Eddie N. Nelson

As printed in 1916

EDDIE N. NELSON.

Grain dealer, farmer and merchant. Eddie N. Nelson, a prosperous young citizen of Clitherall, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, was born on February 18, 1883. in Nidaros township. He is the son of Even and Anna (Halverson) Nelson, both of whom were born in Norway. Even Nelson was the son of Thorwald Nelson, who came to Minnesota in pioneer days and who died at Breckenridge. Mr. Nelson's maternal grandparents. Even and Ingeborg Halverson, came to America in 1871 and settled in Nidaros township. Otter Tail county, on a homestead farm of one hundred and sixty acres. Tt is there that the widow now lives. Her husband died in 1885.

Mr. Nelson's father came to Minnesota with his parents when still a small boy. He was married in this county and died in Xidaros township. His widow is living near Vining on a farm. Eddie N. Nelson was the only child born to his parents. After the death of his father. Mr. Nelson's mother was married to Edward Olson, and to them were born nine children, Inga, Fred, Carl, who died in infancy; Amelia, Eva, Wilma, Mabel, Hazel and Inez.

Eddie N. Nelson was reared on a farm and educated in the public schools of Vining and at Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he attended business college. He began working in the elevator ami lumber yard at Eldridge and Medina. North Dakota. He later worked in the elevator at Sheyenne, North Dakota. In fact, Mr. Nelson was employed at Sheyenne from 1904 to [913. He was also assistant cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Sheyenne during his residence at that place, also manager and secretary of the Equity Elevator and Trading Company for two years, from 1910 to 1912.

In [913.Mr. Nelson mack trip to Arkansas, where he remained for a short time. He next lived at Borap, Norman county. Minnesota, and, after one year, in 1914, came to Clitherall and became the manager and secretary of the Clitherall Grain Association. Mr. Nelson owns a homestead farm in Benson county. North Dakota, a tract of eighty acres situated two miles from Sheyenne.

In 1904 Eddie N. Nelson was married to Pearl Colcord, who was born near Pittsburg, Kansas. March 4. 1888, and who is the daughter of Ivory A. and Elizabeth (Preston) Colcord, of Gravette. Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie N. Nelson have three children, Arthur Evan, Pela Edith and Edgar Norman.

Fraternally, Mr. Nelson is a member of Century Podge No. 60, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at New Rock ford, North Dakota. He is a Republican in politics and, while a resident of Sheyenne, North Dakota, was secretary of the Eddie county Republican central committee. For two years he was a member of the Republican state central committee.

In addition to his position as secretary and manager of the Clitherall Grain Association, Mr. Nelson is also engaged in the farm machinery business at Clitherall. He handles the Stillwater line of machinery and enjoys a good business in this community.

As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.