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PVT Samuel Nelson “Nelse” Chaffins

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PVT Samuel Nelson “Nelse” Chaffins

Birth
Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Death
19 Mar 1914 (aged 83)
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Samuel Nelson Chaffins was the son of Nicholas Smith and Elizabeth "Betsy" Chaffins. His parents did not marry and it's believed that he may have been raised by his maternal grandparents. He often went by his middle name. Nelson married Nancy Jane Sutton around 1849 and was the father of 9-10 children.

Nelson fought in the Civil War in the Confederate Army and was captured at the battle of Gladeville, VA. He was a prisoner of war for about 18 months in camps where the prisoners were tortured and starved. After the war, he was released in a prisoner exchange and had to walk home from Point Lookout, Maryland to Floyd County, Kentucky.

He returned home to his family where he continued to farm and raise his family. In his later years became a Deacon at his church.

Nelson died in his sleep at the age of 83
Samuel Nelson Chaffins was the son of Nicholas Smith and Elizabeth "Betsy" Chaffins. His parents did not marry and it's believed that he may have been raised by his maternal grandparents. He often went by his middle name. Nelson married Nancy Jane Sutton around 1849 and was the father of 9-10 children.

Nelson fought in the Civil War in the Confederate Army and was captured at the battle of Gladeville, VA. He was a prisoner of war for about 18 months in camps where the prisoners were tortured and starved. After the war, he was released in a prisoner exchange and had to walk home from Point Lookout, Maryland to Floyd County, Kentucky.

He returned home to his family where he continued to farm and raise his family. In his later years became a Deacon at his church.

Nelson died in his sleep at the age of 83

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CHILDREN
William Jefferson
John
Harvey
David
Jasper (Bird)
Rhoda
Rozely
Dulseany
Marion

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