Iowa Family Groupsheet for Robert A. NELSON Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Larry E. Warren Email address: HawxSakQBs@aol.com Husband: Robert A. NELSON Birthdate: 30 Nov 1839 Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio Death date: 21 Aug 1920 Place of death: Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois Father: John B. NELSON Mother: Jane REANEY Marriage date: 12 Jul 1860 Marriage place: Morgan County, Ohio Wife: Rachel Ann KENT Birthdate: 25 May 1842 Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio Death date: 3 Feb 1913 Place of death: Union County, Iowa Father: Zachariah KENT Mother: Charlotta/Charlotte DAY CHILDREN Child No. 1: John Curtis NELSON Sex: M Birthdate: 20 Mar 1861 Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio Death date: 27 Jul 1931 Place of death: Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota Marriage date: 14 Feb 1893 Marriage place: Union County, Iowa Spouse's name: Hattie Florence CUNNINGHAM Child No. 2: Emma Jane NELSON Sex: F Birthdate: 28 Apr 1863 Birthplace: Morgan County, Ohio Death date: 16 Aug 1922 Place of death: Murray, Clarke County, Iowa Marriage date: 19 Oct 1881 Marriage place: Eagleport, Morgan County, Ohio Spouse's name: John Ezra WARREN Child No. 3: Ina Belle NELSON Sex: F Birthdate: 6 Aug 1867 Birthplace: Illinois Death date: 16 Mar 1910 Place of death: Perry County, Ohio Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Thomas SANDS Documentation: Robert and Rachel farmed in Morgan County, Ohio for a few years and moved to Illinois in the mid-1860s. Their marriage soon failed and Rachel returned to Morgan County. She later married Robert's brother, Seth Nelson, and they moved to Union County, Iowa. Robert remained in Illinois and had two more marriages. Sources: 1. Family Records 2. Bureau County, Illinois Death Records 3. Mt. Bloom Cemetery, Tiskilwa, Illinois Records 4. Morgan County, Ohio Marriage Records 5. Union County, Iowa Cemetery Records 6. Minnesota Death Records