Wife of Former Commissioner Dies After 3 Weeks Illness
Mrs. C. John Nelson passed away at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha on last Monday following an illness of three weeks as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 1. She had been in poor health for nearly a year and was a patient in the hospital most of the time since April.
As Martha Elizabeth Sutton, she was born in Washington County, Virginia, on September 11, 1864. She came to Nebraska with her family in March of 1892 and on April 5, 1893, she married C. John Nelson. With the exception of eight years spent in Blair, during her entire married life she resided on the Nelson farm south of Blair. Four children were born to their union: Mrs. Oscar Hopkins of Blair, George W. Nelson of Hooper, Albae H. Nelson of Virginia and Alta M. Nelson of Omaha.
Besides her husband and children she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. . R. Crutzinger and Mrs. R.L. Stalcup of Blair; four brothers, W.S. Sutton of Hooper, C.C. Sutton of Hennessey, Oklahoma, R.L. Sutton of Covington, Oklahoma, and C.R. Sutton of Blair; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services are being held this, Thursday, afternoon, July 11, at the local Methodist church with Rev. C.R. Hamilton in charge, and interment will be made in the Blair cemetery.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
C.J. Nelson and Martha E. Sutton were married on April 5, 1893 at Washington County, Nebraska.
The couple was residing in Blair, Washington, Nebraska in 1940 with two of their children; George and Alta.
Buried: 7/11/1940 ~ Age: 75
Nelson's buried in Block 55, Lot 31:
Martha, 1864-1940, grave 5
Husband: Charles John or John Charles
Children:
Adelina (F) b. ca. 1894
George W. b. ca. 1896 (possibly Memorial# 38503337) in Nebraska
Albae H. (M) b. ca. 1898
Alta M. (F) b. ca. 1903 in Nebraska
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Wife of Former Commissioner Dies After 3 Weeks Illness
Mrs. C. John Nelson passed away at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha on last Monday following an illness of three weeks as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 1. She had been in poor health for nearly a year and was a patient in the hospital most of the time since April.
As Martha Elizabeth Sutton, she was born in Washington County, Virginia, on September 11, 1864. She came to Nebraska with her family in March of 1892 and on April 5, 1893, she married C. John Nelson. With the exception of eight years spent in Blair, during her entire married life she resided on the Nelson farm south of Blair. Four children were born to their union: Mrs. Oscar Hopkins of Blair, George W. Nelson of Hooper, Albae H. Nelson of Virginia and Alta M. Nelson of Omaha.
Besides her husband and children she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. . R. Crutzinger and Mrs. R.L. Stalcup of Blair; four brothers, W.S. Sutton of Hooper, C.C. Sutton of Hennessey, Oklahoma, R.L. Sutton of Covington, Oklahoma, and C.R. Sutton of Blair; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services are being held this, Thursday, afternoon, July 11, at the local Methodist church with Rev. C.R. Hamilton in charge, and interment will be made in the Blair cemetery.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
C.J. Nelson and Martha E. Sutton were married on April 5, 1893 at Washington County, Nebraska.
The couple was residing in Blair, Washington, Nebraska in 1940 with two of their children; George and Alta.
Buried: 7/11/1940 ~ Age: 75
Nelson's buried in Block 55, Lot 31:
Martha, 1864-1940, grave 5
Husband: Charles John or John Charles
Children:
Adelina (F) b. ca. 1894
George W. b. ca. 1896 (possibly Memorial# 38503337) in Nebraska
Albae H. (M) b. ca. 1898
Alta M. (F) b. ca. 1903 in Nebraska
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William James Sutton
1853–1925
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Margaret Jane Sutton Parris
1854–1929
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John W Sutton
1860–1934
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Mary Ellen Sutton Sheffield
1862–1941
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Robert Lee Sutton
1866–1950
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Ferabia Ellen Sutton Long
1869–1902
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Flora Cordelia Sutton Byrd
1870–1905
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Chester R. Sutton
1870–1945
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Charley C. Sutton
1872–1954
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Walter Shepley "Shep" Sutton
1874–1942
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Minnie Virginia Sutton Stalcup
1876–1956
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