James P. Nielson
NIELSON
Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 11/8/2022 at 00:33:49
James P. Nielson
James P. Nielson is located on section 23, Lincoln township. He has 160 acres. He was born in Denmark, Oct. 4, 1840. Emigrating to America in 1859, he landed at New York and went to Dane Co., Wis. In six months he went to Rock county. In 1868 he came to St. Ansgar, Mitchell Co., Iowa. The next year he moved to his present home in Worth county. He returned to Denmark, in 1874, and remained a year. He was married in 1879 to Mary Ann Lowland, a native of Wisconsin, born in 1858. They have two children-Lillie and Eddie. He is engaged in raising grain and stock of all kinds. He is also engaged in the lumber business at Manly. He keeps a constant supply of all kinds of building materials, sash, blinds, doors, building paper, coal, galvanized fence wire, etc. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.792
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