Nelson
J
Decker
Born in Port Hope, Hope, Durham, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Son of James N Decker
and Catherine (Flannagan) Decker
Brother of
Elizabeth Decker, Eliza Decker, Hester A Decker, Matilda Decker, Catherine Decker, Mary J Decker and Amelia R Decker
Husband of
Eugenia Jane (VanWyck) Nelles
— married
29 Oct 1864 (to 1870) in Ontario,Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Winifred (Decker) Mckay
Died
at age 29
in Hinton Township, Mecosta, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2014
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Biography
Nelson, born in 1841 in Port Hope, Upper Canada (Ontario, Canada), was the son of James Decker and Catherine Flannagan. He married Eugenia VanWyck in 1864.[1]
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Sources
- ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-HFMS : 17 March 2018), Nelson Decker and Eugema Vanwyck, 29 Oct 1864; citing Grey, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,056.
- Acknowledgements
- by Michael Peck, Adopted, Sunday, March 2, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelson:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nelson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nelson:
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~1.56%
Spencer Carlson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member spcarlson
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~0.78%
Steven Decker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sgdecker19
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