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Karen (Carrie) NELSON

Female 1868 - 1947  (78 years)


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  • Name Karen (Carrie) NELSON 
    Birth 3 Apr 1868  Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    MN Death Cert Checked
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1947-MN-019889 
    Death 11 Mar 1947  Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 14 Mar 1947  Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Section 14, Lot 83B, Grave 2
    Notes 
    • In the 1910 census, she had had only the one child.

      In the 1920 census, Carrie is the head of household although she is still married. She and Erling live at 2101 30th Avenue S. She has no occupation.

      In the 1930 census, Carrie is living alone, a 62 year-old divorcee, at 3829 22-1/2 Avenue in Minneapolis in a house that she owns.

      In the 1940 census, she was a 72 year-old divorced woman living as a lodger at the Herrick residence at 3821 43rd Avenue S in Minneapolis.

      According to her death certificate, for which Emily Hoien of 4844 Elliott was the informant, she was divorced, former husband was John Saxhaug. She died as Karen Saxhaug. Her parents were Nels Christiansen and Emilie Strom. She died at home, 500 E 26th Street in Minneapolis, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
    Person ID I14708  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2013 

    Family Johannes Erlingsson (John) SAXHAUG,   b. 25 May 1866, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1945, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1900  Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Minnesota County Marriages in FS
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Erling SAXHAUG,   b. 28 Mar 1906, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1951, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F10901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2013