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Andrew Nelson

Birth	:	8 Nov 1846 Norway
Death	:	11 Oct 1884 Barnes County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Nelson Family Farm Plot, Barnes County, USA
Description	:	Andrew Nelson was born in Valders, Norway, November 8, 1846. He immigrated, with his widowed mother, as a young boy, to Fillemore County, Minnesota. Andrew Nelson served as a private in Company A of the First Battalion of Minnesota Volunteers. He was honorably discharged on July 25, 1865. He then came back to Fillemore County and became a farmer. He married Kjersti Ellingson, a native of Fillemore County who was born in that county on March 12, 1851. In May of 1878, Andrew Nelson bought the Northeast 1/4 of Section 27, in what later became Nelson Township of Barnes County,... Read More	Andrew Nelson was born in Valders, Norway, November 8, 1846. He immigrated, with his widowed mother, as a young boy, to Fillemore County, Minnesota. Andrew Nelson served as a private in Company A of the First Battalion of Minnesota Volunteers. He was honorably discharged on July 25, 1865. He then came back to Fillemore County and became a farmer. He married Kjersti Ellingson, a native of Fillemore County who was born in that county on March 12, 1851. In May of 1878, Andrew Nelson bought the Northeast 1/4 of Section 27, in what later became Nelson Township of Barnes County, North Dakota. He built a log cabin on this land, and his wife and family came to live with him in 1879. Mr. Nelson served as director of the School District number 32, which he helped to organize on February 11, 1882. Andrew Nelson and his wife, Kjersti, were the parents of three sons and four daughters; Nels G., Gina Maria, Christine Anne, Henry E., Sophia Caroline, Emma Cornelia and Andrew C. Nelson. There was no organized cemetery here when Andrew Nelson died, October 11, 1884, so he was buried on his farm in a plot of ground that he had picked for that purpose. Mrs. Nelson was also buried there when she died January 16, 1886. When Nelson Township of Barnes County was organized in 1907, the town ship was named Nelson after Andrew Nelson, the Civil War Veteran and Barnes County Pioneer. Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 167 Contributor: StacieND (47352985)

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Andrew Nelson's memorial is located at: Nelson Family Farm Plot, Barnes County, USA.
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Andrew Nelson death on 11 Oct 1884 in Barnes County, North Dakota, USA

Family Members:

Spouse

Kjersti Ellingson Nelson

(1851 - 1886)

Children

Gina Maria “Mary” Nelson Olstad

(1872 - 1946)

Henry Edwin Nelson

(1877 - 1948)

Sophia Caroline Nelson Aus

(1879 - 1966)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wooland Family Cemetery
Cuba, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9356003, -98.1605988

2. Uxbridge Cemetery (Defunct)
Leal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7536011, -97.7857971

3. Nelson Family Farm Plot
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7677994, -97.7881012

4. Prairie Rest Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8054400, -97.7426300

5. Spring Creek Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7421150, -97.8715057

6. Bethany Prairie Cemetery
Wimbledon, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1249600, -97.9078700

7. Prairie View Cemetery
Wimbledon, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1025700, -98.3080100

8. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Wimbledon, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7085300, -97.7205300

9. Swedish Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7043200, -97.7152000

10. Minnie Lake Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7223100, -98.0394300

11. Morton Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7708300, -98.2705600

12. Saint Petri Cemetery
Nome, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6453018, -98.2281036

13. Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.9356003, -98.1605988

14. Hill Side Cemetery
Fingal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7536011, -97.7857971

15. Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
Fingal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7677994, -97.7881012

16. Holy Trinity Cemetery
Fingal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.8054400, -97.7426300

17. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Fingal, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7421150, -97.8715057

18. Free Methodist Cemetery
Pillsbury, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1249600, -97.9078700

19. Leal Cemetery
Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1025700, -98.3080100

20. Lucca Congregational Cemetery
Lucca, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7085300, -97.7205300

21. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Lucca, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7043200, -97.7152000

22. Sunnyside Cemetery
Hastings, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7223100, -98.0394300

23. Elim Cemetery
Litchville, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.7708300, -98.2705600

24. Saint Anns Cemetery
Litchville, Barnes County, USA
Coordinate: 46.6453018, -98.2281036