Date Unknown

    Date Unknown

    Birth Date
    20 December 1838
    Death Date
    6 April 1911
    Gender
    Male

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    Joseph Smith Nelson

    • He initially traveled to the Valley in 1850 with his parents. Several years later, he crossed the plains again as a teamster for the 1868 Loveland out-and-back company. He is known as Joe Nelson in the Cranney narrative.

    Benjamin Hawkins Company (1850)

    • Age at Departure: 11

    Traveled with

    Chester Loveland Company (1868)

    • Age at Departure: 29
    • Out-and-Back Teamster

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