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Anna Louisa <I>Danker</I> Nelson

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Anna Louisa Danker Nelson

Birth
Abild, Falkenbergs kommun, Hallands län, Sweden
Death
31 Jun 1944
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
blk 15 lot 1013 grave 1
Memorial ID
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1868 Born Anna Lovisa Eriksdotter, Portastugan, Abild Sweden. Anna used her mother's surname of Dänker, a prestigious military family with roots back to northern Germany. Dänker sometimes anglicized to Denker.

1886 Marries Anders Svensson.

1887 Son Numa is born and dies 3 months later.

1889 Anna and Anders leave Sweden for America.

1890 About this time, Anders is believed to have died in Chicago IL. No record found yet.

1891 (abt.) Anna marries Julius Nelson (Nilson).

1892 Son Harry is born at Chicago IL. Anna listed as Louise Ericson Nilson.

1895 Son Einar born Hope(Nixon) ND.

1900 Anna and family on their 160 acre homestead at Hope(Nixon) ND.

1917-18 Sons Einar and George leave to fight in WW1

1923 After a long illness husband Julius dies at Devil's Lake ND. Anna is living at Minneapolis MN.

1930 Anna at Minneapolis.

1940 Anna w/son Cecil at Minneapolis.

1944 Anna dies(heart attack) age 76 at Minneapolis. Cremated. Urn buried at grave site.

6 sons and 3 daughters.
17 grandsons and 6 granddaughters.
1868 Born Anna Lovisa Eriksdotter, Portastugan, Abild Sweden. Anna used her mother's surname of Dänker, a prestigious military family with roots back to northern Germany. Dänker sometimes anglicized to Denker.

1886 Marries Anders Svensson.

1887 Son Numa is born and dies 3 months later.

1889 Anna and Anders leave Sweden for America.

1890 About this time, Anders is believed to have died in Chicago IL. No record found yet.

1891 (abt.) Anna marries Julius Nelson (Nilson).

1892 Son Harry is born at Chicago IL. Anna listed as Louise Ericson Nilson.

1895 Son Einar born Hope(Nixon) ND.

1900 Anna and family on their 160 acre homestead at Hope(Nixon) ND.

1917-18 Sons Einar and George leave to fight in WW1

1923 After a long illness husband Julius dies at Devil's Lake ND. Anna is living at Minneapolis MN.

1930 Anna at Minneapolis.

1940 Anna w/son Cecil at Minneapolis.

1944 Anna dies(heart attack) age 76 at Minneapolis. Cremated. Urn buried at grave site.

6 sons and 3 daughters.
17 grandsons and 6 granddaughters.

Gravesite Details

No marker. In the photo the flowers mark the location.



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  • Created by: Nordic Runes
  • Added: Oct 5, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59671015/anna_louisa-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Anna Louisa Danker Nelson (20 Feb 1868–31 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59671015, citing Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Nordic Runes (contributor 47364939).