John
Lemon
"Johnnie"
Nelson
Born in Virginia, United States
Son of John Nelson
and Patsy (Haley) Nelson
Brother of
Cecelia Nelson, George Nelson, Martha Nelson, Virginia Nelson, Charlotte Nelson, Georgeana Nelson and William Nelson
Husband of
Dolly (McNeill) Nelson
— married
1851 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Lemon Nelson and James Nelson
Died about
at about age 94
in Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Apr 2015
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Biography
John Nelson is a part of US Black heritage.
Rev. John Lemon Nelson was the child of Patsey Haley Nelson and ? Nelson. He is shown on Registration No. 271, Free Negro Registry, dated February 26, 1847, along with Virginia, Charlotte, Georgianna and William Nelson. He is shown in the 1850 Federal Census, Alexandria, Virginia, with Patsy Nelson as his mother.
The 1870 Federal Census shows him married to Dolly ?, from North Carolina. His family is in Arkansas and includes John Lemon Nelson, his son. John Lemon Nelson born in 1870 is my grandfather.
I have not been able to identify who John Nelson's father is. Both father and son were traveling Methodist ministers.
Sources
- Uncertain: "United States Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZDM-J4R : Wed Oct 04 18:23:15 UTC 2023), Entry for John L Nelson, 1864.
- 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 411B; Enumeration District: 147
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
Diane Nelson
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23andMe, GEDmatch A389621 [compare]
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