William Nelson

Life and Orange County connections

Dated events connected with this person, in date order. See these 10 dated events in the chronology →

1. February 2, 1833 Hillsborough elects John Scott magistrate of police and seven town commissioners Hillsborough's annual town election chose John Scott magistrate of police and James S. Smith, John U. Kirkland, William H. Phillips, Hugh Waddell, William Nelson, George M. Johnston and Samuel Child commissioners for the year. People: James Strudwick Smith, John U. Kirkland, Hugh Waddell, William Nelson, George Johnston, Samuel Child Place: Hillsborough · Also named: John Scott, William H. PhillipsSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, February 8, 1833, p. 3
2. by July 12, 1834 Orange County's candidates for the Assembly and sheriff take the field By July 12, 1834, the candidates for Orange County's August 14 election were William Montgomery and Hugh Waddell for the state Senate; Joseph Allison, John Stockard, William McCauley and William R. Hall for the House of Commons; William A. Graham for the Hillsborough borough seat; and James C. Turrentine and William Nelson for sheriff. Earlier lists that summer had named Thomas D. Crane and, briefly, Burrhus Cheek for the Senate. People: William Montgomery, Hugh Waddell, William McCauley, William A. Graham, James C. Turrentine, William Nelson, Joseph Allison, John Stockard Place: Orange County · Also named: William R. Hall, Thomas D. CraneSearch the index · The Harbinger (Chapel Hill), July 12, 1834, p. 3
3. February 7, 1835 Hillsborough elects its magistrate of police and town commissioners Hillsborough voters chose C. M. Latimer magistrate of police and elected seven town commissioners for the year, among them Richardson Nichols, John U. Kirkland, John Scott, Stephen Moore, Thomas Faucette and James Palmer. William Nelson was chosen town constable on February 10. People: John U. Kirkland, Stephen Moore, William Nelson Place: Hillsborough · Also named: C. M. Latimer, Richardson Nichols, John Scott, Thomas Faucette, James PalmerSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, February 13, 1835, p. 3
4. 1839-1853 David Parker and William Nelson keep a general store in Hillsborough The partners David Parker and William Nelson ran a general merchandise business in Hillsborough. Their daybooks and ledgers for 1839 to 1853 survive at UNC's Southern Historical Collection. People: David Parker Place: HillsboroughSearch the index · UNC Libraries, Southern Historical Collection: Parker and Nelson Account Books, 1839-1853 (#2932)
5. February 2, 1839 Hillsborough elects O. F. Long magistrate of police and seven town commissioners Hillsborough voters chose O. F. Long magistrate of police and elected seven town commissioners, among them Lemuel Lynch, William H. Brown, Isaiah H. Spencer, William Nelson and John A. Faucett, at the town election on February 2, 1839. People: Lemuel Lynch, William H. Brown, William Nelson Place: Hillsborough · Also named: O. F. Long, Isaiah H. Spencer, John A. FaucettSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, February 7, 1839, p. 3
6. February Term 1847 The court has Harrison Parker give the bonds it failed to take when it bound two free children of color in 1843 The court found that at February Term 1843 it had bound Adolphus Day, 5 or 6, and Caroline Day, about 3, free children of color, to Harrison Parker without taking the bonds, and ordered Parker to give them now, with William Nelson as security, as of the 1843 term. People: William Nelson, Harrison Parker Place: Orange County · Also named: Adolphus Day, Caroline DaySearch the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
7. February 1852 John W. Carr sits as a justice of the county court Carr was one of five justices holding the February 1852 term of the Orange County court, which elected a Board of Superintendents of Common Schools and set the county tax. People: John Wesley Carr, John U. Kirkland, William Nelson, Harrison Parker, John J. Freeland Place: HillsboroughSearch the index · Lefler and Wager, Orange County, 1752-1952 (1953), p. 181
8. 1854 William Nelson goes into partnership in the Alpha Woolen Mills The Hillsborough merchant William Nelson entered a partnership with John C. Shields in 1854 to operate the Alpha Woolen Mills on the Eno River, which the firm's advertisement placed seven miles east of Hillsborough. Their notice, signed by both on June 9, 1854, said the mill was in successful operation and offered cash for wool or to make it up into cloth. In 1852 the mill's notices had been signed by R. M. and J. C. Shields. Place: Eno River · Also named: John C. ShieldsSearch the index · Burwell School Historic Site research database: Jane Rebecca Parker (from Mary Claire Engstrom, The Book of Burwell Students, 2007) · Also: Hillsborough Recorder, June 28, 1854, p. 3
9. June 15, 1854 Hillsborough lays off its common in lots and names Hillsborough Avenue and Calvin Street The Hillsborough commissioners ordered the town common south of King Street laid off in lots, Margaret Lane extended to the western town line and a 99-foot street run from King Street to the railroad. They named the wide street Hillsborough Avenue and the street parallel with the depot Calvin Street, for Calvin Graves, whose casting vote as Speaker of the Senate had carried the North Carolina Railroad bill. People: Calvin Graves, Thomas Webb, William Nelson, George Laws, John J. Freeland Place: Town common, Hillsborough · Also mentions: North Carolina Railroad, Calvin Street, King Street, Margaret LaneSearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, June 21, 1854, p. 3
10. August 3, 1854 Orange elects William A. Graham to the state Senate and Phillips and Turner to the Commons Orange County voters elected the Whig ticket: William A. Graham to the state Senate over Cadwallader Jones Jr., and Samuel F. Phillips and Josiah Turner Jr. to the House of Commons over John F. Lyon and William Nelson. The county gave Alfred Dockery, the Whig candidate for governor, 1,080 votes to Thomas Bragg's 963, and voted against the liquor 'Reform' question. People: William A. Graham, Samuel (Samuel Field) Phillips, Josiah Turner Jr., William Nelson, Thomas Bragg, Cadwallader Jones Place: Orange County · Also named: John F. Lyon, Alfred DockerySearch the index · Hillsborough Recorder, August 9, 1854, p. 2