Ann Nelson

11 November 1825–15 June 1912 (Age 86)
Richland, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Ann

When Ann Nelson was born on 11 November 1825, in Richland, Ohio, United States, her father, William Nelson, was 37 and her mother, Jane Stewart, was 29. She married Robert P. Giles on 28 March 1849, in Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Jefferson Township, Ringgold, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Grant Township, Union, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 15 June 1912, in Ringgold, Iowa, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Eugene, Ringgold, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert P. Giles
1820–1881
Ann Nelson
1825–1912
Marriage: 28 March 1849
John Shannon Giles
1850–1915
William Ross Giles
1852–1904
Eli Porter Giles
1855–1937
Alma Jane Giles
1855–1883
Rena Martha Giles
1857–1944
Robert J. Giles
1864–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 March 1849Warren, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 5
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1847
    Age 22
    Historical Boundaries: 1847: Ringgold, Iowa, United States
    1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
    Age 23
    Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Nell

    Sources (20)

    • Ann Giles in household of Robert Giles, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Anne Nelson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1849"
    • Ann Nelson in entry for John Shannon Giles, "Iowa, Death Records, 1915"

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