John NEILSON

Birth:

18 Mar 1792

Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia

Death:

13 Mar 1813

Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana

Marriage:

17 Dec 1811

Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana

Father:

James NEILSON

Mother:

Elizabeth WADDELL

Notes:

                   CLIFF NEILSON, 3703 MOSS BROOKE CT., FAIRFAX, VA, 22031:
     Cliff says there is a family legend that he was killed in duel by his
     brother-in-law, L.V. Foelkel, over a property matter.  Rosalie Gras, his
     wife's sister married Foelkel.

Pauline GRAS

Birth:

Abt 1795

Natchez, Adams, Mississippi

Death:

7 Dec 1822

Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana

Father:

Antonio GRAS, DON

Mother:

Genevieve DESLATTE

Notes:

                   CLIFF NEILSON, 3703 MOSS BROOKE CT., FAIRFAX, VA 22031:
     Pauline's family origins wer from La Palma, Majorca, a Spanish Island in the
     Mediterranean Sea. The year and place of birth are from Grass family data.
     After the death of her 1st husband, Pauline married twice more; 1st to Mr.
     Sharp and 2nd Louis Sheppers

Children

Marriage

James John NEILSON

Birth:

13 Oct 1811

Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana

Death:

26 Feb 1852

Riser, Jackson, Louisiana

Eliza Brown DRAKE

Marr:

4 Jul 1832

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Notes:

                   CLIFF NEILSON, 3703 MOSS BROOKE CT., FAIRFAX, VA 22031:
     lists birth as 13 OCT 1811 in vic. Baton Rougue, LA; baptism 19 OCT 1816,
     same place; but notes, "conflicting data exists regarding his birth date.
The 1811 date comes from a copy of the "Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church
Records, Vol. 2 (1804-1819)", p. 661, as does the baptism. Witnesses at the
Baptism were John Luis Gras and Rosalie Gras Folkeil.  For this date to be
correct, the birth would have had to precede his parents marriage date by 10.5
months.  A 2nd date of 13 OCT 1812 is reported by Alice Neilson in "The
Neilsons - The Colvins and Allied Families, an unpublished family history
manuscript.  On p. 25, she reports the date as being in a family bible, but
does not otherwise identify the source.  She also says that the tombstone date
shows 30 NOV 1812.
(*PJ: is it not unusual for a catholic family to postpone a baptism until age 4
or 5 years?)
     After his mother's death in 1822, James John was reared by his grandparents,
James and Elizabeth (Waddell) Neilson.  When his grandfather died in 1829,
Andrew Kleinpeter was appointed guardian.

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John Neilson - Pauline Gras

John Neilson was born at Wheeling, Ohio, Virginia 18 Mar 1792. His parents were James Neilson and Elizabeth Waddell.

He married Pauline Gras 17 Dec 1811 at Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana . Pauline Gras was born at Natchez, Adams, Mississippi Abt 1795 daughter of Antonio Gras, Don and Genevieve Deslatte .

They were the parents of 1 child:
James John Neilson born 13 Oct 1811.

John Neilson died 13 Mar 1813 at Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana .

Pauline Gras died 7 Dec 1822 at Baton Rouge, Rouge, Louisiana .