William B. Nelson and Mary Ellen Hurst

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Husband William B. Nelson ¹

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           Born: 30 Jun 1838 - Carroll Twp, York Co, PA 1
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         Father: Samuel Park Nelson (1813-1884) 1 2
         Mother: Margaret Bailey (1815-1847) 1

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       Marriage: 1866 3

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Wife Mary Ellen Hurst ³

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         Father: J. B. Hurst (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Susan Hershfelt (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Laura C. Nelson ³

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           Born: 12 Sep 1867 3
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           Died: 28 Sep 1890 3
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         Spouse: Robert M. Metzger (      -      ) 3

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2 M Jacob H. Nelson ³

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           Born: 11 Apr 1871 3
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         Spouse: Charlotte Whaley (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 10 Jul 1894 - Bendersville, Adams Co, PA 3

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3 M Park H. Nelson ³

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           Born: 1 Jun 1875 3
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           Died: 15 Mar 1894 3
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General Notes: Husband - William B. Nelson

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attended the Stony Run school in his native township until twenty-one years of age, and then assisted his father at farming. He married and located on the home farm for five years, and then went to Cumberland County for one year, after which seven years were spent in Dillsburg, York County. He then purchased a farm of eighty-nine acres in Carroll township, and remained there from 1879 to 1894. The next two years were spent at Bendersville, and he then engaged in a mercantile business at Wellsville. He built a residence in 1896, on a small tract of six and one-half acres, and lived a retired life.

He was a Republican, and was an active worker in the interests of his party in his section. He served his township as assessor, school director, tax collector, and was a delegate to a number of county conventions. Religiously, he was connected with the Presbyterian Church of Dillsburg, and he was a trustee of the church for a number of years, his wife and family also attending the services there.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were both well-educated and fond of good literature, as evidenced by their large library and the presence of the best magazines in their home. The Nelsons' home, which was located about one mile from Dillsburg, was one of the handsome ones of the township, and the farm was in the finest possible condition. It had been cultivated to a high state, and all the best and latest improvements in the line of machinery could be found thereon.

His grandson, Nelson P. Metzger, made his home with them, they having taken him in when he was quite young.

1 —, History of York County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1907), Pg 242.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 117.

3 —, History of York County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1907), Pg 243.