Tombstone Tuesday - William C. Nelson

NELSON

William C.

July 31, 1840

Mar. 19, 1927

Buried Dyer Hill Cemetery, Livingston County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 2019.

William C. Nelson's first marriage was to Martha M. Spell on 19 March 1868 in Livingston County, Kentucky. [1] His second marriage was to Mrs. Ellen Scyster Rappolee on 26 October 1876. [2]

In his obituary, William C. Nelson was listed as "C.W. Nelson of Birdsville, Ky."[3] His survivors included the widow, Mrs. Ellen Nelson; six children; one stepson; two sisters; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

According to his death certificate,[4] William C. Nelson was born 18 July 1840 and died 19 Mar 1928. His parents were listed as William Nelson and Eliza May, both of whom were born in Livingston County.

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[1] Joyce McCandless Woodyard. Livingston County, Kentucky Marriage Records Including Marriages of Freedmen, Vol. II (Aug 1839-Dec 1871), (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1994) 165.

[2] Livingston County, Kentucky Marriage Bond Book 1:577-578.

[3] "C.W. Nelson Dies at Birdsville, Ky.," Paducah News-Democrat, Tues., 27 Mar 1928, p. 2.

[4] Kentucky Death Record #10444 (1928), William C. Nelson, Ancestry.com.

Published 24 Sep 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Etna Nelson

Etna

Nelson

Oct. 13, 1870

June 8, 1942

Buried Alsobrook Cemetery, Livingston County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 30 July 2015. Etna Nelson died in Creal Springs, Williamson County, Illinois. [1]

Etna Nelson was the daughter of John Ramage and Jane Gray.[2]  She appears as a 9 year old in the household of John and Elizabeth Ramage in Dyers Hill Precinct of Livingston County. [3]  

Miss Etna Ramage married Mr. C.C. Nelson 11 October 1873 at her home in Livingston County. [4]

[1] Illinois, Deaths & Stillbirths Index 1916 - 1947, Ancestry.com <http://www.ancestry.com. accessed 28 September 2015.

[2] Ibid.

[3] John Ramage household, 1880 Dyers Hill, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: 429; Family History Film: 1254429; Page: 359A; Enumeration District: 083; Image: 0162, Ancestry.com, http://ancestry.com: accessed 28 September 2015.

[4] Original 1873 marriage license and certificate, Livingston County, Kentucky Clerk's Office, Smithland, Kentucky.

Published 19 January 2016, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Monument Monday - Linnie Nelson

Nelson

Linnie Doyle

Wife of Everett

Nelson

Nov. 5, 1885

Dec. 4, 1919

She was a kind and

affectionate wife, a fond

mother, and a friend to all

Buried Dyer Hill Cemetery, Livingston County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 15 October 2010.

Linna E. Doyle, daughter, was living in the household of James W. and Ella F. Doyle in Dyers Hill District of Livingston County, Kentucky on the 1900 census. 

Everette Lane Scyster Nelson, age two, died 13 October 1919 in Livingston County. He was the son of Everett Nelson and Linnie Doyle, according to his death certificate #28212 (1919).

Published 22 December 2014, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Buchanan and Mary J. Nelson

Nelson

Buchanan

Oct. 6, 1854

Apr. 8, 1924

Mary J.

Aug. 29, 1866

Jan. 19, 1938

Buried in Duncan Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 20 March 2010.

Buchanan Nelson is listed as Barton B. Nelson on his death certificate. He was the son of Nathaniel Nelson and was born in Crittenden County. Mary Jane was the daughter of F.M. Stansbury and was born in Spencer County, Kentucky, according to her death certificate.

Buchanan Nelson and Miss Mary J. Standsberry were married at the home of the bride's father in Crittenden County by Dr. M. Bristow on 30 December 1885.



Tombstone Tuesday - Nanthaniel Nelson

Nathaniel Nelson

Died

Feb. 22, 1863

Aged
About 55 years

Elizabeth

[broken]

Buried Duncan Cemetery, off Hwy. 365 in Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 20 March 2010.

Nathaniel Nelson married Elizabeth Slayton 5 October 1840 Livingston County, Kentucky. Elizabeth's birth date is listed as 4 May 1822 and her death date as 22 June 1861 in Crittenden County Cemeteries, Vol. III, page 17 by The Crittenden County Genealogical Society, 2005.

On 7 April 1862, Nathaniel married Adaline Lynn Gill , the widow of Francis Gill. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had the following known children: William, Joseph, Serena, Sarah C., Lucenia, Virginia, Buchanan, James N. and Charles. Nathaniel and Adaline had no children.