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Charles Nelson 1855 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Wisconsin

Death Date: 14 FEB 1919

Death Location: Brightwood, Richland, North Dakota, USA

Father: Charles Nelson

Mother: Carolina Larsdotter

Spouse(s): Sofie Farrell, Augusta ?

Children(s): Alice Nelson, Ellen Nelson, Fredolph Nelson, Roy Nelson, Leon Nelson, Esther Nelson, Paul Nelson, Carl Nelson, Ernest Nelson, Violet Nelson

It was in 1855 that Charles Nelson was born in Wisconsin, a child of Charles Nelson and Carolina Larsdotter. Charles Nelson went on to marry Sofie Farrell and Augusta Evelyn Söderberg (Cederberg) or Wahl ? and had children such as Alice V Nelson, Ellen Noranda Nelson, Fredolph Spencer Nelson, Roy H Nelson, Leon R Nelson, Esther Nelson, Paul Nelson, Carl Nelson, Ernest Nelson and Violet Nelson. Charles Nelson was deceased by 1919 in Brightwood, Richland, North Dakota, USA.

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CN

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Parents

Charles Nelson
1828 –
Birth Location: –
CN
Carolina Larsdotter
1829 – 1900
Birth Location: Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
CL

Spouses(s)

Sofie Farrell
1855 – 1877
Birth Location: Nevike, Sweden
SF
Augusta ?
1864 – 1929
Birth Location: Acklinga, Västra Götaland, Sweden
A?

Children(s)

Alice Nelson
1881 – 1967
Birth Location: Minnesota
AN
Ellen Nelson
1883 – 1966
Birth Location: –
EN
Fredolph Nelson
1886 – 1939
Birth Location: Minnesota
FN
Roy Nelson
1888 – 1970
Birth Location: Minnesota
RN
Leon Nelson
1891 –
Birth Location: Minnesota
LN
Esther Nelson
1893 –
Birth Location: Nebraska, Nebraska, USA
EN
Paul Nelson
1894 – 1962
Birth Location: Minnesota
PN
Carl Nelson
1895 – 1907
Birth Location: Minnesota
CN
Ernest Nelson
1897 – 1921
Birth Location: Minnesota
EN
Violet Nelson
1901 – 1957
Birth Location: Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
VN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lake, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: 635; Family History Film: 1254635; Page: 396D; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 0807, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lake City Ward 1, Wabasha, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1240795, Year: 1860; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1426; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 805426, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lake Ward 1, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: T624_728; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1374741

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1855
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Lake, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lake, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: 635; Family History Film: 1254635; Page: 396D; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 0807

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Lake City Ward 1, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lake City Ward 1, Wabasha, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1240795

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Lake Ward 1, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lake Ward 1, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: T624_728; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1374741

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 FEB 1919
    Event Place: Brightwood, Richland, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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