William Nelson (1855 - 1920)

Born 5 Jun 1855 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Sep 1920 at age 65 in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1855. He was the son of Richard Nelson and Adaline Morrison.

Occupation: Carpenter / Contractor.

He married Elizabeth Anna "Lizzie" Bush (1868–1940). They had a son:

Vernon William Nelson (1894–1945).

He passed away in 1920. Buried at Pioneer Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis County, Washington.

WILLIAM NELSON, a contractor, builder and brick manufacturer, of Chehalis, Washington, was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, June 5, 1855, being a son of Richard G. and Adaline (Morrison) Nelson. The father is a native of Pennsylvania, being of English extraction, and the mother was born in the State of New York.

William Nelson, the third in a family of seven children, was engaged in farm work until eighteen years of age. He has been prominently engaged in the building trade of this city since the winter of 1883, and since that time has erected under contract the greater portion of Chehalis' brick business blocks. Among the number may be mentioned the Improvement Block, Racket store, Columbia Block, and the Barrett Block, known as the Hotel Rainier. Mr. Nelson also did the stone work on the Commercial bank building and put in the sewer system of that city. His brick yards are located a short distance south of town, the enterprise being yet in its infancy, although the capacity is for 25,000 brick daily. The output of the plant will be regulated by the demand, but the industry is one that can not fail to thrive under its present egective management. The yards will furnish employment to a corps of about twenty workmen.

March 15, 1893, Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth A. Bush, a native of New York. In political matters Mr. Nelson is identified with the Democratic party and his fraternal associations are with the I. O. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. He is a stockholder in the County Agricultural Association. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ An Illustrated History of the State of Washington By Harvey K. Hines, 1894. William Nelson pg 395.

• Find A Grave. William Nelson.

• An Illustrated History of the State of Washington By Harvey K. Hines, 1894. William Nelson pg 395.