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Arthur Ferdinand Nelson 1883 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1883

Birth Location: Stockholm, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1969

Death Location: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America

Father: August Nelson

Mother: Mathilda Nelson

Spouse(s): Lillian Erickson

Children(s): Ferdinand Nelson, Bartlett Nelson, Edsell Nelson, Harriet Nelson

In 1883, Arthur Ferdinand Nelson entered the world in Stockholm, Wisconsin, USA, born to August Frederick Nelson and Mathilda Nelson. Years later, Arthur Ferdinand Nelson married Lillian Esther Erickson, and the couple became parents to Ferdinand Nelson, Bartlett Nelson, Edsell R Nelson and Harriet Ventain Nelson. Arthur Ferdinand Nelson died in 1969 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America.

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Parents

August Nelson
1848 – 1916
Birth Location: Sweden
AN
Mathilda Nelson
1855 – 1892
Birth Location: Elgaras, Skareb Län Sverige
MN

Spouses(s)

Lillian Erickson
1889 – 1961
Birth Location: Hoffman, Grant County, Minnesota, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ferdinand Nelson
1911 – 1979
Birth Location: Oregon
FN
Bartlett Nelson
1915 –
Birth Location: Wisconsin
BN
Edsell Nelson
1916 – 1977
Birth Location: Wisconsin
EN
Harriet Nelson
1917 – 1971
Birth Location: Wisconsin
HN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 November 1883
    Event Place: Stockholm, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Oregon, State Marriages, 1906-1966, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 91, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03394; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 37-509, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2009; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 150, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0480; FHL microfilm: 2341688, Registration State: Wisconsin; Registration County: Pepin; Roll: 1674883, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0117, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0117

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2009; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0480; FHL microfilm: 2341688

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03394; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 37-509

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: m-t0627-03394; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 37-509

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 91

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1953
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Wisconsin; Registration County: Pepin; Roll: 1674883

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 May 1969
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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