Frank Jalmar Nelson

Brief Life History of Frank Jalmar

When Frank Jalmar Nelson was born on 17 May 1897, in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States, his father, Israel Nelson, was 28 and his mother, Johanna Brita Harju, was 27. He married Pearl Ina Helemina Hakala on 6 September 1929, in King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Clatsop, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Astoria Election Precinct 3, Clatsop, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 29 April 1950, in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon, United States.

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Frank Jalmar Nelson
1897–1950
Pearl Ina Helemina Hakala
1900–1997
Marriage: 6 September 1929
Glenn Loren Nelson
1930–2013

Sources (9)

  • Frank J Nelson, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Frank Jalmar Nelson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Frank J Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established

Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

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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