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

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Name	John Morris Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Male
Birth	26 Sep 1834 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9]
Died	2 Jul 1901 Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [1]
Buried	​ Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [1]
	FindAGrave Memorial 75877829; large upright granite stone on a foot-high base, shared with his first wife Sarah J

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) (current person) (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)

Family 1

Family ID: F20665 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife 1

Sarah McCutcheon (ID:I21459) (Age 57) b. 1837, Indiana, USA d. 1894 (Age 57)

Children

1 . Elizabeth Jane Nelson (ID:I27510) (Age 81) b. Aug 1856, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1938, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 81) 2 . William Arbuckle Nelson, II (ID:I27525) (Age 68) b. 23 Feb 1859, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1 Apr 1927, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 68) 3 . Frances Anne Nelson (ID:I27533) (Age 74) b. 30 Aug 1861, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 20 Nov 1935, Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 74) 4 . Hester Nelson (ID:I27514) (Age 86) b. Mar 1866, Corydon, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. May 1952, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA (Age 86) 5 . Seaward Nelson (ID:I31058) b. Abt 1868, Iowa, USA 6 . Julius B Nelson (ID:I27516) (Age 74) b. 1871, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1945, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 74) 7 . Isaac Nelson (ID:I27518) (Age 76) b. 16 Jan 1876, Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA d. 1953 (Age 76)

Family 2

Family ID: F20666 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife 2

Henrietta Taylor (ID:I27529) (Age 79) b. Jun 1857, Davis County, Iowa, USA d. 1937, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 79)

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Residence	1850 Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA [5]
Residence	1860 Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [4]  –  Married to Sarah
Residence	1870 Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [8]
Residence	1873 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA [6]  –  At University of Chicago
Residence	1880 Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [2]  –  Married to Sarah J
Residence	1900 Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA [3]

Documents » Slide Show		Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821056
		U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

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

Censuses » Slide Show		1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Stony Creek, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M432_158; Page: 87A; Image: 474
		1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 278A; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 0257
		1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M653_344; Page: 0; Image: 478; Family History Library Film: 803344
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M593_425; Page: 263A; Family History Library Film: 545925

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Birth - 26 Sep 1834 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - Stony Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1860 - Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1870 - Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1873 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1900 - Clay, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Died - 2 Jul 1901 - Humeston, Wayne County, Iowa, USA Buried - - Kirby Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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[S15] FindAGrave.com SC Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Citation: Text:  Record for William Arbuckle Nelson [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: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 278A; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 0257 Text:  Record for William A. Nelson 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 369; Family History Film: 1254369; Page: 278A; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 0257 [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: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 464; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 1240464 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [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: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M653_344; Page: 0; Image: 478; Family History Library Film: 803344 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M653_344; Page: 0; Image: 478; Family History Library Film: 803344 [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 [S914] U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 SI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 [S913] Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017; Citation: Page: State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821056 Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821056 [S833] 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: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M593_425; Page: 263A; Family History Library Film: 545925 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: M593_425; Page: 263A; Family History Library Film: 545925 [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.