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James Nelson

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James Nelson

Birth
County Clare, Ireland
Death
7 Apr 1910 (aged 81)
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 21, Row 83 se.
Memorial ID
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Born in Clare,Ireland in 1828. Came to America around 1850 & first settled in New York City where he met his wife Mary McCann and were married there in 1853. Shortly after marriage they went to Steubenville,OH where their first child William was born in 1854. Shortly after that they went to Kentucky and stayed about 7 years. In 1862 they went to Manitowoc Co. Wi. and settled in the town of Cato. They lived & farmed there for over 30 years. They left that area around 1895 and spent their final years in the Bayview section of Milwaukee where their oldest son William was a fairly high ranking official at the Marquette university medical college. They had 2 grandsons who became doctors in that same area of Milwaukee.
Born in Clare,Ireland in 1828. Came to America around 1850 & first settled in New York City where he met his wife Mary McCann and were married there in 1853. Shortly after marriage they went to Steubenville,OH where their first child William was born in 1854. Shortly after that they went to Kentucky and stayed about 7 years. In 1862 they went to Manitowoc Co. Wi. and settled in the town of Cato. They lived & farmed there for over 30 years. They left that area around 1895 and spent their final years in the Bayview section of Milwaukee where their oldest son William was a fairly high ranking official at the Marquette university medical college. They had 2 grandsons who became doctors in that same area of Milwaukee.


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  • Created by: Ernie Johnson
  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80179618/james-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for James Nelson (25 Aug 1828–7 Apr 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80179618, citing Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Ernie Johnson (contributor 47589533).