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Henry Richard NELSON

Male 1894 - 1971  (76 years)


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  • Name Henry Richard NELSON 
    Birth 3 Dec 1894  Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    MN Death Cert Checked
    Minnesota Death Certificate 1971-MN-025624 
    Death 5 Oct 1971  Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sanford Memorial Hospital
    Burial 8 Oct 1971  Lakeville Grove Cemetery, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was shown as born in Dec 1895 in the 1900 census. However, he is listed in the 1895 (June) census as 6 months old.

      Living with his widower father in New Market in the 1910 census.

      He registered for the draft as Henry Richard Nelson in Scott County on June 5, 1917. He was of slender build (whether tall, medium, or short is not mentioned) with blue eyes, light brown hair, and weak eyes. He was a farm laborer for Alex Stennerson in New Market.

      In the 1920 census, he may be the Henry Nelson who is rooming with the Elwood Harper household in Minneapolis. That Henry was a bookkeeper with a wood company.

      In the 1940 census, he lives with or next door to the Albert Ellingboes. Henry is a farm laborer.

      Evey says that Hank was a “middle-aged bachelor” who “stayed in the little house on Albert’s place.” Rose said that Hank’s house was “on the 20.”

      It was Hank Nelson who, with his old pickup truck, drove several of the Ellingboes, including Albert Batten, to Lake Pepin on an overnight fishing trip in the summer of 1941.

      Henry was a single farmer according to his death certificate. He resided at Lakeville, Route 1. He died of an intestinal obstruction brought on by cancer. The informant for his death certificate was his cousin Oscar Nelson of 848 East Rose Ave., St. Paul.
    Person ID I11092  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2024 

    Father Nels NELSON,   b. 14 Mar 1859, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1922, Scott County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Marie 
    Family ID F7032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart