John William Nelson: Our Family History

1924 - 1987 (63 years)

Generation: 1

John William Nelson was born on 10 Apr 1924 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (son of Ralph Leslie Nelson and Mabel Louise Prince); died on 14 Aug 1987 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Family/Spouse: Barbara Ann Russell. Barbara (daughter of Louis W Russell and Helen F Gurl) was born on 31 Jul 1928 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 22 Dec 2003 in Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Ralph Leslie Nelson was born on 10 Dec 1890 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (son of John W Nelson and Gerda Pihlkrantz).

Ralph + Mabel Louise Prince. Mabel (daughter of James Harvey Prince and Sara Mabel Spofford) was born on 17 Oct 1898 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mabel Louise Prince was born on 17 Oct 1898 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of James Harvey Prince and Sara Mabel Spofford).

Children:

1. John William Nelson was born on 10 Apr 1924 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 14 Aug 1987 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Generation: 3

4.	John W Nelson was born in Oct 1851 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Södermanland, Konungariket Sverige; died on 6 Mar 1906 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. John married Gerda Pihlkrantz in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Nellie E Nelson was born on 4 Feb 1875 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 5 Jun 1942 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Lillian Nelson was born in 1876 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
John William Ferdinand Nelson was born on 20 Jan 1878 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died in Nov 1968 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Carlotte Gertrude Nelson was born on 11 Oct 1883 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 18 Aug 1932 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
Mildred Josephine Nelson was born on 24 Apr 1886 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 22 Sep 1939 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Elsie Adel Dorothea Nelson was born on 7 Aug 1889 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died in 1968.
2. Ralph Leslie Nelson was born on 10 Dec 1890 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Agnes Christina Nelson was born on 20 Oct 1892 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

James Harvey Prince was born on 18 Feb 1867 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (son of James H Prince).

James married Sara Mabel Spofford on 17 Jan 1894 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Sara (daughter of Adoniram Judson Spofford and Sarah Jane Whipple) was born on 7 Oct 1864 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 Dec 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sara Mabel Spofford was born on 7 Oct 1864 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (daughter of Adoniram Judson Spofford and Sarah Jane Whipple); died on 25 Dec 1951.

Children:

3. Mabel Louise Prince was born on 17 Oct 1898 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Generation: 4

12.
James H Prince was born in 1825.
Children:

6. James Harvey Prince was born on 18 Feb 1867 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

14.

Adoniram Judson Spofford was born on 5 Oct 1838 in Connecticut, United States (son of Isaac Gould Spoffard and Lovicy Whitman); died in Mar 1924.

Adoniram married Sarah Jane Whipple on 29 Nov 1862 in Ledyard, New London, Connecticut, United States. Sarah (daughter of Amos Whipple and Sarah "Sally" Whipple) was born on 30 May 1842 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States; died on 29 Jul 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Sarah Jane Whipple was born on 30 May 1842 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States (daughter of Amos Whipple and Sarah "Sally" Whipple); died on 29 Jul 1887.

Children:

7. Sara Mabel Spofford was born on 7 Oct 1864 in Hopedale, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 Dec 1951.