There is a book entitled "Neals of Bedford County VA and Family of Walter Neal, Sr. of Lawrence & Gallia Counties Ohio" by Chester I. Miller. Nancy Cassandra "Cassie" Armstrong is a descendant of these lines. It is from this book that I got the Benham/Henry etc information. Henry Nelson and Benjamin Boggs were cousins who married sisters. The only mention of Benjamin Nelson is that Henry and Benjamin were his grandsons. Since it shows that Benjamin Franklin Boggs died in IL I would assume that he and Henry moved together to that state. Benjamin Franklin Boggs born July 12, 1832 the son of Alexander and Mahala Nelson Boggs; died Feb. 25, 1902 in IL (no county/city named). He married Mary Jane Armstrong in Lawrence County on Dec. 20, 1853. After their marriage they moved to Madison County, Indiana, then back to Lawrence County, Ohio where 4 of their children were born. Then they moved to IL living in both Douglas and Champaign Counties. He was a judge in Douglas County, IL. The author says he has no information on their children except for the following: Elena or Elma born 1856 in OH Allie Born May 4, 1858 in OH; died Feb. 2, 1872 age 14 in IL Martha born IL in 1860 Stanton born Nov. 22, 1861 in IL; died Oct 18, 1862 buried Nelson Chapel Cemetery. Sarah Harriett born 1864 Sarah Harriett Boggs born 1866 Franklin born 1866Florence born 1868 Cassandra "Cassie" born 1870 Fortune (son) born 1872 Pearl born 1874 Carter born 1876 Maybe you could check Douglas County IL websites for mention of B.F. Boggs and it may lead you to more on the Nelson family. Also maybe someone on the list is related to the Boggs family and can you further leads. Good luck in your search. -----Original Message----- >From: Suze in Texas <suzetx@comcast.net> >Sent: Feb 28, 2009 4:18 AM >To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information > >Yes, it will help, and thanks. Sarah Nelson/Pellington Merritt are mine, >and I believe Hannah might be the dtr of of Benjamin Nelson who was also in >Gallia Co with Solomon. > >Is there any info about Benjamin Nelson? Does it mention his wife or >children at all? > >Interesting about Benham's wife Lydia Smith. I don't think I knew her name. >Where did you find that? Also I wasn't aware of Henry Nelson at all or his >wife Nancy Armstrong. How were you able to find out about their marriage, >that they had no children, her return to Ohio then moving to Colorado? I've >never found anything like this and I'd love to know how you did this!! > >I'm wondering if there is more than 1 Benham Nelson? I have a Benham Nelson >as a son of Solomon, but this Benham married an Amanda Brewer. Hmmmm.... > >My Nelson's were living in close proximity to Boggs families in Virginia >before they came to Ohio, so I guess they came to Ohio together as well. I >don't follow what you are saying here "Henry was the cousin of her sister >Mary Jane's husband Benjamin F. Boggs." Can you explain that? I'm a little >lost. > >Thanks so much, and hope to hear from you again. > >Sue > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: fkb [mailto:genealogynut@peoplepc.com] >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 5:48 PM >To: suzetx@comcast.net >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information > >Looked through the few reference books I have. > >A book on Gallia County from 1825-1875 only has 1 Nelson marriage listed and >that was for a Hannah J. Nelson and W. James Cummings on Oct 12, 1865 . > >Lawrence County Marriage records --April 11, 1817-July 23, 1843 shows a >Sarah Nelson who married Pillengton Merritt on Dec 19, 1833 by John >Pinkerman, Justice of the Peace. > >Neals of Bedford County VA book has: > >Nancy Cassandra (Cassie) Armstrong born April 1845 marrying on March 24, >1864 to Henry Rodney Nelson. Henry was the cousin of her sister Mary Jane's >husband Benjamin F. Boggs. Henry Nelson was the son of Benham and Lydia >Smith Nelson. He was born in Lawrence County Aug 2, 1838 and died Sept 1874 >while they were living in IL. Cassie and he had no children. She returned >to Lawrence Co. after his death but then moved to Colorado to live near her >youngest sister. she died in CO. > >1830 Census shows the following Nelsons living in Law. Co.....(all but >William was living in Symmes Township)...Benjamin, Daniel, John, Solomon and >William. Sadly the census didn't start listing spouses/children until 1850. > >Sorry this isn't the marriage records that you wanted but hopefully this >will give you some leads to follow. > > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Suze in Texas <suzetx@comcast.net> >>Sent: Feb 27, 2009 5:30 PM >>To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information >> >> >>Thanks Nancy. No I hadn't looked there. I thought the man doing the >>marriages from the newspaper might have additional info. >> >>Sue >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: ohlawren-bounces@rootsweb.com >>[mailto:ohlawren-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>On Behalf Of Nancy Edwards >>Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:36 PM >>To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information >> >>Hello Sue - >> >>I emailed you off-List but the email bounced so am responding on-List. >>Have you checked the Lawrence Co. website at: >> >>http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com >> >>Click on "Marriages" in left side bar of the site's homepage. Note >>that names in some of the Marriage Indices are not in alphabetical >>order - i.e., you might find a "Brown" at the beginning of the "B" >>listings and another at the end of the "B" listings. Hope I made sense >>there. >> >>Regards, >>Nancy Edwards >> >>On Feb 27, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Suze in Texas wrote: >> >>> Looking to see if anyone here has access to marriage information for >>> Lawrence Co and can see if any of the following family members might >>> have gotten married there. They were in Gallia Co prior to 1830, but >>> then came to Lawrence Co. I've also posted this in the Gallia Co >>> list. >>> >>> The parents were Solomon Nelson and (unproven) Eleanor (Nellie) McGraw. >>> >>> Here are the names I'm interested in: >>> >>> John or John M. Nelson >>> Elizabeth George >>> Sarah Nelson >>> Benham Nelson >>> Amanda Brewer >>> Margaret Nelson >>> Bethaney(?) Jane Nelson >>> John Bronnenburg >>> William Ashford Nelson >>> Ashford H. Nelson >>> Catherine Nelson >>> John Coburn >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sue Lester Patterson >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >________________________________________ >PeoplePC Online >A better way to Internet >http://www.peoplepc.com > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

Wow, that is wonderful information, thank you. Madison Co, Indiana is where most of my Nelson's ended up....at least the ones who didn't come to Illinois. They pretty much were in Anderson, Madison Co., IN. and there is a large Nelson cemetery there with lots of them. It appears though that some went back to Lawrence Co. which I didn't know. I'll have to check Douglas Co, IL for information. Presently I only know about my direct line of Nelson's being in Knox Co, IL, because that's were my mother was born. But she was given up for adoption after birth because her mother (Alma Nelson), was a young unwed teen and her parents wouldn't let her keep her baby. So it's been difficult for me to find out who these ppl are, where they came from, etc. My mom passed away nearly 3 yr ago and didn't know them either, so I didn't have much to get me started. Thanks again, Sue -----Original Message----- From: fkb [mailto:genealogynut@peoplepc.com] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:33 AM To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com; ohlawren@rootsweb.com; ohgallia@rootsweb.com Cc: suzetx@comcast.net Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information There is a book entitled "Neals of Bedford County VA and Family of Walter Neal, Sr. of Lawrence & Gallia Counties Ohio" by Chester I. Miller. Nancy Cassandra "Cassie" Armstrong is a descendant of these lines. It is from this book that I got the Benham/Henry etc information. Henry Nelson and Benjamin Boggs were cousins who married sisters. The only mention of Benjamin Nelson is that Henry and Benjamin were his grandsons. Since it shows that Benjamin Franklin Boggs died in IL I would assume that he and Henry moved together to that state. Benjamin Franklin Boggs born July 12, 1832 the son of Alexander and Mahala Nelson Boggs; died Feb. 25, 1902 in IL (no county/city named). He married Mary Jane Armstrong in Lawrence County on Dec. 20, 1853. After their marriage they moved to Madison County, Indiana, then back to Lawrence County, Ohio where 4 of their children were born. Then they moved to IL living in both Douglas and Champaign Counties. He was a judge in Douglas County, IL. The author says he has no information on their children except for the following: Elena or Elma born 1856 in OH Allie Born May 4, 1858 in OH; died Feb. 2, 1872 age 14 in IL Martha born IL in 1860 Stanton born Nov. 22, 1861 in IL; died Oct 18, 1862 buried Nelson Chapel Cemetery. Sarah Harriett born 1864 Sarah Harriett Boggs born 1866 Franklin born 1866Florence born 1868 Cassandra "Cassie" born 1870 Fortune (son) born 1872 Pearl born 1874 Carter born 1876 Maybe you could check Douglas County IL websites for mention of B.F. Boggs and it may lead you to more on the Nelson family. Also maybe someone on the list is related to the Boggs family and can you further leads. Good luck in your search. -----Original Message----- >From: Suze in Texas <suzetx@comcast.net> >Sent: Feb 28, 2009 4:18 AM >To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information > >Yes, it will help, and thanks. Sarah Nelson/Pellington Merritt are >mine, and I believe Hannah might be the dtr of of Benjamin Nelson who >was also in Gallia Co with Solomon. > >Is there any info about Benjamin Nelson? Does it mention his wife or >children at all? > >Interesting about Benham's wife Lydia Smith. I don't think I knew her name. >Where did you find that? Also I wasn't aware of Henry Nelson at all or >his wife Nancy Armstrong. How were you able to find out about their >marriage, that they had no children, her return to Ohio then moving to >Colorado? I've never found anything like this and I'd love to know how you did this!! > >I'm wondering if there is more than 1 Benham Nelson? I have a Benham >Nelson as a son of Solomon, but this Benham married an Amanda Brewer. Hmmmm.... > >My Nelson's were living in close proximity to Boggs families in >Virginia before they came to Ohio, so I guess they came to Ohio >together as well. I don't follow what you are saying here "Henry was >the cousin of her sister Mary Jane's husband Benjamin F. Boggs." Can >you explain that? I'm a little lost. > >Thanks so much, and hope to hear from you again. > >Sue > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: fkb [mailto:genealogynut@peoplepc.com] >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 5:48 PM >To: suzetx@comcast.net >Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information > >Looked through the few reference books I have. > >A book on Gallia County from 1825-1875 only has 1 Nelson marriage >listed and that was for a Hannah J. Nelson and W. James Cummings on Oct 12, 1865 . > >Lawrence County Marriage records --April 11, 1817-July 23, 1843 shows a >Sarah Nelson who married Pillengton Merritt on Dec 19, 1833 by John >Pinkerman, Justice of the Peace. > >Neals of Bedford County VA book has: > >Nancy Cassandra (Cassie) Armstrong born April 1845 marrying on March >24, >1864 to Henry Rodney Nelson. Henry was the cousin of her sister Mary >Jane's husband Benjamin F. Boggs. Henry Nelson was the son of Benham >and Lydia Smith Nelson. He was born in Lawrence County Aug 2, 1838 and >died Sept 1874 while they were living in IL. Cassie and he had no >children. She returned to Lawrence Co. after his death but then moved >to Colorado to live near her youngest sister. she died in CO. > >1830 Census shows the following Nelsons living in Law. Co.....(all but >William was living in Symmes Township)...Benjamin, Daniel, John, >Solomon and William. Sadly the census didn't start listing spouses/children until 1850. > >Sorry this isn't the marriage records that you wanted but hopefully >this will give you some leads to follow. > > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Suze in Texas <suzetx@comcast.net> >>Sent: Feb 27, 2009 5:30 PM >>To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information >> >> >>Thanks Nancy. No I hadn't looked there. I thought the man doing the >>marriages from the newspaper might have additional info. >> >>Sue >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: ohlawren-bounces@rootsweb.com >>[mailto:ohlawren-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>On Behalf Of Nancy Edwards >>Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:36 PM >>To: ohlawren@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [OHLAWREN] Seeking Marriage Information >> >>Hello Sue - >> >>I emailed you off-List but the email bounced so am responding on-List. >>Have you checked the Lawrence Co. website at: >> >>http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com >> >>Click on "Marriages" in left side bar of the site's homepage. Note >>that names in some of the Marriage Indices are not in alphabetical >>order - i.e., you might find a "Brown" at the beginning of the "B" >>listings and another at the end of the "B" listings. Hope I made >>sense there. >> >>Regards, >>Nancy Edwards >> >>On Feb 27, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Suze in Texas wrote: >> >>> Looking to see if anyone here has access to marriage information for >>> Lawrence Co and can see if any of the following family members might >>> have gotten married there. They were in Gallia Co prior to 1830, >>> but then came to Lawrence Co. I've also posted this in the Gallia >>> Co list. >>> >>> The parents were Solomon Nelson and (unproven) Eleanor (Nellie) McGraw. >>> >>> Here are the names I'm interested in: >>> >>> John or John M. Nelson >>> Elizabeth George >>> Sarah Nelson >>> Benham Nelson >>> Amanda Brewer >>> Margaret Nelson >>> Bethaney(?) Jane Nelson >>> John Bronnenburg >>> William Ashford Nelson >>> Ashford H. Nelson >>> Catherine Nelson >>> John Coburn >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sue Lester Patterson >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >________________________________________ >PeoplePC Online >A better way to Internet >http://www.peoplepc.com > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >OHLAWREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com