Hans P. Nelson

As printed in 1912

HANS P. NELSON (1906) is one of Clifton township's farmers and he rents the north half of section 36. He has a well improved farm and raises considerable stock.

Mr. Nelson is a son of Nels Albertson and Annie Hanson and was born in Denmark May 2 9, 1857. There he was brought up and there he received the customary education of the farmer boy of that country. He was fourteen years of age when he commenced to learn the tailor's trade and he continued in that business in the Fatherland until 1879. That year hen came to this country, located in Chicago and worked at his trade a few months. Then he moved to St. Paul and continued working at his trade.

After working in St. Paul several years Mr. Nelson started a shop of his own and remained in that city two years. He then sold out, and during the next seven years at different times he conducted shops in Pipestone and Redwood Falls. Finally he sold his business and invested in 160 acres of farm land in Redwood county, near Redwood Falls, which he operated eighteen years. He sold his land in 1906 and came to Lyon county. He has since been living on the north half of section 36. While in Redwood county Mr. Nelson served seven years as school clerk and six years as a member of the township board.

The marriage of Hans Nelson and Lenora C. Peterson was celebrated in St. Paul February 2, 1881. She was born in Veile, Denmark, April 20, 1862, and is a daughter of Peter and Annie (Raarup) Peterson, both of whom died in the old country. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are the parents of eleven children, Nels, Edward, Walter, Anton, Dewey, Louis, Ida, Selma, Helga, Daisie and Alice.

Our subject is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and his fraternal associations are with the I. O. O. F. lodge.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.