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Ellen Jane Nelson

Ellen Jane Nelson

Female 1836 - 1910  (74 years)Deceased

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  • Name Ellen Jane Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 9 Mar 1836  [3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Pension Application 2 Oct 1862  [5
    App #3577, Cert. No. 480 
    Residence 1908  Chesterville,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 29 Mar 1910  Chesterville,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I14857  Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Ebenezer Halladay, 1675-1779
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 

    Father Samuel Nelson   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sally Wells   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsJames Harrison Wheeler,   b. 23 Feb 1835, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1862, Cumberland,Allegany,Maryland,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1857  [4, 7
    Children 
     1. William A. Wheeler,   b. 19 Dec 1857, Sparta,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1932, Dillsboro,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +2. Anna Wheeler,   b. 6 Jun 1860, Sparta,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1953 (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F5169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 

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    Link to Google MapsChild - William A. Wheeler - 19 Dec 1857 - Sparta,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Anna Wheeler - 6 Jun 1860 - Sparta,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1908 - Chesterville,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Mar 1910 - Chesterville,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S93] Edmund West, Compiler, Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database online], (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.), 22 Dec 2004, James Wheeler entry downloaded 22 Dec 2004 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: James Wheeler
      Spouse: Ellen Jane Nelson
      Parents: Piercy Wheeler , Jerusha Anna Holliday
      Birth Place: Dear, Sparta Twp, IN
      Birth Date: 23 February 1835
      Marriage Date: 18 February 1857
      Death Date: 14 March 1862

    2. [S105] Gary JULIAN, E-mail from brownjulian@worldnet.att.net, Subj: Fw: HALLADAY; Date: 08/30/2000 4:44:25 AM US Mountain Standard Time (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S100] Ken Heffley, Descendants of Jediah Holladay, (29 October 2002), 5 Jun 2004, James Harrison Wheeler entry, C:/Roots/TXT/History/JERUSHAHOLLIDAY.RTF. (Reliability: 2).
      JANE ELLEN NELSON ...  She was born March 09, 1836, and died March 29, 1910.

    4. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 6, Generation 3, 21. James Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
           21.  James5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born February 23, 1835 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana17, and died March 14, 1862 in Cumberland, Maryland.  He married Ellen Jane Nelson February 18, 1857, daughter of Samuel Nelson and Sarah Wells.  She was born March 09, 183618, and died March 29, 1910 in Chesterville, Indiana19.

      ...
      17.  Tombstone Inscription, Union Cemetery, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      18.  Headstone in Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana.
      19.  1910 Dearborn County, Indiana Births and Deaths, page 46.

    5. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 6, Generation 3, 21. James Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
           21.  James5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born February 23, 1835 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana17, and died March 14, 1862 in Cumberland, Maryland.  He married Ellen Jane Nelson February 18, 1857, daughter of Samuel Nelson and Sarah Wells.  She was born March 09, 183618, and died March 29, 1910 in Chesterville, Indiana19.
      Notes for James Wheeler:
      Chesterville, Indiana [Page 405] - "William Wheeler, Esq., and James Wells, with exceedingly interesting families, reside here, in honor and good circumstances.  Good old Father and Mother Ewing [Ewan], I believe, have both passed away. . . ."  (found on USGENWEB, Rootsweb.com, entitled "[Reverend] Cotton's Keepsakes, published 1858)
      Letter to Gary Julian from secretary of the Allen Lodge No. 165 of Moores Hill Dearborn County, Indiana Masonic Lodge:  James Wheeler, born 23 Feb 1835 entered apprentice 21 Jul 1856, Fellowcraft 22 Aug 1856; Master Mason 15 Sep 1856; was secretary in 1860 and died in the Civil War 14 Mar 1862.
      More About James Wheeler:
      Burial: Unknown, Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana
      Member: Mason
      Military service: Civil War, Company A, 7th Reg. Indiana Infantry
      Occupation: School Teacher
      Notes for Ellen Jane Nelson:
      Filed for widow's pension October 2, 1862, App #3577, Cert. No. 480
      1908 Dearborn County, Indiana Directory:  Ellen J. Wheeler, Sparta Township, Chesterville
      Notes for Ellen Jane Nelson:
      Filed for widow's pension October 2, 1862, App #3577, Cert. No. 480
      1908 Dearborn County, Indiana Directory:  Ellen J. Wheeler, Sparta Township, Chesterville
      More About Ellen Jane Nelson:
      Burial: Unknown, Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana20
      Residence: 1908, Sparta Township, Chesterville21
      More About James Wheeler and Ellen Nelson:
      Marriage: February 18, 1857

      ...
      17.  Tombstone Inscription, Union Cemetery, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      18.  Headstone in Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana.
      19.  1910 Dearborn County, Indiana Births and Deaths, page 46.
      20.  Tombstone Inscription, Union Cemetery, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      21.  1908 Dearborn County Directory.

    6. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 6, Generation 3, 21. James Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
           21.  James5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born February 23, 1835 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana17, and died March 14, 1862 in Cumberland, Maryland.  He married Ellen Jane Nelson February 18, 1857, daughter of Samuel Nelson and Sarah Wells.  She was born March 09, 183618, and died March 29, 1910 in Chesterville, Indiana19.
      Notes for James Wheeler:
      Chesterville, Indiana [Page 405] - "William Wheeler, Esq., and James Wells, with exceedingly interesting families, reside here, in honor and good circumstances.  Good old Father and Mother Ewing [Ewan], I believe, have both passed away. . . ."  (found on USGENWEB, Rootsweb.com, entitled "[Reverend] Cotton's Keepsakes, published 1858)
      Letter to Gary Julian from secretary of the Allen Lodge No. 165 of Moores Hill Dearborn County, Indiana Masonic Lodge:  James Wheeler, born 23 Feb 1835 entered apprentice 21 Jul 1856, Fellowcraft 22 Aug 1856; Master Mason 15 Sep 1856; was secretary in 1860 and died in the Civil War 14 Mar 1862.
      More About James Wheeler:
      Burial: Unknown, Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana
      Member: Mason
      Military service: Civil War, Company A, 7th Reg. Indiana Infantry
      Occupation: School Teacher
      Notes for Ellen Jane Nelson:
      Filed for widow's pension October 2, 1862, App #3577, Cert. No. 480
      1908 Dearborn County, Indiana Directory:  Ellen J. Wheeler, Sparta Township, Chesterville
      Notes for Ellen Jane Nelson:
      Filed for widow's pension October 2, 1862, App #3577, Cert. No. 480
      1908 Dearborn County, Indiana Directory:  Ellen J. Wheeler, Sparta Township, Chesterville
      More About Ellen Jane Nelson:
      Burial: Unknown, Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana20
      Residence: 1908, Sparta Township, Chesterville21
      More About James Wheeler and Ellen Nelson:
      Marriage: February 18, 1857

      ...
      17.  Tombstone Inscription, Union Cemetery, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      18.  Headstone in Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana.
      19.  1910 Dearborn County, Indiana Births and Deaths, page 46.
      20.  Tombstone Inscription, Union Cemetery, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      21.  1908 Dearborn County Directory.

    7. [S105] Gary JULIAN, E-mail from brownjulian@worldnet.att.net, Subj: Fw: HALLADAY; Date: 08/30/2000 4:44:25 AM US Mountain Standard Time (Reliability: 3).