My elusive Grandfather Nelson

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Permalink Reply by Donald Richard Mathieson on September 19, 2009 at 11:14pm

Thanks again Gene,
But I've seen these, as for what resources I use, I've used Ancestry, NEGHS, GeneForum, Family Tree Maker, of course I keep thinking, I'm over looking something..

Permalink Reply by robyn anderson on September 20, 2009 at 1:36am

Has a PUBLIC tree that includes:
Name: Nelson Stanley Runnals
Birth: 28 Feb 1891 - Farmington, N.H
Death: 01 Jul 1967 - Roxbury, Mass
Tree Name: The Mathieson Family of Massachusetts

i found this on ancestory.com

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on September 20, 2009 at 6:22pm

Hi Donald-

Do you believe Nelson had a brother? I find a Forrest Earl Runnals on census records, and on the WW1 and WW2 draft registrations. Also in 1900, there is a family of "Reynolds" which could easily be a mishearing of "Runnals"? It appears that Forrest L and Ida "Reynolds" were the parents of Nelson and Forrest.

In 1910, Forrest L Reynolds is living as a lodger as a widower, so I believe Ida probably died between 1900-1910.

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Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on September 20, 2009 at 6:36pm

Also-
I just checked Family Search and there is an extracted record for a marriage between a Forrest L Runnals aand an Ida M Champion, May 24, 1888, in New Hampshire.

Further, there is a record stating that Paul March Runnels and Mary Jane Colony were parents to a Forrest LeRoy Runnels born Sept 20, 1857 in New Durham, Strafford, NH.

Permalink Reply by Kate Steere on September 20, 2009 at 6:47pm

I found census records that may back up the record for Paul and Mary, I'm attaching the 1860 and 1870 census records. Paul and Mary also appear on the 1880 census and by 1900 he is a widower.

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