Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Nelson, Ola 1848 - 
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   OLA NELSON, a thrifty and successful farmer, who resides on section 36,
Litchfield township, is a native of Sweden, born October 9, 1848. His father, Nels
Swanson, was born in Sweden in 1822, and died in Meeker county in 1875, having
settled here in 1872. Ola’s mother, Hannah Swanson, was born in 1819, came to
America in 1871, and died in 1884.

   Ola Nelson came to the United States in 1866, and in 1869 he located on section
36, Litchfield township, Meeker county, Minn., where he has since lived. During that
time he has continually followed farming, and has been reasonably successful,
notwithstanding the reverses which he has met, including the destruction of his crop
two seasons by grasshoppers and hail, and the burning of his residence, with all its
contents, March 2, 1873.

   In 1878 Mr. Nelson was married to Ellen Hawkinson, a daughter of Hogan Peterson.
Their marriage has been blessed with four children— Amanda, Mary, Alice and Anna.
Mr. Nelson has a valuable farm and devotes his attention to stock raising and
general farming.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888


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