George Elias NISSEN

1838 - 1913  (74 years)

• Name	George Elias NISSEN
  Born	27 Dec 1838	Forsyth Co. North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4763ECE1E153084D8C00DDCF77BD7515F65F
  Died	19 Sep 1913	Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Buried	Salem Cem., Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina
  Person ID	I74242	Branch 099 William Stafford 1784
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	John Phillip NISSEN
  Mother	Mary Ann Elizabeth VAWTER
  Family ID	F28521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann STAFFORD,   b. 23 Mar 1845, Stokes Co., North Carolina ,   d. 21 Sep 1910, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age 65 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1866	Forsyth Co., North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Mary E. NISSEN,   b. Abt 1868,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bobbie NISSEN,   b. Abt 1871, Forsyth Co., North Carolina ,   d. 9 Jan 1929, Forsyth Co., North Carolina  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F25067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Early NC Naturalizations Nissen, George A Sweden & Norway Davidson Co 1870 SOURCE: http://home.earthlink.net/~bcamin/nats.htm 1880 NC Census, Forsyth Co., Lewisville Twp., June 1 & 2, 1880 - Geo. E. N issen, Enumerator, p. 382: 1/1 Geo. E. NISSEN, w m 40y married Farmer b NC parents b NC Sallie A., w f 35y wife married Keeping house b NC parents b NC Mary E., w f 12y dau single at school b NC parents b NC Bobbie, w m 9y son single b NC parents b NC Frank P. STAFFORD, w m 27y single Boarder b NC parents b NC Jane STAFFORD, w f 36y single Boarder b NC parents b NC Geo. L. STAFFORD, w m 13y single Boarder b NC parents b NC Rhoda HARPER, w f 18y single Servant b NC parents b NC 1910 NC Census, Forsyth Co., Broadbay Twp., May 2, 1910, E.D. 51, p. 73-B: 313/315 (2526 Waughtown St.) George E. NISSEN, head m w 70y married once-43y b NC parents b NC own inco me, owns home free Sallie, wife f w 65y married once-43y 2 children born-2 living b NC paren ts b NC Blanche STAFFORD, niece f w 27y single b NC parents b NC Nurse-private-Tri nity George is believed to be the son of JOHN PHILIP NISSEN, b. ca 1813, & MARY A. E. VAWTER, b. ca 1813, who were married ca 1835. They were listed in the 1850 Census for Forsyth County, NC (household # 359/370) (see below) and were neighbors of Robertson STAFFORD, Sr., his son Robertson STAFFORD, Jr and their families (household # 388/399). During the 1850 Forsyth census, William L. SWAIM (age 32) and his wife, Paulina VAWTER (age 27) were living in household # 217/217. Andrew J. STAFFORD was living with his family in household # 618/628; John Monroe STAFFORD and his family were living in household # 606/616. 1850 Forsyth Co., NC Census family #359/370: Philip Nissen, age 37, Wagonmaker b. NC Mary A. E. Nissen, age 37 b. NC Jane L. Nissen, age 12, b. NC George E. Nissen age 10, b. NC John J. Nissen age 9, b. NC Mary A. E. Nissen, age 7, b. NC Reubin B. Nissen, age 5, b. NC Christian F. Nissen age 3, b. NC Harriet Nissen, age 7/12, b. NC Sarah S. Vawters, age 25 b. NC Alexander L. Vawters, age 20 B. NC Warren Dyson, age 15 b. NC Also living with them: Bartlet T. Guyer, age 19, Wagonmaker apprentice b. NC Charles Teague, age 22, Wagonmaker. The Nissen's were famous wagon makers -- of "prarie schooner" and "covered wagon" fame.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6955] Forsyth Co., NC Marriages (Reliability: 2).