James Nelson and Dorothy Reed

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Husband James Nelson ¹

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           Born: 6 Nov 1836 - County Leitrim, Ireland 1
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         Father: John Nelson (1801-1837) 1
         Mother: Bridget Banks (1809-1846) 1

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       Marriage: 2 Jul 1865 2

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Wife Dorothy Reed ²

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           Born:  - Venango Co, PA
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         Father: Eugene Reed (Abt 1808-1871) 2
         Mother: Mary Cupp (Abt 1801-1895) 2

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Children

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1 F Mary Nelson ²

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         Spouse: Peter Stimer (      -      ) 2

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2 M John Nelson ²

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3 M Charles Eugene Nelson ²

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           Died: 1906 2
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         Spouse: Rosalia Walters (      -      ) 2

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4 M James Vincent Nelson ²

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           Died: Aft 1915
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         Spouse: Sarah Frain (      -      ) 2

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5 F Margaret Nelson ²

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         Spouse: Horatio Vanderlin (      -      ) 2

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6 F Catherine Nelson ²

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         Spouse: James Stewart (      -      ) 2

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7 M Harry Nelson ²

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           Died: Dec 1912 - Montana 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 F Alice Nelson ²

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         Spouse: Dr. B. J. Henne (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - James Nelson

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He was reared on the home farm in County Leitrim, Ireland, attending a private school in that locality. His father dying the year after his youngest son's birth, his mother's death left him an orphan at the age of ten years, and for the five following years he made his home with a Mr. Kerrigan. In 1852 he started to make his independent way in the world, crossing to Scotland and there being employed in the mines for seven years, in 1859 immigrating with his brother, Michael, five years his senior, to the United States, settling in Frostburg, Maryland. Here both obtained employment in the mines, James leaving his brother after two years and coming to Pennsylvania, making his home at Limetown, on the Monongahela river, and for five years working in the coal mines of that vicinity. He next came to Oil City, Pennsylvania, and was there a coal miner for three years, a pursuit he followed in Allegheny City (Pittsburgh North Side) until 1871, having moved thither in March, 1866. In 1871 he made his home in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, the place being then called Mansfield Valley, and was employed in the Grant mines and other mining property throughout that locality. He was actively engaged in mining until 1906, when having attained his seventieth year he retired to his home at No. 615 Fourth avenue, which he built in 1871. For thirty years he was connected with the Anchor Building and Loan Association, of Carnegie, and for fifteen years served as a member of its board of directors. His allegiance was to the Democratic party, and he was a member of city council and for one term collector of taxes. His church was St. Luke's Roman Catholic. [GPHWP, 250]

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 250.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 251.