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Gayus Ritchey NELSON

Male Abt 1872 - 1946  (~ 74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gayus Ritchey NELSON was born about 1872 in Mapleton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Peter R. NELSON and Matilda M. THOMPSON); died on 29 Jan 1946 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Gayus married Winnifred ROBERTS on 24 Mar 1896 in Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Winnifred (daughter of William ROBERTS and Sarah UNKNOWNF) was born on 12 May 1878 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Jan 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Janetta NELSON was born in Sep 1895 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    2. Ronald NELSON was born in Mar 1898 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    3. Albert Edward NELSON was born on 10 Apr 1900 in Fenwick, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    4. Emily NELSON was born in Nov 1901 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    5. Lyman Theodore NELSON was born on 22 Jan 1905 in Chignecto, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    6. Pearl NELSON was born in Apr 1908 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    7. Georgena Janet NELSON was born on 17 Dec 1908 in Chignecto, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    8. Harold NELSON was born about 1909 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 9 Oct 1912 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Effie Maud BOND. Effie (daughter of John S BOND and Emily H. UNKNOWNF) was born about 1880 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1939 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Peter R. NELSON was born on 23 Apr 1844 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Lewis Gaius NELSON and Dorcas GILROY); died on 20 Jun 1913 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Peter married Matilda M. THOMPSON on 21 Dec 1870 in Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Matilda (daughter of Abraham Dobson THOMPSON and Eveline REID) was born on 10 May 1852 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1877 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Matilda M. THOMPSON was born on 10 May 1852 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (daughter of Abraham Dobson THOMPSON and Eveline REID); died on 19 Oct 1877 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Gayus Ritchey NELSON was born about 1872 in Mapleton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 29 Jan 1946 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lewis Gaius NELSON was born on 15 Mar 1816 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died after 1901 in , , New Brunswick, Canada.

    Lewis married Dorcas GILROY. Dorcas was born about 1818; died about 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Dorcas GILROY was born about 1818; died about 1896.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth NELSON was born on 10 Jan 1841 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Unknown.
    2. 2. Peter R. NELSON was born on 23 Apr 1844 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 20 Jun 1913 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. George NELSON was born on 18 May 1849; died in Apr 1931.

  3. 6.  Abraham Dobson THOMPSON was born on 25 Aug 1812 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (son of Ralph B. THOMPSON and Mary Elizabeth DOBSON); died on 6 Jul 1879 in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Abraham married Eveline REID on 7 Apr 1840. Eveline was born on 11 Dec 1823 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 1 Jan 1909 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eveline REID was born on 11 Dec 1823 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 1 Jan 1909 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth THOMPSON was born on 13 Feb 1841 in Pugwash River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 13 May 1917 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Mansfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. Sarah Abigail THOMPSON was born on 17 Aug 1842 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 19 Nov 1903.
    3. Isabelle Jane THOMPSON was born on 7 Apr 1844 in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 3 May 1914 in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. Amelia THOMPSON was born about 1845 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died before 1880.
    5. John Rufus THOMPSON was born on 17 Jan 1847 in Pugwash River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 7 Jan 1929 in Whitemouth, , Manitoba, Canada.
    6. Nancy THOMPSON was born about 1848 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1881.
    7. Ralph Abraham THOMPSON was born on 24 Jan 1851 in Pugwash River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 23 Feb 1912.
    8. 3. Matilda M. THOMPSON was born on 10 May 1852 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1877 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Cumberland, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    9. Elsiebeury Catherine THOMPSON was born about 1855 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1884.
    10. Lucinda THOMPSON was born on 18 May 1856 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 21 Oct 1895.
    11. Joseph R. THOMPSON was born on 26 Nov 1857 in Pugwash River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 17 Feb 1896.
    12. Edward Joseph THOMPSON was born on 9 Dec 1859 in Pugwash River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 3 Aug 1929 in Langley, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.
    13. David C. THOMPSON was born about 1862 in New Canaan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 10 Nov 1942.
    14. George Hibbert THOMPSON was born on 25 Jun 1864 in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 5 Dec 1948 in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    15. Eveline Mae THOMPSON was born in May 1866 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1921 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
    16. Abraham Noble THOMPSON was born about 1868 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1938 in , , Massachusetts, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Ralph B. THOMPSON was born on 25 Sep 1775 in Jolicure, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (son of Richard THOMPSON and Dorothy PATTON); died on 7 Jan 1865 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Ralph married Mary Elizabeth DOBSON on 22 Oct 1801 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mary (daughter of George DOBSON and Ann Christiana SOMERS) was born about 1783 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 18 Aug 1845 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Elizabeth DOBSON was born about 1783 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (daughter of George DOBSON and Ann Christiana SOMERS); died on 18 Aug 1845 in Point de Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Miles THOMPSON was born about 1801 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1886 in Wallace Bay, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. George Dobson THOMPSON was born on 13 Oct 1802 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 24 Apr 1883; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. Richard THOMPSON was born on 22 Jul 1804 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 5 Feb 1865 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    4. Joseph Oxley THOMPSON was born on 20 Jun 1806 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 28 Sep 1879.
    5. Amelia THOMPSON was born on 29 May 1808 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 6 Mar 1896 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    6. William M. THOMPSON was born on 30 Jan 1810 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1892 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    7. 6. Abraham Dobson THOMPSON was born on 25 Aug 1812 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 6 Jul 1879 in Conns Mills, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    8. Mary THOMPSON was born on 25 Feb 1818 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 2 Aug 1877 in , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    9. Elizabeth THOMPSON was born on 27 Feb 1820 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1898 in Tryon, , Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    10. Ralph THOMPSON was born about 1824 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 25 Dec 1892 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    11. James Chappell THOMPSON was born on 23 Jun 1826 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Oct 1894 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    12. Edward W. THOMPSON was born on 2 Apr 1827 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1918 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.