurman in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sept 28 1846
    Event Place: Green, Parke, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 366; Family History Library Film: 803369
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Green, Parke, Indiana; Roll: 164; Page: 205a
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: 202; Page: 6a
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1923; Roll: 02
    [7] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Green, Parke, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Green, Parke, Indiana; Roll: 164; Page: 205a
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: 202; Page: 6a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Grayson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_369; Page: 366; Family History Library Film: 803369

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Harwood, Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Button, Ford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1923
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1923; Roll: 02
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