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Born 1860
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
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Mr. Nelson was employed on a farm in Sweden until 1881, when he came to the United States. The first three months of his residence in the new world he worked on a farm in Kane county, Illinois, and then for six years was employed on the celebrated M. W. Dunham horse farm. Coming to.Tackson county. Mr. Nelson Iwught a farm in Hunter township, upon which he lived until 189.5. Owing to bad crops, a fire that destroyed his house and barn, and two hail storms, he was forced to sell, but rented the place one year after the title had been transferred. The first seven years after moving to Lakefield he was engaged in different kinds of work, and then took a position in the electric light and water works plant, becoming superintendent of the plant on February 1, 1907. Some years after moving to the village where he now lives Mr. Nelson's house was completely destroyed in a cyclone and his wife and two children were quite badly hurt.
Mr. Nelson was married in Jackson county February 28, 1888, to Susie Goplen, a native of Iowa and a daughter of Nels Goplen, one of the early settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have been born four children, as follows: Arlie H., Alma M., Mabel S. and Earl R. The family are members of the Methodist church.
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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