Contra Costa County CA Archives Biographies.....Nelson, A. P. 1846 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

A. P. NELSON.—Born in Sweden May 4, 1846, and is the son of G. and Anna
(Peterson) Nelson. Up to the age of twelve years he attended school, and at that
period was apprenticed to the shoemaker's trade, in Calmar, for five years. At
the end of his probation he commenced journeyman work, and followed it until
1867, when he began business for himself in Calmar and Stockholm, which he
continued until 1872, in which year he emigrated to the United States; first
settled in Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, and in September, 1875, came
to Martinez, Contra Costa county, and commenced business. Married September 2,
1875, Sophia Johnson, a native of Sweden, and has two children: Conrad, born
September 16, 1876; Anna Therese, born May 1, 1878.

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HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.


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