Name:

Nels

Nelson

18Jan1842-12Jan1913

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name)

(birth/death dates)

Name in America:

Nels

Einer

Nelson

(first name)

(m.i.)

(last name)

Spouse:

Betsy (Barbro)

Johnson

26Jul1845-1908

(first name)

(surname)

(farm name at marriage)

(birth/death dates)

Children:

Gerty

James

Albert

Anne

Edward

Clara

Gertrude

Robert

George

Martha

Newman

Municipality (kommune) in Norway:

Laerdal, Borgund

Church Parish to which they belonged:

?

Emigrant Ship:

?

Depart Date:

?

Port:

?

Destinations in America 

Early:

Quebec, Canada  1855

Final:

Occupations/Professions

in Norway:

in America:

Soldier

Additional Information:Nels was a survivor of the U.S. Civil War.  My husband and I have visited most of the battlefields.  We have also been to Laerdal. 

Contact:                     

Lois Larsen Harr

Relationship to emigrant:

Great granddaughter

Email:

jlharr@centurytel.net

Date:

28Nov2005