Henry Richard NELSON

1894 - 1971  (76 years)

• Name	Henry Richard NELSON
  Birth	3 Dec 1894	Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1971-MN-025624
  Death	5 Oct 1971	Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota
  	Sanford Memorial Hospital
  Burial	8 Oct 1971	Lakeville Grove Cemetery, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota
  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.” 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	16 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Nels NELSON,   b. 14 Mar 1859, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 19 Mar 1922, Scott County, Minnesota (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Marie
  Family ID	F7032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart