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Mons Nelson

Mons Nelson

Male 1840 - 1922  (81 years)

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  • Name Mons Nelson 
    Born 7 Jul 1840  Glesnes, Sund Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Jul 1840  Sund Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Feb 1922  Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Clear Lake cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17465  Tofterå Slettemoen
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2019 

    Father Niels Mons. Glæsnes,   b. 1798, Glesnes, Sund Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1866, Glesneshaugen, Sund Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Ingeborg Andreasdtr. Rege,   b. 1812, Rægje, Sola Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882, Glesneshaugen, Sund Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 24 May 1840  Sund Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia Halverson Bly,   b. 27 Jul 1846, Ytre Bleie, Ullensvang Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1921, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1874  Cresco, Howard, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nels M. Nelson,   b. 11 Jan 1875, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1952, Starbuck, Pope, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Haldor "Henry" Nelson,   b. 19 May 1880, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1959, Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Mary E. Nelson,   b. 6 Apr 1883, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1973, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Andrew B. Nelson,   b. 6 Jun 1885, Ellington township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1936, Fairfield, Cedar Falls, Grundy, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2019 
    Family ID F7987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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."