Family Bible of William Marion Nelson What Therefore God Hath Joined Together Let No Man Put Asunder. This Is To Certify That W. M. Nelson and A. K. Gunter Were United By Me in the Bonds of Holy Matrimony At Blossburg on the Twelth day of March in the year of our Lord 1890 in Presence of Signed Marriages W. M. Nelson and A. K. Gunter was married on March 12, 1890 Grady Cooke and Lillie Nelson was married on Berney Hagler and Maude Nelson was married on Mar. 29, 1918 Cecil H. Nelson and Catherine McAllister was married on Jan.26, 1925 Kelso Nelson and Mildred McAllister was married on June 11, 1925 Albert McCauly and Sadie Nelson was married on Feb 5, 1926 Ted Nelson and Annie Davis was married on Sept. 11, 1926 Births W. M. Nelson was born Nov 8th 1869 Mrs. A. K. Nelson was born June 28, 1871 Anna Lillie Nelson was born March 30, 1892 Arthur C. Nelson was born Nov 1st, 1894 Claudie E. Nelson was born March 19, 1896 Maude Nelson was born Feb 12, 1898 W. Kellsy Nelson was born July 31, 1902 Cecil Nelson was born Oct 10th 1904 Theodore Stephenson Nelson was born Jan. 21, 1906 Sadie Nelson was born Feb 18, 1908 Lois Nelson was born Sep 18, 1912 Deaths Arthur Nelson died Oct 4, 1890 Claudie Nelson died Nov 18, 1898 Lois Nelson died Sept. 24, 1912 A. K. Nelson died May 21, 1959 William Marion Nelson was the son of Washington Taylor and Elizabeth Emaline (Richie) Nelson. Washington Taylor Nelson was from Morgan County, Georgia. Washington came to Calhoun County, Alabama, met and married Elizabeth Emaline Richie and had their first two children. They went back to Morgan Co., Georgia and had seven more children there. In the 1880's Washington and Elizabeth, along with Washington's mother, moved their family to Wintson County, Alabama where they spent their remaining years. William Marion and Arrie K. (Gunter) Nelson, lived and raised their family in Graysville, Jefferson County, Alabama. William M. was mayor of Graysville from 1901-1905 and from 1911-1913. He served as Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County, Alabama, a total of more than 14 years and in Royalton, Illinois, from 1935-1951. William M. was connected with coal mining for 54 years and was a member of the pioneer labor union, Kinghts of Labor. In the late 1910's William M. and Arry K. Nelson moved to Terre Haute, Indiana looking for work. They then moved to Royalton, Illinois, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Submitted by (LKWWilson@aol.com)