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August Nelson 1848–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1848

Birth Location: Sweden

Death Date: 26 Aug 1916

Death Location: Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Frans Nelson

Mother: Caroline Nelson

Spouse(s): Mathilda Nelson

Children(s): Albin Nilson, Vista Nelson, Maimy Nelson, Nate Nelson, Arthur Nelson, Edna Nelson, Walter Nelson, Edith Nelson, Lillie Nelson, Viola Nelson, Oscar Nelson

The story of August Nelson began in 1848 in Sweden. August Nelson married Mathilda Nelson, and had children including Albin Franklin Nilson, Arthur Ferdinand Nelson, Edith E Nelson, Edna D Nelson, Lillie E Nelson, Maimy Nelson, Nate Leonard Nelson, Oscar F Nelson, Viola Windecia Nelson, Vista Nelson, Walter E Nelson. August Nelson passed away in 1916 in Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of August Nelson began in 1848 in Sweden.
  • August Nelson married Mathilda Nelson, and had children including Albin Franklin Nilson, Arthur Ferdinand Nelson, Edith E Nelson, Edna D Nelson, Lillie E Nelson, Maimy Nelson, Nate Leonard Nelson, Oscar F Nelson, Viola Windecia Nelson, Vista Nelson, Walter E Nelson.
  • August Nelson passed away in 1916 in Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frans Nelson
1822–1910
Birth Location: Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden
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Caroline Nelson
1829–1886
Birth Location: Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
CN

Spouses(s)

Mathilda Nelson
1855–1891
Birth Location: Elgaras, Skareb Län Sverige
MN

Children(s)

Albin Nilson
1875–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Vista Nelson
1878–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
VN
Maimy Nelson
1879–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
MN
Nate Nelson
1882–1958
Birth Location: Stockholm, Wisconsin, USA
NN
Arthur Nelson
1883–1969
Birth Location: Stockholm, Wisconsin, USA
AN
Edna Nelson
1885–
Birth Location: Wisconsin
EN
Walter Nelson
1888–1969
Birth Location: Wisconsin
WN
Edith Nelson
1888–1904
Birth Location: Wisconsin
EN
Lillie Nelson
1891–1965
Birth Location: Wisconsin
LN
Viola Nelson
1877–1965
Birth Location: Pepin, Wisconsin
VN
Oscar Nelson
1892–1949
Birth Location: Minnesota
ON

August Nelson's Ancestors

Self
August Nelson
1848–1916
Birth Place: Sweden
Parents
Frans "Frank" Nilsson Nelson
1822–1910
Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden
Caroline Nelson
1829–1886
Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
Grandparents
Nils Melkersson
1792–
Bjorndalen, Karlskoga, Sweden
Anna Andersdotter
1796–
Rosensjö, Karlskoga, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Melker Jansson
1750–1838
Annika Nilsdotter
1755–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Melkersson Jan
1723–1801
Kjerstin Månsdotter
1726–1802
Nils Danielsson
1714–1773
Annika Olsdotter
1708–1790

August Nelson's Descendants

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August Nelson (abt 1848–26 Aug 1916) m. Mathilda Nelson (10 Nov 1855–abt 1891)
  1. 1. Albin (Franklin) Nilson 1875–
  2. 2. Vista Nelson 1878–
  3. 3. Maimy Nelson 1879–
  4. 4. Nate (Leonard) Nelson 1882–1958
  5. 5. Arthur (Ferdinand) Nelson 1883–1969 m. Lillian (Esther) Erickson 1889–1961
    1. 1. Ferdinand Nelson 1911–1979
    2. 2. Harriet (Ventain) Nelson 1917–1971 m. Frederich (E) Stack 1916– m. Rex (E.) Scofield 1907–1981
    3. 3. Edsell (R) Nelson 1916–1977 m. Rose Nelson 1911– m. Dorothy Nelson 1925–
    4. 4. Bartlett Nelson 1915–
  6. 6. Edna (D) Nelson 1885–
  7. 7. Walter (E) Nelson 1888–1969
  8. 8. Edith (E) Nelson 1888–1904
  9. 9. Lillie (E) Nelson 1891–1965
  10. 10. Viola (Windecia) Nelson 1877–1965 m. Lars (A) Melcher 1867–1947
    1. 1. Rollo (F) Melcher 1898–
  11. 11. Oscar (F) Nelson 1892–1949 m. Lillie (Rachel) Suter 1900–1993
    1. 1. Louise (May) Nelson 1925– m. Thomas (H) Hensen 1925–

August Nelson's Timeline

13 Records

1848
21 Aug 1848
Birth of August Nelson in Bjurtjärn, Värmland, Sweden
Bjurtjärn, Värmland, Sweden
1848
abt 1848
Birth of August Nelson in Sweden
Sweden
1848
24 Aug 1848
August Nelson was baptized in Bjurtjarn, Varmland, Sweden
Bjurtjarn, Varmland, Sweden
1848
1848
August Nelson resided here in Bjurtjarn, Varmland, Sweden
Bjurtjarn, Varmland, Sweden
1860
1860
Age 12
August Nelson resided here in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
August Nelson resided here in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
August Nelson resided here in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
August Nelson resided here in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 57
August Nelson resided here in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin
Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin
1910
1910
Age 62
August Nelson resided here in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
1916
23 August 1916
Age 68
Death of August Nelson in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1916
26 Aug 1916
Age 68
Burial of August Nelson in Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 72
August Nelson resided here in St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Bjurtjärn, Värmland, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_852; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 13
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1441; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 104
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B; Family History Library Film: 553230
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1810; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1241810
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1426; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 805426
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_717; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374730
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1731; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1375744
    [9] Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA
    [10] Sweden, Select Baptisms
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books
    [13] Illinois, County Marriage Records, Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records
    [14] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Sabylund Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: M57-58; SSIRC Film Number: E-57

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B; Family History Library Film: 553230
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1426; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 805426

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Bjurtjarn, Varmland, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Select Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Bjurtjarn, Varmland, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Select Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Värmland
    Record Source: Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1810; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1241810
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1731; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1375744
    [3] Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1426; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 805426

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B; Family History Library Film: 553230

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1441; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_852; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 13
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_717; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374730

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: 1810; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1241810

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_717; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374730
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1731; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1375744

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: St Paul Ward 1, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_852; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 13

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Amerika
    Record Source: Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Gothenburg, Sweden
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 August 1916
    Event Place: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Sabylund Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: M57-58; SSIRC Film Number: E-57

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Sabylund Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: M57-58; SSIRC Film Number: E-57
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