Born in Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Nelson Jr.
and Lucretia (Mauzy) Nelson
Sister of
William George Nelson, Thomas Lafayette Nelson, John Nelson, Robert Mauzy Nelson, Mary Nelson, Benedict Nelson and Parley Pratt Nelson
Wife of
Henry Tate East Jr.
— married
about 1855 in Washington, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas H. East, Lucretia E. East, William James East, Ulysses Simpson Grant East, Archibald East and Mary Adella (East) Trummel
Died
at age 53
in Macon, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Mar 2016
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Biography
Caroline Nelson. Given Name: Caroline. Surname: Nelson.
Buried Maroa Township Cemetery, Maroa, Macon, Illinois, USA.
FSFTID KJH4-1C8.
FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=KJH4-1C8.
Sources
- Caroline (Nelson) East - Find A Grave
- Year: 1850; Census Place: District 20, Washington, Illinois; Roll: 131; Page: 176a
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 3 S Range 5 W, Washington, Illinois; Page: 875; Family History Library Film: 803235
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Creek, DeWitt, Illinois; Roll: M593_216; Page: 70A; Family History Library Film: 545715
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Creek, De Witt, Illinois; Roll: 203; Page: 353B; Enumeration District: 071
- The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 136
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caroline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caroline:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caroline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caroline:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Phyllis (Merryman) Cloyd 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T182272 [compare], FTDNA kit #539789
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Cynthia Cloyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RU6021870 [compare], Ancestry member ccloyd11
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695503 [compare], FTDNA kit #489430
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ML9694229 [compare]
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Shelley Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #689153
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~0.78%
Rahn Price :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EW6450189 [compare], yourDNAportal RAHbaa0520d, Ancestry member rahn_price
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch EW6450189 [compare], yourDNAportal RAHbaa0520d
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~0.78%
Richard Neves :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T307337 [compare], FTDNA kit #300009
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~0.78%
Wylie McDonald :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Eric Nelson :
MyHeritage DNA
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