Sarah A. Nelson

Female1843–1930

Brief Life History of Sarah A.

When Sarah A. Nelson was born in 1843, in Wayne, Virginia, United States, her father, William H Nelson, was 50 and her mother, Sarah Stroud, was 40. She married Henry Dalton on 6 June 1861, in Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Harvey District, Mingo, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Big Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1930, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Adkins
1849–1936
Sarah A. Nelson
1843–1930
Marriage: about 1868
Josephine V Adkins
1867–1955
Polly Ann Adkins
1874–1944
John Henry Adkins Sr
1876–1919
Amanda Lee Adkins
1878–1957
Leander Lee Adkins
1882–1959
Elonor Adkins
1882–
Virgie Adkins
1885–1982

Sources (18)

  • Sarah A Adkins in household of George Adkins, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sarah A Nelson, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Sarah Adkins in household of Lee Adkins, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1868Big Harts Creek, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States

    • Children (7)

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    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 3

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 20

    "West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 23

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    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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