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Absolom Nelson (abt. 1785 - 1850)

Absolom Nelson
Born about in Greenbrier, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 65 in Pendleton, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Absolom Nelson lived in Appalachia, in Virginia.

Absolom was born in 1789.

Absalom Nelson was ordered to appear in court in 1814 to answer charges for living in adultery with Ellizabeth Wilfong. It is said that they married on 10 April 1827. [1]

Date: 11 Sep 1850
Age 65
Living with Delilah Cunningham (abt.1790-) (58) and John Cunningham (16) at Brushy Run, Pendleton, Virginia[2]

Sources

  1. Book: "The Wilfong Family of North America", by Terence Roy Kidd, p.380.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYLF-5S?cc=1401638&wc=95RQ-92V%3A1031351901%2C1032547801%2C1032942001 : 9 April 2016), Virginia > Pendleton > Pendleton county > image 78 of 133; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • Book: "The Wilfong Family of North America", by Terence Roy Kidd, p.380.
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), memorial page for Absolom Nelson (1786–1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #162196518, ; Maintained by Tom B (contributor 46532325) Unknown.




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posted on Nelson-8276 (merged) by Isaac Taylor
Nelson-19336 and Nelson-5658 appear to represent the same person because: I accidently created this duplicate while adding another daughter of Absolom.
posted by Mark Adams

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