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Born 1888
From 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)
HENRY P. NELSON.
Henry 1'. Nelson, a prosperous farmer of Aurdal township. Otter Tail county. Minnesota, was born on the old Aurdal township farm, August 10, [888; and is the son of Xels E. and Methe ( Ilallan) Nelson, both of whom were born in Norway, the former on December 17. 1844. and the latter on January 6, 1850.
Xels hi. Nelson's parents were Ingebret and Aaste Nelson, both of whom were born in Norway and who came to America and settled in Aurdal township in [868. They took a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres and both died on the homestead farm. Mr. Nelson's father came from Norway to Minnesota with his parents. He settled in Goodhue county and was also a pioneer in Mirdal township. Later be look up one hundred and sixty acres of land and made many improvements upon the farm, which he acquired from the government. After having made a large quantity of brick, he erected a magnificent brick residence on the farm and lived 111 this home until his death, in 1900. His widow is still living. The) were the parents of five children, Peter, Haldon, Anna. Xels and Henn P. Mr. Nelson's parents were members of the Lutheran church
Henry P. Nelson was educated in the public schools of Mirdal township and reared on tin farm which his parents owned Mr. Nelson himself owns a farm of one hundred and sixty acres of land in Mirdal township, which is a part of the old homestead. He also owns other land in this county. In 1911 Mr. Nelson built a splendid home on the farm. He 1- a general farmer and stockman and has been very successful although he is still a young man.
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Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are members of the Lutheran church.
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.
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