Nelson Mathers Wiki 2022: Son, Book, Height, Husband and Full Bio

Early Life

Where was Nelson Mathers born? Nelson Mathers was born in St, Joseph Missouri, USA. While she was just a teenager, she gave to her elder son Marshall Mathers who is currently known as mega rap superstar, Eminem. Due to her early pregnancy, she had a difficult childhood.

Regarding her education, she attended Lancaster High School but due to her family’s economic condition could not pursue her further studies. Nelson was often abused and beaten by her step-parents and tried to commit suicide more than 3 times.

She was abandoned by her husband after the birth of her child, due to which she started to become mentally ill and started to take drugs which affected her relationship with her son.

Career

What is Nelson Mathers famous for? When she was just a teen and gave birth to Eminem, her life was hard so she started to do low-end jobs just to provide food for herself and her son. Due to poverty they never lived consistently in one place and had to move from Detroit to Kansas quite often.

But when it was difficult to raise her child, she started to falsely accuse social organizations to earn money from them which was later confirmed by Eminem. The relationship between mother and son started to deteriorate. Nelson abandoned her sons Marshall and Nate and the brothers had to live together to survive.

But when in 2000, Eminem began a worldwide phenomenon and rap superstar, she tried to gain profit from the situation. Nelson tried to sue Eminem for defamation when the rapper said his mother was on drugs and his drug habit was from his mother herself. Her sue was not fruitful as she only received $1600 for compensation allowance.

Eminem continued to speak ill about his mother and even revealed she had some sort of mental illness called Munchausen syndrome by proxy, where she would fake her own children’s sickness to gain sympathy and support from others.

After the allegations, Nelson released a three-song CD titled “Dear Marshall” which was not given too much value.

Author

She wrote two books in 2004, Managing Cash Flow and Working Capital and Funding Options for Business Growth which was surprisingly received well.

In 2008 however, she released her book “My Marshall, My Eminem” where she wanted to tell her side of the story. She also revealed she sued Eminem so that she could keep her household and previous life secret. The book was one of the most controversial books of the year.

Nelson pointed out that she still loves her song, and do not have ill will against him and also mentioned she was diagnosed with Cancer. Her relationship with her estranged son started to become better and Eminem later dedicated his song “Headlights” to his mom and even apologized in the song for his earlier behavior.

Nelson Mathers is currently living happily with her husband John Briggs and Nathan in Missouri where she runs her own taxi service.

Personal Information

What is the height of Nelson Mathers? Nelson Mathers stands at the height of 5 ft 6 in and weighs about 55 kg. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She has blonde color hair and her eyes color are hazel.

Nelson is American by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. She follows Christianity as her religion. Her hobbies are reading books, writing, and providing financial advice to those in need.

Relationship

Who is Nelson Mathers married to? Nelson Mathers is currently married to John Briggs and has a son Nathan Kane Samara. She also has a son with her previous husband Marshall Bruce Mathers who is a very popular rap superstar Eminem. Nelson also has her granddaughter Haile Jade Mathers aka Eminem’s daughter who is currently a popular Instagram influencer.

We have not known much about the career path of John Briggs although Nathan who is also known in Eminem’s song as Nate is an aspiring rapper as well as a businessman and is said to be extremely close to Eminem and his daughter who recently changed his name to Nathan Kane Mathers from Nathan Kane Samara.

Family

Nelson Mathers was born and raised by her father Bob Nelson and mother Bobby Hixson. She also had four siblings Stephen Nelson, Todd Nelson, Betty Renee, and Ronny Polkinghorn. Of the four siblings, Ronnie committed suicide while Stephen survived a stroke and is currently working as a businessman.

Todd was arrested for shooting his brother in law for self-defense and went to prison for eight years. He is currently working as a spokesperson to speak against mishaps in prison. Betty Renee is working as a live-in housekeeper in Eminem’s mansion along with her husband and children.

She is closest to Eminem than any other siblings.

Net Worth

What is the Net Worth of Nelson Mathers? Nelson Mathers is mainly popular for her relationship with her son Eminem. But she is also an author and businesswoman. Nelson currently runs her own taxi service in Missouri and also provides financial advice to those in need.

Her net worth is approximately $700,000 as of 2022.

What is the net worth of Eminem?

Eminem is a mega rap superstar and considered as one of the best if not the best rapper in the whole world. He has won multiple awards including an Oscar and multiple Grammy Awards. Eminem’s net worth is approximately $230 million as of 2022.