Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Robert A. NELSON Family #1

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Submitted by: Larry E. Warren
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Husband: Robert A. NELSON
Birthdate: 30 Nov 1839
Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio
Death date: 21 Aug 1920
Place of death: Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois
Father: John B. NELSON
Mother: Jane REANEY

Marriage date: 12 Jul 1860
Marriage place: Morgan County, Ohio

Wife: Rachel Ann KENT
Birthdate: 25 May 1842
Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio
Death date: 3 Feb 1913
Place of death: Union County, Iowa
Father: Zachariah KENT
Mother: Charlotta/Charlotte DAY

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: John Curtis NELSON
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 Mar 1861
Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio
Death date: 27 Jul 1931
Place of death: Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota
Marriage date: 14 Feb 1893
Marriage place: Union County, Iowa
Spouse's name: Hattie Florence CUNNINGHAM

Child No. 2: Emma Jane NELSON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 28 Apr 1863
Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio
Death date: 16 Aug 1922
Place of death: Murray, Clarke County, Iowa
Marriage date: 19 Oct 1881
Marriage place: Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio
Spouse's name: John Ezra WARREN

Child No. 3: Ina Belle NELSON
Sex: F
Birthdate: 6 Aug 1867
Birthplace: Illinois
Death date: 16 Mar 1910
Place of death: Perry County, Ohio
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Thomas SANDS
 

Documentation:
Robert and Rachel farmed in Morgan County, Ohio for a
few years and moved to Illinois in the mid-1860s.  Their marriage soon
failed and Rachel returned to Morgan County. She later married Robert's
brother, Seth Nelson, and they moved to Union County, Iowa. Robert
remained in Illinois and had two more marriages.
Sources:
1. Family Records
2. Bureau County, Illinois Death Records
3. Mt. Bloom Cemetery, Tiskilwa, Illinois Records
4. Morgan County, Ohio Marriage Records
5. Union County, Iowa Cemetery Records
6. Minnesota Death Records