Nels was was one of 11 children born to Petern Nelson (note spelling) and Ama Marie (Peterson) who both stayed in Denmark. His siblings were: Hans W, Karen Marie, Gertrude Marie, Anna M, Henry U, Antoin, Martin, and three who died as children or infants. Brother Hans was first to come to America and settled in Hutchinson, MN in 1891.
Nels joined his brother in 1892 and when his brother was in Brownton, MN; he had $90 with him. He worked and saved money for a trip home and brought back a future wife. In 1899, he married Elizabeth Anderson (born in Denmark on October 22, 1871). She was one of 8 children.
The couple settled in Sumter township and had three children
Dagney - deceased
Ancher went on to be a Senator
Frances Annina wed Bennie Torval Johnson Find A Grave Memorial# 113159204
Curtiss-Wedge, Franklin. History of McLeod County Minnesota. Chicago and Winona: H C Cooper Jr and Company, 1917. Print.
and additional sources for children's adulthood information
cemetery records note cause of death was angina pectoris (paroxysms w/ severe pain in lower chest, feeling suffocation
Nels joined his brother in 1892 and when his brother was in Brownton, MN; he had $90 with him. He worked and saved money for a trip home and brought back a future wife. In 1899, he married Elizabeth Anderson (born in Denmark on October 22, 1871). She was one of 8 children.
The couple settled in Sumter township and had three children
Dagney - deceased
Ancher went on to be a Senator
Frances Annina wed Bennie Torval Johnson Find A Grave Memorial# 113159204
Curtiss-Wedge, Franklin. History of McLeod County Minnesota. Chicago and Winona: H C Cooper Jr and Company, 1917. Print.
and additional sources for children's adulthood information
cemetery records note cause of death was angina pectoris (paroxysms w/ severe pain in lower chest, feeling suffocation
Nels was was one of 11 children born to Petern Nelson (note spelling) and Ama Marie (Peterson) who both stayed in Denmark. His siblings were: Hans W, Karen Marie, Gertrude Marie, Anna M, Henry U, Antoin, Martin, and three who died as children or infants. Brother Hans was first to come to America and settled in Hutchinson, MN in 1891.
Nels joined his brother in 1892 and when his brother was in Brownton, MN; he had $90 with him. He worked and saved money for a trip home and brought back a future wife. In 1899, he married Elizabeth Anderson (born in Denmark on October 22, 1871). She was one of 8 children.
The couple settled in Sumter township and had three children
Dagney - deceased
Ancher went on to be a Senator
Frances Annina wed Bennie Torval Johnson Find A Grave Memorial# 113159204
Curtiss-Wedge, Franklin. History of McLeod County Minnesota. Chicago and Winona: H C Cooper Jr and Company, 1917. Print.
and additional sources for children's adulthood information
cemetery records note cause of death was angina pectoris (paroxysms w/ severe pain in lower chest, feeling suffocation
Nels joined his brother in 1892 and when his brother was in Brownton, MN; he had $90 with him. He worked and saved money for a trip home and brought back a future wife. In 1899, he married Elizabeth Anderson (born in Denmark on October 22, 1871). She was one of 8 children.
The couple settled in Sumter township and had three children
Dagney - deceased
Ancher went on to be a Senator
Frances Annina wed Bennie Torval Johnson Find A Grave Memorial# 113159204
Curtiss-Wedge, Franklin. History of McLeod County Minnesota. Chicago and Winona: H C Cooper Jr and Company, 1917. Print.
and additional sources for children's adulthood information
cemetery records note cause of death was angina pectoris (paroxysms w/ severe pain in lower chest, feeling suffocation
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