Enterprise 4 Nov 1963
Mrs. Mary Nelson Buried Oct. 29th
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nelson, who passed away October 26th, were held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the First Lutheran Church. The Rev. George Palleson conducted the service. The Bendorf Funeral Home was in charge and burial was in the Blair Cemetery.
Anna Marie Wolsmann was born April 24, 1873 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolsmann at Aste Gesten Skov, Jutland, Denmark. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 18, 1887. On April 23, 1887 she came to America with her brother John. She was united in marriage to Chris Nelson at Blair on October 29, 1891. They were the parents of two children, William who died at birth and Mrs. Alfred C. Andersen (Marie) of Herman. Mr. Nelson died in 1947.
Mrs. Nelson was employed at the Blair Post Office from 1911 to 1938. She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge for over 60 years and also a member of the Danish Ladies Aid of the First Lutheran Church for many years.
Survivors besides her daughter, Mrs. Andersen, and a brother, John Wolsmann, of Blair, are a granddaughter, Mrs. Emery L. Christensen of Mountain View, Calif., two step-granddaughters, Mrs. Della Nelson and Mrs. Lyle Ray of Blair, and two great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers were Robert McMillan, Al Sick, Leslie Offen, Everett Lamb, Ray Hewitt and Ted Stewart.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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AKA: Marie (Anna) Nelson
Mary Nelson in household of Chist Nelson, "United States Census, 1900"
Name: Mary Nelson
Event Place: ED 124 Blair city Ward 1 & 4, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1873
Birthplace: Denmark
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1892
Mother of how many children: 1
Number of Living Children: 1
Immigration Year: 1887
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Chist Nelson M 41 Denmark
Wife Mary Nelson M 27 Denmark
Son Nels Nelson M 17 Nebraska
Daughter Carrie Nelson F 15 Nebraska
Daughter Maria Nelson F 4 Nebraska
Mrs. Mary Nelson Buried Oct. 29th
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nelson, who passed away October 26th, were held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the First Lutheran Church. The Rev. George Palleson conducted the service. The Bendorf Funeral Home was in charge and burial was in the Blair Cemetery.
Anna Marie Wolsmann was born April 24, 1873 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolsmann at Aste Gesten Skov, Jutland, Denmark. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 18, 1887. On April 23, 1887 she came to America with her brother John. She was united in marriage to Chris Nelson at Blair on October 29, 1891. They were the parents of two children, William who died at birth and Mrs. Alfred C. Andersen (Marie) of Herman. Mr. Nelson died in 1947.
Mrs. Nelson was employed at the Blair Post Office from 1911 to 1938. She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge for over 60 years and also a member of the Danish Ladies Aid of the First Lutheran Church for many years.
Survivors besides her daughter, Mrs. Andersen, and a brother, John Wolsmann, of Blair, are a granddaughter, Mrs. Emery L. Christensen of Mountain View, Calif., two step-granddaughters, Mrs. Della Nelson and Mrs. Lyle Ray of Blair, and two great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers were Robert McMillan, Al Sick, Leslie Offen, Everett Lamb, Ray Hewitt and Ted Stewart.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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AKA: Marie (Anna) Nelson
Mary Nelson in household of Chist Nelson, "United States Census, 1900"
Name: Mary Nelson
Event Place: ED 124 Blair city Ward 1 & 4, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1873
Birthplace: Denmark
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1892
Mother of how many children: 1
Number of Living Children: 1
Immigration Year: 1887
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Chist Nelson M 41 Denmark
Wife Mary Nelson M 27 Denmark
Son Nels Nelson M 17 Nebraska
Daughter Carrie Nelson F 15 Nebraska
Daughter Maria Nelson F 4 Nebraska
Enterprise 4 Nov 1963
Mrs. Mary Nelson Buried Oct. 29th
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nelson, who passed away October 26th, were held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the First Lutheran Church. The Rev. George Palleson conducted the service. The Bendorf Funeral Home was in charge and burial was in the Blair Cemetery.
Anna Marie Wolsmann was born April 24, 1873 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolsmann at Aste Gesten Skov, Jutland, Denmark. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 18, 1887. On April 23, 1887 she came to America with her brother John. She was united in marriage to Chris Nelson at Blair on October 29, 1891. They were the parents of two children, William who died at birth and Mrs. Alfred C. Andersen (Marie) of Herman. Mr. Nelson died in 1947.
Mrs. Nelson was employed at the Blair Post Office from 1911 to 1938. She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge for over 60 years and also a member of the Danish Ladies Aid of the First Lutheran Church for many years.
Survivors besides her daughter, Mrs. Andersen, and a brother, John Wolsmann, of Blair, are a granddaughter, Mrs. Emery L. Christensen of Mountain View, Calif., two step-granddaughters, Mrs. Della Nelson and Mrs. Lyle Ray of Blair, and two great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers were Robert McMillan, Al Sick, Leslie Offen, Everett Lamb, Ray Hewitt and Ted Stewart.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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AKA: Marie (Anna) Nelson
Mary Nelson in household of Chist Nelson, "United States Census, 1900"
Name: Mary Nelson
Event Place: ED 124 Blair city Ward 1 & 4, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1873
Birthplace: Denmark
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1892
Mother of how many children: 1
Number of Living Children: 1
Immigration Year: 1887
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Chist Nelson M 41 Denmark
Wife Mary Nelson M 27 Denmark
Son Nels Nelson M 17 Nebraska
Daughter Carrie Nelson F 15 Nebraska
Daughter Maria Nelson F 4 Nebraska
Mrs. Mary Nelson Buried Oct. 29th
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Nelson, who passed away October 26th, were held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the First Lutheran Church. The Rev. George Palleson conducted the service. The Bendorf Funeral Home was in charge and burial was in the Blair Cemetery.
Anna Marie Wolsmann was born April 24, 1873 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wolsmann at Aste Gesten Skov, Jutland, Denmark. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 18, 1887. On April 23, 1887 she came to America with her brother John. She was united in marriage to Chris Nelson at Blair on October 29, 1891. They were the parents of two children, William who died at birth and Mrs. Alfred C. Andersen (Marie) of Herman. Mr. Nelson died in 1947.
Mrs. Nelson was employed at the Blair Post Office from 1911 to 1938. She was a member of the Royal Neighbor Lodge for over 60 years and also a member of the Danish Ladies Aid of the First Lutheran Church for many years.
Survivors besides her daughter, Mrs. Andersen, and a brother, John Wolsmann, of Blair, are a granddaughter, Mrs. Emery L. Christensen of Mountain View, Calif., two step-granddaughters, Mrs. Della Nelson and Mrs. Lyle Ray of Blair, and two great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers were Robert McMillan, Al Sick, Leslie Offen, Everett Lamb, Ray Hewitt and Ted Stewart.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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AKA: Marie (Anna) Nelson
Mary Nelson in household of Chist Nelson, "United States Census, 1900"
Name: Mary Nelson
Event Place: ED 124 Blair city Ward 1 & 4, Washington, Nebraska, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1873
Birthplace: Denmark
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1892
Mother of how many children: 1
Number of Living Children: 1
Immigration Year: 1887
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Chist Nelson M 41 Denmark
Wife Mary Nelson M 27 Denmark
Son Nels Nelson M 17 Nebraska
Daughter Carrie Nelson F 15 Nebraska
Daughter Maria Nelson F 4 Nebraska
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