Andrew Nelson (1887 - 1961)

Born 10 Nov 1887 in Scott Township, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Rebecca (Wait) Nelson — married about 1912 in Saskatchewan, Canada

Died 27 Jul 1961 at age 73 in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Andrew was born in Iowa in 1887, the son of Andrew Nielsen and Anne Halvorsdatter.^[1] He was married to Alice R. Wait.^[2] Andrew passed away in Saskatchewan in 1961 and is buried in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan.^[3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVXL-P9Z : 10 March 2018), Andrew Nelson, 10 Nov 1887; citing Scott Township, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,428,655.
2. ↑ "1921 Census of Canada," online database with images accessed 4 Sep 2018 through ancestry.com, Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 157; Census Place: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 12, Andrew Nelson, 29, born in USA, father from Denmark, mother from Norway, Household members: spouse Alice Nelson, 26, Everett Nelson, 6, Elmer Nelson, 4, Lillian Nelson, 1.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/214584397/andrew-nelson : accessed 13 June 2021), memorial page for Andrew Nelson (1887–1961), includes grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #214584397, citing Birch Hills Cemetery, Birch Hills, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada ; Maintained by Reg O (contributor 48552897) .
4. ↑ "Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, ca. 1850-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-ZNXM : 16 March 2018), Andrew Nelson, 1961.
5. ↑ "Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, ca. 1850-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-63YR : 16 March 2018), Andrew Nelson, 1961

• "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTSK-Z2D : 10 March 2018), Andrew Nelson in household of Andrew Nelson, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States; citing p. 471, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,335.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VR-YDL : accessed 4 September 2018), Andrew Nilsen in household of Andrew Nilsen, Townships 159-161-Ranges 86-89, Ward, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 246, sheet 7B, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,234.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-XB9H : 16 March 2018), Andrew Nelson, 1911; citing Census, Prince Albert Sub-Districts 1-24, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,577.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRH-XY12 : 24 September 2020), Andrew Nelson, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing Census, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.