Nels Nelson

As printed in 1916

NELS NELSON.

Xels Nelson, farmer, Eagle Bend, Eastern township, Otter Tail county, was born on February 15, 1866, in Sweden, and is a son of Nels and Ellen (Nelson) Christianson. His education was received at the public schools of Sweden, where, as a young man, he learned the blacksmith trade, which vocation he followed until he came to America in 1887, at which time he located at Litchfield, Minnesota, where he did mason work for six years. Mr. Nelson then lived in Minneapolis for about twelve years, after which he bought his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres, located in section 13, Eastern township, Otter Tail county. He moved to this farm in 1904, which has since been his home. Mr. Nelson rubbed this farm and put all the improvements on it, including good buildings of every description, and is now engaged in general farming and stock raising, keeping ten dairy cows. He is a member of Swedish Lutheran church.

Nels Christian, father of the subject of this sketch was born in Sweden. His wife Ellen (Nelson) Christianson, was also a native of that country, where they both lived ami died. Mr. Christianson followed the vocation of a miller all his life.

Nels Nelson was united in marriage, June 30, 1894, with Emma Swanson, who was burn on January 1, 1863, in Sweden. This union has been best with seven children: Ellen, who died when two years of age; Hilma, Ellen, Algot, Hazel, Helmer, who died when three and one-half years old, and Gladys, all of whom became members of the Swedish 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.