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Charlotte Amelia Southgate^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
Abt 1869 - 1956

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• Birth	Abt 1869  [5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1895	Long Island City, Queens, NY   [1]
  	on Shore Rd.
  Census	1900	Queens Co., NY   [2]
  	She was living in the household of Alfred and Emily Nelson, listed following Ogden Nelson, and enumerated as their "daughter." She was likely Horatio Ogden Nelson's wife, and Alfred & Emily's daughter-in-law.
  Census	1920	New York, New York, NY
  	Address: 1328 Madison avenue
  	She was living with her husband, Horatio O. Nelson, and her daughters Emily O. and Beatrice.
  Name	Charlotte Nelson  [2]
  Died	11 Dec 1956	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA   [5]
  Buried	14 Dec 1956	Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY   [7]
  	Address: Lot 11925, section 160
  Notes	Said to be of Astoria, NY.
  Person ID	I5960	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family 1	[h1.\ Charlotte] Southgate,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2115	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Horatio Ogden Nelson,   b. 7 Sep 1866, Brooklyn, Kings, NY ,   d. 8 May 1945, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	20 Jun 1895	Long Island City, Queens, NY   [1, 3, 4]
  	They were married in the Church of the Redeemer by the rector, the Rev. Dr. Edmund D Cooper. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Richard King Southgate. There were no bridesmaids or maid of honor. The best man was Norman Nelson, and the ushers were Heath Bartow, Winthrop Turney, Desmond Nelson, and Allan Campbell Nelson.
  Residence	1944	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	Address: Beaver Dam road
  Children	1. Emily Nelson, <,   b. 1 Feb 1897,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Beatrice Beirean Nelson, <,   b. 12 Mar 1901, Flushing, Queens, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Documents		Originally built about 1929/30 for H. Ogden Nelson, later owned by George Perley Morse Family. .. this document is the data sheet (Br24A.1-S) for this site.
  Family ID	F2114	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S203] Marriage Announcement: Nelson - Southgate. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661.. [S978] Ogden Family in America, http://books.google.com/books?id=L3JVAAAAMAAJ&prin., p. 277. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 13 Dec 1956, p. 5. Mrs. Charlotte A. Nelson, 87, widow of the late H. Ogden Nelson, died Tuesday at a nursing home in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson began coming to Brookhaven for the summers in 1906 when they stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson, Sr. In 1930 they built a house on Beaverdam road now owned by Mr. and Mrs. George P. Morse. After her husband's death, Mrs. Nelson made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Nelson. About two years ago she left to be near her daughters, Mrs. David F. Maxwell of Philadelphis and Mrs. John B. Rosenquest of New Jersey, who survive her. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial will be tomorrow in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661.. Indicated a birth date of May 1872. [S982] Green Wood Cemetery Burials, accessed; 28 October 2012. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 31 Aug 1944, p. 10. Mr. and Mrs. H. Ogden Nelson of Beaver Dam [road] entertained over the week-end their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Rosenquist of South Orange who brought with them their two daughters, Betty and Emily Ogden Rosenquist, also Mrs. Eugene Rosenquist of Bronkville and her son, "Gene" and his wife and daughter from Port Chester.