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James Elmore Nelson[1]

Male 1876 - 1947  (70 years)


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  • Name James Elmore Nelson 
    Born 24 Jul 1876  Sligo, Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Mar 1947  Phoenix, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24360  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2025 

    Father Thomas Henry Nelson,   b. Est 1850, Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1877, Sligo, Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Mother Lucy Parks Carter,   b. 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1918, Phoenix. Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1875  County Donegal. Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    James E Nelson-Obit
    James E Nelson-Obit
    The Arizona Republic
    Mar 23, 1947

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Correspondence.
      Comments (Lucy Parks Carter b. 1850 Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. 14 Feb 1918 Phoenix. Arizona)
      Niall Power niallpower57@gmail.com via p3plmcpnl484769.prod.phx3.secureserver.net Comments: (Lucy Parks Carter b. 1850 Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. 14 Feb 1918 Phoenix. Arizona): Some marriage info for Lucy. She married Thomas Henry Nelson on August 11th 1875 in Co Donegal. Republic of Ireland. She was a widow at this marriage, having previously been married in the USA to Robert Lindsay Mcllwaine.

      Thomas and Lucy had one child James Alexander Nelson born in Sligo. Republic of Ireland in July 1876. Her Husband Thomas passed in Sligo on 12th June 1877.
      Niall Power
      niallpower57@gmail.com
      The daughter of Stokley and Francis (Keen) Carter, Lucy Nelson was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Lucy Parks Hutchings