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James B Nelson

Birth	:	12 Dec 1914 Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	16 Sep 1990 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	4th.091
Description	:	Son of Grant Oscar Nelson and Mary K. Hess Nelson. ---------- Fairfield Ledger Monday September 17, 1990 Pg. 14 James B. Nelson James B. Nelson, 75, 300 E. Washington Ave., died at 12:14 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 1990, at Jefferson County Hospital. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation is open at Raymond Funeral Home. Memorials have been established to First Lutheran Church, the Fairfield Public Library, American Heart Association or may be made to memorial of donor's choice. Nelson was born Dec. 12, 1914, in Aurora, Ill.,... Read More	Son of Grant Oscar Nelson and Mary K. Hess Nelson. ---------- Fairfield Ledger Monday September 17, 1990 Pg. 14 James B. Nelson James B. Nelson, 75, 300 E. Washington Ave., died at 12:14 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 1990, at Jefferson County Hospital. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation is open at Raymond Funeral Home. Memorials have been established to First Lutheran Church, the Fairfield Public Library, American Heart Association or may be made to memorial of donor's choice. Nelson was born Dec. 12, 1914, in Aurora, Ill., the son of Grant O. and Mary Keziah Hess Nelson. He grew up in the Parsonsville community of Jefferson County, moved to Fairfield in 1928, graduated from Fairfield High School in 1932 and graduated from Parsons College. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II. A retired rural mail carrier, he was a member of First Lutheran Church, Elks, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Fairfield Golf and Country Club, Abracadabra, and the Mechanical Bank Collectors of America. He served on the board of the Evergreen Cemetery and was a former board member of Fairfield Public Library. Surviving are two brothers, Richard G. of Little Chute, Wis.,and Robert Hess of Fairfield. His parents and two sisters, Harriett (in infancy) and Mary Louise Nelson, preceded him in death. ---------- "The Fairfield Ledger" Wednesday, July 26, 1989 Bicycle made here in 1880 James B. NELSON, 300, E. Washington Ave., former rural mail carrier for 35 years and antique collector, owns perhaps the only bicycle made in Fairfield. It is made of wood with a large front wheel and wasn't designed exactly for the comfort of the rider. History of the old relic says it was made by Melchi SCOTT, blacksmith and frontiersman who came to Fairfield in 1860. It is believed the old bicycle was made about 1880. SCOTT was born in the year 1800 in Green County, Pa. He came to Iowa, settled in Fairfield where he was known as an excellent workman and as a quiet citizen. His blacksmith shop was located at the rear of what is now Danielson Motor Co. The bicycle was of his own design and for his own use. He died in 1884 at the age of 84. A collector of antique iron banks and toys, NELSON joined the staff of the Fairfield Post Office as a substitute clerk in 1939 and was named substitute city carrier in 1942. Later he became a regular city carrier. He was assigned city carrier in 1946. He became rural carrier in 1958 and for the next five years he handled Route 2. In 1963 he was assigned to Route 1. He retired in 1974. ~~~~ "The Fairfield Ledger" Wednesday, May 8, l895 Page 3, Column 2 A Model of the '60s The first bicycle, or velocipede, ever seen in Fairfield passed the Ledger office Monday morning in charge of a party of small boys. They had discovered it in the shop of the late Melchi SCOTT. It was constructed by that gentleman and his son Aaron SCOTT sometime in the '60s, and was the first wheel ever seen in Jefferson County, and probably the first in Iowa. It has wooden wheels with light iron tires, and in height is about midway between the old high wheels and the safeties of today. The SCOTTs were expert mechanics and their work is very creditable, when everything is considered. This wheel was used in Fairfield for several years and pretty fair time was made on it. It is worthy of preservation as the work of an Iowa mechanic in the early days of the bicycle. *Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned. Note: James NELSON died in 1990 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield. He was never married. Settlement of James' estate was handled by his brother, and the old bicycle was sold at auction with his collection of banks and toys. There was at one time a writeup of the estate sale at the Fairfield Library, but it has gone missing. Noted on the Family Group Sheet for Melchi SCOTT is the fact the wooden bicycle sold for $2200, and if memory serves it was purchased by someone in Nebraska.

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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Parent

Grant Oscar Nelson

(1884 - 1961)

Mary Keziah Hess Nelson

(1887 - 1977)

Siblings

Harriet Elzine Nelson

(1910 - 1910)

Mary Louise “Nellie” Nelson

(1911 - 1977)

Robert Hess Nelson

(1919 - 2005)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034