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- 1900 Sullivan County, TN
1st District
Household
King J. NelsonApr 1876 24TN TN TN
Laura B.Dec 1878 21TN NC TN
Effie E.Jul 1899 10/12TN TN TN
1920 Johnson County, TN
District 2
Household 332
King Nelson44TN TN TN
Cora32TN TN TN
Anna Mae 11TN TN TN
Chelsie 9TN TN TN
Vada 6TN TN TN
Danford (f) 3TN TN TN
Charlie14TN TN TN
"The Tomahawk," Wednesday, July 28, 1965
John King Nelson. . .
John King Nelson, age 89, of Mountain City, Rt. 1, died in the Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, N.C., Wednesday (July 21) at 10:15 p.m. after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Sullivan County, but had made his home in Johnson County for the past 60 years. He was the son of the late William and Eliza Peters Nelson and a retired lumberman and farmer.
Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Cora Smith Nelson, Mountain City; four sons, Thomas H. Nelson, Johnson City, J.K. Nelson, James Nelson and Sam Nelson, all Mountain City; five daughters, Mrs. Eddie Sparks of Johnson City, Mrs. Chelsie Jones, Mrs. Vadie Mills, Mrs. Danford Smith and Mrs. Reba Wills, all Mountain City; 37 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were conducted from the Lewis Gentry Funeral home chapel Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. D.S. Miller, Rev. A.E. Brown and Rev. H.T. Mabry officiating. Burial was in Phillippi cemetery.
Pallbearers, grandsons; flower bearers, granddaughters.
Hon. pallbearers, Everett Robinson, Stacy Gentry, Milburn Icenhour, Tommy Thomas, Lewis Gentry, Orville Phillippi, Lydle Sammons and Herman Swift.
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1876 - 1965 (89 years)
