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Submitted: 7/1/11 • Approved: 6/27/18 • Last Updated: 6/30/18 • R554507-G554507-S3
William
November 22, 1823 - October 20, 1899
Lucy
September 11, 1937 - June 23, 1914
1900 U.S. Census enumerated on the 8th of June 1900, Union Twp., Madison County, AR, shows:
94. 94. NELSON, William R., white male, born Nov. 1825, 74 years old, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Tennessee; married 34 years; farmer.
LUCY A., white, female, born September 1837, 62 years old; born in Missouri; mother and father born in Kentucky; married 34 years; mother of children, 8 living.
Thus, the date of death for William Riley Nelson must be after June 8, 1900.(submitted by nmarlan@icloud.com) Stone is unreadsable
Photo courtesy of Dora E Niceschwander Smith
Contributed on 7/1/11 by pam_don202
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