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Cora E. Nelson 1889–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1889

Birth Location: Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN

Death Date: 12 Aug 1959

Death Location: Blue Earth, Minnesota

Father: Nils Nelson

Mother: Betsy Roberts

Spouse(s): Louis Nilson

Children(s): Ernest Nilson, Ethel Nelson

Cora E. Nelson was born in 1889 in Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN, the child of Nils Nelson And Betsy Roberts. In 1900, Cora E. Nelson resided in Butternut Valley Cambria Townships, Blue Earth, Mi. In 1910, Cora E. Nelson resided in Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota. Cora E. Nelson married Louis Claus Nilson, and had children including Ernest Hartwell Nilson, Ethel A Nelson. Cora E. Nelson passed away in 1959 in Blue Earth, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • Cora E. Nelson was born in 1889 in Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN, the child of Nils Nelson And Betsy Roberts.
  • In 1900, Cora E. Nelson resided in Butternut Valley Cambria Townships, Blue Earth, Mi.
  • In 1910, Cora E. Nelson resided in Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota.
  • Cora E. Nelson married Louis Claus Nilson, and had children including Ernest Hartwell Nilson, Ethel A Nelson.
  • Cora E. Nelson passed away in 1959 in Blue Earth, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cora Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Cora Nelson
1889–1959
Birth Place: Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN
Parents
Nils Nelson
1853–1913
Sauherad, Telemark, Norway
Betsy Roberts
1856–
Cambria, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Nels (Nelsonnielson) Kaasa
1824–1891
Sauherad, Telemark, Norway
Ingeborg (Eriksdatter) Hegna
1818–1921
Hegna, Nalie, Telemark, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Niels Sauer
1798–1873
Ingeborg Olsdatter
1804–
Eric (Kjersti)
1785–1869
Kjersti Lystang
1788–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Henriksson
1768–1837
Eli Østgaarden
1760–1825
Tarald Gunheim
1749–1822
Ingeborg Voltveit
1748–1831

Cora Nelson's Descendants

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Cora (E.) Nelson (19 August 1889–12 Aug 1959) m. Louis (Claus) Nilson (21 Jun 1876–28 Feb 1944)
  1. 1. Ernest (Hartwell) Nilson 1907–1970
  2. 2. Ethel (A) Nelson 1909–

Cora Nelson's Timeline

4 Records

1889
19 August 1889
Birth of Cora E. Nelson in Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN
Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN
1900
1900
Age 11
Cora E. Nelson resided here in Butternut Valley Cambria Townships, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Butternut Valley Cambria Townships, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1910
1910
Age 21
Cora E. Nelson resided here in Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota
Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota
1959
12 Aug 1959
Age 70
Death of Cora E. Nelson in Blue Earth, Minnesota
Blue Earth, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1889
    Event Place: Butternut Valley, Blue Earth County, MN
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Death Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buttemut Valley, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T623_757; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 3.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Butternut Valley Cambria Townships, Blue Earth, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buttemut Valley, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T623_757; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 3.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Owatonna Ward 3, Steele, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Blue Earth, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota Death Index

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