Background
Nelson, Rufus Jerry was born on December 6, 1870 in Washington Company, Arkansas, United States. Son of Sam Houston and Alice C. (Wyatt) Nelson.
Nelson, Rufus Jerry was born on December 6, 1870 in Washington Company, Arkansas, United States. Son of Sam Houston and Alice C. (Wyatt) Nelson.
Normal diploma, University of Arkansas, 1903, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, 1904, Master of Science, 1907. Studied Cornell Univercity, summer 1908.
Assistant superintendent horticulture, Saint Louis Exposition, 1904. Field agent Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1904-1907. Professor agriculture and professor agricultural education, University of Arkansas, 1907-1910.
Editor-in-chief Farm and Ranch, 1910-1920.
Organizer of Self-Help Community clubs at rural school houses in Southwest. Seed breeder, fruit grower.
Public Arkansas Countryman. Member General Assembly, Arkansas, 1933, 34.
Assistant agricultural aide Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Member General Assembly, Arkansas
Married Flossie Ella Sanderford, Ranger, Texas, June 24, 1908. Children: Rufus J. (deceased), Alice Ella, Edna Lucile, Arthur Lee, Helen Elizabeth, Margaret Jean.