Nels NELSON: Geneastory

Generation: 1

Nels NELSON was born about Aug 1850 in Norway.

Notes:

In the 1900 census, he was a farmer in Fountain, Juneau County. Living with the family is Sarah, “mother”, a 76 year-old widow born in Norway in November of 1823.

In the 1910 census, he was a farmer in Fountain Town in Juneau County, Wisconsin. He was 59 years old and had been married to Chetie for 33 years. He had come to the U.S. in 1855.

He and his family are still in Fountain in the 1920 census.

In the 1940 census, he lives with Clara and Edward Moe in Clifton Twp, Monroe, Wisconsin.

Scott Shawcroft calls him Nels Nelson Quamme, b. 12 Aug 1850 in Haugen-nedre in Lærdal.

Nels married Chetie about 1876. Chetie was born about 1856 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Clara was born about 1897 in Wisconsin.

Generation: 2

Clara

(1.Nels¹) was born about 1897 in Wisconsin.

Notes:

Seems to be called Carina in the 1900 census.

Unmarried and still living at home in the 1920 census.

Family/Spouse: Edward Nicholas MOE. Edward (son of Ole Einarseon MOE and Carrie CHRISTENSEN) was born on 18 Nov 1888 in Wisconsin; died on 30 May 1967 in Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]