James was born about 1852 in Wayne County, Virginia. He is the son of Isaac Nelson and Margaret Stephenson.
In the 1880 US Census James was living with his wife Margaret and their two children. Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James Nelson Self M 28 Virginia, United States Margaret Nelson Wife F 20 Virginia, United States Isaac W Nelson Son M 1 West Virginia, United States[1]
James was born about 1852. He is the son of Isaac Nelson and Margaret Stephenson.
United States Census, 1850 Name Isaac Nelson Event Type Census Event Year 1850 Event Place Wayne county, part of, Wayne, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 39 Race White Birth Year (Estimated) 1811 Birthplace Kentucky House Number 473
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TC-4L7 : 15 July 2017), James Nelson, Grant, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 139, sheet 240C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1415; FHL microfilm 1,255,415.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured National Park champion connections: James is 16 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 18 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 14 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 20 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 16 degrees from George Grinnell, 26 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 14 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 19 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.