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Niels Christian Nielsen

3 Jan 1845 – 20 Jan 1925

Birth3 Jan 1845
Death20 Jan 1925
CemeteryNysted Cemetery
Nysted , Howard County , Nebraska , USA
Added byKathy Burgess Burr on 30 Jun 2013
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Bio

Niels Nielsen, an enterprising and prosperous farmer and stockman of Howard county, owns a valuable estate in Warsaw precinct. He was among the very first settlers in the locality, coming here with a Danish colony in the summer of 1871, and has remained through all of the good, bad and indifferent times experienced by the pioneers of his adopted state. During his entire residence here Mr. Nielsen has taken a prominent part in all the important affairs of his county and state, and has become well and favorably known throughout his section of the country. Mr. Nielsen was born in Denmark, January 3, 1845. He was the second member in a family of five children, four of whom eventually came to America, one sister having died in Denmark. Both parents passed away in Howard county, also a sister of Niels. Two brothers are residents of Howard county at the present time. Our subject came alone to the United States, arriving here in 1867, his first location being Waukesha county, Wisconsin, where he spent about two years. From there he went to Chicago and remained about two months; and then to Keokuk, Iowa, later to Burlington, Iowa. He secured employment with the B. & M. Railroad and followed that work for six weeks, then left the road and worked in the harvest fields at Davenport, Iowa, for a couple of months, returning to the B. & M. and following railroading for several months. He afterwards did different kinds of work in the southern states, spent some time at Burlington again, then went to Dubuque and remained, through the summer of 1870. His next move was back to Waukesha county, Wisconsin, there, he joined a Danish colony that was coming overland to Nebraska, and the party landed in Howard county after a tiresome trip. Those in this colony were among the very first settlers in the locality. Mr. Nielsen located on a homestead situated on section twenty, township fourteen, range eleven, and after putting up a dugout, started to establish a home. He went through every form of pioneer life, meeting with discouragements, hardship and privation, but never gave up hope, and through thrift and perseverance succeeded in developing a good farm and accumulating a valuable property, at the present time being owner of six hundred acres of choice farming land, occupying the original homestead as his home place. He is quite extensively engaged in the stock business, running a fine bunch of horses, cattle and hogs every year. Mr. Nielsen was married at Grand Island, on August 16, 1872, to Miss Marie Lausten, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen have had ten children, the following named of whom are living, one daughter and two sons married and settled on Howard county farms, while the others are living at home. They are named as follows: Christian, who lives in Boelus; Valentine, in St. Paul; William, Alfred, Clarey, Henry and Helen, at home, the two youngest boys now teaching school in Nebraska. The two who died in infancy were Clara and Columbus. The entire family is well known throughout Howard county, and are popular members of the social life of their respective neighborhoods. Mr. Nielsen has for years been prominent in all affairs of his county and state, and is classed among the wealthy and successful men of his locality. Source: Compedium of History and Biography of Nebraska, Chicago: Alden Publishing Company, 1912, page 367-368

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