Nelson Cemetery, St. Joseph Missouri

Located off of Mansfield Road South of St. Joseph MO

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	Cemetery is located on land that belonged to my Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson
	Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson's headstone/monument
	Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson's headstone/monument close-up
	Great(X4) Grandmother Karen Marthea ( Olsdatter ) Nelson's headstone/monument ( other side of Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson's headstone above )
	Great(X4) Grandmother Karen Marthea ( Olsdatter ) Nelson's headstone/monument close-up
	Great(X3) Grandmother Aaselle Elise ( Nelson ) Pettis's headstone
	Great(X3) Grandfather James Wilhelm Stoffragen/Pettis's headstone
	Pettis monument
	Great(X4) Aunt Sarah ( Nelson ) Dannevik's headstone/monument ( child of Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson and sibling of Great(X3) Grandmother Aaselle Elise ( Nelson ) Pettis )
	Great(X4) Uncle George Adney Nelson's headstone/monument ( child of Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson and sibling of Great(X3) Grandmother Aaselle Elise ( Nelson ) Pettis )
	Great(X4) Uncle Nels P. Nelson's headstone/monument ( child of Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson and sibling of Great(X3) Grandmother Aaselle Elise ( Nelson ) Pettis )
	Great(X4) Aunt Laura ( Nelson ) Stinson's headstone/monument ( child of Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson and sibling of Great(X3) Grandmother Aaselle Elise ( Nelson ) Pettis )
	Great(X4) Aunt Mary ( Nelson ) Weddle's headstone/monument ( child of Great(X4) Grandfather Peter Nelson and sibling of Great(X3) Grandmother Aaselle Elise ( Nelson ) Pettis )
	Broken headstone at Nelson cemetery. One of 5 or 6 broken/unreadable stones at the cemetery. According to an enumeration made around 1970 my Great(X2) Grandfather Frederick W. Pettis is interred in the Nelson cemetery but I was unable to identify his marker/headstone
	Great(X3) Uncle James A. Pettis's headstone/monument ( child of my Great(x3) Grandparents James and Aaselle Pettis, sibling of Great(X2) Grandfather Frederick W. Pettis )
	Allene Pettis's headstone/monument ( wife of Great(X3) Uncle James A. Pettis?)
	Page one of the Nelson cemetery enumeration referred to above. Located at the Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Library in St. Joseph Missouri
	Page two of the Nelson cemetery enumeration referred to above. In addition to the photos on this page I have photos of many of the older stones listed in the enumeration, please e-mail me if you would like more information about any specific headstone.