Rachel Ann Nelson (1840-1900)
Names Detail
First Name
RachelMiddle Name
AnnLast Name
NelsonBirth and Death
Birth Date
February 1, 1840Death Date
May 27, 1900Age at Death
60 year(s), 3 month(s), 26 day(s)Cemetery Location and Disposition
Cemetery Location
Row 05, Grave 18 | MapDisposition Type
BurialEpitaph
Sweet be thy peace thy suffering [now]? overRelationships to Others at the Cemetery
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Notes
Rachel was born to James Oliver (1804-1873) and Nancy [Broughton] Oliver (1816-1860) in Missouri. She married Manual James Morris “James” Steele (1825-1865), and the couple had three children. James was a Union solider and died near Nashville after reaching the rank of lieutenant; he is buried in Nashville. By 1870, according to the U.S. Census, Rachel appears to have been a single mother living with her three children in Jasper, Missouri. She later married Rosmer Nelson (1841- ), who was born in Denmark. In 1880, the couple was living in Llano County, Texas, with two children (John Steele and Marsh Steele), according to the 1880 U.S. Census. She is buried next to Birt Steele, her grandson.
Monument transcription: In memory of our mother Rachel Ann Nelson born Feb. 1, 1840; died May 27, 1900
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