What can I say about the Nelson Family that hasn't already been said? How do we continue such a rich legacy of God, Family and Service? One of my favorite qoutes of our patriach, Albert Abram Nelson, sums it all up. "Keep your hand on the plow and keep your eye on the lightpost in heaven". Albert Nelson Albert Abram Nelson was born July 23, 1895 in Brooks, Louisiana. I'm sure it was hot that day. His parents, August and Josephine, likely worked the field in the sweltering Louisiana heat. August Nelson, a lifeling resident of Pointe Coupee Parish, was born in the 1860's to William and Mary Nelson. Josephine St. Louis Nelson was born in the 1870's to Oscar St. Louis and Marie Rose Paul. Albert had 7 siblings, Lula "Eliska"(a common creole name), George, Alexander , August "Bonchamp", Rose, Viola and Vernita. Albert served in WWI and was drafted at a young age, family lore says it was around age 14, but historical accounts would m...
African American and Creole Louisiana Geneological Research dedicated to the Dillon, Redden, Montgomery, Vaughn, Fluker, Nelson, Pierson, Albert, Reed, Knighten, Cryer, Taylor, and St. Louis Families with roots in Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Iberville Parishes and Pike County, Mississippi