Brief Life History of Theodor
When Theodor Nelson was born on 22 August 1842, in Bøstrup, Tranekær, Denmark, his father, Niels Pedersen, was 40 and his mother, Kirsten Clausen, was 39. He married Catherine Park on 20 November 1872, in Black Hawk, Gilpin, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Gilpin, Colorado, United States in 1885 and Black Hawk, Gilpin, Colorado, United States in 1900. He died on 12 March 1907, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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- Theodore Nelson, "Colorado State Census, 1885"
- Legacy NFS Source: Theodore Nelson - Government record: birth-name: Theodore Nelson
- Theodore Nelson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries 1851: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: King, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: King, Washington Territory, United States 1889: King, Washington, United States
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Gilpin, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Gilpin, Colorado, United States
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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