BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-276 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESFrom 1860 to 1880, Edwin and Mary Nelson were living in Talbot County,Georgia. Mary Jane (Brooks) Nelson died on June 25, 1885 in Talbot County,Georgia and Edwin Riley Nelson died on November 2, 1885 in Talbot County,Georgia. Both were buried in the Old Pye Cemetery in Talbot County, Georgia.Gideon F. Nelson married Dora Short. John P. Nelson married first to TommieCarter, second to Mattie Trussell and third time to Kate Wallace. Jesse W. Nelsonmarried Elizabeth Harvey. Silas E. Nelson married Cora Williams. Julia C.Nelson married Thomas J. Rogers. Thomas Rogers and Julia (Nelson) Rogerswere buried in Buena Vista, Georgia.References: 1) 1860, 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) “ThereWas A Land,” Page 358; 3) Letter, Martha (Benns) Reeves to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.,1966; 4) “Family History,” by Everrett Martin, Martha (Benns) Reeves and Eloise Nelson,1970; 5) Letter, Eloise Nelson to Martha (Benns) Reeves, June 12, 1973; 6)Internet Site, West Central Georgia Nelsons, by Sherri Ellington, Jack Morgan and BrackGoolsby, November, 1999AUGUSTUS M. NELSON (2.10.1.1) is the son of Edwin Riley Nelson andMary Jane (Brooks) Nelson. Augustus was born on October 17, 1849 in TalbotCounty, Georgia. Augustus Nelson married Emma Smith. Emma was born in1852 in Mississippi. Augustus and Emma Nelson were the parents of at least sixchildren:............Birdie Nelson............Brooks B. Nelson, b. 1876............Everett Nelson, b. 1878............May Nelson, b. May, 1879, Talbot County, Georgia............Daisy Nelson............Lottie Nelson (2.10.1.1.6), b. July 29, 1887, Talbot County, GeorgiaIn 1880, Augustus and Emma Nelson were living in Talbot County, Georgia.Augustus and Emma Nelson were buried in Raleigh, Georgia. Brooks Nelsonwas a minister in the Baptist Church. Brooks Nelson died on September 21,1930 in Upson County, Georgia.References: 1) 1880 Census, Talbot County, Georgia; 2) “There Was A Land,” Page358; 3) Letter, Martha (Benns) Reeves to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., 1966; 4) “FamilyHistory,” by Everrett Martin, Martha (Benns) Reeves and Eloise Nelson, 1970; 5) Letter,Eloise Nelson to Martha (Benns) Reeves, June 12, 1973; 6) Internet Site, West CentralGeorgia Nelsons, by Sherri Ellington, Jack Morgan and Brack Goolsby, November,1999LOTTIE NELSON (2.10.1.1.6) is the daughter of Augustust M. Nelson andEmma (Smith) Nelson. Lottie was born on July 29, 1887 in Talbot County,Georgia. On September 18, 1909, Lottie Nelson married William Ross McDonaldin Atlanta, Georgia. William was born on August 28, 1891 in Cedartown,Georgia and is the son of Ross McDonald and Lorena (Gresham) McDonald.William and Lottie McDonald were the parents of one son:............Ross A. McDonald, b. October 15, 1911, Albany, Georgia