The Nelson Families of Jackson County, Minnesota

GEORGE E. NELSON (1876) is a member of the firm of Nelson Bros., clothing merchants and tailors of Heron Lake. He was born in Norway August 3, 1876, the son of Herman and Bertha (Olson) Nelson. Herman Nelson was a carpenter and cabinet maker and followed those occupations all his life. He emigrated to America and to Jackson county in 1876 and died in Heron Lake in 1882, at the age of 34 years. The mother of our subject lives in Heron Lake and is 61 years of age. They were the parents of four children, of whom Mrs. Gilbert Johnson died September 18, 1906, aged 34 years, and George, Hugbert and Julia are living.

George came to Jackson county when an infant and this has been his home ever since with the exception of a year and a half, in 1901 and 1902, when he was engaged in farming in Becker county, Minnesota. He was educated in the schools of Heron Lake. After his school days he worked on the farm until after his marriage in 1897. Then he engaged in farming on his own account on rented land. He bought the southwest quarter of section 24, Weimer township, in January. 1902, and has since added to his holdings by the purchase of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of the same section. He engaged in farming until 1908. In February, 1909, he formed a partnership with his brother,' Hugbert Nelson, and embarked in the clothing and tailoring business in Heron Lake.

Mr. Nelson was married in Jackson April 29, 1897, to Jlinnie Seines, a native of Iowa

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HUGBERT J. NELSON (1879) is a tailor by trade and a member of the firm of Nelson Bros., clothiers and tailors of Heron Lake. He has lived in Jackson county all his life, having been born in Weimer township August 14, 1879, the son of Herman and Bertha (Olson) Nelson. His parents were natives of Norway and came to America and to Jackson county in 1876. His father died in Heron Lake in 1882; his mother still makes her home in that village and is 61 years of age.

Hugbert grew to manhood in Jackson county. In 1898 he started learning the tailor's trade. After he had sense an apprenticeship he opened a shop in Heron Lake, which-he conducted six years. He then opened a clothing store in connection with the shop, and one year later, in February, 1909, he admitted his brother, George, as a partner, and they have since been engaged in business under the firm name of Nelson Bros.

Mr. Nelson was married in Heron Lake Febmary 21, 1907, to Emma Berreau, a native of Minnesota. She conducts a millinery store in Heron Lake. Mr. Nelson is a member of the Yeomen lodge.

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OLE NELSON (1872) is one of the early day settlers of LaCrosse township, his farm being only a short distance west of the village of Heron Lake. He owns the southeast quarter of section 24, LaCrosse, and a quarter section of land in Lamoure county. North Dakota. He is one of a family of five children. His brother John died in 1882 and his eldest sister, Julia, died in 1890. Two sisters, Lena and Mary, are living.

Mr. Nelson was born in Norway July 31, 1856, the son of Nels Johnson and (ZJhristina (Olson) Johnson. Both his parents died in Jackson county, his father in the spring of. 1881 and his mother in the spring of 1008.

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Mr. Nelson was employed on a farm in Sweden until 1881, when he came to the United States. The first three months of his residence in the new world he worked on a farm in Kane county, Illinois, and then for six years was employed on the celebrated M. W. Dunham horse farm. Coming to.Tackson county. Mr. Nelson Iwught a farm in Hunter township, upon which he lived until 189.5. Owing to bad crops, a fire that destroyed his house and barn, and two hail storms, he was forced to sell, but rented the place one year after the title had been transferred. The first seven years after moving to Lakefield he was engaged in different kinds of work, and then took a position in the electric light and water works plant, becoming superintendent of the plant on February 1, 1907. Some years after moving to the village where he now lives Mr. Nelson's house was completely destroyed in a cyclone and his wife and two children were quite badly hurt.

Mr. Nelson was married in Jackson county February 28, 1888, to Susie Goplen, a native of Iowa and a daughter of Nels Goplen, one of the early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have been born four children, as follows: Arlie H., Alma M., Mabel S. and Earl R. The family are members of the Methodist church.

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J. P. NELSON (1907), the manager of the Farmers Mercantile company's store at Jackson, was born in Argyle, Wisconsin, March 25, 1803, the son of Lars and Karen (Gaukrud) Nelson. He secured a common school education in Argyle and was a student at Valparaiso (Indiana) college one year. After his school days he accepted a position as clerk in a store ill Argyle. and in 1SS9, in partnership with a brother, engaged in the general merchandise business. Two years later he sold out, and iji 1802 moved to Superioi, Iowa, where he was engaged in the general merchandise business fifteen years. In the spring of 1907 Mr. Nelson moved to Jackson, and has since been the manager of the Farmers Mercantile company's store.

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