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Ebnar B. Nelson
(1828-1878)
Catherine
(1830-1901)
Samuel Greenberry Lightfoot
(1827-1912)
Laura Maria Salisbury
(1834-1914)
James Ebner Nelson
(1860-1941)
Laura Eliza Lightfoot
(1861-1938)
Samuel Joseph Nelson
(1885-1953)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Anne Brosnan

Samuel Joseph Nelson 1 2 3

  • Born: October 1885, Pendleton, OR 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Anne Brosnan in 1907 1
  • Died: 18 September 1953, Pendleton, OR at age 67 3
  • Buried: After 18 September 1953, Pendleton, OR 3

bullet   Another name for Samuel was Samuel James Nelson.

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Vinson, OR on 29 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Page 28A, District 106, Dwelling 202, Family 202
Vinson, Umatilla County, Oregon
own farm, no mortgage
Samuel Nelson..Son..Oct 1885..14..OR
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Vinson, OR on 9 May 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 260, Family 178, Roll 1289
Vinson Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 3 years
Samuel J. Nelson..Head..24..OR..Stock Rancher
(Living with wife, 2 daughters, and younger brother.)
.



• He was buried after 18 September 1953 in the Olney Cemetery in Pendleton, OR.

Plot: block 20, lot 41, grave 3
Find A Grave Memorial #47493170
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Samuel married Mary Anne Brosnan in 1907.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Mary Anne Brosnan was born in April 1888 in Oregon 1 and died after 15 April 1910 in Portland, OR 4.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Samuel Joseph Nelson and Mary Anne Brosnan were divorced after 15 April 1910.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Vinson, OR on 9 May 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 260, Family 178, Roll 1289
Vinson Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 3 years
Samuel J. Nelson..Head..24..OR..Stock Rancher
Mary A. Nelson..Wife..21..OR..2/2
Mary E. Nelson..Daughter..2..OR
Laura C. Nelson..Daughter..3m..OR
Charles J. Nelson..Brother..21..OR
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Vinson Precinct, Umatilla County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 260, sheet 10B, family 178, Samuel Joseph Nelson and Mary Anne Brosnan; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1289.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Vinson, Umatilla County, Oregon, enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 28A, dwelling 202, family 202, James Ebner Nelson and Laura Eliza Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47493170.

4 Bruce Andrews, World Family Tree Vol. 002, Ed. 1, Tree #5733 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).


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