Darwin Nelson was born in New York on May 16, 1835 to George Nelson and Mary (Cogswell) Nelson.
At a young age him and his family moved to Michigan. Following in his father's footsteps he became a farmer.
He married Lydia Jane Walker on July 4, 1859 in Washtenaw County, Michigan and together they had five children, Charles Sheldon (1861), George (1867 - 1899), Phoebe Jane (1867 - 1925 married Stanley Torentovitsch), John Darwin, and Mary (1876 - 1907 married Harry Lee Haywood) Nelson.
On October 27, 1914 he died at the age of 79.
Darwin Nelson was born in New York on May 16, 1835 to George Nelson and Mary (Cogswell) Nelson.
At a young age him and his family moved to Michigan. Following in his father's footsteps he became a farmer.
He married Lydia Jane Walker on July 4, 1859 in Washtenaw County, Michigan and together they had five children, Charles Sheldon (1861), George (1867 - 1899), Phoebe Jane (1867 - 1925 married Stanley Torentovitsch), John Darwin, and Mary (1876 - 1907 married Harry Lee Haywood) Nelson.
On October 27, 1914 he died at the age of 79.
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