Sarah Ellen "Sadie" Gipe, daughter of Cyrus Gipe and Mary Margaret Hyde, was born June 28, 1883, in Fulton County, Illinois.

Robert and Sadie were married around 1901.  They lived for a number years in Hancock County.
In 1912 they were living near Joetta in Hancock Township and in 1918 they were living in or near Webster in Fountain Green Township.  It was in that year that Robert registered for the draft; he was described as being of medium height and build, with blue eyes and red hair.  In 1926, when daughter Fay was married, Robert and Sadie were said to be living in Dallas City, Hancock County.

We have not determined Robert's whereabouts in 1930.  Sadie may have been in Wichita, Kansas; her elder sister, Anna, had lived in Wichita for a number of years.

Sadie later married John L. Hedde.  She died April 3, 1962, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois.

We can reasonably presume the Nelson children were all born in or near Hancock County.  They were:

i.	Iva Nelson born about 1902.  She married, first, William Riley Long.  She married, second, Lester Bull.
ii.	Garnet Nelson born about 1905.
iii.	Fay Nelson born about 1908.  She died after April 3, 1962.

Nelson, Benjamin, white, male, 34, married, farmer, born IL, both parents born KY
Emaline, white, female, 30, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born IL
Homer, white, male, 3, son, single, born IL, both parents born IL
Robert W, white, male, 1, son, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Nelson, Benjamin F, head, white, male, Jan 1852, 48, married for 26 years, born IL, both parents born KY, farmer, months not employed - 4, could not read or write, spoke English, owned his farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 113

Emma, wife, white, female, Dec 1857, 42, married for 26 years; mother of 2 children, both living; born IL, both parents born KY, could read, write and speak English

Homar F, son, white, male, Nov 1877, 22, single, born IL, both parents born IL, farm hand, months not employed - 5, could read, write and speak English

Robert W, son, white, male, Apr 1879, 21, single, born IL, both parents born IL, day labor, months not employed - 6, could read, write and speak English

Gipe, Cyrus, head, white, male, Mar 1855, 45, married for 23 years, born PA, both parents born PA, farmer, months not employed 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home, farm schedule 117

Mary M, wife, white, female, Mar 1859, 41, married for 23 years; mother of 10 children, 8 living; born PA, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English

Samuel H, son, white, male, Sept 1879, 20, single, born IL, both parents born PA, laborer day, monts not employed - 3, could read, write and speak English

Andrew J, son, white, male, Dec 1880 [year hard to read], 19, single, born IL, both parents born PA, laborer day, months not employed - 3, could read, write and speak English

Fany A, daughter, white, female, Jan 1882, 18, single, born IL, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English

Sarah E, daughter, white, female, June 1883, 16, single, born IL, both parents born PA, could read, write and speak English

Dollie M, daughter, white, female, June 1886, 13, single, born IL, both parents born PA, attended school for 2 months, could read, write and speak English

Cyrus O, son, white, male, Jan 1889, 11, single, born IL, both parents born PA, attended school for 2 months, could read, write and speak English

Careline, daughter, white, female, Dec 1894, 5, single, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English

Harvey, son, white, male, Feb 1897, 3, single, born IL, both parents born PA

Nelson, Bob, head, male, white, 31, married (1st) for 9 years, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, rented his farm home, farm schedule 59

Sadie, wife, female, white, 27, married (1st) for 9 years; mother of 3 children, all living; born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English, could read and write

Iva, daughter, female, white, 8, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Garnet, daughter, female, white, 6, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Fay, daughter, female, white, 2, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Nelson, Robert, head, rented his home, male, white, 39, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, road work, public road; employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account - W

Sadie, wife, female, white, 36, married, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born PA, spoke English

Garnet, daughter, female, white, 15, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Fay, daughter, female, white, 12, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English

Nelson, Sadie E, head, renter, monthly rental - 22, female, white, 47, married, age at first marriage - 18, could read and write, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English, waitress, cafe

Banks, Susie, partner, female, white, 25, single, could read and write, born KS, both parents born U.S., spoke English, waitress, cafe