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James Nelson (Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1813-05-03 d. 1897-01-26

Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Rebecca Nelson. Father of William Nelson, Hardin Nelson, Michael Stamper Nelson, and Samuel Nelson. Farmer in Grayson County in 1850 and 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 6. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 20. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hardin County, Stephensburg, p. 392. Find A Grave, "James Nelson, Sr. (1813-1897)," Memorial #21312589, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21312589 (accessed June 26, 2017).

Citation

Nelson, James. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208832 (November 12, 2026).

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