Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg map

Family Group Records N

James Albert Nelson & Catherine Oberhausen

James Albert Nelson
Birth: 5 July 1864 Daviess County, Ky.
Death: 23 December 1950 Muhlenberg (Source: Ky. Death Certificate 26159, Year 1950)
Parents: William H. Nelson (1833-after 1920) & Martha Ann Elizabeth King (1840-1873)

Catherine “Kate” Oberhausen
Birth: 10 March 1872 Kentucky (probably Daviess County)
Death: 27 December 1952 Muhlenberg (Source: Ky. Death Certificate 25295, Year 1952)
Parents: Franz (Francis) Xavier Oberhausen (1840-1890) & Catharine Balles/Ballis/Ballus (1841-1928)

James married Kate 18 February 1890 (Source: Ky. Marriage Book Y, Page 37, Kentucky Historical Society 76-30-5)

Their children:

  1. Oscar Pius, born 2 September 1891 McLean County, Ky.; died 31 July 1962 Muhlenberg (Source: Ky. Death Certificate 18967, Year: 1962); married Chloe Darling Davis (1893-1971)
  2. Gertrude, born 2 October 1894 McLean County, Ky.; died 27 March 1980 Johnson City, IL; married John Harlan (1890-1964)
  3. Paul Vermont, born 27 June 1898 McLean County, Ky.; died 18 December 1928 Muhlenberg (Source: Ky. Death Certificate 31967, Year: 1928); married Verda McLean Fleming(s)
  4. Marguerite/Margarette, born 16 August 1904 Kentucky; died May 1974 Hinds County, Mississippi (Source: Social Security Index); married Meredith Franklin Koeppen (1899-1988)
  5. James Albert, born 14 October 1905 Muhlenberg; died 11 July 1939 Muhlenberg; married Cora Geneva Sitz (1912-1972)
  6. Leo, born 30 March 1908; died 1967 Massachusetts; married Ada Mansfield (1899-1983)

This information is from family records and not confirmed except as noted.

Contributed by Frances Nelson Salyers, great-granddaughter of James Albert Nelson and Kate Oberhausen and granddaughter of their son Oscar. I welcome corrections, sources, and additional information about this family.

Updated August 3, 2017