Washington
C.
Nelson
Born in Belleville, Union Township, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Arietta Ruglas (McNabb) Nelson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Ellen Jane (Lockwood) Nelson
— married
[date unknown] (to 1865) in Ohio, United States
Husband of
Maria C. (Miller) Nelson
— married
after 1867 [location unknown]
Father of
Catherine (Nelson) Staley, Blanche M. Nelson, Mary Laura Nelson, Bessie I. (Nelson) Butzer, Ella Erdine (Nelson) Waltman, Benjamin F. Nelson and Abbie K. Nelson
Died
at age 55
in Belleville, Union Township, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2023
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Biography
Washington was born in 1829. He married multiple times:
- (1) Ellen Jane Lockwood
- Catherine Nelson (1864-1939)
- (2) Arietta M. (McNabb) Nelson
- no children
- (3) Maria C. (Miller) Nelson
- Blanche M. Nelson (7 Jul 1868-27 Jan 1883)
- Mary Laura Nelson (1870-1965)
- Bessie I. (Nelson) Butzer (1872-1947)
- Ellie Erdine (Nelson) Waltman (1873-1960)
- Abbie K. Nelson (1874-1951)
- Benjamin Frank Nelson (1876-1933)
Washington passed away in 1885.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HP-NPF : 22 December 2020), Washington Nelson in household of Daniel Overholzer, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ57-BC6 : Mon Aug 21 18:18:03 UTC 2023), Entry for W C Nelson and Maria Nelson, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNV-QC3 : Wed Aug 02 21:05:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Washington Nelson and Maria C. Nelson, 1880.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38188302/washington-c-nelson: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Washington C Nelson (15 Jul 1829–15 Mar 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38188302, citing Mechanicsville Lutheran Cemetery, Belleville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Mona Anderson (contributor 46620248).
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