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GEORGE NELSON

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NELSON, GEORGE: Retired; b Bergen, Norway Sept 15, 1861; s of Nels Nelson-Gertie Jergenson; ed Norway; night sch, Bergen Norway; m Julia Olina Thompson Dec 2, 1887 Irwin; d Mabel Nora (Mrs Cyrus Manson), Emma (Mrs Eli Stockland), Clara Gertie (Mrs Herb Halvorson), Ida Grace (Mrs Leo Rushenberg); 1876-79 emp in gen mdse store, Bergen Norway; 1881 came to US, Ill; 1881-86 worked on farm, Morris, Ill, 1886-87 Shelby Co; 1889-1939 farmer, Shelby Co, Hereford & Shorthorn cattle raiser; 1939- ret, Irwin; past mbr Natl Stock Assn; Luth Ch; Rep; hobby: reading; off & res Irwin.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1116. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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