Jonora M Nelson

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• Residence: 1870, Brown, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1880, Brown, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1900, Jackson Twp, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1910, Jackson Twp, Hancock County, Indiana, USA

Jonora married William D Steel in 1886. William was born in Sep 1864 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1850, Vernon, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1870, Brown, Hancock County, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1880, Brown, Hancock County, Indiana, USA; Widowed

John married Margaret Eakin on 15 Apr 1852 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. Margaret was born about 1833 in Tennessee, USA; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1870, Brown, Hancock County, Indiana, USA

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• Residence: 1810, Mason County, Virginia, USA; Males M<10:2 (Arbuckle, Davis), <15: 1(?), 26-44:1 (John; husband) Females: 16-25:1, 26:44:1(?); >45:1(?) Slaves: 1
• Military: 13 Mar 1813, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Muster Roll for Capt Martin Smith's co of the 33rd Regiment
• Possessions: 30 Sep 1835, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Purchased 49.74 acres of public land
• Residence: 1840, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Males: 60-69: 1(John G); 30-39:1(Davis?); 10-14: (John W) Females: 50-59:1(Polly); 20:29:1(Nancy); 15-19:2(Susan,Frances); 5-9:2 (Agnes,Magin)

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Birth:
FindAGrave says "Doddridge Co WV"

Buried:
GRid=42026242; Inscription: "In memory of John G. Nelson who died March 4, 1847 aged 70 years 1 month and 15 days"

John married Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle on 22 May 1807 in Gallia County, Ohio, USA. Mary (daughter of William Arbuckle and Catherine Madison) was born on 4 Apr 1784 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Sep 1847 in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Grid=42026284; Old thin stone with script inscription. Has a DAR plaque. Marriage date and place. Lists her 14 children

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Married:
She is listed as "Polly"; they were married by Thomas Rodgers J.P.

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• Residence: 1775, Durham Parish East Hundred, Charles County, Maryland, USA

Richard married Elizabeth Griffith in UNKNOWN. Elizabeth died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Will: 21 Jan 1835, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
• Probate: 5 Sep 1836, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

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William Arbuckle was the third husband of Catherine Madison, who, when she married William, was 25 years old, twice widowed, and with two children. William and Catherine had 8 children together, and he lived to the age of 84 in Mason County (now in West Virginia), just a few miles from Point Pleasant.
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William was at Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant for the famous Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, but he later described himself as a "volunteer soldier". My guess is that he was given an assignment at the fort by his much older brother Capt Matthew Arbuckle. He is somtimes credited Matthew's military accomplishment, but there is no contemporary evidence that he served in the militia. In fact, his application for a Revolutionary War pension was denied for that very reason.


Will:
He left bequests to the four daughters who survived him and to several grandchildren. He left $1 to be shared by the seven or eight sons and daughters of his late daughter Jane McMullin "by way of Remembrance". He similarly left $1 to his daughters Margaret James, Catherine Craig, & Elizabeth Alexander, though he left his blacksmith tools and his shop property to Elizabeth's husband, Samuel. His daughter Mary Nelson and several grandsons received $100 notes that were due to him from Samuel Alexander. He also left a shotgun and a rifle to two grandsons.
His executors were his "friends" (and sons-in-law) John G Nelson and Sam'l Alexander.

Buried:
GRid=34837010; Very old stone; almost disintegrated. A new monument reads "ARTIFICER VA TROOPS REV WAR". An "artificer" is a craftsman who specializes in the construction of artillery or fortification systems.

William married Catherine Madison on 30 Oct 1779 in Botetourt County, Virginia, USA. Catherine (daughter of Humphrey Madison and Mary Dickinson) was born in 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Jul 1818 in Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Civil: 15 May 1770, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; She chose John Madison as her guardian
• Residence: 1779, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; Court appearance establishg that her father, Humphrey, died in service to his country as an Esign in the company of Capt John Dickinson (Catherine's uncle)

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Buried:
GRid=34836924; Very old headstone, mostly faded

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Married:
She is listed as Katherine Pogue