Nelson married Almira Mason on 1 Jan 1831. Almira (daughter of Captain Elijah Mason and Elizabeth Cravath) was born on 29 Dec 1807 in Preble,Cortland,New York, USA; died on 16 Feb 1893 in Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. 1st Lieutenant Augustus Alvord Burdick was born on 3 Oct 1831 in Sadsbury,,Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Jul 1864 in Tupelo,Lee,Mississippi, USA; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA.
2. Corporal Gerry Spaulding Burdick was born on 20 Sep 1833 in New York, USA; died on 8 Aug 1865; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA.
3. Captain Theodore Weld Burdick was born on 7 Oct 1836 in Crawford,Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jul 1898 in Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA.
4. 1st Lieutenant Charles Winslow Burdick was born on 23 Aug 1838 in Crawford,Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Mar 1913; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA.
5. Harriet Emeline Burdick was born on 13 Sep 1840.
6. Corporal Nelson Bliss Burdick was born on 29 Dec 1842 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Sep 1863 in Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA.
7. James Shelman Burdick was born about 1848 in Wisconsin, USA.
8. James Stratton Burdick was born on 9 Feb 1848 in Sadsbury,,Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Feb 1864 in Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA; was buried in Phelps Cemetery,Decorah,Winneshiek,Iowa, USA.