When Nils Froid Nelson was born on 24 December 1831, in Everöd, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Nils Fröjd, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Olsdotter, was 27. He married Else Larsdotter on 31 December 1857, in Everöd, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Åhus, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1871. He died on 24 May 1918, in Bluff Township, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Hordville, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Merrick, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Merrick, Nebraska, United States
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.
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