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John Nelson 1851 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1851

Birth Location: Sweden

Death Date: 10 May 1928

Death Location: Wisconsin, USA

Father: Frank Nelson

Mother: Carolina Larsdotter

Spouse(s): Hilda Israelsson, Louise Hollstedt

Children(s): Minnie Nelson, Minnie Nelson, Lyon Nelson, Lillia Nelson, Ruth Nelson, Agnes Anderson, Ruth Nelson, Clara Nelson, Alice Nelson

Born in 1851 in Sweden, John Nelson was the child of Frank Nelson and Carolina Larsdotter. In time, John Nelson married Hilda Lowisa Israelsson and Louise Hollstedt, and they raised a family that included Minnie Belle Nelson, Minnie Belle Nelson, Lyon Napolion Nelson, Lillia V Nelson, Ruth Elizabeth Nelson, Agnes Cecilia Nelson Anderson, Ruth Eleanor Nelson, Clara L Nelson and Alice Nelson. John Nelson died in Wisconsin, USA in 1928.

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Parents

Frank Nelson
1822 – 1910
Birth Location: Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden
FN
Carolina Larsdotter
1829 – 1900
Birth Location: Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
CL

Spouses(s)

Hilda Israelsson
1851 – 1874
Birth Location: Sweden
HI
Louise Hollstedt
1852 – 1922
Birth Location: Sweden
LH

Children(s)

Minnie Nelson
1872 – 1956
Birth Location: Minnesota
MN
Minnie Nelson
1872 – 1956
Birth Location: Minnesota
MN
Lyon Nelson
1877 – 1930
Birth Location: Wisconsin
LN
Lillia Nelson
1879 – 1959
Birth Location: USA
LN
Ruth Nelson
1880 – 1955
Birth Location: Wisconsin
RN
Agnes Anderson
1881 – 1963
Birth Location: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin, United States
AA
Ruth Nelson
1883 – 1918
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
RN
Clara Nelson
1884 – 1946
Birth Location: Lund, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA
CN
Alice Nelson
– 1887
Birth Location: –
AN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2009; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 979, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B; Family History Library Film: 553230, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: 1811; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1241811, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1426; Page: 60; Family History Li, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375745

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1851
    Event Place: Sweden

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1852
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2009; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 979, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: 1811; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1241811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1853
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375745

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1426; Page: 60; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: 1811; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1241811

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Wisconsin State Censuses, 1895 and 1905

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1375745

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Maiden Rock, Pierce, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2009; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 979

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 May 1928
    Event Place: Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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