Nelson Bartley was a son of Joseph and Eliza (Reddick) Bartley of lot 4, concession 4, Marlborough township. His wife, Anna Christena McCurdy, was a daughter of David Ross McCurdy and Mary Ann Fennell of lot 6, concession 6, Marlborough township, the lot on which Malakoff cemetery is located. David Ross and Mary Ann McCurdy are buried in the Public cemetery in Kemptville.