Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Nelson, Andrew J. 1852 - 
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    ANDREW J. NELSON, a well-to do and highly-respected farmer residing on section
22, Union Grove township, is a native of Sweden, where he was born on the 2d of
December, 1852. His parents’ names were Nels and Kersten Anderson. The mother died
when he was only sixteen weeks old, and his father died when he was seventeen years
of age.

   Andrew J. spent his younger days in the land of his birth, when he acquired the
same habits of industry and frugality which are characteristic of the race of which
he springs. In 1880 he sailed for the United States, and making his way directly to
Meeker county, Minn., he rented a farm in Swede Grove -township. He remained there
for three years-and then in February, 1884, he removed to the farm on section 22,
Union Grove township, where he still lives. He owns 130 acres of land, a good share
of which is cleared and under cultivation. He has considerable stock and comfortable
buildings. When Mr. Nelson came to America his earthly possessions consisted of
$1,000 in money, but he lost a good share of that in the first two years through the
failure of crops, but by good management and hard work he has recovered and is now
in comfortable circumstances.

   Mr. Nelson was married before leaving Sweden, in 1878, to Miss Ingrid Larson, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Nelson, and their union has been blessed with three
children, as follows— Hilda, born in Sweden, January 19, 1879; Ida, born in Swede
Grove township, October 18,1880; and Anton, born in Union Grove township, July 30,
1884. Mrs. Nelson’s mother died in 1868, and her father is now living with them.


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


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