On this Veterans Day I reflect on the contributions my ancestors have made to this Nation. The earliest recording of an ancestor's military contribution dates back to the Civil War. Albert Abram Nelson , my Great-Grandfather, born in 1895, fought in World War I. Oral history has estimated his age of enlistment to be as young as 17 years old. For young Albert this journey, from Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana to Europe, likely had a huge impact on the course his life would take. Upon returning from the war he was educated at Leland College and served the Parish as a Minister. He was very instrumental in the establishment of New Roads High School, the first school for African Americans in the Parish. This contribution has impacted Pointe Coupee Parish for many generations. Of the sons of Albert and Mariah Nelson only one, Joel Nelson followed in his father's military footstep and is now a Minister in Virginia. Melbourne G. Dillon , my paternal grandfather and his brothers Henry A...
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