Richard Nelson

Abt 1740 - 1823  (Age 83)



Birth	Abt 1740 Maryland, USA
Died	1823 Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Elizabeth Griffith

Abt 1740 - unknown



Birth	Abt 1740 Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Died	unknown

Family	Richard Nelson & Elizabeth Griffith
Married	Abt 1772
Children	1. John Griffith Nelson b. 2 Apr 1776, Charles County, Maryland, USA

William Arbuckle

1752 - 1836  (Age 84)



Birth	3 Mar 1752 Balcony Falls, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Died	21 Mar 1836 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	James Arbuckle, Sr b. 30 Aug 1713, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
Mother	Margaret Thompson b. 1 Jan 1714, Scotland
Married	12 Feb 1734 Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Madison

1754 - 1818  (Age 64)



Birth	1754 Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Died	18 Jul 1818 Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	Humphrey Madison b. 25 Apr 1730, King & Queen County, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Dickinson b. 1725, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	17 Aug 1753 Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1	Robert McClenachan, Jr b. 19 Apr 1747, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	15 May 1770 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Robert McClanachan, III b. 1771, Augusta County, Virginia, USA 2. John Burns McClanahan, Sr b. Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
2	William Poague b. 1754, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1776
Children	1. John Poage b. 1776, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Family	William Arbuckle & Catherine Madison
Married	30 Oct 1779 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Jane Madison Arbuckle b. 2 Apr 1780, Fort Union, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA 2. Margaret Thompson Arbuckle b. 26 Mar 1782, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 3. Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle b. 4 Apr 1784, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 4. William Arbuckle, Jr. b. 26 Nov 1788, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 5. Elizabeth Arbuckle b. 15 Jul 1790, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 6. Catharine (Kitty) Brown Arbuckle b. 11 Jul 1793, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 7. Frances Littlepage Arbuckle b. 11 Jul 1793, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 8. Nancy Arbuckle b. 8 Sep 1796, Kanawha City, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

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Name	Davis Griffith Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Gender	Male
Birth	24 May 1809 Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
Died	Aft 1885

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Family ID: F20418 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	John Griffith Nelson (ID:I20901) (Age 70) b. 2 Apr 1776, Charles County, Maryland, USA d. 4 Mar 1847, Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 70)
Mother	Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle (ID:I20850) (Age 63) b. 4 Apr 1784, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Sep 1847, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 63)
Marriage	22 May 1807 Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Children	1. 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) 2. Davis Griffith Nelson (ID:I26414) (current person) (Age > 77) b. 24 May 1809, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1885 (Age > 77) 3. Thompson Nelson (ID:I26415) (Age 73) b. 12 Jan 1811, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 17 Sep 1884, Wisconsin, USA (Age 73) 4. Eliza Jane Nelson (ID:I26416) (Age 70) b. 12 Jan 1811, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 12 Feb 1881, Dade County, Missouri, USA (Age 70) 5. John Nelson (ID:I26417) (Age 5) b. 30 Dec 1812, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 27 Jan 1818, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA (Age 5) 6. Mary Ann Nelson (ID:I26418) (Age > 67) b. 6 Feb 1814, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880 (Age > 67) 7. Katherine Madison Nelson (ID:I26419) (Age 76) b. 18 Oct 1816, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Jun 1893, Fall Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 76) 8. Elizabeth R Nelson (ID:I26420) (Age 69) b. 28 Dec 1818, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Jan 1888, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA (Age 69) 9. Nancy Jane Nelson (ID:I24694) (Age 59) b. 19 Oct 1820, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1880, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 59) 10. Frances Nelson (ID:I26421) (Age 23) b. 5 Dec 1822, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 16 May 1846, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 23) 11. John William Nelson (ID:I26422) (Age > 56) b. 29 Jan 1825, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880, Indiana, USA (Age > 56) 12. Susan Nelson (ID:I26423) (Age 45) b. 20 Mar 1827, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 1873, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 45) 13. Agnes Nelson (ID:I26424) (Age 77) b. 22 Jun 1829, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Oct 1906, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 77) 14. Maglin Nelson (ID:I26425) (Age 83) b. 13 Aug 1831, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1915, Kennard, Henry County, Indiana, USA (Age 83)

Family

Family ID: F27602 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife	Jane Greenlee (ID:I32348) (Age 58) b. 1 Sep 1812, Virginia, USA d. 3 May 1871, Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA (Age 58)
Marriage	1834 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [5, 9]
Documents		Mason County, West Virginia Marriages, 1806-1915 p 123, Groom's Index, Surnames M-N, slide 129 of 289

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Residence	1834 Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA [8]  –  Parents John and Polly Arbuckle Nelson and their 14 children (some adult) moved to a 127-acre tract near the present community of EmporiaParents John and Polly Arbuckle Nelson and their 14 children (some adult) moved to a 127-acre tract near the present community of Emporia
Residence	1840 Mason County, Virginia, USA [7]
Residence	1850 Mason County, Virginia, USA [3]
Residence	1860 Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA [6]
Residence	1870 South Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA [2]
Residence	1880 Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA [1]  –  Widowed; living with daughter Mary Fort
Residence	1 Mar 1885 Janesville, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA [3, 4]  –  Widowed

Documents

Mason County, West Virginia Marriages, 1806-1915 p 123, Groom's Index, Surnames M-N, slide 129 of 289

Histories		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

Censuses » Slide Show		1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: 382; Family History Film: 1254382; Page: 311D; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0269
		1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: South Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M593_409; Page: 177A; Image: 358; Family History Library Film: 545908
		1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 38, Mason, Virginia; Roll: M432_959; Page: 377A; Image: 281
		Kansas, US, State Census Collection, 1855-1925 - Davis Griffith Nelson Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_52; Line: 21
		1860 United States Federal Census - Davis Griffith Nelson The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Boone, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M653_277; Page: 391; Family History Library Film: 803277
		1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 568; Page: 227; Family History Library Film: 0029689

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Birth - 24 May 1809 - Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1834 - Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA Marriage - 1834 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1840 - Mason County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1850 - Mason County, Virginia, USA Residence - 1860 - Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1870 - South Pella, Marion County, Iowa, USA Residence - 1880 - Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA Residence - 1 Mar 1885 - Janesville, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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[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: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: 382; Family History Film: 1254382; Page: 311D; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0269 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas; Roll: 382; Family History Film: 1254382; Page: 311D; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0269 [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: South Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M593_409; Page: 177A; Image: 358; Family History Library Film: 545908 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: South Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M593_409; Page: 177A; Image: 358; Family History Library Film: 545908 [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: District 38, Mason, Virginia; Roll: M432_959; Page: 377A; Image: 281 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 38, Mason, Virginia; Roll: M432_959; Page: 377A; Image: 281 [S986] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Citation: Page: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_52; Line: 21 Text:  Record for D G Nelson Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=1088&h=250060&indiv=try Kansas, US, State Census Collection, 1855-1925 - Davis Griffith Nelson Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_52; Line: 21 [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 [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: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Boone, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M653_277; Page: 391; Family History Library Film: 803277 Text:  Record for D G Nellson Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=7667&h=231516&indiv=try 1860 United States Federal Census - Davis Griffith Nelson The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Boone, Madison, Indiana; Roll: M653_277; Page: 391; Family History Library Film: 803277 [S859] 1840 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Citation: Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 568; Page: 227; Family History Library Film: 0029689 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 568; Page: 227; Family History Library Film: 0029689 [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 [S15] FindAGrave.com S Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;