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Simon Abraham Nelson 1870–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Oct 1870

Birth Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Death Date: 06 Aug 1956

Death Location: Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., MN

Father: Nels Mikelson

Mother: Aagot Abelsdotter

Spouse(s): Susan Mathison

Children(s): Milford Nelson, Stanley Nelson, Malina Nelson, Nora Nelson, O'Neil Nelson, Carlton Nelson, Alton Nelson, Avis Nelson, Harvey Nelson

In 1870, Simon Abraham Nelson entered the world in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, born to Nels Mikelson And Aagot Abelsdotter. Simon Abraham Nelson married Susan Cecelia Mathison, and had children including Alton Ambrose Nelson, Avis Nelson, Carlton Dale Nelson, Harvey Orlando Nelson, Malina Estelle Nelson, Milford Julius Mick Nelson, Nora Birdella Nelson, O Neil Nelson, Stanley Cyrus Nelson. Simon Abraham Nelson passed away in 1956 in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., MN.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Simon Abraham Nelson entered the world in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway, born to Nels Mikelson And Aagot Abelsdotter.
  • Simon Abraham Nelson married Susan Cecelia Mathison, and had children including Alton Ambrose Nelson, Avis Nelson, Carlton Dale Nelson, Harvey Orlando Nelson, Malina Estelle Nelson, Milford Julius Mick Nelson, Nora Birdella Nelson, O Neil Nelson, Stanley Cyrus Nelson.
  • Simon Abraham Nelson passed away in 1956 in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., MN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nels Mikelson
1833–1920
Birth Location: Fjelberg
NM
Aagot Abelsdotter
1828–
Birth Location: Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway
AA

Spouses(s)

Susan Mathison
1879–1956
Birth Location: Story City, Story, Iowa, USA
SM

Children(s)

Milford Nelson
1905–1970
Birth Location: McCallsburg, Story Co., IA
MN
Stanley Nelson
1915–1989
Birth Location: McCallsburg, Story Co., IA
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Malina Nelson
1908–2003
Birth Location: McCallsburg, Story Co., IA
MN
Nora Nelson
1911–1996
Birth Location: McCallsburg, Story, Iowa, USA
NN
O'Neil Nelson
1903–1974
Birth Location: McCallsburg, Story Co., IA
ON
Carlton Nelson
1922–1983
Birth Location: Rothsay, Wilkin Co., MN
CN
Alton Nelson
1918–2001
Birth Location: Rothsay, Wilkin Co., MN
AN
Avis Nelson
1900–1976
Birth Location: Zearing, Story Co., IA
AN
Harvey Nelson
1913–1997
Birth Location: McCallsburg, Story, Iowa, USA
HN

Simon Nelson's Ancestors

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Simon Nelson
1870–1956
Birth Place: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Parents
Nels Mikelson
1833–1920
Fjelberg
Aagot Abelsdotter
1828–
Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway
Grandparents
Abel Pedersen
1791–
Strandebarm, Hordaland, Norway
Helga Nielsdatter
1796–
Norway, Dorheim, Fjelberg, Hordaland
Great-Grandparents
Peder Abelsen
1743–
Agatha Rognalsdr
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Nelson's Descendants

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Simon (Abraham) Nelson (09 Oct 1870–06 Aug 1956) m. Susan (Cecelia) Mathison (11 May 1879–20 Feb 1956)
  1. 1. Milford (Julius "Mick") Nelson 1905–1970
  2. 2. Stanley (Cyrus) Nelson 1915–1989
  3. 3. Malina (Estelle) Nelson 1908–2003
  4. 4. Nora (Birdella) Nelson 1911–1996
  5. 5. O'Neil Nelson 1903–1974
  6. 6. Carlton (Dale) Nelson 1922–1983 m. Martha (Elaine "Peggy") West 1929–2012
    1. 1. Aaron (Lee) Nelson 1949–1968
  7. 7. Alton (Ambrose) Nelson 1918–2001
  8. 8. Avis Nelson 1900–1976
  9. 9. Harvey (Orlando) Nelson 1913–1997

Simon Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1870
09 Oct 1870
Birth of Simon Abraham Nelson in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
1956
06 Aug 1956
Age 86
Death of Simon Abraham Nelson in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., MN
Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., MN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1956
    Event Place: Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail Co., MN
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