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Anders Christian "A.C. or Chris" Nelsen
10 May 1837 – 2 Jun 1902
| Birth | 10 May 1837 |
| Death | 2 Jun 1902 |
| Cemetery | Saint John's Cemetery Exira , Audubon County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Jeff Christensen on 09 Jun 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106775739 |
Gravesite details
His grave is under an evergreen canopy, tranquil & lovely. The stone is worn, shaded, and hard to read.
Bio
Audubon History Centennial Book 1878-1978, page 8B: "A.C. Nelson--A.C. Nelson (Andreas Chris) was born May 10, 1837, in Denmark, the son of Nels Larson and Hannah Turkelson. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Denmark. In the early 1870's, he came to America, working in various communities in the state, and later came to Audubon, where he worked on the railroad. A brother, Peter, came a few years later. In 1881, he married Juliane Marie Pedersen, in Audubon. She was born in Lindsbjerg, Rise sogn, Aero, Denmark,the daughter of Laurits Pedersen and Anna Olsen. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church there, and also received her schooling there. She came to America in 1880. A sister, Mrs. Peter Hansen of Elk Horn, had arrived earlier. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson made their first home east of Exira, and in the spring of 1887, they moved to a farm northwest of Exira. This farm later became the home of their eldest son, Lars, for 30 years, and then the home of a grandson, Raymond F. Nelson, who lived there until his death in 1976. His sons now live there. This couple became the parents of three sons: Lars, Andrew, and Peter; and six daughters: Annie, Marie, Carrie, Minnie, Lena, and Alma. They were early members of St. John's Lutheran Church, west of Exira, Iowa. Mr. Nelson died in 1902, and his widow, with her nine children, continued to live on the farm. She moved to Exira in the spring of 1913, where she resided until her death in 1918."
Inscription
last name on the gravestone reads NELSEN
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Family
Spouse
Children
- Annie Ellen Nelson Juel 1881–1947
- Lars Nelson 1883–1960
- Andrew Chris Nelson 1886–1977
- Marie Nelson Johnson 1888–1972
- Peter Phillip Nelson 1890–1972
- Carrie Agnes Hedvig "Carry" Nelson Christensen 1892–1934
- Minnie Christena Nelson Mazanec 1895–1966
- Lena Magdalena Nelson Karstensen 1897–1947
- Alma Julianna Nelson Karstensen 1899–1960
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