Lovilla (Mason) Nelson (1853 - 1921)

Born 5 Dec 1853 in Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of James A Nelson — married 29 Oct 1870 in Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States

Died 15 Jun 1921 at age 67 in Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States

Biography

Lovilla Mason was born on December 5, 1853, in Catawissa, Pennsylvania to William and Eliza (maiden name unknown) Mason. Lovilla married James A. Nelson on October 29, 1870 in Hopkinton, Iowa. They were the parents of Lucretia (1872–1962), Bertha C. (born 1882), and Mildred T. (born 1887). She died on June 15, 1921, in Oak Creek, Colorado at the age of 67, and was buried in Oak Creek Cemetery in Oak Creek, Colorado.

• Fact: Residence (1860) Calamus, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) South Fork Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Rose Creek, Thayer, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1885) Algona, Algona, Kossuth, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1885) Logan, Dawson, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Precinct 3 Denver city Ward 6, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Precinct 2, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Burial (1921) Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States

Sources

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMP-D8J : 18 February 2021), Lovilla Mason in entry for William Mason, 1860.

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJ1-DX9 : 28 May 2021), Lovilla Mason in entry for William Mason, 1870.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YG-7YS : 14 January 2022), Louella Nelson in household of Jos. Nelson, Rose Creek Township, Thayer, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• 1885 Census: "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3X2-XH9 : 2 March 2021), Lovilla Nelson in entry for James Nelson, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,540.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66VK-XYSQ : 29 January 2022), Lovilla Nelson in entry for James A Nelson, 1900.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWR-GW5 : accessed 5 March 2022), Lovilla Nelson in household of James A Nelson, Precinct 2, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 15A, family 357, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 115; FHL microfilm 1,374,128.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2D-S3G : 31 January 2021), Lovilla Nelson in entry for William Westbrook, 1920.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKY-3J16 : 13 December 2015), Lovilla Nelson, ; Burial, Oak Creek, Routt, Colorado, United States of America, Oak Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 58829930, Find A Grave: Memorial #58829930.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 February 2022, 12:39), entry for Lovilla Mason (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBXR-SBF ); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVL-NZJ : 10 February 2018), James A. Nelson and Lovilla Mason, 29 Oct 1870, Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa, United States; citing reference Page 130, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,392.

• Obituary: "Mrs. Lovilla Nelson." Oak Creek, Colorado: The Oak Creek Times, June 25, 1921. Accessed via Coloradohistoricnewspapers.org 17 February 2022.