Jane Rebecca Nelson

(1819-1839)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Jane Rebecca Nelson was born on April 18, 1819. She died on September 8, 1839, and was buried in Old Town Cemetery in Hillsborough, NC.

Places of Residence

• Hillsborough, NC [1].

Relatives

• Parents: William Nelson [1] and Elizabeth Nelson [1].
• Spouse: David Parker, [Jr.] (1814-1841), married until September 8, 1839 [1]. They had one daughter, Jane Rebecca Parker (1839-1869)  [1].
• Others: Charles Harris (grandson, b. 1861), David D. Harris (grandson, 1857-1932) and W. Henry Harris (grandson, 1859-1886).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).