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Robert Nelson 1859 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1859

Birth Location: Wisconsin

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Frank Nelson

Mother: Caroline Nelson

Spouse(s): Helen Nelson

Children(s): Herbert Nelson, Lillian Nelson

According to available records, Robert Nelson was born in 1859 in Wisconsin, the child of Frank Nelson and Caroline Nelson. Following those early years, Robert Nelson married Helen Nelson, and their family grew to include Herbert Nelson and Lillian Nelson. In the later years of life, Robert Nelson died in 1942 in Minnesota, United States of America.

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Parents

Frank Nelson
1822 – 1910
Birth Location: Karlskoga, Örebro län, Sweden
FN
Caroline Nelson
1829 – 1886
Birth Location: Bjurtjarn, Storfors kommun, Värmlands län, Sweden
CN

Spouses(s)

Helen Nelson
1864 – 1951
Birth Location: Sweden
HN

Children(s)

Herbert Nelson
1884 – 1974
Birth Location: Minnesota
HN
Lillian Nelson
1891 –
Birth Location: Minnesota
LN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1859
    Event Place: Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1731; Page: 245B, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lake Ward 2, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: T624_728; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1374741

    Genealogy Event 2
    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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Lake Ward 2, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lake Ward 2, Wabasha, Minnesota; Roll: T624_728; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1374741

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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