1893 Johnson Co., KY Marriage Records:
August 31 John W Nelson 18
1893 Caladonia Price 16
(NOTE: Malisia Caldonia was born to Nancy PRICE, who was not married to Malisia's father, Clay Martin. Malisia Caldonia Price, went by her father's surname - Martin.)
John Wesley Nelson Obituary:
Obituary - Paintsville Herald Newspaper, Johnson Co., KY - Dec 9 1970:
J. NELSON: One of the oldest residents of West Van Lear, John Wesley Nelson, passed away at his home on December 6. The 96-year-old retired C&0 Railroad employee and Freewill Baptist had suffered a brief illness.
The son of the late Isaac and Susann Lynns (sic: LYONS) Nelson, he was born in Lawrence County.
Surviving are his (2nd) wife, Bessie Harmon Nelson, four sons, Ernest Nelson of Louisa, Charlie Nelson of Beckley, W.Va., and John and Joe Nelson of West Van Lear, and a daughter from Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. Myrtle Stapleton.
Don Fraley and Claude Preston held services December 9 in the First Freewill Baptist Church, and interment followed in the family cemetery at Paintsville. The Jones Preston Funeral Home was in charge.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Wesley Nelson
Serial No.: 1662 ?
Order No.: 7000
City: Paintsville
County: Johnson
State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1874
Race: White (native born citizen)
Place of Employment: Paintsville, Johnson, Ky
Roll: 1653495
Draft Board: Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Age: 43
Occupation: "cleark" - C.& O. R.R.
Nearest Relative: Malissa Nelson, Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Height/Build: medium/medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/black
Signature: Yes - John Wesley Nelson
Date of Registration: 9/12/1918
Signed by: G.M. Stafford
*NOTE: He was probably excused from service. He and Malissa had 10 children by Sep 1918, the youngest was born Mar 1918.*
August 31 John W Nelson 18
1893 Caladonia Price 16
(NOTE: Malisia Caldonia was born to Nancy PRICE, who was not married to Malisia's father, Clay Martin. Malisia Caldonia Price, went by her father's surname - Martin.)
John Wesley Nelson Obituary:
Obituary - Paintsville Herald Newspaper, Johnson Co., KY - Dec 9 1970:
J. NELSON: One of the oldest residents of West Van Lear, John Wesley Nelson, passed away at his home on December 6. The 96-year-old retired C&0 Railroad employee and Freewill Baptist had suffered a brief illness.
The son of the late Isaac and Susann Lynns (sic: LYONS) Nelson, he was born in Lawrence County.
Surviving are his (2nd) wife, Bessie Harmon Nelson, four sons, Ernest Nelson of Louisa, Charlie Nelson of Beckley, W.Va., and John and Joe Nelson of West Van Lear, and a daughter from Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. Myrtle Stapleton.
Don Fraley and Claude Preston held services December 9 in the First Freewill Baptist Church, and interment followed in the family cemetery at Paintsville. The Jones Preston Funeral Home was in charge.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Wesley Nelson
Serial No.: 1662 ?
Order No.: 7000
City: Paintsville
County: Johnson
State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1874
Race: White (native born citizen)
Place of Employment: Paintsville, Johnson, Ky
Roll: 1653495
Draft Board: Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Age: 43
Occupation: "cleark" - C.& O. R.R.
Nearest Relative: Malissa Nelson, Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Height/Build: medium/medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/black
Signature: Yes - John Wesley Nelson
Date of Registration: 9/12/1918
Signed by: G.M. Stafford
*NOTE: He was probably excused from service. He and Malissa had 10 children by Sep 1918, the youngest was born Mar 1918.*
1893 Johnson Co., KY Marriage Records:
August 31 John W Nelson 18
1893 Caladonia Price 16
(NOTE: Malisia Caldonia was born to Nancy PRICE, who was not married to Malisia's father, Clay Martin. Malisia Caldonia Price, went by her father's surname - Martin.)
John Wesley Nelson Obituary:
Obituary - Paintsville Herald Newspaper, Johnson Co., KY - Dec 9 1970:
J. NELSON: One of the oldest residents of West Van Lear, John Wesley Nelson, passed away at his home on December 6. The 96-year-old retired C&0 Railroad employee and Freewill Baptist had suffered a brief illness.
The son of the late Isaac and Susann Lynns (sic: LYONS) Nelson, he was born in Lawrence County.
Surviving are his (2nd) wife, Bessie Harmon Nelson, four sons, Ernest Nelson of Louisa, Charlie Nelson of Beckley, W.Va., and John and Joe Nelson of West Van Lear, and a daughter from Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. Myrtle Stapleton.
Don Fraley and Claude Preston held services December 9 in the First Freewill Baptist Church, and interment followed in the family cemetery at Paintsville. The Jones Preston Funeral Home was in charge.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Wesley Nelson
Serial No.: 1662 ?
Order No.: 7000
City: Paintsville
County: Johnson
State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1874
Race: White (native born citizen)
Place of Employment: Paintsville, Johnson, Ky
Roll: 1653495
Draft Board: Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Age: 43
Occupation: "cleark" - C.& O. R.R.
Nearest Relative: Malissa Nelson, Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Height/Build: medium/medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/black
Signature: Yes - John Wesley Nelson
Date of Registration: 9/12/1918
Signed by: G.M. Stafford
*NOTE: He was probably excused from service. He and Malissa had 10 children by Sep 1918, the youngest was born Mar 1918.*
August 31 John W Nelson 18
1893 Caladonia Price 16
(NOTE: Malisia Caldonia was born to Nancy PRICE, who was not married to Malisia's father, Clay Martin. Malisia Caldonia Price, went by her father's surname - Martin.)
John Wesley Nelson Obituary:
Obituary - Paintsville Herald Newspaper, Johnson Co., KY - Dec 9 1970:
J. NELSON: One of the oldest residents of West Van Lear, John Wesley Nelson, passed away at his home on December 6. The 96-year-old retired C&0 Railroad employee and Freewill Baptist had suffered a brief illness.
The son of the late Isaac and Susann Lynns (sic: LYONS) Nelson, he was born in Lawrence County.
Surviving are his (2nd) wife, Bessie Harmon Nelson, four sons, Ernest Nelson of Louisa, Charlie Nelson of Beckley, W.Va., and John and Joe Nelson of West Van Lear, and a daughter from Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. Myrtle Stapleton.
Don Fraley and Claude Preston held services December 9 in the First Freewill Baptist Church, and interment followed in the family cemetery at Paintsville. The Jones Preston Funeral Home was in charge.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: John Wesley Nelson
Serial No.: 1662 ?
Order No.: 7000
City: Paintsville
County: Johnson
State: Kentucky
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1874
Race: White (native born citizen)
Place of Employment: Paintsville, Johnson, Ky
Roll: 1653495
Draft Board: Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Age: 43
Occupation: "cleark" - C.& O. R.R.
Nearest Relative: Malissa Nelson, Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky
Height/Build: medium/medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/black
Signature: Yes - John Wesley Nelson
Date of Registration: 9/12/1918
Signed by: G.M. Stafford
*NOTE: He was probably excused from service. He and Malissa had 10 children by Sep 1918, the youngest was born Mar 1918.*
Gravesite Details
RE: (father) Isaac Nelson - Nelson was Isaac's mother's maiden name. She was married to Ashel Atherton but it is thought he died at a young age. Their 2 sons often switched between Atherton/Athington and Nelson. Isaac's mother was Kasiah Nelson.
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