John Nelson and Margaret Gilliland

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Husband John Nelson ¹

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           Born:  - Ireland
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Wife Margaret Gilliland ¹

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1 F Esther Nelson ¹

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2 M William Nelson ¹

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3 M John Nelson ¹

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4 F Margaret Nelson ¹

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5 M Archibald Nelson ¹

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6 F Nancy Nelson ¹

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7 F Ann Nelson ¹

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8 M James Nelson ²

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           Born:  - York Co, PA
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         Spouse: Ann Duncan (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: Delilah Ralston (      -      ) 1

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9 M Samuel Nelson ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Nelson

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He and his wife were both natives of Ireland, where they were married shortly before emigrating to America. After reaching the new world they took up their abode in York County, Pennsylvania, where they resided for a number of years, then moved to Washington county, at that time a wil­derness. To reach their destination, they had to move their household belongings on packhorses, the children being carried in creels (great wicker baskets), slung one on each side of a horse. In this way they accomplished the wearisome journey over the mountains, sometimes receiving the hospi­tality of a pioneer, whose lonely cabin they dis­covered, sometimes camping by the wayside when night overtook them, but always with stout hearts pushing on, until their destination was reached in safety, and they found their new home in the wilderness. Only one clearing marked the west­ern march of civilization, but undaunted by the dreary outlook they went to work. Fortune smiled upon them, and soon they were able to provide themselves with not only the bare necessaries of life, but also with a comfortable, well-furnished house. They were industrious, and therefore pros­perous, contented and happy. Nine children grew up around the family hearthstone.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 990.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 372.