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George W Nelson

Military: US Army Civil War veteran;
Age  83
Where born:   Jackson Co IN
Where died:   Harrisburg-Saline Co IL
Son of:   Samuel Nelson (1779-1867) & Catherine Crider (1824-1887)
Married 1st:   12 May 1867 Brown Co IN Sarah E Shipley (ca 1850 IN-1878); m2: ca 1877 Mary E Roberts*: res: 1860 Jackson Co IN 1870-80 Brown Co IN 1900 Mountain-Saline IL 1910-20 Denison twp - Lawrence Co IL
Children:
- Jesse Richard* (26 May 1867 IN)
- George P (20 Dec 1873 IN-9 Nov 1930 Harrisburg-Saline Co IL)
- John Wesley (3 Apr 1868-2 Feb 1904 Saline Co IL)
- Ida Belle (2 Jun 1877-19 Apr 1940 buried Vincennes IN m: John Clarance Deckard)
- Pearl Mae* (20 Feb 1892 IN m: Forest Sylvester Ash*)
- Allen* (18 Sep 1893)
- Bessie (21 Jun 1896 IL-9 Aug 1983 buried Sumner Cem m: Gus Mieure)
- Bertha M* (11 Aug 1903 IL m: Audie Deckard)

      * indicates buried with George W Nelson in Oak Lawn Cemetery - St Francisville.