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Kenneth Lyle Nelson

Kenneth Lyle Nelson

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Kenneth Lyle Nelson (son of Elsworth Lyle Nelson and Elsie Lucille deBrüyker).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elsworth Lyle Nelson was born on 6 Sep 1917 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa (son of Haldor "Henry" Nelson and Hazel Adele Wyman); died on 11 Jan 1980 in Mora, Kanabec, Minnesota.

    Elsworth married Elsie Lucille deBrüyker. Elsie was born on 22 Dec 1924 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA; died on 8 Jun 1998 in Kanabec county, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elsie Lucille deBrüyker was born on 22 Dec 1924 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA; died on 8 Jun 1998 in Kanabec county, Minnesota, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Kenneth Lyle Nelson
    2. Nancy Kay Nelson


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Haldor "Henry" Nelson was born on 19 May 1880 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa (son of Mons Nelson and Julia Halverson Bly); died on 11 Sep 1959 in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeside cemetery, Stevens, MN.

    Notes:

    I 1935 og 1940 budde dei i Walden, Pope, MN.

    Haldor married Hazel Adele Wyman on 6 Oct 1910 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa. Hazel was born on 29 Sep 1890 in Pope, MN; died on 17 Aug 1973 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried in Lakeside cemetery, Stevens, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hazel Adele Wyman was born on 29 Sep 1890 in Pope, MN; died on 17 Aug 1973 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois; was buried in Lakeside cemetery, Stevens, MN.

    Notes:

    Daughter of Ambrose Hartwell Wyman (1849-1928) and Emma Jane Blackman (1861-1950).

    Children:
    1. Alice Mary Adele Nelson was born on 2 Oct 1911 in Glenwood, Pope, Minnesota; died on 20 Mar 2014 in Angwin, Napa, California.
    2. Clifford Henry Nelson was born on 11 Mar 1914 in Ventura, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; died on 4 Sep 2005 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.
    3. 2. Elsworth Lyle Nelson was born on 6 Sep 1917 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; died on 11 Jan 1980 in Mora, Kanabec, Minnesota.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Mons Nelson was born on 7 Jul 1840 in Glesnes, Sund; was christened on 12 Jul 1840 in Sund (son of Niels Mons. Glæsnes and Ingeborg Andreasdtr. Rege); died on 28 Feb 1922 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; was buried in Clear Lake cemetery.

    Notes:

    Mons Nils. Glæsnes emigrated 1869. Together with Peder Nils. Golten, Lars Peders. Toft, Johannes Lars. Hammersland and Anders Hans. Kleppe he registered his emigration to America in the church records on May 17th 1869.

    Mons married Julia b. abt. 1850 (emigrated from Norway in 1872). When his sister Anna died in 1942 the family had not heard from him in over 30 years.

    Mons Nilson f. 1840 melde utflytting til Amerika i 1869, og reiste frå Bergen til Quebec i Canada med båten "Erling Skjalgsson", busette seg i Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo i Iowa, USA, kona var norske Julia f. om lag 1850 (emigrerte i 1872). På skiftet etter søstera Anna i 1942 var det opplyst at Mons hadde vore gift og hadde born i USA. Siste gongen familien hadde høyr frå han, var for over 30 år sidan. Borna hans hadde sidan ikkje hatt kontakt med familien i Noreg, og ein visste ikkje kvar dei budde. Dei vart difor strokne som arvingar.

    The 1880 census for Clear Lake has Monson Nelson (41), Julia (32) and sons Nelson and Haldo(r) and Mons brother Peter Nelson (31).

    The Clear Lake Mirror, Thursday March 2nd, 1922:

    "Mons Nelson died suddenly
    Mons Nelson, a familiar and well know citizen of Clar Lake, died suddenly Monday night. He had been in his accustomed health and there were no premonitions of his approaching end when he retired on Monday night. Not arising as usual his daughter, Mrs. Charlie Glous (Glause), with whom he resided since the death of his wife in January, 1921, going to his bed room to awaken him, was given a great shock to find him cold and lifeless.
    The deceaced was born in Norway 84 years ago, emigrating to this country when in his youth, settling in Cerro Gordo county, residing on a farm until a few months ago, when he moved to Clear Lake, Mrs. Nelson passing away in January 1921.
    He leaves to mourn his loss four children, one daughter, Mrs. Cha.s Glous, three sons: Nelson, a resident of Minnesota, Henry, living in Ventura, and Andrew on a farm near Clear Lake.
    Mr. Nelson was a jovial character and had lived a useful life. The funeral services will be held from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Glaus, at 10 o'clock Friday morning, and from the Zion Lutheran church about 11, conducted byt the Rec. N. O. Peterson, interment being in the Clear Lake Cemetery."

    Mons married Julia Halverson Bly in 1874 in Cresco, Howard, Iowa, USA. Julia (daughter of Haldor Johannes. Måge and Marita Jakobsdtr. Bleie) was born on 27 Jul 1846 in Ytre Bleie, Ullensvang; was christened on 9 Aug 1846 in Ullensvang; died on 31 Jan 1921 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; was buried in Clear Lake cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Julia Halverson Bly was born on 27 Jul 1846 in Ytre Bleie, Ullensvang; was christened on 9 Aug 1846 in Ullensvang (daughter of Haldor Johannes. Måge and Marita Jakobsdtr. Bleie); died on 31 Jan 1921 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; was buried in Clear Lake cemetery.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Guri Halvorsdtr. Bleie

    Notes:

    Hadde budd 30 år på samme sted i Clear Lake da ho døydde (death certificate). Der står det at ho var fødd i Bergen.
    Står oppført som Bly når dottera gifter seg, dette er Bleie (Ullensvang).
    Guri Halvorsdtr. Bleie reiste 5.4.1872 til Quebec, broren hadde reist et par år før. Fleire av søskena skreiv seg for Halvorsen og Bly, sjølv om farsnamnet var Haldor og gardsnamnet Bleie.

    //Bygdeboka Odda, Ullensvang og Kinsarvik i gamal og ny tid sier denne Guri vart gift med Jakob Rogdo i USA (kalla Jakob Olson Rogde). Han utvandra i 1851 g. 2. 1858 med Guri (1846-1904) i Willow Creek, IL. Her tar bygdeboka feil.
    Han var gift 30. november 1877 i Lee, Illinois med Gjøri Olsdtr. Bleie, dotter av Ole Pedersen og Martha Olsdtr. På gravsteinen står Gjyri Olsdtr. Rogde f. 25. May 1845, død 14. Feb 1903 I Lee, IL.
    I 1910 er han gift med Carrie f. 1850. Dei vart gifte 2. mars. 1908, då heitte ho Carrie Jorgenson. Ho var før gift med Eric Jorgenson, og hette Carrie (Kari Iversdtr.) Leidal eller Seidel.//

    Children:
    1. Nels M. Nelson was born on 11 Jan 1875 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; died on 29 May 1952 in Starbuck, Pope, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeside cemetery, Hancock, Stevens, MN.
    2. 4. Haldor "Henry" Nelson was born on 19 May 1880 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; died on 11 Sep 1959 in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota; was buried in Lakeside cemetery, Stevens, MN.
    3. Mary E. Nelson was born on 6 Apr 1883 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; died in Oct 1973 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.
    4. Andrew B. Nelson was born on 6 Jun 1885 in Ellington township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA; died on 12 Oct 1936 in Fairfield, Cedar Falls, Grundy, Iowa; was buried in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa.