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Claus Hans Nelson 1867–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1867

Birth Location: Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway

Death Date: 24 Oct 1945

Death Location: Houston, Minnesota

Father: Hans Granum

Mother: Martha Steffensrud

Spouse(s): Dorothea Selland

Children(s): Andre Nelson, Carlton Nelson, Myrtle Nelson, Nora Nelson, Thelma Nelson, Melvin Nelson, Hanse Nelson, Henry Nelson, Gena Nelson, Amanda Nelson, Henry Nelson

The story of Claus Hans Nelson began in 1867 in Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway. Claus Hans Nelson married Dorothea Nelsdatter Selland, and had children including Amanda Nelson, Andre Knute Nelson, Carlton Delbert Nelson, Gena Nelson, Hanse Nelson, Henry M Nelson, Henry Nelson, Melvin Gilman Nelson, Myrtle Helomena Nelson, Nora Mildred Nelson, Thelma Henrietta Nelson. Claus Hans Nelson passed away in 1945 in Houston, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • The story of Claus Hans Nelson began in 1867 in Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway.
  • Claus Hans Nelson married Dorothea Nelsdatter Selland, and had children including Amanda Nelson, Andre Knute Nelson, Carlton Delbert Nelson, Gena Nelson, Hanse Nelson, Henry M Nelson, Henry Nelson, Melvin Gilman Nelson, Myrtle Helomena Nelson, Nora Mildred Nelson, Thelma Henrietta Nelson.
  • Claus Hans Nelson passed away in 1945 in Houston, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Claus Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Claus Nelson
1867–1945
Birth Place: Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Parents
Hans Nicolaus Nelson Granum
1844–1931
Berger, Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Martha (Marie Martinsdatter) Steffensrud
1842–1932
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Grandparents
Niels (Jørgensen) Røstøen
1825–1887
Toten, Oppland, Norway
Karen (Kristiansdatter) Nyset
1820–
Nyset, Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norge
Great-Grandparents
Kristian Nyset
1793–
Berte Buer
1789–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Buer
1751–1824
Kari Buer
1758–1801

Claus Nelson's Descendants

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Claus (Hans) Nelson (20 Aug 1867–24 Oct 1945) m. Dorothea (Nelsdatter) Selland (Apr 1868–13 Nov 1944)
  1. 1. Andre (Knute) Nelson 1890–1900
  2. 2. Carlton (Delbert) Nelson 1907–1975
  3. 3. Myrtle (Helomena) Nelson 1910–1996
  4. 4. Nora (Mildred) Nelson 1900–1978 m. Leander (Carlot) Sundet 1896–1928
    1. 1. DeLoris (Ann) Sundet 1925–1976
    2. 2. Harold (Clinton) Sundet 1922–2018
    3. 3. Bertha Sundet 1922–2018
  5. 5. Thelma (Henrietta) Nelson 1912–1960
  6. 6. Melvin (Gilman) Nelson 1905–1980
  7. 7. Hanse Nelson 1896–1900
  8. 8. Henry Nelson 1898–1900
  9. 9. Gena Nelson 1885–1930
  10. 10. Amanda Nelson 1892–
  11. 11. Henry (M) Nelson 1903–1983

Claus Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1867
20 Aug 1867
Birth of Claus Hans Nelson in Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway
1945
24 Oct 1945
Age 78
Death of Claus Hans Nelson in Houston, Minnesota
Houston, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Vestre Toten, Oppland, Norway

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1945
    Event Place: Houston, Minnesota

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