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

Morris Greenlee

1790 - 1864  (Age 73)



Birth	8 Aug 1790 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Died	20 Mar 1864 Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Buried	​ Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Father	John Greenlee b. Abt 1759, Ireland
Mother	Jane Reynolds b. 1764, Virginia, USA

Nancy Kimberling

1791 - 1868  (Age 77)



Birth	28 Jan 1791 Virginia, USA
Died	14 Jun 1868 Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Buried	​ Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Father	Adam Johannes (Joh) Kimberling, Sr b. 7 Jul 1743, Massenbach, Wuerttemberg, Holy Roman Empire
Mother	Nancy Davis b. Abt 1753
Married	Abt 1770 Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Family	Morris Greenlee & Nancy Kimberling
Married	20 Sep 1809 Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Children	1. Nancy Jane (Jenny) Greenlee b. 20 Nov 1811, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 2. Morgan Greenlee b. 14 May 1819, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 3. Lewis Leonidas Greenlee b. 24 Aug 1821, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 4. Harriet Elizabeth Greenlee b. 17 Oct 1826, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 5. Ann Greenlee b. 15 Oct 1831, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 6. Morris Greenlee, Jr b. 1834, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Morgan Greenlee

1819 - 1904  (Age 85)



Birth	14 May 1819 Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Died	1 Sep 1904 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Morgan Greenlee Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	Morris Greenlee b. 8 Aug 1790, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Mother	Nancy Kimberling b. 28 Jan 1791, Virginia, USA
Married	20 Sep 1809 Gallia County, Ohio, USA
1	Melissa Ann Sharpnack b. Abt 1837, Virginia, USA
Married	3 Jul 1884 Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Eliza Jane Greenlee

1822 - 1882  (Age 60)



Birth	23 Mar 1822 Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Died	11 Jul 1882 Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Morgan Greenlee Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	Edward Greenlee b. 14 Jan 1801, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Mother	Margaret Holdaway b. Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Family	Morgan Greenlee & Eliza Jane Greenlee
Married	1 Apr 1841 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Children	1. William Clark Greenlee b. 1 May 1842, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 2. Leila Ann Greenlee b. 29 Feb 1844, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 3. Mary Elizabeth Greenlee b. 4 Jun 1846, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 4. John Morris Greenlee b. 29 Sep 1848, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 5. Harriet Greenlee b. 28 Feb 1851, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 6. Flora Greenlee b. 5 May 1853, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 7. Virginia Greenlee b. 15 Oct 1856, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 8. Andrew Morgan Greenlee b. 23 Apr 1858, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 9. Alice Greenlee b. 11 May 1861, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 10. Nancy Margaret Greenlee b. 6 Nov 1865, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

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Name	French L Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Birth	3 Sep 1840 Madison County, Indiana, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
Died	26 Jul 1917 Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [1, 4]
Buried	​ Allerton Cemetery, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA

Parents

Family ID: F20419 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	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)
Mother	Nancy Jane (Jenny) Greenlee (ID:I20903) (Age 78) b. 20 Nov 1811, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Jul 1890, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 78)
Marriage	1 May 1830 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
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) (current person) (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)

Family

Family ID: F20670 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife	Mary Elizabeth Greenlee (ID:I21481) (Age 44) b. 4 Jun 1846, Leon, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Oct 1890, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 44)
Marriage	4 Apr 1865 Wayne County, Iowa, USA
	Mary Greenlee and French Nelson were first cousins.
Children	1 . John William Nelson (ID:I25352) (Age 62) b. 2 Feb 1866, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 1928, Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, USA (Age 62) 2 . Amina Nelson (ID:I25353) (Age 66) b. 1868, Iowa, USA d. 1934 (Age 66) 3 . Edward E Nelson (ID:I25354) (Age 93) b. 1869, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1962, Iowa, USA (Age 93) 4 . Lewis Otto (Ott) Nelson (ID:I25350) (Age 81) b. 14 Jun 1873, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1955 (Age 81) 5 . George Earnest Nelson (ID:I25351) (Age 53) b. 1 Jul 1877, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 3 Jul 1930, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA (Age 53) 6 . Otis Nelson (ID:I32406) (Age <1) b. 13 Apr 1878, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 8 Oct 1878, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age <1) 7 . Clark Vernon Nelson (ID:I32405) (Age 74) b. 1883, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1 Jul 1957, Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA (Age 74)

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Residence	1850 Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA [5]
Residence	1860 Washington Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [6]
Military	Betw 1 Sep 1861 and 3 Sep 1863 Wayne County, Iowa, USA [3]  –  Union Army, 4th Infantry, Company I.
Military	29 Dec 1862 Battle of Chickisaw Bayou, Warren County, Mississippi, USA [3]  –  Wounded in side:
Residence	1880 Warren Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [2]
Residence	1900 Warren Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [8]  –  Widowed
Residence	1910 Yellowstone County, Montana, USA [9]

Histories		John Morris & Wm Arbuckle Nelson Bios Biographies and descendancies of John Morris Nelson & his father William Arbuckle Nelson, settlers in Wayne County, Iowa. Excerpted from "History of Cambria Community and Washington Township, Iowa", written and compiled by John W. Snook, May 1977
		Cambria_Nelson Biographical information of Nelson family who settled in Cambria, IA

Censuses » Slide Show		1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Stony Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M432_158; Page: 87A; Image: 474
		1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: 87; Image: 467.
		1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 343B; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0388
		1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Warren, Wayne, Iowa; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240464
		1910 United States Federal Census - French L Nelson Year: 1910; Census Place: Curter School District, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T624_837; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0258; FHL microfilm: 1374850

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Birth - 3 Sep 1840 - Madison County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1850 - Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1860 - Washington Twp, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Military - Betw 1 Sep 1861 and 3 Sep 1863 - Wayne County, Iowa, USA Marriage - 4 Apr 1865 - Wayne County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1910 - Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Died - 26 Jul 1917 - Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Buried - - Allerton Cemetery, Allerton, Wayne County, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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[S15] FindAGrave.com S Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; [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: Warren, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 343B; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0388 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 343B; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0388 [S167] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, by Historical Data Systems, comp. SC Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.Ori; Citation: Text:  Name: French L Nelson Enlistment Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1840, Indiana, USA Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1861 Enlistment Rank: Private Muster Date: Enlisted 1 Sep 1861, Iowa Muster Regiment: Union Army, 4th Infantry, Company I Muster Regiment Type: Infantry Wounded in side: 29 Dec 1862, Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi Muster Out Date: 3 Sep 1863 Muster Out Information: Transferred Residence Place: Wayne County, Iowa Burial Place: Warren Twp, Wayne Co, Iowa [S211] Iowa Cemetery Records SC Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d.Original data: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washingt; Citation: Page: Database online. Text:  Record for F L Nelson [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. [S49] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 S Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015; [S32] 1900 United States Federal Census, by U.S. Census Bureau SCI Details: Name: National Archives and Records Administration; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 1900; Citation: Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Warren, Wayne, Iowa; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240464 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Warren, Wayne, Iowa; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1240464 [S1971] 1910 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Citation: Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Curter School District, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T624_837; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0258; FHL microfilm: 1374850 Text:  Record for F L Nelsen Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=7884&h=162942084&indiv=try 1910 United States Federal Census - French L Nelson Year: 1910; Census Place: Curter School District, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T624_837; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0258; FHL microfilm: 1374850