Brief Life History of Alvin
When Alvin Nelson was born on 2 February 1843, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Abner Nelson, was 49 and his mother, Nancy Elinore Vanover, was 27. He married Martha Emeline McFarland on 13 February 1874, in Knox, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Allen, Lyon, Kansas, United States in 1895. He died on 24 May 1926, in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Big Timber, Sweet Grass, Montana, United States.
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Sources (29)
- Alvin Nelson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Allvin Nelson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Alvin Nelson, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
Spouse and Children
1843–1926 Male
1856–1928 Female
Children (13)
1875–1914 Male
1876–1939 Male
1878–1953 Female
1880–1943 Male
1883–1958 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1880 Male
1815–1873 Female
Siblings (15)
1827– Female
1830–1909 Male
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1834– Male
1838–1906 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1854
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1865
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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