As a child, Thomas Billington Nelson and his family were pioneers and traveled across the plains from Nauvoo,Il to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah in a covered wagon. Thomas worked hard as a youth keeping watch and doing his share of the work while traveling along the Mormon Trail.
Thomas Billington Nelson married Mary Catherine Welker on 27 March 1853. On 22 June 1867 he married Dorthea Christina Sorenson. Together they had nine children! Orson, Annie, Laura, Rhoda, Nancy, Dortha, George, Mary and Alice.
Thomas and Dorthea lived their lives out in Arizona.
As a child, Thomas Billington Nelson and his family were pioneers and traveled across the plains from Nauvoo,Il to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah in a covered wagon. Thomas worked hard as a youth keeping watch and doing his share of the work while traveling along the Mormon Trail.
Thomas Billington Nelson married Mary Catherine Welker on 27 March 1853. On 22 June 1867 he married Dorthea Christina Sorenson. Together they had nine children! Orson, Annie, Laura, Rhoda, Nancy, Dortha, George, Mary and Alice.
Thomas and Dorthea lived their lives out in Arizona.
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Crossed Plains
Family Members
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Elizabeth Mary Jane Nelson Madsen
1854–1913
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Thomas James Nelson
1855–1881
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Charles Edmond Nelson
1857–1933
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John William Nelson
1860–1881
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Margaret Ann Nelson Kempton
1862–1942
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Martha Emeline Nelson
1865–1881
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Joseph Aaron Nelson
1868–1940
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Orson Billington Nelson
1869–1949
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Adam Heber Nelson
1870–1946
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Annie Martha Nelson Austin
1871–1942
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Effie Rosina Nelson Claridge
1872–1961
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Laura Alvira Nelson Claridge
1874–1964
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Dora Rebecca Nelson Smith
1875–1956
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Rhoda Caroline Nelson Carpenter
1876–1913
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Hyrum Jacob Nelson
1877–1934
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Nancy Catherine Nelson Bryce
1878–1943
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Dortha Rosetta Nelson Billingsley
1881–1966
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George Alma Nelson
1883–1890
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Mary Almeda Nelson Peck
1886–1971
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Alice L. Nelson Peterson
1888–1985
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