Individual Details
Benjamin Asbury Nelson
(February 2, 1818 - July 20, 1887)
FAG 186257844
Information on the Benjamin A. Nelson supplied by descendants, Cecil Nelson of Shelbyville and his daughter, Catherine Nelson Prince of Nashville, 1980 - 1992.
1850 Bedford County, Tennessee census, page 100: B. A. NELSON, 32, Tenn; Agnas J. NELSON, 31, F, Tenn; Moses NELSON, 12, F, Tenn (shown as Female on census); John NELSON, 7, M, Tenn; Sarah D. NELSON, 5, F, Tenn; Robert M. NELSON, 2, M, Tenn.
1860 Bedford County, Tennessee census, District 3, Shelbyville Post Office, taken 11 June 1860, Dwelling/Family #328/328: Benjamin NELSON, 45, male, white, farmer, personal estate - $500, Tennessee; Sallie NELSON, 15, female, white, Tennessee; Robert NELSON, 12, male, white, Tennessee; Lavinia NELSON, 3, female, white, Tenn. (Benjamin Nelson family was living next door to his father, Moses Nelson, and two doors away from his first cousin, Sarah Nelson Holland, a widow.)
1870 Bedford County, Tennessee census, Civil District No. 3, Shelbyville Post Office, page 151A dwelling/family #100/100, taken 1 Jul 1879: Ben NELSON, 52, m, w, farmer, $1000 real estate, $100 personal estate, Tenn; Syntha NELSON, 35, f, w, keeping house, Tenn; Mary E. NELSON, 9, f, w, at home, Tenn; Ben R. NELSON, 7, m, w, at home, Tenn; Laura E. NELSON, 6, f, w, at home; Tenn; Elizabeth NELSON, 4, f, w, at home, Tenn; Caldony NELSON, 1, at home; Tenn.
Information on the Benjamin A. Nelson supplied by descendants, Cecil Nelson of Shelbyville and his daughter, Catherine Nelson Prince of Nashville, 1980 - 1992.
1850 Bedford County, Tennessee census, page 100: B. A. NELSON, 32, Tenn; Agnas J. NELSON, 31, F, Tenn; Moses NELSON, 12, F, Tenn (shown as Female on census); John NELSON, 7, M, Tenn; Sarah D. NELSON, 5, F, Tenn; Robert M. NELSON, 2, M, Tenn.
1860 Bedford County, Tennessee census, District 3, Shelbyville Post Office, taken 11 June 1860, Dwelling/Family #328/328: Benjamin NELSON, 45, male, white, farmer, personal estate - $500, Tennessee; Sallie NELSON, 15, female, white, Tennessee; Robert NELSON, 12, male, white, Tennessee; Lavinia NELSON, 3, female, white, Tenn. (Benjamin Nelson family was living next door to his father, Moses Nelson, and two doors away from his first cousin, Sarah Nelson Holland, a widow.)
1870 Bedford County, Tennessee census, Civil District No. 3, Shelbyville Post Office, page 151A dwelling/family #100/100, taken 1 Jul 1879: Ben NELSON, 52, m, w, farmer, $1000 real estate, $100 personal estate, Tenn; Syntha NELSON, 35, f, w, keeping house, Tenn; Mary E. NELSON, 9, f, w, at home, Tenn; Ben R. NELSON, 7, m, w, at home, Tenn; Laura E. NELSON, 6, f, w, at home; Tenn; Elizabeth NELSON, 4, f, w, at home, Tenn; Caldony NELSON, 1, at home; Tenn.
Events
| Birth | February 2, 1818 | Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1836 | Agnes Jane Nelson | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1860 | Bedford County, Tennessee - Laney Wilder | |||
| Marriage | December 9, 1866 | Cynthia Florence McKamey | |||
| Death | July 20, 1887 | Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee | |||
| Burial | Coats-Blessing Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Jane Nelson (1819 - 1857) |
| Child | Moses Andrew Nelson (1838 - 1913) |
| Child | John Thompson Nelson (1843 - 1926) |
| Child | Sarah D. "Sallie" Nelson (1845 - 1874) |
| Child | Robert M. Nelson (1848 - ) |
| Child | Frances Ellen Nelson (1854 - 1854) |
| Child | Lavina Jane Nelson (1857 - ) |
| Spouse | Cynthia Florence McKamey (1835 - 1910) |
| Child | Caldonia Nelson (1868 - ) |
| Child | Letsie Bell Nelson (1869 - ) |
| Child | Joseph "Joe" Weldon Nelson Sr. (1870 - 1953) |
| Child | Samuel Ross Nelson (1871 - 1956) |
| Child | Cythia Nelson (1874 - 1960) |
| Child | Ida Nelson (1878 - ) |
| Spouse | Laney Wilder (1841 - 1866) |
| Child | Mary Emma Nelson (1861 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Monroe Nelson (1863 - ) |
| Child | Laura Estil Nelson (1864 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Agnes Nelson (1866 - ) |
| Father | Moses Andrew Nelson (1780 - 1864) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Betsy" "Eliza Y." McFarland (1780 - 1864) |
| Sibling | John W. Nelson (1813 - 1894) |