John Greenlee

Abt 1759 - Aft 1803  (> Age 45)



Birth	Abt 1759 Ireland
Died	Aft 1803 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	William Greenlee b. Est 1730, Ireland

Jane Reynolds

1764 - 1807  (Age 43)



Birth	1764 Virginia, USA
Died	1807 Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Family	John Greenlee & Jane Reynolds
Children	1. Morris Greenlee b. 8 Aug 1790, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA 2. Hamilton Greenlee b. 1801, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 3. John Greenlee b. 4 Nov 1803

Adam Johannes (Joh) Kimberling, Sr

1743 - Bef 1805  (< Age 61)



Birth	7 Jul 1743 Massenbach, Wuerttemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	Bef Mar 1805 Arbuckle, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Kimberling Cemetery, Arbuckle, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	Jacob Friderich Kümmerlin b. 23 Feb 1715, Wuerttemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Mother	Maria Eva Katharina Schmaltzhaf b. 1 May 1716, Massenbach, Wuerttemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Married	30 Jan 1741 Stetten Am Heuchelberg, Heilbronn, Wuerttemberg, Holy Roman Empire

Nancy Davis

Abt 1753 - 1815  (Age 62)



Birth	Abt 1753
Died	1815 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Kimberling Cemetery, Arbuckle, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Family	Adam Johannes (Joh) Kimberling, Sr & Nancy Davis
Married	Abt 1770 Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. William Kimberling b. Virginia, USA 2. James Kimberling, Sr b. 1773, Virginia, USA 3. Mary Magdalene Kimberling b. 13 Dec 1775, Virginia, USA 4. Jacob Kimberling b. 27 Sep 1777, Bath County, Virginia, USA 5. Adam Johannes Kimberling, Jr b. 1785, Bath County, Virginia, USA 6. Joseph Kimberling b. 1786, Bath County, Virginia, USA 7. Nathaniel Kimberling b. 2 Sep 1789, Bath County, Virginia, USA 8. Nancy Kimberling b. 28 Jan 1791, Virginia, USA 9. Elizabeth (Becky) Kimberling b. 1793, Virginia, USA 10. Ann Kimberling b. Est 1798, Virginia, USA 11. Elijah Kimberling b. 1800, Bath County, Virginia, USA

John Griffith Nelson

1776 - 1847  (Age 70)



Birth	2 Apr 1776 Charles County, Maryland, USA
Died	4 Mar 1847 Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Buried	​ Gilmore Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Father	Richard Nelson b. Abt 1740, Maryland, USA
Mother	Elizabeth Griffith b. Abt 1740, Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Married	Abt 1772

Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle

1784 - 1847  (Age 63)



Birth	4 Apr 1784 Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Died	13 Sep 1847 Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Buried	​ Gilmore Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Father	William Arbuckle b. 3 Mar 1752, Balcony Falls, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Mother	Catherine Madison b. 1754, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	30 Oct 1779 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Family	John Griffith Nelson & Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle
Married	22 May 1807 Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Children	1. William 'Arbuckle' Nelson b. 13 Sep 1807, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 2. Davis Griffith Nelson b. 24 May 1809, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 3. Thompson Nelson b. 12 Jan 1811, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 4. Eliza Jane Nelson b. 12 Jan 1811, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 5. John Nelson b. 30 Dec 1812, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 6. Mary Ann Nelson b. 6 Feb 1814, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 7. Katherine Madison Nelson b. 18 Oct 1816, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 8. Elizabeth R Nelson b. 28 Dec 1818, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 9. Nancy Jane Nelson b. 19 Oct 1820, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 10. Frances Nelson b. 5 Dec 1822, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 11. John William Nelson b. 29 Jan 1825, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 12. Susan Nelson b. 20 Mar 1827, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 13. Agnes Nelson b. 22 Jun 1829, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 14. Maglin Nelson b. 13 Aug 1831, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

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Name	Nancy Jane (Jenny) Greenlee  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Gender	Female
Birth	20 Nov 1811 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]
Died	2 Jul 1890 Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA [1, 7, 10, 11]
	Son Marshall had moved to Pottowatomie Co, Oklahoma
Buried	​ Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [7]
	FindAGrave Memorial 76472050; Tall, relatively ornate stone, with epitaph "I know I will find my treasure in heaven". It also says "Jane Wife of A. Nelson Died JUly 2, 1890 Aged 73Y 8M 12D", which computes to Oct 21 1816, which doesn't match other records

Parents

Family ID: F20656 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	Morris Greenlee (ID:I21472) (Age 73) b. 8 Aug 1790, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA d. 20 Mar 1864, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 73)
Mother	Nancy Kimberling (ID:I21473) (Age 77) b. 28 Jan 1791, Virginia, USA d. 14 Jun 1868, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 77)
Marriage	20 Sep 1809 Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Children	1. Nancy Jane (Jenny) Greenlee (ID:I20903) (current person) (Age 78) b. 20 Nov 1811, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Jul 1890, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 78) 2. Morgan Greenlee (ID:I21476) (Age 85) b. 14 May 1819, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 1 Sep 1904, Mason County, West Virginia, USA (Age 85) 3. Lewis Leonidas Greenlee (ID:I21475) (Age 86) b. 24 Aug 1821, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 23 Nov 1907, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 86) 4. Harriet Elizabeth Greenlee (ID:I21477) (Age 102) b. 17 Oct 1826, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 17 Nov 1928, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 102) 5. Ann Greenlee (ID:I21478) (Age 34) b. 15 Oct 1831, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1866, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 34) 6. Morris Greenlee, Jr (ID:I21474) (Age 64) b. 1834, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 24 Oct 1898, High Point, Decatur County, Iowa, USA (Age 64)

Family

Family ID: F20419 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Husband	William 'Arbuckle' Nelson (ID:I20902) (Age 68) b. 13 Sep 1807, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 4 Aug 1876, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 68)
Marriage	1 May 1830 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Children	1 . Martha Ann Nelson (ID:I21484) (Age 85) b. 20 May 1830, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Dec 1915 (Age 85) 2 . Marshall Nelson (ID:I21486) (Age 79) b. 15 Dec 1832, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 19 Jan 1912, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 79) 3 . John Morris Nelson (ID:I21485) (Age 66) b. 26 Sep 1834, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Jul 1901, Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 66) 4 . Nancy Jane Nelson (ID:I21487) (Age 76) b. 20 May 1836, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 24 Jan 1913, Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, USA (Age 76) 5 . Clark Greenlee Nelson (ID:I21489) (Age 57) b. 15 May 1838, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 6 Oct 1895, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA (Age 57) 6 . Mary Elizabeth Nelson (ID:I21488) (Age 74) b. 18 May 1838, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 2 Aug 1912, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA (Age 74) 7 . French L Nelson (ID:I21491) (Age 76) b. 3 Sep 1840, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 26 Jul 1917, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 76) 8 . Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Nelson (ID:I20904) (Age 64) b. 18 Feb 1842, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 13 Sep 1906, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA (Age 64) 9 . Catherine Nelson (ID:I25348) (Age 1 year) b. 1 Feb 1844, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 16 Oct 1845, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 1 year) 10 . Frances Nelson (ID:I21492) (Age 60) b. 4 Jun 1846, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 3 Aug 1906, DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA (Age 60) 11 . James Lewis Nelson (ID:I21490) (Age 59) b. 13 Feb 1848, Madison County, Indiana, USA d. 12 Mar 1907, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA (Age 59)
Documents		U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Arbuckle Nelson. SAR Membership: 42326
		Mason County, West Virginia Marriages, 1806-1915 p 123, Groom's Index, Surnames M-N, slide 129 of 289
Histories » Slide Show		North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 William Arbuckle.Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911
		DAR Recognition of Mary Arbuckle Nelson "DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter", From the Anderson, Indiana Herald, June 8, 1953. A Revolutionary War medallion was placed next to her grave
		PollyArbuckleDARCeremony1953

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Residence	1850 Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA [2, 11]
Residence	1856 Washington Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [5, 11]  –  Moved from Indiana in 1851 with husband Arbuckle Nelson and 9 children
Residence	1860 Washington Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [3]
Residence	1870 Washington Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [4]
Residence	1880 Washington Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [6]  –  68;Widowed; Living with son, Marshall

Source Citations

[S190] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Citation: Page: Jane Greenlee Text:  Name: Jane Greenlee Birth Date: 20 Aug 1815 Death Date: 2 Jul 1870 SAR Membership: 42326 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 12 Dec 1925 Spouse: Arbuckle Nelson Children: Martha Nelson Household Members: Name: Age Clarence Virgie Price: Harriet White Price: George J Price: Martha Nelson: William White: Jane Greenlee: Arbuckle Nelson: Mary D Arbuckle: John J Nelson: Catherine Madison: William Arbuckle: Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=515342&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Arbuckle Nelson. SAR Membership: 42326 [S64] 1850 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the ; Citation: Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Stony Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M432_158; Page: 87A; Image: 474 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Stony Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M432_158; Page: 87A; Image: 474 [S63] 1860 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records; Citation: Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M653_344; Page: 87; Image: 467; Family History Library Film: 803344 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: 87; Image: 467. [S65] 1870 United States Federal Census, by U.S. Census Bureau SCI Details: Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1870; Citation: Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M593_425; Page: 385A; Image: 282; Family History Library Film: 545925 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . [S140] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa v; Citation: Page: 1856 Iowa Census; Washington Township, Wayne County, Iowa Text:  Arbuckle Nelson (48) Farmer, born Va; Jane Nelson (43), born Va. Children Marshall(23,Va), Clark G(18,IN), French L(16,IN), Elizabeth A(14,IN), Frances(12,IN),James(8,IN) - Everyone has been living in Iowa 1 year Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [S61] 1880 United States Federal Census, by U.S. Census Bureau SCI Details: Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1880; Citation: Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 247B; Enumeration District: 238; Image: 0196 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 247B; Enumeration District: 238; Image: 0196 [S15] FindAGrave.com SC Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Citation: Page: Nancy Jane Greenlee Nelson; FindAGrave Memorial 76472050 Text:  Birth: 1811; Age at Death: 79; Death: 2 Jul 1890; Burial: Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa [S304] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 SC Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counti; Citation: Text:  Jennie Greinlee & Arbuckle Nelson Marriage Date: 1830 Marriage Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States [S1013] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Citation: Page: Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records Text:  Marriage of John M Nelson (62) and Harriett Taylor (30) on 01 May 1830 in Humeston, Wayne, Ohio. His birth: 1834, Mason Co, WV Parents: Arbuckle Nelson & Jane Greenlee Her birth: 1857, Davis Co, IA Parents: James Taylor & Elizabeth Steele Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=8823&h=3425724&indiv=try At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S717] Genealogy of the Greenlee families in America, Scotland, and England, by Greenlee, Ralph Stebbins & Greenlee, Robert Lemuel SC Details: Name: privately printed; Location: Chicago, IL; Date: 1908; Citation: Page: pp 405-408; children of Morris Greenlee & Nancy E Kimberling Text:  [[Nancy Jane, Eliza, Clark, Morgan, Lewis L, Harriet, Ann, Morris; see attached PDF]] [S987] Newspaper: Humeston (IA) New Era CI Citation: Page: July 9, 1890; Story about Nancy Greenlee Nelson's death Text:  [[See attachment]] Jane Greenlee Nelson (Grandma Nelson) Obit Story in the Cambria, Iowa New Era Newspaper. Refers to a fairly detailed biography printed in the paper a couple of years earlier. [S1121] DAR Lineage Books SCI Details: Name: National Society of the DAR; Citation: Page: p.205, Volume 088 : 1911, Miss Ida Evelyn Steele. #87674 & Mrs Mabe A Steele Bahls #87675 Text:  1. Charles Wesley... 2. Andrew Jackson Chapman (1831-1903) m, 1855, Nancy Jane Nelson (b. 1835) 3. Arbuckle Nelson m. Jane Greenlee 4. John Nelson m. Mary D Arbuckle 5. William Arbuckle m. 3rd Katherine Madison) William Arbuckle (1746-1836) enlisted, 1774, in Capt. John Stewarts company at the battle of Point Pleasant and 1779 served with George Rogers Clark.... He was born in Augusta County, Va; died in Mason County, W. Va North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 William Arbuckle.Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911 [S202] Newspaper: Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bulletin CI Citation: Page: June 8, 1953, p1, DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter June 13,1953 p2, Descendants of Revolutionary Daughter Attend DAR Ceremony Text:  (1) Biographical story of Mary (Polly) Arbuckle Nelson, daughter of Revolutionary War-era soldier William Arbuckle. (2) Story about a DAR ceremony at Mary Nelson's grave, honoring the notion that she was the only daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran buried in Madison County. (Whether William Arbuckly actually was a "Revolutionary War" veteran in dispute, though he definitely served as a Private at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, which was, in a meaningful sense, a precursor to the American Revolution) The two articles have essentially the same geneological information and make essentially the same historical errors. Note: https:/​/​www​.newspapers​.com/​search/​results/​?city=Anderson&county=Madison&date=1953-06-08®ion=us-in DAR Recognition of Mary Arbuckle Nelson "DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter", From the Anderson, Indiana Herald, June 8, 1953. A Revolutionary War medallion was placed next to her grave PollyArbuckleDARCeremony1953 [S2058] Mason County, West Virginia Marriages, 1806-1915 CI Citation: Page: p 123, Groom's Index, Surnames M-N, slide 129 of 289 Text:  Nelson, Arbuckle & Greenlee, Jenny 1830 "01-124" Nelson Davis G & Greenlee, Jane 1834 "01-040" Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=FLHG-MasonCoWVMarriages&h=337326&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Mason County, West Virginia Marriages, 1806-1915 p 123, Groom's Index, Surnames M-N, slide 129 of 289 [S190] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Citation: Page: Name: Arbuckle Nelson. SAR Membership: 42326 Text:  Name: Arbuckle Nelson Birth Date: 13 Sep 1837 Death Date: 4 Aug 1876 SAR Membership: 42326 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 12 Dec 1925 Father: John J Nelson Mother: Mary D Arbuckle Spouse: Jane Greenlee Children: Martha Nelson Household Members: Name: Age Clarence Virgie Price: Harriet White Price: George J Price: Martha Nelson: William White: Jane Greenlee: Arbuckle Nelson: Mary D Arbuckle: John J Nelson: Catherine Madison: William Arbuckle: Note: http:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=sarmemberapps&h=515341&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Arbuckle Nelson. SAR Membership: 42326