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Grace I Nelson 1898–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 February 1898

Birth Location: Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Death Date: 02 May 1968

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: Halvor Nelson

Mother: Eliza Mottweiler

Spouse(s): Donald Edgar

Children(s):

Grace I Nelson was born in 1898 in Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, the child of Halvor Nelson And Eliza Johanna Jennie Mottweiler. In 1900, Grace I Nelson resided in Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota. Grace I Nelson married Donald Edwards Edgar. Grace I Nelson passed away in 1968 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Grace I Nelson was born in 1898 in Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, the child of Halvor Nelson And Eliza Johanna Jennie Mottweiler.
  • In 1900, Grace I Nelson resided in Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota.
  • Grace I Nelson married Donald Edwards Edgar.
  • Grace I Nelson passed away in 1968 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grace Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Grace Nelson
1898–1968
Birth Place: Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Parents
Halvor Nelson
1858–1931
Norway
Eliza (Johanna "Jennie") Mottweiler
1856–1941
Tell City, Perry County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Nels (Nelsonnielson) Kaasa
1824–1891
Sauherad, Telemark, Norway
Ingeborg (Eriksdatter) Hegna
1818–1921
Hegna, Nalie, Telemark, Norway
Johann ("John" Jacob) Mottweiler
1833–1883
BAVARIA
Bernetta Mutwiler
1837–1910
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Niels Sauer
1798–1873
Ingeborg Olsdatter
1804–
Eric (Kjersti)
1785–1869
Kjersti Lystang
1788–1872
Nicholas Mottweiler
1803–1870
Eva Huber
1804–1858
Wm Beard
1807–1889
Mary Woolen
1812–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Henriksson
1768–1837
Eli Østgaarden
1760–1825
Tarald Gunheim
1749–1822
Ingeborg Voltveit
1748–1831
Johann Mottweiler
1778–1828
Anna Hofstadt
1782–1836
Johannes Huber
1761–1785
Catharinakatharina Blochwitz
1771–1844
Obedient Beard
1770–1862
Polly Ray
1767–1815
Trustin\Truston\Trusten Wollen
1773–1856
Hannah Carter
1782–1830

Grace Nelson's Timeline

16 Records

1894
1 Jul 1894
Grace I Nelson was baptized
None
1898
08 February 1898
Birth of Grace I Nelson in Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
1900
1900
Age 2
Grace I Nelson resided here in Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1900
1900
Age 2
Grace I Nelson resided here in Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
1905
02 Jun 1905
Age 7
Grace I Nelson resided here in Lincoln
Lincoln
1907
19 May 1907
Age 9
Grace I Nelson resided here in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Grace I Nelson resided here in Lincoln Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Lincoln Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota
1917
1917
Age 19
Grace I Nelson resided here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Grace I Nelson resided here in Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota
Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota
1920
1920
Age 22
Grace I Nelson resided here in Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota
Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota
1924
abt 1924
Age 26
Grace I Nelson resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 32
Grace I Nelson resided here in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
1931
4 May 1931
Age 33
Grace I Nelson resided here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Grace I Nelson resided here in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1954
1954
Age 56
Grace I Nelson resided here in Newburgh; Beacon, New York, USA
Newburgh; Beacon, New York, USA
1968
02 May 1968
Age 70
Death of Grace I Nelson in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 February 1898
    Event Place: Lincoln Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
    [2] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [3] U.S. Passport Applications
    [4] Minnesota, Births and Christenings Index
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_832; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 549.
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota; Roll: T625_842; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 90; Image: .
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: 1120; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 635.0.
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, King, Washington; Roll: 2490; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 287; Image: 177.0.
    [9] New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1925; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3596; Line: 10; List number: .
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T623_757; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13.
    [11] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [12] North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1968-69; Certificate: 17B702.
    [13] New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses
    [14] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 4 May 1968; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, United States of America; ,0.92597723,0

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1894

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T623_757; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: T623_757; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Lincoln
    Record Source: Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 May 1907
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: District of Columbia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Evening Star; Publication Date: 19 May 1907; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lincoln Township, Blue Earth, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: University of Minnesota; Year: 1917

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dawson, Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota; Roll: T625_842; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 90; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_832; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1924
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1925; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3596; Line: 10; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1925
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1925; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3596; Line: 10; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: 1120; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 635.0.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 May 1931
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: The Minneapolis Star; Publication Date: 4 May 1931; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; &terms=Mrs._Grace_Edgar

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Westport, Fairfield

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Newburgh; Beacon, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 03 May 1968
    Event Place: Durham, North Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Durham Sun - 3 May 1968 - 32, Obituary for Grace La Mar Edgar 3 May 1968

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Genoa, Italy
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1925; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3596; Line: 10; List number: .

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: New York City, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, N.C.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 4 May 1968; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, United States of America; ,0.92597723,0

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1968-69; Certificate: 17B702.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 May 1968
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1968-69; Certificate: 17B702.
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 4 May 1968; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, United States of America; ,0.92597723,0

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