Robert Edward Nelson

Robert Edward Nelson

• Robert Edward Nelson was born on 6 April 1847 in Columbia, Fluvanna County, Virginia.
• He married Charlotte Campbell, daughter of Duncan Green Campbell and Ella S. Calvert, on 2 January 1904.
• 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.
• He was self-employed as a civil engineer, according to the 1910 census.
• 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.
• He was employed as a draftsman by the federal government, according to the 1920 census.
• Robert Edward Nelson died on 24 May 1922 at age 75 in Washington, District of Columbia.
• His wife Charlotte Campbell became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at St. Paul's Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.
• The following appeared on 25 May 1922 in The Evening Star: [Died] On Wednesday, May 24, 1922, Robert E. Nelson, beloved husband of Charlotte Campbell Nelson. Funeral from his late residence, 1411 21st st. N.W., Friday at 2 p.m.
• 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

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