A. A. Nelson Family Letters

Collection

Identifier: A-0272

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The letters in this collection document A. A. Nelson II and Mattie Langston’s courtship and early marriage between 1895 to 1899 and provide a perspective of life in Nacogdoches in the late 19th century.

Dates

Creation: 1894-1899

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Albert Aldrich Nelson II (named after his grandfather A.A. Nelson, 1814-1892) was born on January 31st, 1875 to John Brooks Nelson and Sarah Moore Nelson. Nelson attended medical school in 1894 in Galveston, transferred to a medical college in St. Louis, and graduated in April 1897. He became a Nacogdoches board-certified physician on May 28th 1898. Nelson married Mattie L. Langston on January 30th, 1898 and they had four children together. Following his marriage, Nelson started a medical practice in Nacogdoches at his residence in 1899. Nelson died on December 28th, 1934 and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Source Citations:

46. Albert A. Nelson, 1847-1907 Physicians Book, pgs.23-24. East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University. Online at: https://digital.sfasu.edu/digital/collection/EastTexRC/id/19939/rec/35 (accessed May 21, 2025).

A. A. Nelson Family Letters, Collection A-272, Box 1, Folder 1. East Texas Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University. Online at: https://archives.sfasu.edu/repositories/2/resources/477/ (accessed May 21, 2025).

Albert Aldrich Nelson, Family Search [online database]. Online at: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LBFB-R59/albert-aldrich-nelson-1875-1934 (accessed May 21, 2025).

Dr. Albert Aldrich Nelson II (1875-1934), Find A Grave. Online at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99533744/albert-aldrich-nelson (accessed May 21, 2025).

Ericson, Carolyn. Nacogdoches County Marriage BK. G, 1894/1899. Nacogdoches: Ericson Books, undated, pg.19.

Nacogdoches County deed from J. B. Nelson and Sarah Nelson to A. A. Nelson, Deed Book 37, pages 591-593, filed 8/30/1899. Nacogdoches County Clerk’s Office. Online at: https://nacogdoches.tx.publicsearch.us/doc/20938257 (accessed May 21, 2025).

Nacogdoches County Genealogical Society, Nacogdoches County Families. Nacogdoches: Ericson Books, 1985, pgs.492-493.