Nelson married Clara B Cates on 26 Mar 1886 in Ray, Missouri, United States. Clara was born in 1869 in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nelson married Emma Viola Rogers on 25 Aug 1898 in Ray, Missouri, United States. Emma was born on 12 Dec 1879 in Missouri, United States; died on 16 Nov 1952 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]