Nelms, Americus Leonidas, 1832-1926

Born to John A. and Mary Belle Nelms in Logan County, Kentucky, Americus Leonidas “Uncle Lee” Nelms (1832-1926), moved to Fannin County, Texas, with his parents in 1846. In 1856, he married Minerva Jane Pierce (1839-1923), who had come to Texas from Tennessee with her family six years prior. The couple eventually had six children, including a daughter named Montee, who later preserved the family’s papers. In 1862, Nelms entered the 34th Texas Infantry of the Confederate Army, in which he served under A. M. Alexander for the duration of the Civil War in the Cherokee nation and at Fort McCulloch, Oklahoma; Marshall, Texas; Arkansas; and Missouri. Before and after the war, Nelms farmed in Fannin County.

From the guide to the Weddle, Montee Nelms, Papers 65-165., 1842-1926, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

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