Ella Calvert Nelson

b. circa 1904, d. circa 1923
  • Ella Calvert Nelson was born circa 1904 in District of Columbia.
  • Robert Edward Nelson and Charlotte Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 2031 "O" Street. Other members of the household included Ella Calvert Nelson. Also in the household were two female domestic servants.
  • The following appeared on 30 December 1917 in The Washington Post: The marriage is announced of Mrs. Charles W. McFee, formerly Miss Anna Campbell, to Mr. William M. Ellicott, of Baltimore. The ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. Robert E. Nelson, 1736 P street, and was performed by Father Buckey. Little Miss Ella Calvert Nelson was the bride's only attendant. Later Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott left to spend the winter in California.
  • Robert Edward Nelson and Charlotte Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 1411 21st Street enumerated near the household of Charlotte's cousin Charles Baltimore Calvert. Other members of the household included Ella Calvert Nelson. Also in the household was niece Susie Hodgson (age 29) and one female domestic servant.
  • Ella Calvert Nelson died circa 1923.
  • The following appeared on 30 June 1923 in The Washington Post: (Probate Court) Estate of Ella C. Nelson; petition for guardianship and order granting letters to Charlotte Campbell Nelson; bond, $6,000. Atty., E. S. McCalmont.
  • Charlotte Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Washington, District of Columbia. Other members of the household included Ella Calvert Nelson.
  • The following appeared on 18 April 1962 in The Virginian-Pilot: (Rockville, Md.) Charlotte Campbell Nelson, 99, who was born in Richmond during the Civil War, died Tuesday in Chestnut Lodge after a long illness.
         Mrs. Nelson was descended from two prominent Maryland families, the Calverts and the Campbells. The Calverts were direct descendants of Lord Baltimore, founder of Maryland.
         Mrs. Nelson's childhood was spent at the old Calvert plantation, Riversdale, now the town of Riverdale.
         Her grandfather, Charles Benedict Calvert, was one of the founders of Maryland Agricultural College, later the nucleus of the University of Maryland.
         Her other grandfather, John Archibald Campbell, was an associate justice of the Supreme Court until 1862, when he resigned to become assistant secretary of war in the Confederate cabinet of Jefferson Davis.
         Mrs. Nelson's husband, Robert E. Nelson, died 40 years ago. Her only child, Ella Calvert Nelson, died several years ago.
  • Last Edited: 25 Nov 2015