HANS A. NELSON.
Hans A. Nelson is a successful farmer of Exira township, who owns one hundred and sixty acres of land. Mr. Nelson is a native of Iowa, having been born on November 28, 1877. Although most of Mr. Nelson's life has been devoted to farming, during a part of it he was engaged in business at Exira. Not finding the business to his liking, Mr. Nelson traded his business interests for the farm he now owns.
Hans A Nelson is a son of L. P. and Mary (Peterson) Nelson, both natives of Denmark. L. P. Nelson was a farmer in his native land and came to this country before his marriage. He traveled over the country for a few years and then located at Des Moines, where he worked in a brick yard. In 1878 he moved to Elkhorn, Iowa, and bought a farm near there which he operated for two years. He then moved to Audubon county and located three miles west of Exira, Iowa. Here he is now living, although he is retired. He is a prominent member of the Danish Lutheran church. L. P. and Mary Nelson were married in 1864. They had nine children: Anna, Rosa, Hans A., Ida, Martha, Mary, Ray, Arthur and Albert. Anna married Gilbert Nelson. Rosa became the wife of John Nelson and lives southwest of Brayton. Ida is the wife of Soren Nelson. Martha married T. M. Rassmussen. Mary is single and lives at home. Ray married Agnes Nelson. Arthur married Emma Hanson. Albert is single.
Hans A. Nelson attended school in Audubon county and after leaving school farmed with his father until he was twenty-seven years old. He then sold eighty acres of land which he had previously bought and moved to Cass county, Iowa, where he purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land and farmed there for four years. He then moved back to Exira and engaged in the implement business for one year. He traded this business for the farm which he now owns.
On March 20, 1902, Hans A. Nelson was married to Susie Huyck, the daughter of George and Sarah (Rudge) Huyck. To this marriage five children have been born, Garland, Ava, Vera, Floyd and Marjorie. Mrs. Nelson was born in Exira. Her father was a native of Indiana and her mother of England. Her father grew to manhood in Indiana and was twenty years old when he came to Iowa, since which time he has farmed, but at the present time lives in Exira. George and Sarah (Rudge) Huyck were the parents of six children: Roxie, Hattie, Susie, Charles, Grace and James. Roxie married Roscoe Clark. Hattie, who is deceased, was the wife of Charles McCord. Charles is unmarried and lives in Wyoming. Grace became the wife of Alfred Esbeck. James married Hattie Struthers.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are members of the Christian church. They are both prominent and influential in this church. Mr. Nelson is a trustee. Mr. Nelson generally votes the Republican ticket, but is not especially active in politics. The only office which he has held is that of road supervisor of Oakfield township. Mr. Nelson has never had any ambition to hold office, but has been devoted to his business and his family.
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Transcribed from History of Audubon County, Iowa Its People, Industries and Institutions With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, by H. F. Andrews, editor, Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1915, pp. 693-694.
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