Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Nelson was born on 26 February 1869, in Carver, Minnesota, United States, her father, Ola Nilsson, was 43 and her mother, Ellen Elofsdotter, was 37. She had at least 2 daughters with Henry Olson. She lived in Hancock Township, Carver, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years and Swede Grove, Meeker, Minnesota, United States for about 5 years. She died on 30 January 1960, at the age of 90, and was buried in Litchfield, Meeker, Minnesota, United States.
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- Anna Nilson, "Minnesota State Census, 1885"
- Anna Nelson Olson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Anna Olson in entry for Henry Olson, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1884 · Iron Mining starts in Minnesota
After discovering iron ore in the Vermilion Range in North-East of Minnesota, iron mining companies began to come to the area and caused an economic boom to the area of Duluth and to the state as a whole.
1893 · The Minnesota State Flag
The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.
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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