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STATUS: REUNITED WITH FAMILY

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PHOTOGRAPH INFORMATION

NAME(S): Martin Van Buren Nelson
PHOTOGRAPH: # 2397
OTHER INFO: Grandfather of Georgiann Armistead, Mother Grimes' father, Made about 1860.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mrs. Hiester, Lewis????
CARD SIZE: 10.75 cm x 16.5 cm
WHERE PURCHASED: Midland, Texas
WHEN PURCHASED: April 30, 2013

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RESEARCHED INFORMATION

Probably: Martin Van Buren Nelson

Born: November 10, 1835, Vienna, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Died: February 12, 1864, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Father: Alexander Franklin Nelson
Mother: Sarah Ann Brinson
Married: Amanda Jane "Mandy" Sheppard, November 29, 1854, Cherokee County, Texas
Children: infant son, Joseph VanBuren, Martha Jane, & Altie Myra

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NOTES

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SOURCES

1840 Census Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
1850 Census Smith County, Texas
1860 Census Beat 4, Cherokee County, Texas
Texas, County Marriages
Texas, Select County Marriage Index
Texas, Muster Roll Index Card
FindAGrave.com
Various family trees for Martin Van Buren Nelson on Ancestry.com