Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: Apr 1864
• Census: 14 Jul 1870, Nashville, Martin, MN
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Nashville, Martin, MN
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Nashville, Martin, MN

Notes:

Birth:
Birth date calculated from death age, 73Y,2D.

Note:
The first government township to be separately organized in Martin county was Nashville Township. Because of its proximity to much timber on the Blue Earth river and being nearer to market, Nashville settled rapidly and in 1864 had sufficient people to maintain a township government.
In April, 1864, A. M. Nash and other residents petitioned the board of county commissioners to set Nashville off from what was then known as Waverly precinct and call a special township election to elect officers. The commissioners granted the petition and ordered the election to be held May 3, 1864 at the home of A. M. Nash.
Some of the residents wanted the township named Buffalo as shortly before a few of these animals had been seen in the township, probably the last buffalo ever seen in the county. The commissioners however decided to honor the name of Mr. Nash and called the township Nashville.

Census:
1870 census at Nashville, Martin, MN shows A. M. Nash, 40, farmer, b. NY; Salina, 30, b. NY.

Census:
1880 census at Nashville, Martin, MN shows Alanson M. Nash, 50, NY, parents b. CT/CT, farmer; Celine, 40, b. NY, parents b. VT/NY; Eliza G., 18, b. MN, parents b. ENGLAND.

Census:
1900 census at Nashville, Martin, MN shows Alanson Nash (indexed as Allison), b. Feb 1830, 70, married 40 years, b. NY, parents b. CT/CT; farmer; Celine, b. Nov 1839, 60, 0 children born/0 living; b. NY, parents b. VT/NY.

Buried:
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Alanson married Celina BACON about 1859. Celina (daughter of George W. BACON and Jemima SPARKS) was born in 1838 in NY; died on 15 Mar 1911 in Martin Co., MN; was buried in Nashville Cemetery, Nashville Township, Martin, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]