Hugh Nelson and Mary Atchison

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Husband Hugh Nelson ¹

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           Born: 1788 - County Down, Ireland 1
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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Atchison ¹

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           Born:  - Mercer Co, PA
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Children

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1 M James N. Nelson ²

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           Born: Jun 1820 - Mercer Co, PA 2
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         Buried:  - Mumford Chapel Cemetery, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Rebecca A. Morrison (1824-1906) 3
           Marr: 3 Mar 1846 2

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2 M W. David Nelson ^{1 4}

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           Born: 20 May 1828 - the area of Greenville, Mercer Co, PA 1 5
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           Died: 20 Dec 1914 5
         Buried:  - Cochranton Cemetery, Cochranton, Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Lilah Maria Rodgers (1841-1925) 1 4
           Marr: 26 Aug 1858 6

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General Notes: Husband - Hugh Nelson

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He was brought over from his native country when an infant of six months. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and spent most of his life in Mercer County, PA. He was an elder in the Seceder church, later the United Presbyterian.

1 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 718.

2 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 16.

3 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 6.

4 Helen M. Snyder, Genealogy of Robert Beatty 1760-1823 (Franklin, PA: Self-published.), Pg 93, 103.

5 Helen M. Snyder, Genealogy of Robert Beatty 1760-1823 (Franklin, PA: Self-published.), Pg 103.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 103.