About 1895 John married Willa D. Rorabaugh, daughter of Simon Rorabaugh and Sarah Catherine Smallwood.  Willa was born in 1872 in Missouri, probably Adair County, and died April 15, 1963.

Both John and Willa were interred at Old Mission Mausoleum, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Nelson, James, white, male, 43, married, farmer, born Kentucky, father born VA, mother born TN [The enumerator started to write Tennessee for the father's place of birth, then turned it into Virginia]
Edna, white, female, 43, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, father born KY, mother born - [no entry]
Charles, white, male, 20, son, married, works on farm, attended school within the year, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL
John, white, male, 9, son, single, at school, attended school within the year, born MO, father born KY, mother born IL
Nelson, Susie, white, female, 20, daughter-in-law, married, without occupation, attended school within the year, born MO, father born KY, mother born KY

Rorabaugh, Simon, white, male, 46, married, farming, born PA, father born PA, mother born "Switz"
Nancy A, white, female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born IL
Eva A C, white, female, 16, daughter, single, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO
Sarah E M, white, female, 10, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO
Willie D, white, female, 7, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO
Daniel E, white, male, 2, son, single, born MO, father born PA, mother born IL
Thomas, white, male, 37, brother, single, laborer, born PA, father born PA, mother born "Switz"

Nelson, James V, head, white, male, Feb 1837, 63, married for 45 years, born KY, both parents born KY, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, rented his farm, farm schedule 47

Edna, wife, white, female, Aug 1837, 62, married for 45 years; mother of 3 children, 1 living; born IL, both parents born KY, could read, write and speak English

John O, son, white, male, Jan 1871, 23 [sic], married for 5 years, born MO, father born KY, mother born IL, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English

Willie D, daughter-in-law, white, female, Feb 1872, 28, married for 5 years, mother of 0 children, born MO, father born PA, mother born KY, could read, write and speak English

Nelson, J O, head, male, white, 38, married (1st) for 15 years, born MO, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, salesman, live stock co, working for wages, could read and write, rented his home

Wila, wife, female, white, 38, married (1st) for 15 years, born MO, father born PA, mother born [no entry], spoke English, could read and write

Nelson, John O, head, owned his home free of mortgage, male, white, 49 ?, married, could read and write, born MO, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, salesman; Stacho ? Steche? Stucho?; working for wages

Willa D, wife, female, white, 47, married, could read and write, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO, spoke English

Nan, boarder, female, white, 27 [or 28], widow, could read and write, born KY, both parents born KY, spoke English, bookkeeper, Santa Fe RR, working for wages

Family 639
Nelson, John O, head, owned his home, home value 3500, did not own a radio, male, white, 59, married, age at first marriage - 23, could read and write, born MO, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, salesman, Lair S____ [illegible] Co, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no

Wella, wife, female, white, 58, married, age at first marriage - 22, could read and write, born MO, father born PA, mother born MO, spoke English