When Jesse Jordan Nelms was born from 7 March 1880 to 3 July 1880, in Stone Mountain, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Adger "Tom" Nelms, was 27 and his mother, Rebeca Antinett "Beckie" Howell, was 30. He married Lula Cindy Jane Curry on 29 December 1928, in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 2, Van Zandt, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 5 October 1949, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.