James Nelson and Jane Wallace

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Husband James Nelson ¹

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           Born: 4 May 1804 1
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           Died: Aft 1888
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         Father: Matthew Nelson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Hannah Hunter (      -      ) 1

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Wife Jane Wallace ¹

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           Born: 20 Apr 1811 1
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         Father: Hezekiah Wallace (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Nancy McCullough (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M John Nelson ¹

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           Born: 23 May 1830 1
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         Spouse: Mary J. Withrow (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 31 Mar 1861 1

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2 M Hezekiah W. Nelson ¹

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3 F Hannah Nelson ¹

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         Spouse: [Unk] Ewing (      -      ) 1

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4 M Matthew Nelson ²

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           Born: 4 Dec 1839 - Greene Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Hattie Calhoon (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 21 Sep 1865 1

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5 F Nancy Nelson ¹

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         Spouse: J. H. Ewing (1834-      ) 4
           Marr: 1864 5

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6 F Martha "Mattie" Nelson ⁶

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         Spouse: Capt. William H. Swearingen (1841-Aft 1913) 7 8
           Marr: 17 Dec 1868 9

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7 F Susan M. Nelson ¹⁰

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         Spouse: Dr. Franklin D. Kerr (1844-      ) 11
           Marr: 7 Sep 1871 12

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8 M David A. Nelson ¹

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9 F Esther J. Nelson ¹

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General Notes: Husband - James Nelson

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He and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder for forty years. Politically he was first a Whig, but later a Republican. During the anti-slavery excitement he aided and sheltered fugitive slaves.

1 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 876.

2 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 832, 876.

3 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 832.

4 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 845, 876.

5 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 845.

6 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 876, 896.

7 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 876, 895.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 886.

9 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 896.

10 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 859, 876.

11 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 858, 876.

12 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 859.