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William Goforth Nelson


Birth10 June 1831Mt. Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Goforth Nelson (1831-1922); memorial #43990748.

    State of Idaho, Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937 (Boise, Idaho: Department of Health and Welfare), index and images, FamilySearch, William Goforth Nelson (30 October 1922); citing Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States, filing #39626; Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho, United States.
Death30 October 1922Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Goforth Nelson (1831-1922); memorial #43990748.

    State of Idaho, Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937 (Boise, Idaho: Department of Health and Welfare), index and images, FamilySearch, William Goforth Nelson (30 October 1922); citing Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States, filing #39626; Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho, United States.
Burial1 November 1922Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Goforth Nelson (1831-1922); memorial #43990748.

    State of Idaho, Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937 (Boise, Idaho: Department of Health and Welfare), index and images, FamilySearch, William Goforth Nelson (30 October 1922); citing Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States, filing #39626; Department of Health and Welfare, Boise, Idaho, United States.
FatherEdmond Nelson Sr
MotherJane Taylor
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   • Elvira Vail
Married25 November 1855Alpine, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Goforth Nelson and Elvira Vail, ID: KWNX-9ZK and ID: KWNX-9ZK.

    Various Idaho Newspapers, Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007 (Idaho Falls, Idaho: Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center), database, FamilySearch, entry for William Goforth Nelson (1922); Idaho, United States.
          Children:
               William Isaac Newton
               Elvira Nelson
               Martha Nelson
               Luna Nelson
               Emmaline Nelson
               George Goforth Nelson
               Rhoda Nelson
               Brigham Young Nelson
               Gamaliel Vail Nelson
               Angela Nelson
               Rachel Nelson
               Taylor Nelson
               Ezra Nelson

Residences Label
• 1840Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Weber County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Cache County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Oxford, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
• 1900Mink Crink, Oneida, Idaho, United States
• 1910Riverdale, Franklin, Idaho, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusHancock County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusWeber County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusCache County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusOxford, Cache, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1900 Population CensusMink Creek Precinct, Oneida, IdahoExtractImage
• 1910 Population CensusRiverdale Precinct, Oneida, IdahoExtractImage
• 1920 Population CensusRiverdale Precinct, Franklin, IdahoExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Benjamin Hawkins CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1850
       Arrival9 Sept 1850

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