Horatia Nelson
Chase City, Virginia
| Father | James Ellis Dodson, Jr. |
| Spouse | Gurney Elliot Nelson, Sr. |
| Children |
Gurney Elliot Nelson, Jr. Phyllis Nelson Drayton |
| Siblings |
Beulah Dodson Chavis Hugo Dodson |
| Education |
Teaching Certificate, University of Pennsylvania 1919 BA English/English Literature, Ohio State University 1928 MA English, Ohio State University 1931 |
| Employment | Professor of English and English Literature, Benedict College 1930s through 1954 |
| Affiliations |
Founder of the alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Columbia, SC NAACP USO |
| Interests and Hobbies |
International travel Writing poetry Pickling watermelon rinds Canning fruit |