Husband: John NELSON
Birthdate: February 22, 1799
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: May 19, 1888
Place of death: Goldville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Father: Charles NELSON
Mother: Lydia HAND

Marriage date: September 21, 1828
Marriage place: Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia

Wife: Sarah Jane YARBROUGH
Birthdate: February 1808
Birthplace: Abbeville, South Carolina
Death date: November 1884
Place of death: Goldville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Father: William Moses YARBROUGH
Mother: Mary BROOKS

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Little Berry Ward NELSON
Sex: m
Birthdate: January 24, 1826
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: December 02, 1892
Place of death: Cass County, Texas
Marriage date: October 21, 1850
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Martha Ann Francis CARTER

Child No. 2: Angeline NELSON
Sex: f
Birthdate: December 22, 1832
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: April 20, 1920
Place of death: St. Louis, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Marriage date: December 03, 1851
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Thomas Jefferson CROSS #2

Child No. 3: Sindrella NELSON
Sex: f
Birthdate: October 14, 1834
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: March 13, 1905
Place of death: Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Marriage date: October 03, 1850
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: James Thomas STEPHENS

Child No. 4: Levina Louise NELSON
Sex: f
Birthdate: May 16, 1836
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names: John WALLACE

Child No. 5: Wiley Andrew Jackson NELSON
Sex: m
Birthdate: August 30, 1838
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: September 13, 1862
Place of death: Nashville, Tennessee
Marriage date: November 18, 1860
Marriage place: Shelby County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Mary Ray HAND

Child No. 6: Francis Marion NELSON
Sex: m
Birthdate: July 24, 1840
Birthplace: Alabama
Death date: May 30, 1920
Place of death: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Marriage date: March 17, 1860
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Martha Ann CHAMPION

Child No. 7: Jesse Floyd NELSON
Sex: m
Birthdate: January 07, 1842
Birthplace: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Death date: September 15, 1895
Place of death: Elmore County, Alabama
Marriage date: October 27, 1864
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Martha Lucille MELEAR

Child No. 8: Baron Dekalb NELSON
Sex: m
Birthdate: May 29, 1845
Birthplace: Alabama
Death date: August 25, 1930
Place of death: Covington County, Alabama
Marriage date: April 05, 1868
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Margaret L. (Mary) MCGUIRE

Child No. 9: Narcissa NELSON
Sex: f
Birthdate: Abt. 1848
Birthplace: Alabama
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 10: Charles (Charley) Ebenezer NELSON #1
Sex: m
Birthdate: January 25, 1851
Birthplace: Alabama
Death date: August 12, 1926
Place of death: Covington County, Alabama
Marriage date: December 24, 1871
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Martha E. GARDNER

Child No. 11: Alexander Hamilton NELSON #1
Sex: m
Birthdate: November 25, 1848
Birthplace: Alabama
Death date: March 17, 1921
Place of death: Covington County, Alabama
Marriage date: January 19, 1871
Marriage place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Spouses' names: Amanda Louise YATES
 
 
Documentation:
* Crawford county, Georgia marriages 1823-1889 from Taylor county web site: NELSON, JOHN AND YARBOROUGH, SARAH 21 SEP 1828 A1.
* 1830 GA Crawford Co NELSON, John State: Georgia Year: 1830 County: Crawford Roll: M19_16 Township: unknown Townships Page: 408 Image: 773 Total of five in the family
1 male under 5 1825 to 1830 Little Berry Ward
1 male under 10 1820 to 1830 John Washington Nelson
1 male 20-30 1800 to 1810 John 31
1 female 5-10 1820 to 1825 Emily Nelson
1 female 20=30 1800 to 1810 Sarah
Lydia Hand NELSON was living somewhere in Crawford County, but may have arrived after census taken..
* 1840 Alabama Tallapoosa County John NELSON
2m under 5, 1836 to 1840 Wiley AJ 1838, Francis Marion 1840
1m 10-15, 1825 to 1830 Little Berry Ward 1826
1m 15-20, 1820 to 1825 John W. 1824
1m 40-50 1790 to 1800 John
1f under 5, 1836 to 1840 Levina 1836
2f 5-10, 1830 to 1835 Angeline 1832, Sindrella 1834
1f 10-15, 1825 to 1830 unknown
1f 20-30, 1810 to 1820 probaby Emily 1822
1f 30-40 1800 to 1810 Sarah
* 1850 AL Tallapoosa - files not accessible online, apparently index does not merge with scanner. The 1850 Alabama Census, Tallapoosa County, index is not recognizing the differences between the 1850 and 1855 census and I believe some of the pages are missing.
* 1860 Alabama Tallapoosa Co. 245 Emuckfaw page 50 Beat No. 12 line 24 14th day of July
John NELSON age 61 GA
wife Sarah J. age 51, SC
son Wiley J. age 22, mechanic Al
son Jesse F(loyd) age 17, farmer AL
Arrin D. age 15, m AL
son Alexander H. age 12, AL
son Charles E. age 10, AL
Emily JACKS age 36, GA (daughter of John NELSON and wife of William JACKS
Anderson Jacks age 12, AL
John's mother Lyddy NELSON age 85. NC (may not be accurate)
* 1870 Alabama Tallapoosa Co. 054 Poplar Spring Post Office New site, page 54: August 8,
John NELSON age 71, farmer, $700, $600, GA
wife Sarah J. age 60 SC
Charley age 20,
Narcissa age 22.
line 5, Jesse NELSON age 25
wife Euhcid age 24,
Sarah age 1,
Trida MELEAR age 10.
* 1880 Alabama Tallapoosa Co. S.D. 2 E.D. No. 142 Sheet 31 Cow Pens Beat 4 line 16 -
NELSON, John age 82
wife Sarah J. age 72.

Notes:
* John and his parents were born in SC. (place of birth NOT ACCURATE!)
* Sarah Jane and her parents were born in SC
* John NELSON and Sarah Jane YARBROUGH and other family members are buried in Valley Grove Cemetery, Tallapoosa County Alabama.