Robert Nelson and Sarah Dunavin

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Husband Robert Nelson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1793 - Ireland 2
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           Died: 23 Aug 1836 - Lawrence Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: Jun 1821 3

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Wife Sarah Dunavin ¹

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            AKA: Sarah Dunavan,2 Sarah Dunivan
           Born: 25 Apr 1803 - Lawrence Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1875 1 2
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   Other Spouse: Stephen McKinley (      -      ) 2 4 - 1839 3

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Children

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1 M William Nelson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Apr 1822 - Lawrence Co, PA 1
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           Died: 5 Aug 1895 - Findley Twp, Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Susannah Merchant (1817-1885) 2 4

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2 M James D. Nelson ^{1 3}

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           Born: 6 Nov 1823 3
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           Died: Dec 1904 5
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         Spouse: Margaret Gealy (1825-1869) 5

         Spouse: Elizabeth McCommon (      -      ) 5

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3 F Margaret Nelson ¹

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           Born: 1826 3
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         Spouse: William Foster (      -      ) 1

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4 M John Nelson ¹

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           Born: 1828 3
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           Died: 
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5 M Robert Nelson ⁴

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           Born: 1830 3
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           Died: 1837 3
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Thomas Nelson ¹

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           Born: 1832 3
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7 F Rebecca Nelson ⁴

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           Born: 1834 3
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         Spouse: Joseph Donley (      -      ) 4

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8 F Mary Anne Nelson ^{3 4}

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           Born: Mar 1836 3
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General Notes: Husband - Robert Nelson

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He was born in Ireland, and when thirteen years old settled in Lawrence County, PA. He was killed by a falling tree while clearing land.

Being of an adventurous spirit, he emigrated to America in the early part of the nineteenth century, taking up his residence in Lawrence County, PA. Taking up a tract of wild land, he began the improvement of a homestead, and had made good progress in the work, when he was accidentally killed by a falling tree, leaving a wife and eight children.

He was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and his entire active career was devoted to farming and stock raising in Lawrence County, where he met death by acci­dent in April, 1836. While working in the woods clearing off his land he cut one tree which lodged in another as it fell. In cutting down the second tree a limb fell striking him in the neck and severing the jugular vein. [GPHAV, 661]

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 967.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 906.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 661.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 968.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 662.