Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
NameElijah J. Nelson , Jr. 
Birthabt 1814 / 1815
Death1864, Wymer, Randolph Co., West Virginia
Death Memod. at the hand of Sampson Snyder’s Swamp Dragons
BurialNelson Family Cemetery, Wymer, Randolph Co., West Virginia
FlagsKilled By Snyder’s Swamps Duning Civil War, Served in Civil War (Confederacy)
FatherIsaac J. Nelson , Sr. (1772->1860)
MotherElizabeth McCartney (1775-~1820)
Spouses
Birth1814, Pendleton Co., (W) Virginia
Deathbef 1847
FatherElijah Nelson (1781-1845)
MotherMary Margaret Kinkead (~1795-1814)
Marriage3 Sep 1835, Pendleton Co., (W) Virginia
Marriage17 Jan 1847, Pendleton Co., (W) Virginia
Notes for Elijah J. Nelson , Jr.
411Elijah J. Nelson was the sixth of twelve children born to Isaac Nelson and Elizabeth McCartney Nelson of Pendleton Co., (W) VA. He was born around 1815. Elijah was married twice and fathered six children.
He enlisted in the 18th Virginia Cavalry in January of 1863 soon after the Regiment was formed. He served as a private in Co. “A” and saw action at Gettysburg, New Market, Piedmont, and Lynchburg. Elijah’s eldest son, Samuel K. Nelson, was a member of Co. “C” of the 62nd Virginia Infantry.
Elijah J. Nelson’s children and their descendants have handed down the following story of his death. While he was at home on leave in Randolph Co., Captain Sampson Snyder’s Union Home Guard, known as the “Swamp Dragons”, got wind of the fact that Nelson was in the area. Several of them came on horseback to his farm above Whitmer and raided his homestead. Nelson took off on foot down the mountain to escape, but was ambushed and mortally wounded. The marauders then proceeded to loot and destroy family belongings and supplies. Nelson’s wife and children were witnesses to the raid. Elijah J. Nelson was buried in the Nelson family cemetery near his home.
425*** Note from Anita ...
My grandmother had told me (her mother had told her) this story before I had read the above ... she told me he was out doing chores and was called in for a sick cow….he saw the Swamp Dragaons, ran and got caught in a barb fence and this is where they killed him …… Anita
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Elijah J. Nelson:
He enlisted in the 18th Virginia Cavalry in January of 1863 soon after the Regiment was formed. He served as a private in Co. "A" and saw action at Gettysburg, New Market, Piedmont, and Lynchburg. Elijah's eldest son, Samuel K. Nelson, was a member of Co. "C" of the 62nd Virginia Infantry. While he was at home on leave in Randolph Co., Captain Sampson Snyder's Union Home Guard, known as the "Swamp Dragons", got wind of the fact that Nelson was in the area. Several of them came on horseback to his farm above Whitmer and raided his homestead. Nelson took off on foot down the mountain to escape, but was ambushed and mortally wounded. The marauders then proceeded to loot and destroy family belongings and supplies. Nelson's wife and children were witnesses to the raid. Elijah J. Nelson was buried in the Nelson family cemetery near his home.
Elijah J. Nelson was the sixth of twelve children born to Isaac Nelson and Elizabeth McCartney Nelson of Pendleton Co., (W)VA. He was born around 1815. Elijah was married twice and fathered six children.
Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&880585
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/Stump45/elijah_j_nelson.html
He enlisted in the 18th Virginia Cavalry in January of 1863 soon after the Regiment was formed. He served as a private in Co. “A” and saw action at Gettysburg, New Market, Piedmont, and Lynchburg. Elijah’s eldest son, Samuel K. Nelson, was a member of Co. “C” of the 62nd Virginia Infantry.
Elijah J. Nelson’s children and their descendants have handed down the following story of his death. While he was at home on leave in Randolph Co., Captain Sampson Snyder’s Union Home Guard, known as the “Swamp Dragons”, got wind of the fact that Nelson was in the area. Several of them came on horseback to his farm above Whitmer and raided his homestead. Nelson took off on foot down the mountain to escape, but was ambushed and mortally wounded. The marauders then proceeded to loot and destroy family belongings and supplies. Nelson’s wife and children were witnesses to the raid. Elijah J. Nelson was buried in the Nelson family cemetery near his home.
425*** Note from Anita ...
My grandmother had told me (her mother had told her) this story before I had read the above ... she told me he was out doing chores and was called in for a sick cow….he saw the Swamp Dragaons, ran and got caught in a barb fence and this is where they killed him …… Anita
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Elijah J. Nelson:
He enlisted in the 18th Virginia Cavalry in January of 1863 soon after the Regiment was formed. He served as a private in Co. "A" and saw action at Gettysburg, New Market, Piedmont, and Lynchburg. Elijah's eldest son, Samuel K. Nelson, was a member of Co. "C" of the 62nd Virginia Infantry. While he was at home on leave in Randolph Co., Captain Sampson Snyder's Union Home Guard, known as the "Swamp Dragons", got wind of the fact that Nelson was in the area. Several of them came on horseback to his farm above Whitmer and raided his homestead. Nelson took off on foot down the mountain to escape, but was ambushed and mortally wounded. The marauders then proceeded to loot and destroy family belongings and supplies. Nelson's wife and children were witnesses to the raid. Elijah J. Nelson was buried in the Nelson family cemetery near his home.
Elijah J. Nelson was the sixth of twelve children born to Isaac Nelson and Elizabeth McCartney Nelson of Pendleton Co., (W)VA. He was born around 1815. Elijah was married twice and fathered six children.
Sources: http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?C&880585
http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/Stump45/elijah_j_nelson.html
Notes for Hannah (Spouse 1)
1844. Hannah Nelson b ca.1816?, d 1840-46, m 1835 Elijah Nelson of Isaac. Consent of father Elijah given. Elijah of Isaac rem. 1847 Catherine Wilfong and were in Randolph Co. 1850 cs.
Notes for Catherine (Spouse 2)
574Glenn Huffman - Aug 16, 2009 Viewers | Reply to this item
The John Nelson born in 1862 was son of Elijah Nelson and Margaret/Peggy Jordan.
The late Bob Nelson placed John Nelson (b. 1866) in the family of Elijah J. Nelson and (2nd wife) Catherine Wilfong. He called him "John Nelson, some say Snider." In 1870 census of Randolph Co., Catherine Nelson was a widow with a young son John Nelson. In 1889, Randolph Co., John "Snider" married Alice Butcher, but the family always went by Nelson. Apparently Elijah Nelson had died too long before John was born ? In 1873 Catherine remarried to Joseph White.
Edward Nelson's obituary was very skimpy: "Edward Nelson, 76, of 537 W. Gay St., Harrisonburg died Wednesday in Ohio. Surviving are his wife, Mabel L. Nelson of Harrisonburg; a son, Jack E. Nelson of Heath, Ohio; ... [five stepchildren]; and two grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at the Henderson, VanAtta and Johnston Funeral Chapel in Newark, Ohio. Burial will be in Newark Memorial Gardens."
He was married to Myrtle Lambert and Mabel Martha (Sponaugle) Long.
The John Nelson born in 1862 was son of Elijah Nelson and Margaret/Peggy Jordan.
The late Bob Nelson placed John Nelson (b. 1866) in the family of Elijah J. Nelson and (2nd wife) Catherine Wilfong. He called him "John Nelson, some say Snider." In 1870 census of Randolph Co., Catherine Nelson was a widow with a young son John Nelson. In 1889, Randolph Co., John "Snider" married Alice Butcher, but the family always went by Nelson. Apparently Elijah Nelson had died too long before John was born ? In 1873 Catherine remarried to Joseph White.
Edward Nelson's obituary was very skimpy: "Edward Nelson, 76, of 537 W. Gay St., Harrisonburg died Wednesday in Ohio. Surviving are his wife, Mabel L. Nelson of Harrisonburg; a son, Jack E. Nelson of Heath, Ohio; ... [five stepchildren]; and two grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at the Henderson, VanAtta and Johnston Funeral Chapel in Newark, Ohio. Burial will be in Newark Memorial Gardens."
He was married to Myrtle Lambert and Mabel Martha (Sponaugle) Long.