Kathy, My information is that Nelson died in infancy - from the following: From a History of Jackson County, Iowa, pg. 206 (ed. & pub date unknown - copy in file) Ebenezer Wilcox, the father of our subject was born in Montgomery County, N.Y., and was married to Miss Jael Hanchett in April 1807. He resided in his native county until 1818 then going over into Canada settled at Aylmer, in the Province of Ontario, where they lived until 1839, then set out for Iowa Territory. In the meantime during the Canadian Rebellion, Ebenezer Wilcox was cast into prison and confined there for ten months under sentence of death by hanging. His doom, however, was averted with that of many others, a pardon being granted by the Queen of England. Upon coming to Iowa, the father of our subject, settled upon a tract of wild land in Monmouth Township, where he and his family experienced all the privations and hardships of pioneer life. The mother passed away in 1845 and Mr. Wilcox died ten years later in 1855. They were the parents of nine children, the record of whom is as follows: John was born April 26, 1808, and now a veteran of eighty-one years, is still living and a resident of Maquoketa; Anna E. was born Aug. 24, 1809, became the wife of Warren Davis, and died in Canada; David H. was born Feb. 2, 1811, and is a resident of Washington, Oregon; Maria was born June 10, 1813, married Leonard Cline and lives in Aylmer, Canada; Nelson who was born July 8, 1815, died in infancy in New York State; Harmon S. was born Dec. 16, 1817, settled in Miami County, Kan., in 1860, and died there Oct. 9, 1888; Abner T. was born July 18, 1820, and residing in this county until 1888, then removed to Amite City, La.; William, our subject, ws next to the youngest born; Ebenezer, Jr., died in Canada at the age of four years. -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Campbell [mailto:katcamp@mediaone.net] Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 2:08 PM To: WILCOX-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILCOX] Nelson WILCOX Does anyone know who Nelson WILCOX, b. Montgomery Co., NY, 05 Jul. 1815, married? He was apparently son of Ebenezer and Jael (HANCHETT) WILCOX. Thanks. kathy