I have osme info from Gloria Taylor: Fenner Nelson born 1823 and died between 1864 and 1865 during the Civil War. Married Sarah Worthington, daughter of Robert Worthington and Mary Cannon , 4 children. Father Nimrod was born June 10, 1787 and died May 5, 1870, married Mary Ann Laughinghouse about 1820, 10 children. Ihave more on Fenner and his wife if you need it. But it also is From Gloria. I was researching the conneciton between those NElsons and mine. I found a lead that said Giles and Jonas Nelson Sr were brothers. But haven't been able to get any more info on that. >From: Bill Kittrell <wbk99@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NC-PCFR] BALSORA NELSON >Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 16:17:47 -0500 > >Nimrod Nelson cemetery is located south of Ayden Golf & Country Club. >This is two miles east of Ayden about one mile south of NC 102 East. > >I am looking for information on BALSORA NELSON b. 12-16-1802 >d. 9-12-1824. Who are the parents? I find the name listed as a witness >abut 1823 on two deeds in Pitt. Buried at the Laughinghouse-Fawcett >Farm near Grimesland in the old John Laughinghouse cemetery. > > >==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, >and public records. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > My web site: http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/Nelsontree/index.html >>Remember, Life is not measured by the number breaths we take, but by the >>moments that take our breath away. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Trish, A few documentable notes: Dower of Sarah Nelson, widow of Fenner Nelson; 1866 [Pitt Db. RR, p. 29]. Fenner Nelson's 4 children: Edward, d. before 1906, md. Josephine Jenkins [marriage record index] Robert, d. after 1906 Celia, md. Frederick Dawson [marriage record index] Addie, md. Richard McGlohon [marriage record index] Sarah Worthington Nelson remarried on Oct 1, 1868 to Tilman R. Stocks [marriage record index]. Death of Mrs. Sarah Stox, age 77, of Winterville, she was also known as Mrs. Sallie Nelson. She was a member of the Baptist church for 60 years. Buried in the Byrd burial ground 1 mile from Winterville, she leaves 1 son, Robert Nelson of Grifton, and 1 daughter, Mrs. Richard Dawson. [Eastern Reflector, July 14, 1906] My incomplete notes show that Sarah Worthington (1829-1848), dau. of Robert and Mary Cannon Worthington, md. Allen Kittrell, not Fenner Nelson. Regrettably, I have no source indicated in my old notes for this information. Maybe I got it from Bill Kittrell's notes? My old notes do not show Mrs. Fenner Nelson's parentage. None of these people are in my own family tree (that I know of), so I yield to the Worthington experts! In all my years of looking, I've never found a connection between the Nelsons north of the river (mine, and Pat Trigilio's), and the Nelsons south of the river (Fenner and all that bunch). The "north Nelsons" can be traced back to Northampton Co. in the 1790 census (Jonas Nelson, Sr.), and no further--at least not by me. The "south Nelsons" seem to have come into NC much earlier than that, via Craven and Beaufort Counties. Betsy Ross _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Jean, I am researching the Nimrod Nelson line and have about completed all I think I will be able to find before taking it to print. Fenner died while serving in the War and left 2 sons and 2 daughters. He also had two brothers to die in the war. I have been able to trace most of this line to present day. Are by chance related to Fenner's line? Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: <jow@kua.net> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 8:02 AM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Nelson > Pat, > > Do you by any chance have a Fenner Nelson who md Sally Worthington sometime > in the early 1800s? > > Jean > jow@kua.net > >From Sunny Florida > Where oh where are my ancestors hiding. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pat trigilio <ptrigilio@hotmail.com> > To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:28 AM > Subject: [NC-PCFR] Bill's cemetery research > > > >I really appreciate all your time and effort that you have put into this > and > >other projects. My hats off to you. I wish I had the time to do such > >projects. Must be exhilarating as well. I really have to get back into > my > >genealogy. I am looking forward to retirement (whenever that wil be???). > >Maybe then I can finally get some work done. I dont' know about the rest > of > >you, but when you have a spouse who is not into this like you are, its hard > >to put alot of time into it. Mine thinks I am crazy for spending so much > >time on "dead people"./ (see what I am dealing with) > > > >So Bill, I really appreciate your checking this out for me. HOpe you can > >find my Nelsons. My grandfather was Frank Nelson who died first. His wife > >kept the family bible and no one knows what happened to it. I was hopign > to > >find out some info on her to try and track it down. > >Thanks again. > >And yes, the Blounts and Nelsons were related along the way. But I am > >starting to feel that just about everyone in NC was related. SO many > >names....... And after being on some of these email groups from NC, almost > >everyone has one of my names. Small world. > > > >Pat > >Pat > > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

John, I am interested in any of the dates you may have on this family. The 1850 Census for Pitt County, North Carolina lists: 0722-0725, Haddock's District, 1 Oct. 1850 Nelson, Fenner - age 26, male, farmer Sarah (Worthington) - age 20, female Edward - age 3, male Source: Pitt County Compendium, Volume III: The 1850 Census, transcribed and indexed by Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross, 1989. Fenner Nelson md. Sarah "Sally" Worthington, b. abt 1830, the dau. of Mary "Polly Cannon" and Robert Worthington. Children: Edward ³Ed² Robert ³Bob² md. Almira Abbott Celia md. Fred Dawson Mary Adelaide "Addie", b. 1860, d. 1897 Craven County, NC md. 9 Dec 1874 to Richard "Dick" McGlohon Source: McGlohon, Leah, Some McGlohons, McLawhorns and Worthingtons of Pitt County, North Carolina, September 1983. Edward ³Ed² Nelson md. Josephine Jenkins source: Ware, Dr. C. C., Rountree Chronicles, 1827-1840, compiled in 1947. Mary Ann Mcglohon, b. abt 1855 md. John L. (S.) Nelson, b. abt 1830, son of Nimrod & Mary Nelson Source: McGlohon, Leah, Some McGlohons, McLawhorns and Worthingtons of Pitt County, North Carolina, September 1983. Leah was researching the Mcglohons and did not make the connection of Nimrod as father of Fenner. Thanks, Trish on 3/23/02 1:54 PM, JGrimes227@aol.com at JGrimes227@aol.com wrote: > I have a Fenner Nelson married to Ms. Worthington. His father was Nimrod > Nelson and his mother was Mary Ann Laughinghouse. Fenner had two sons that I > know of: Edward and Nelson. I have the vital stats from Nimrod and Mary Ann > should you need them. > > John B. Grimes > jgrimes227@aol.com > Fairfax Station, VA 22039-2729 >

This is the address for the Sheppard Memorial Library web page. There is a link on this page to the searchable Library Catalog. http://www2.coastalnet.com/~cn4185/index.html When you get to the catalog page click on "catalog" to bring up the search window. I searched by county...Pitt, Greene, Edgecombe, Martin, Beaufort, Craven and Lenoir. I was amazed at the number of resources we have there for Pitt and all the surrounding counties. I only checked Isle of Wight Co. in Virginia and we have quite a few resources for that area also. We hope to set up a "Wish List" very soon for books and other resources that we do not currently have. After you browse the catalog, let me know if there is a book or resource that you would like to see in the library....we'll include it on our "Wish List". We hope this list will be a valuable for guide for anyone wishing to donate a book to the NC Collection at Sheppard Memorial Library. I will be taking the following books to Sheppard next week. Joseph Jackson, Sr. Family ca 1720-1790/91 Compiled by Boyd R. Switzer, April, 2001 Our thanks to Roy Glenn Jackson, Jr. who donated this book for the library. The following books, compiled by Barry Munson, have been purchased and donated by Pitt County Family Researchers. 1. Beaufort News, Beaufort, NC Obituaries, Vol. 6, 1946-1948. 2. Carteret County, NC., War on the Homefront, Vol. 2, 1943 3. The News Dispatch, Clinton, Sampson County, NC., Obituaries, Vol. 3, 1915-1917 4. Obituaries: North Carolina Civil War Soldiers and Veterans, Vol. 1 5. Creedmoor Time-News, Creedmoor, Granville County, NC. Obituaries 1915, 1918, and 1919 Brenda

That looks as though it is the same Fenner Nelson. HIs absence very likely might mean that he was killed or wounded. Jean jow@kua.net From Sunny Florida Where oh where are my ancestors hiding. -----Original Message----- From: LdMel1@aol.com <LdMel1@aol.com> To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Nelson >I have found a Fenner Nelson that lived in Pitt Co., farmer, enlisted as a >Private on 27 Jan 1862 in Pitt Co. NC at age of 40. Enlisted in CO. I, 44th >Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 3 April 1862, Absent on 30 March 1864 . >I will do some more searching for you tomorrow, but have to go now. >Linda Melvin > >Clemmons, Clements (etc), Bunn, > Dunn, Harrell, Wiley, Farmer, Rouse, Waters. > > > > >==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== >Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com >Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr >Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Evelyn Hendricks contributed the Harrell Chapel Cemetery file on the Greene Co rootsweb. The following note appears at the bottom of the listing: "Also buried there, but no marker, is Francis McKeel Tyson, Sarah Sorrow's sister. She died in 1919. She was old when she died. Her husband was Harvey Tyson, who had been dead several years when Frances died.)" Okay, Frances McKeel Tyson above was married to Harvey Tyson (Harvey C. Tyson) who was the son of Thomas and Rachel Speight Moye Tyson of Greene County. Harvey was the uncle of my ggrandmother Mary Lula Tyson. (Frances was 65 when she died.) I posted the death certificate info earlier at the bottom of a message. Does anyone have a connection to the people above? I'm trying to find out who Thomas Tyson's parents were. He was born abt. 1810, maybe earlier. Paula _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Nimrod Nelson cemetery is located south of Ayden Golf & Country Club. This is two miles east of Ayden about one mile south of NC 102 East. I am looking for information on BALSORA NELSON b. 12-16-1802 d. 9-12-1824. Who are the parents? I find the name listed as a witness abut 1823 on two deeds in Pitt. Buried at the Laughinghouse-Fawcett Farm near Grimesland in the old John Laughinghouse cemetery.

I have a Fenner Nelson married to Ms. Worthington. His father was Nimrod Nelson and his mother was Mary Ann Laughinghouse. Fenner had two sons that I know of: Edward and Nelson. I have the vital stats from Nimrod and Mary Ann should you need them. John B. Grimes jgrimes227@aol.com Fairfax Station, VA 22039-2729

I really appreciate all your time and effort that you have put into this and other projects. My hats off to you. I wish I had the time to do such projects. Must be exhilarating as well. I really have to get back into my genealogy. I am looking forward to retirement (whenever that wil be???). Maybe then I can finally get some work done. I dont' know about the rest of you, but when you have a spouse who is not into this like you are, its hard to put alot of time into it. Mine thinks I am crazy for spending so much time on "dead people"./ (see what I am dealing with) So Bill, I really appreciate your checking this out for me. HOpe you can find my Nelsons. My grandfather was Frank Nelson who died first. His wife kept the family bible and no one knows what happened to it. I was hopign to find out some info on her to try and track it down. Thanks again. And yes, the Blounts and Nelsons were related along the way. But I am starting to feel that just about everyone in NC was related. SO many names....... And after being on some of these email groups from NC, almost everyone has one of my names. Small world. Pat Pat _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Tom Tyson b. 1851 in Greene Co? married Annie Heath b. 1855 d. 6 Apr 1909. Her parents Richard A. Heath and Penniah Wilson. His parents Thomas Tyson and Rachel Speight Moye Tyson. Just got his info from cousin Betty who visited Greene Co courthouse. Annie Heath and Thomas Tyson married in 1886. See license info below. Also, see death certificate for Frances Tyson. This may be wife of Harvey Tyson of Greene Co. He was also son of Thomas and Rachel Tyson. Book 2 page 79 Thomas Tyson age 36 - Annie Heath age 22 Marriage performed April 18, 1886 By B. Speight J. P. Place performed A.C. Speight's Wit W. H. Phillips, BW Hamilton, Abraham McKeel According to lic. he was the son of Thomas and Rachel Tyson This is the only Frances Tyson listed in the death certificates. Greene Co. Speights Bridge Franc'i's Tyson Female White and a Widow DOD July 31, 1919 No date of brith was listed but she was listed as age 65 Birth place Greene Co. Name of father W. M. McKeel " " " " mother Elizabeth Speight Informant It looked like Jane Joan? Speight of Walstonburg Doctor Pearson Stantonsburg Cause of death Carcinomia of the Gall Bladder _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

I have found a Fenner Nelson that lived in Pitt Co., farmer, enlisted as a Private on 27 Jan 1862 in Pitt Co. NC at age of 40. Enlisted in CO. I, 44th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 3 April 1862, Absent on 30 March 1864 . I will do some more searching for you tomorrow, but have to go now. Linda Melvin Clemmons, Clements (etc), Bunn, Dunn, Harrell, Wiley, Farmer, Rouse, Waters.

I share your feelings about the spouse not being interested and thinking we are crazy. My husband gets a little uptight with me sometimes for spending too much time on the computer, but I don't get enough time for me. I know you can identify. Others I have talked with have this same problem. They say the people that get bit by the Gen. bug go crazy. We are a diff. breed I guess, but the challenge is really fun to me. The excitement of what you will find next. Have a great weekend. I have the 1880 NC Census Index, 1860 Greene Co. Census, 1870 Lenoir Co. Census so if I can look anything up in these books for you please email me. Linda Melvin Researching: Hill, Fields, Clemmons, Clements (etc), Bunn, Dunn, Harrell, Wiley, Farmer, Rouse, Waters.

Pat, Do you by any chance have a Fenner Nelson who md Sally Worthington sometime in the early 1800s? Jean jow@kua.net >From Sunny Florida Where oh where are my ancestors hiding. -----Original Message----- From: pat trigilio <ptrigilio@hotmail.com> To: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 23, 2002 7:28 AM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Bill's cemetery research >I really appreciate all your time and effort that you have put into this and >other projects. My hats off to you. I wish I had the time to do such >projects. Must be exhilarating as well. I really have to get back into my >genealogy. I am looking forward to retirement (whenever that wil be???). >Maybe then I can finally get some work done. I dont' know about the rest of >you, but when you have a spouse who is not into this like you are, its hard >to put alot of time into it. Mine thinks I am crazy for spending so much >time on "dead people"./ (see what I am dealing with) > >So Bill, I really appreciate your checking this out for me. HOpe you can >find my Nelsons. My grandfather was Frank Nelson who died first. His wife >kept the family bible and no one knows what happened to it. I was hopign to >find out some info on her to try and track it down. >Thanks again. >And yes, the Blounts and Nelsons were related along the way. But I am >starting to feel that just about everyone in NC was related. SO many >names....... And after being on some of these email groups from NC, almost >everyone has one of my names. Small world. > >Pat >Pat >

Pitt County Family Researchers and Sheppard Memorial Library cordially invite past and present residents of Pitt County to participate in creating a photographic digital archive of Pitt County. Individuals are encouraged to bring pre 1950 photographs of Pitt County events, families, churches, individuals, homesteads as well as urban and rural scenes. These photos will be scanned into the computer at the library and returned the same day. The event will take place Saturday, April 20 from 10 AM to 1 PM in the Local History Room of Sheppard Memorial Library. Members of PCFR will assist in recording information about the photographs as well as scanning them. Contact Eleanor Allen at 252-830-0049 for further information.

Janice, I received the 2 back issues I had ordered, have not gotten the Feb. Quarterly. Patsy Evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Tripp Gurganus" <jtginnc@coxnc.rr.com> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Quarterly > Hello Friends, > > I'm sorry that some of you haven't received the February quarterly. Wonder if the mail service will ever get back to normal. Please email me privately (jtginnc@coxnc.rr.com) if you haven't received yours and I'll get one in the mail to you right away. It's another one that's too good to miss! > > Janice > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

I did not receive my Feb. Quarterly either. Did get the 2 back issues I had ordered/ Patsy Evans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Harris" <gil@chef.net> To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Quarterly > Add my name to the list of non-receivers...Today we had a dusting of snow > here in New York..maybe that is the hold up ... > Love you guys anyway... > Gil > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martha Marble" <mmarble@erols.com> > To: <NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 5:18 PM > Subject: [NC-PCFR] Quarterly > > > > Mail service as usual in Northern Va and DC - I don't have mine either and > > glanced at the one at LCC almost three weeks ago. I know it is slow with > > bulk mail but one this year never did come. Course my bills don't always > > come either. > > > > Martha > > > > > > At 09:58 PM 3/18/02 +0000, you wrote: > > >Janice, I have not received my PCFR publication yet. I > > >believe they were mailed a couple of weeks ago. > > >Cheryl Warfield > > >Leesburg, Virginia > > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

To Bill Kittrell: Did you ever get a chance to look up my Frank Nelson and Idell Nelson in the Bethel Cemetery? Thanks Pat _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

As of yet I have not found the two names you mentioned. Found James R. Nelson b. 12-25-1833 d. 3-15-1884 m. Jeanette Whichard b. 4-5-1843 d. 2-1-1919. These were in the midst of the Blount family. The Blounts and Nelson were related by marriage I believe. Will continue to look. Most of the small towns keep a record of who bought the plots but not of who was buried in them or the dates. In fact the sites I have done they have requested a copy of my work. The time involved in this cemetery would cover three weeks..recording, typing, proof-reading and travel time/cost. It takes more time than people might think, but I enjoy it. Bill pat trigilio wrote: > > To Bill Kittrell: > Did you ever get a chance to look up my Frank Nelson and Idell Nelson in the > Bethel Cemetery? > Thanks > Pat > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: NC-PCFR-L@rootsweb.com > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, and public records. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Lisa, Ginni, and all of our out of town members, We sincerely wish that all of you could be to participate in the history and genealogy events that are are being planned. We are very excited that our new relationship with Sheppard Memorial Library is giving us new opportunities to reach the people in the community and let them know what we are doing to help preserve all of our family information and the history of Pitt County. The staff at Sheppard is very supportive and helpful in this endeavor. We hope this "Picture Scanning" day is the first of many such events. Eleanor Allen is working with Mr. Nelms at Sheppard on this project, and they also hope to have Genealogy Fairs to encourage new people to come in and learn how to get started researching their families.Of course the October Reunion is the highlight of every year.We would be happy if all of you could join us for that special weekend. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: FEONADORF@aol.com To: bstocks@coxnc.rr.com Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:03 AM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] Upcoming Events Brenda, Sure wish I lived near Nc. Lisa