Nelson - Samuel
Source: H. W. Beckwith History of Montgomery County, Indiana (Chicago:
HH Hill, 1881)
Samuel NELSON, blacksmith, Darlington, is a native of North
Carolina, having been born in Guilford County, that state, in
1832. When he was two years old his father, Peter Nelson, removed
to Iroquois County, Illinois, where they only remained a short
time. He then returned to Indiana, settling in Montgomery County,
where he died in 1835. The subject of our memoir was bound out
February, 1836, to Isaac Rich, and with him remained until he
reached his eighteenth year, working on the farm. He then served
an apprenticeship to the blacksmith business in Clark township,
and since has followed that craft. On April 11, 1855, he married
Miss Susan ASHBY, a daughter of one of the earliest settlers in
Clark township, a full account of which settlement will be found
in the history of that township. His family consisted of nine
children, of whom four are now alive, Dulcina F., Minneola,
Thomas H. and Edmund W. Those deceased are Susan R., John F.,
Henry L., Austin L. and Olily N., the last three dying within
three days of each other. Henry L., who died in his twenty-second
year, was a young man of fine natural ability, and gave promise
of making his mark in the world, but the Almighty saw fit to
remove him and take him to himself. In 1868 Mr. Nelson came to
Darlington, where he has since continued in the blacksmith
business. He is attached to the republican party. --transcribed by kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review, Dec 24, 1881
In Darlington, December 15th, 1881, Samuel Nelson, aged 45
years died of fever. He leaves a widow and four children to bear
the loss of a husband and father. Funeral services were conducted
in the Methodist Church by Rev. ER Johnson of Pleasant Hill, who,
when pastor of the Mace circuit, preached the funeral sermons for
three of the deceased children. The services were held on Friday,
the 16th at 11:00 o'clock. The house was full of sympathizing
friends of the family and neighbors of the deceased. The remains
of Mr. Nelson were deposited in Friends Cemetery near
Darlington. - transcribed by kbz