Gerhard Johan Nelson

1895 - 1985  (89 years)

• Name	Gerhard Johan Nelson
  Birth	2 Sep 1895	Norway
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	89137978
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89137978
  _UID	E1D4B209ABFF4F5BB945DAF808E7BFA8EA89
  Death	26 Feb 1985	Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States
  	Gerhard Johan Nelson, 89, died February 26, 1985, at his home in Montevideo, Minnesota. He was born September 2, 1895, in Skaanesik, Norway, to parents Sjur and Britta (Skalnes) Nilson. He came to America in 1903 with his mother, two sisters and a brother. He made his home with an uncle at Ortley, South Dakota, until he was 15, at which time he went back to Iowa. He was made a United States citizen at the time he joined the army in 1917. He served for several months overseas in Co.D313E 88th Division U.S.A. in the 1st World War. He started farming in 1923 at Belview, Minnesota, and came to Clarkfield, Minnesota, in 1943 where he farmed until he retired at age 75. He and his wife moved to Montevideo in 1978. He was married to Vivian Iva Williams on February 24, 1939. He is survived by wife Vivian; children Rhoda, Marlene, Philip, Shirley and Loralee; and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by infant twins, his parents, two brothers and four sisters.
  Burial	Terrace Lawn Memory Gardens, Montevideo, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	I14673	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family	Vivian Iva Williams,   b. 24 Nov 1918, Slope County, North Dakota, United States d. 18 Jul 2008, Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Gaylene Vivian Nelson,   b. Abt Jul 1940, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States d. 11 Jul 1940, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States   2. Gerhard Johan Nelson, Jr.,   b. Abt Jul 1940, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States d. 11 Jul 1940, Redwood County, Minnesota, United States
  Family ID	F4504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Sep 1895 - Norway Death - 26 Feb 1985 - Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth