E. P. Nelson Diary
This diary was written by E. P. Nelson from January to August 1871, with financial records in the first few pages from 1858 to 1860.
Entries, which are almost daily, discuss his family and business affairs, including that of his wife's family's farm, and usually begin with "Secret & family devotion - attended to stock Etc." A member of the United Methodist church, many of his entries involve his faith and the church community. Additional financial records appear intermittently throughout the diary, including a page recording his sales of the Nashville Advocate, a United Methodist newspaper, in 1859.
Dates
- 1858-1860, 1871
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This diary was written by E. P. Nelson from January to August 1871, with financial records in the first few pages from 1858 to 1860.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edward Powell "E. P." Nelson was born in 1852. Nelson married Martha "Mattie" C. Kerr (1859-1949), daughter of J. H. Kerr, one of the early farmers in the Dancyville, Tennessee area, and Ann Wainwright. The family were members of the United Methodist church in Haywood County, Tennessee, and were prominent in their community. Nelson died December 3, 1924, and is buried in Haywood County.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository