Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Nelson, John Gustave 1863 - 
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Author: Emma E. Forter (1917)

JOHN GUSTAVE NELSON.

    Among the many successful and well-to-do farmers and stockmen of Cottage
Hill township, it is well to mention John Gustave Nelson, who was born in Sweden
on February 14, 1863, and is the son of Nels Payson and wife, who were highly
respected residents of their home community, where they spent their lives, the
father dying in 1914.

    John Gustave Nelson received his education in the public schools of Sweden
and there he grew to manhood on the farm. On March 1, 1889, he was united in
marriage to Eva Caroline Nelson, who was born on October 27, 1861, and was
educated in the schools of Sweden. In May, 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson left the
land of their nativity and sailed for the United States and later reached
Winklers Mill, Kansas, on June 12, 1889. When they arrived at their destination,
Mr. Nelson had but five dollars in cash, and at once engaged as a farm hand, at
which work he continued for three years. He then rented the Alexander Johnson
farm, which he operated for ten years, after which he purchased his present farm
in Cottage Hill township, Marshall county, in 1902. His original farm consisted
of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he has since added two hundred and
forty acres, making him a splendid farm of four hundred acres, all of which is
under a high state of cultivation and well improved, and is today worth at least
sixty-five dollars per acre. He has improved the place with substantial
buildings, and the house has been enlarged and modernized. His cow barn,
twenty-four by fifty-four feet, which is mostly stone, is one of the excellent
structures of the kind in the county. He has a fine horse barn of cement and
stone, thirty-six by thirty-four feet; the poultry house and garage are of stone
and are substantial structures. In fact, he has on the place a small village of
good and well-built structures, the stone being quarried from the place. The
farm is most attractive, and the buildings as well as the different divisions of
the tract are all arranged in a most attractive manner, and is recognized as one
of the desirable farm homes in the district. Mr. Nelson is engaged in general
farming and stock raising with the greatest success, and he is considered one of
the most substantial men of the county.

    To John Gustave and Eva Caroline Nelson have been born the following
children, Hattie, who lives in Kansas City; Hugo, of Wyoming; Harold, William,
Elmer, Alice, Ruby, Lillie and Carl, who are at home. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are
active workers for the general and social development of the community and are
held in the highest regard and esteem. Mr. Nelson is identified with the
Republican party and has always taken much interest in the local affairs of the
township, and is considered one of the progressive and influential men of the
county.


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History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions
by
Emma E. Forter

Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917)


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