Nelson was born in 1815 in Virginia. He passed away in 1884 in Missouri.
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-B23 : 7 September 2017), Nelson Duckworth, District 4, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing p. 61, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 156; FHL microfilm 13,182.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88B-GND : 12 April 2016), Nelson Duckworth, Doddridge county, Doddridge, Virginia, United States; citing family 49, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XK-XCJ : 15 August 2017), Nelson Duckworth, Jefferson, Linn, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 184, sheet 463B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0700; FHL microfilm 1,254,700.
"Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFR-86D : 9 February 2018), Nelson Duckworth, 17 Feb 1884; citing Jefferson, reference ln67; FHL microfilm 1,009,875.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90570438/admiral-nelson-duckworth: accessed 14 October 2023), memorial page for Admiral Nelson Duckworth (6 Mar 1815–7 Feb 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90570438, citing Ridings Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by JHC (contributor 47831606).
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