Brief Life History of Harry
When Harry Nelson was born on 1 August 1880, in Viborg, Turner, South Dakota, United States, his father, Soren Christian NELSON, was 28 and his mother, Karen NIELSEN, was 27. He married Anna J Christensen on 3 January 1901, in Viborg, Turner, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Swan Lake Township, Turner, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and Daneville Township, Turner, South Dakota, United States in 1910. He died on 9 October 1959, in Viborg, Turner, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Viborg, Turner, South Dakota, United States.
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- Harvey Nelsen, "United States Census, 1920"
- Harry Nelson, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"
- Harry Nelson in entry for Mildred Nelson, "South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1884
Historical Boundaries: 1884: Turner, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Turner, South Dakota, United States
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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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