Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Resident
James Nelson
Admission Date: November 1, 1911 - age 67
Residence: DeWitt, DeWitt County, Illinois
Birth: May 5, 1844, Washington, Illinois
Service: Civil War, 142nd Illinois Infantry, Co. K, Corporal
Disability: Stomach trouble and rheumatism
Pension: $12.00 per month, # 1098179
Death: Date unknown
Family Members: Rebecca Nelson, wife; five children; Pratt Nelson, brother
Doctor: Dr. D. M. Landon, Surgeon
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: James must have been discharged at some point because he and his wife, Rebecca, were admitted to the home November 28, 1923, due to their age.
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