Newton Smith Nelson

1855 - 1936  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Newton Smith Nelson  [1]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1851	Alabama   [2]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1853  [1]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1854	Alabama   [3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1855	Alabama   [4]
  Born	Feb 1855	Alabama   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1880	Alabama   [6]
  Occupation	13 Jun 1900	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [5]
  	lumber getter
  Occupation	16 Apr 1910	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [6]
  	coal car builder
  Illiterate	11 Apr 1930	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [2]
  Name	Newt Nelson  [6]
  Name	Newton Nelson  [3]
  Name	Newton S. Nelson  [4, 5]
  Died	20 May 1936	West Blocton, Bibb County, Alabama   [1]
  Person ID	I143530	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	James Nelson,   b. Abt 1817, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Holcomb,   b. Mar 1814, Georgia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F53261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mrs. Bettie Nelson,   b. Sep 1858, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1891  [5]
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1898  [6]
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [5]
  	Kingdom, Sheet 22B, Line 75, Dwelling 406, Family 417: The household consisted of Newton S. Nelson, head, 45; Betty, wife, 41; and Jane, mother, 86. Newton S. & Betty are married 9 years with 2 children, none living.  Jane is widowed with 12 children, 3 living.  They rent a house.
  Children	13 Jun 1900	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [5]
  	2 children, none living
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [6]
  	Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 3A, Line 25, Dwelling 46, Family 46: The household consisted of Newt Nelson, head, 30; and Bettie, wife, 28. Newt and Bettie are married 12 years.  They declared no children.  They rent a house.
  Census	20 Jan 1920	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [4]
  	Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 8A, Line 25, Dwelling 251, Family 156: The household consisted of Newton S. Nelson, head, 65; and Betty, wife, 61.
  Census	11 Apr 1930	Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama   [2]
  	Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 6A, Line 11, Dwelling 98, Family 100: Newton and Levi swapped wives for the 1930 census. The household consisted of Newton Nelson, head, 79; and Espy, wife, 62. Newton was 25 years old and Espy 20 when first married.  They rent a house for $3 per month.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2018 the relative worth of $3 from 1930 was: — $148.00 using the unskilled wage — $183.00 using the Production Worker Compensation — $252.00 using the nominal GDP per capita Dwelling 89, Family 101:  The household consisted of Levi Nelson, head, 86; and Bettie, wife, 52. Levi was 23 years old when first married and Bettie 52.  They rent a house for $6 per month.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2018 the relative worth of $6 from 1930 was: — $296.00 using the unskilled wage — $365.00 using the Production Worker Compensation — $504.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F53263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Newton Smith Nelson" (accessed April 25, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I143530&tree=Legends.