Re: Samuel J Nelson, 1869 - 1921 - places to look
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In reply to:
Samuel J Nelson
carrie stanton 3/20/03
Hi Carrie,
Have you tried for an obituary or death certificate? Your Samuel might be on the 1880 census transcription,
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asphttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp
but you'd have to know where he was raised; there are 15 Samuel Nelsons there born exactly in 1869, and several dozen born within 2 years of 1869.
I have a list of places to look, for beginners, at
http://www.tedpack.org/genhead.htmlhttp://www.tedpack.org/genhead.html
With a name as common as Nelson, you might do better on a county level board or mailing list.