In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
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.
As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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