Alfred Nelson

Alfred Nelson was born on 3 May 1806 in Orange County, North Carolina.(1) He appeared on the census in 1830 in Orange County, North Carolina. (2) He appeared on the census in 1840 in Orange County, North Carolina. (3) He appeared on the census on 29 Nov 1850 in Marion County, Arkansas.(4) He appeared on the census on 31 Jul 1860 in Prairie Township, Searcy County, Arkansas. (5) He bought Land Patent 80 Acres on 1 May 1861 in Boone County, Arkansas.(6) He appeared on the census on 24 Aug 1870 in Prairie Township, Boone County, Arkansas. (7) He signed a will on 22 Jun 1872 in Boone County, Arkansas.(8) He died on 10 Jul 1872 in Boone County, Arkansas.(9) He had an estate probated on 6 Aug 1872 in Boone County, Arkansas. (10)

Alfred Nelson was born in Orange County, North Carolina, the fourth son of John Nelson and Jenet Tate. John Nelson was a native of that county and served as a Major in the Revolutionary War.

Alfred Nelson was a farmer in his native Orange County, North Carolina, until the mid-1840's when he decided to leave and move his family west. He was on the 1850 census of Marion County, Arkansas in 1850. He was in Searcy County in 1860 and Boone County in 1870.

He signed his will on June 22, 1872, and the will was proved August 6, 1872 in Boone County. His sons William and Newton were appointed co-executors. The estate was generally divided among all his children, with the exception that daughter Isabelle receive all household and kitchen furnishings, and son William $20 more than the rest.

A link to his will is included at http://www.mindspring.com/~eehiv/nelson/Will.Nelson.Alfred.html.

No records exist of Alfred Nelson's military service if any.

He was married to Nancy Gill (daughter of Thomas Gill and Mary Jones) on 3 Oct 1824 in Orange County, North Carolina. Nancy Gill was born on 14 Apr 1808 in Orange County, North Carolina. (1) She died on 2 Jun 1869 in Boone County, Arkansas

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@R-1799175886@ 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record 1,7163::0 Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Boone, Arkansas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=12856027&ti=0&... Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Prairie, Boone, Arkansas, United States 1,7163::12856027

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@R-1799175886@ North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, 1,8909::0 Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0823664 and 0418148. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ncmarriages&h=2140878&ti=0&in... Marriage date: 3 Oct 1824 Marriage place: Orange, North Carolina 1,8909::2140878

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@R-1799175886@ 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com 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 1,7667::0 Year: 1860; Census Place: Prairie, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: ; Page: 904; Image: 358. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=177604... Birth date: abt 1806 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Prairie, Searcy, Arkansas, United States 1,7667::17760417

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