1881

J. Morgan Nelson was born on 24 Jun 1881 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of James S Nelson and Effie Jane Nelson. 

1900

Morgan Nelson was counted in the census on 11 Jun 1900 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, as a seventeen-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, James Nelson; his mother, Eva J Nelson; and his siblings; John Nelson, Glenn Nelson and Freddie Nelson.

1910

Morgan Nelson was counted in the census on 23 Apr 1910 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, as a twenty-nine-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Lizzie Nelson; and their children; Lillie Nelson, Alice Nelson, and Joseph Nelson.

1917

Morgan Nelson completed his draft registration on 12 Sep 1918 in card Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, as a thirty-seven-year-old, white, male. He was a farmer for W. Bur. Hogan in Ridgeway, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. He was described as medium height, medium build, with brown eyes and dark hair.

1920

Morgan Nelson was counted in the census on 29 Jan 1920 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, as a thirty-five-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Lizzie Nelson; and their children, Lillie Nelson, Alice Nelson, Joseph Nelson, Nellie Nelson and Eunice Nelson.

1930

Morgan Nelson was counted in the census on 03 Apr 1930 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, as a forty-seven-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Lizzie Nelson and their daughter, Eunice Nelson.

1940

Morgan Nelson was counted in the census on 23 Apr 1940 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, as a fifty-eight-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Elizabeth Nelson and two lodgers; Walter K Harris and Clayton Murphy.

1958

On December 22, 1958, Morgan Nelson was listed as the husband on the death certificate of Elizabeth Branham Nelson.

1963

He died on 05 Oct 1963 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He was buried on 06 Oct 1963 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery. His cause of death was coronary thrombosis.

Morgan was ward chorister for 50 years, adult Sunday School teacher for 37 years and a first counselor in the Branch presidency.

J. Morgan Nelson

RIDGEWAY – J. Morgan Nelson, 82, died at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Saturday.

Born in Kershaw County, he was a son of the late James Nelson and Effie Jane Nelson, and was a retired farmer.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Ezell Branham of Columbia and Mrs. Tally Branham, Mrs. Elton Moore and Mrs. James Murphy of Ridgeway; one son, Joseph Nelson of Ridgeway, and two brothers, Glenn Nelson of Ridgeway and Freddie Nelson of Winnsboro.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. Sunday from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interment will be in Smyrna Cemetery.

The body will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Moore of Ridgeway until the hour of service.

1985

In 1985, Morgan Nelson was listed as the father in the obituary of Joseph Hyrum Nelson.