I am have been searching my Nelson line and have reached
an impasse.
My gggrandfather was James L. Nelson and he was married to
Martha A. Denning. After Martha died, James moved to Drew Co., Arkansas with the Jesse Perry family; he married one of Jesse's daughters, Harriet Elizabeth.
I am attempting to determine where James L. was born and
his father's name. From the 1850 census for Henry Co., GA I learned the following:
James L. was born in 1820/21 in SC
Martha A. Denning was born in 1822/23 in SC
Martha's mother C. (Denning) was living with them; she was
born in 1789/90 in SC.
Martha's brother?, William, was living with them; born in SC in 1824/25
M.E. Denning (a sister; or William's wife) was also listed,
born in SC in 1829/30
James and Martha's oldest child, Samuel Lee, was born in SC
on Sep. 25, 1848
Their second child, William Lemuel, was born in GA on March 15, 1850.
[sometime after this census (1851?), a daughter, Sarah Virgina Nelson (Jinny) was born in GA.]

Apparently, James and Martha were from South Carolina, they were most probably married there in about 1846/47.

Also:
Samuel Lee Nelson (died 1924, buried Drew Co., AR)
William Lemuel Nelson (died 1913, buried Drew Co., AR)
Sarah Virginia Nelson Wright Taylor (died 1926, buried Bradley Co., AR)

If you have any information about any of these persons, please let me know. If you could give me someone else to contact, I would be very grateful.

Thank you very much for any assistance.
Regards,
Bill Nelson, Augusta, GA