Lars (Lewis) Nelson, 1818-1907

NELSON

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/27/2009 at 12:25:30

Lars Nelson, a pioneer settler of Emmet county, died at his home in High Lake township last Thursday [January 10, 1907] in his 89th year. He was born October 8, 1818 on the Bruhjell farm at Balestrand parish in Sogn county, Norway. He was a son of Niels Larsson Bruhjell and Synneva Larsdatter Skasheim.

Lars came to America in 1853 and went to Dane county, Wisconsin where his older brother, Peder, was living. On May 19, 1858 in the Spring Prairie church in Leeds Township, Columbia Co., Wisconsin he was married to Turi Larsdatter Turkestad, a daughter of Lars Petersen and Anne Torkelsdatter. In 1861 Lars and Turi migrated to Emmet county and located on a farm southeast of Estherville.

He is survived by his wife and seven children: Nils Nelson, Anna Nelson Olson, Lars L. Nelson, Syneva Nelson Rislow Sando, Brita Nelson Peterson Lee, William Nelson, Thea Severina Nelson Munson.

The funeral services were held at the Lutheran church east of Wallingford on January 15.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, January 16, 1907; Bruhjell family records.