URL: www.michiganinthewar.org/n.htm
Name: Nelson, Marcus S.
Unit: Birge’s Sharpshooters, Company D
Cemetery: Hill
City: Lawrence, MI
Website
Source 099 – Website File for DAR Patriot Lookup
URL: www.dar.org
Reference Code: RXAAZTGK
A search of our Patriot Index provided the information found below:
NELSON, Moses
Birth: NY 1- -1765
Service: NY
Rank: Pvt
Death: NY 11 Aug 1845
Patriot Pensioned: No
Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No
Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Dorothy Comstock
Source 098 – Website File for Elam Branch
Gendis Search Results: MI Dept of Community Health
URL: www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/
[21 February 2016 – URL updated to: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/gendisx/index.asp]
Elam Branch
Date of death: 28-Jun-1874
Ledger Page: 162
Record Number: 157
Place of death: Bay Co Mich
County of Death: Van Buren (around Kalamazoo)
Sex: Male
Race: WHITE
Marital Status: Married
Age: 32 years 3 months 21 days (birth: 7 March 1842)
Cause of Death: TYPHOID FEVER
Birthplace: LAWRENCE
Occupation: CLERGY MAN
Father’s Name: Branch, EATON
Father’s Residence: LAWRENCE
Mother’s Name: BRANCH, AMANDA
Mother’s Residence: LAWRENCE
Date of record: 2-Jun-1875
Genealogical Death Indexing System (Gendis): MI Dept of Community Health
URL: www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individuals.asp?UniqueID=167219
Source 097 – Website File for Elam Branch
URL: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aelam~%20%2Bsurname%3Abranch~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1864-1864~
International Genealogical Index (IGI) Individual Record
Family Search International Genealogical Index v5.0
ELAM BRANCH
Male
EVENTS –
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages –
Spouse: HELLEN E. NELSON
Marriage: 09 OCT 1864, Van Buren, Michigan
Husband Age at Marriage: 23
Wife Age at Marriage: 18
Source Information –
Batch No: M518831; Dates: 1836-1866; Source Call No: 1019197 V. A-D; Type: Film
ELAM E. BRANCH
Male
EVENTS –
Birth: Van Buren, Michigan
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
PARENTS –
Father: ELAM BRANCH
Mother: Helen Nelson
MARRIAGES –
Spouse: JENNIE M. GORHAM
Marriage: 21 JAN 1891, Van Buren, Michigan
Husband Age at Marriage: 20
Wife Age at Marriage: 22
SOURCE INFORMATION –
Batch No: M518832; Dates: 1866-1885; Source Call No: 1019198 V. B1-C; Type: Film
Source 096 – Website File for Draper family
URL: www.gencircles.com/users/mdraper/1/data
[This file contained numerous hyper-links referencing various Drapers. On 21 February 2016, this URL was checked and found to redirect to: https://www.myheritage.com/]
John le Drapour
John Rawlyn Drapur
John Drapur
Thomas Draper
John Draper
Thomas Draper
William Draper
James the Puritan Draper
James Draper
Source 122 – Website: The Battle of Cherry Valley, NY
Author: John Sawyer
Title: History of Cherry Valley, from 1740 to 1898
Publisher:
Publication Date: 1898
Page Numbers:
URL: www.myrevolutionarywar.com/battles
The Battle of Cherry Valley, NY (massacre)
Cherry Valley is between Albany and Utica, NY.
About 300 residents, excellent social standing, superior education.
About 6 houses and a church.
Fort built in cemetery, near church, in summer of 1778.
Colonel Ichabod Allen, commander of fort.
11 November 1778 – massacre – 500 indians (Senecas, who were the wildest and most ferocious of “The Six Nations”) and 200 Tories. 48 killed, 16 were soldiers of the garrison. 30-40 captives taken.
12 November 1778 – Continental troops arrived 2 hours after enemy left down the valley.