 1883 - 1935
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| Name |
Nels Gustav Nelson |
| Born |
28 Mar 1883 |
Lčagred, Skaraborg, Sweden  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
Oct 1901 |
USA |
| Died |
03 Mar 1935 |
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
- StrangulatedHernia27 Feb 1935, Nels was pushing a G R City bus that was stuck in the snow causing a hernia. He died three days later. Nel's death record lists his birth date as 29 Mar 1884. This is probably incorrect as it also says he was 51 years old which would indicate 1883 was correct.
Nels Nelson's obituary appeared in the Grand Rapids Press on Monday, 4 March, 1935. Besides his immediate family, he was survived by five sisters. Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mrs. Frank Berquist, Mrs. Charles Peterson all of Grand Rapids, and Miss N. Nelson of Sweden. Services were held on Wednesday, 6 March, at Swedish Christian Church. Also noted in the same Press edition was the fact that February 1935 was a record month for snowfall - 21.2 inches.
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| Buried |
06 Mar 1935 |
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
| Person ID |
I18 |
Bryant |
| Last Modified |
2 Nov 2003 |
| Family |
Elna Elisabeth Carlson, b. 09 May 1891, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan , d. 03 Jan 1955, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
| Married |
18 Sep 1922 |
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan |
- Nels and Elna were married by Rev. A. Anderson. Sanford Carlson and Eva Allen were witnesses at the wedding. Date in church record says 1921. Date in Co Clerk's record says 1922. 1922 is most likely the correct date as the ages of the bride and groom and their birthdates correspond to 1922.
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| Family ID |
F13 |
Group Sheet |
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