7/12/1870 Town of E Nelson, Moultrie Co, IL. He was living alone asa 3 1 year old farmer in the census with property = $1400/600.
1875 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He was listed in the atlas amongt he 1021 land owners of the township.
1880 E Nelson Twp. The birthplace of Nelson's parents was blank onth e census records and a nephew, Alvey Humphries,4, was living withhim. N elson, at age 42, was quite a bit older than Sarah B at 21,daughter Ma rty M, was 1. Nelson was a farmer.
1900 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. Nelson probably never moved toSulliva n but since E Nelson is close to Sullivan, was counted assuch. In the c ensus his occupation was farming, Mertie was still athome, and there w as another nephew living him, Willis A Howard, 3.
Deed transfers in the newspaper recorded:
3/4/1904 Tona Knapp to Nelson Powell, lots in Bruce, $212.
3/18/1904 Nelson Powell to T J DeHart, tract in sec 25 twp 13, 5; $2,8 00.
1920 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. At age 82, Nelson was head of af ull house....Sarah's relatives have moved in....her 89 year oldfather, J ames Martin, his 60 year old wife, Sarah, along with herbrother-in-law , Harry Huddleston, 33 and his 3 year old daughter,Asa Evelyn. Sarah w as also 60 years old that year. Next door wasdaughter Myrtie Carson a nd family.
The Powell family reunion minutes recorded him as the oldest person ata ge 85 in 1920, making his birth date 1835. Other records have hisbirt h date as 1837, making his mother an unlikely 59 years old at hisbirth .
Nelson estate was probated 12/31/1921. His heirs included Myrtie M, LB ernice, Carrol D, and Mollie LB Carson, and his wife, Sarah B.
The Powell family reunion notes mentioned his death in 1922 but somepl ace his death as early as 1920.
