2nd Generation

 

S-F. HENRY LOUIS NELSON, Born: Jul. 2, 1886, Moscow Township, Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Died: Nov. 9, 1951, Oakland Township, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Burial: Moscow Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Marr: Sep. 22, 1917, Freeborn Co., Minnesota to Alma Stoa, Born: May 26, 1892, Freeborn Co., Minnesota; Died: June 19, 1993, New Richland, Waseca Co., Minnesota.  Henry was employed as a farmer and salesman.  Alma was a housewife and assisted her family with the operation of the farm.

Children: 3,

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3rd Generation

1.  MYRTLE GENEVIEVE NELSON, Born: Sep. 13, 1919; Died: Oct. 19, 1992.

        Child:  1

 

   2.  ADELINE HELEN NELSON, Born: June 27, 1921; Died: July 12, 2008.

        Children:  3

 

   3.  GLENN ROBERT NELSON, Born Jan. 9, 1925; Died:  Dec. 30, 1987.

          Children:  4

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3rd Generation

1. MYRTLE GENEVIEVE NELSON, Born: Sep. 13, 1919, Moscow, Freeborn Co., Minnesota; Died: Oct. 19, 1992, Owatonna, Steele Co., Minnesota. Burial:  Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Marr: Feb. 2, 1942, at the Community Lutheran Church parsonage, Geneva, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Spouse: Olaf Freebert Nelson, Born: Nov. 17, 1917, Geneva Township, Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Died: Oct. 19, 2010, Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.  Myrtle and Olaf dedicated their entire lives together to supporting the family dairy farm that included a variety of livestock and poultry.  They tended very large vegetable gardens for canning purposes.

       Child: 1,

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4th Generation

       a. MERTON GEORGE NELSON, Born: Steele Co., Minnesota.  Marr: Sep. 3, 1983,

           First Lutheran Church,   Ellendale, Steele Co., Minnesota.  Spouse:  Trudy Lanae Krohnberg,                   Born: Faribault Co., Minnesota.  Engaged in farming and sustaining a dairy herd.  Children: 3

            Children: 3,

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5th Generation

            (1)  CASEY LEE NELSON  Born:  Owatonna, Steele Co., Minnesota.  Marr:  Oct. 24, 2009, in                                  Minnesota.  Spouse:  Amy Lynn Dobberstein, Born: Waseca Co., Minnesota.

                  Children: 4

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            (2)  TRACI LANAE NELSON

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            (3)  LACEY ROSE NELSON

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    2.  ADELINE HELEN NELSON, Born: June 27, 1921, Moscow Township, Freeborn Co., Minnesota; Died:                July 12, 2008, New Richland, Waseca County, Minnesota. Burial:  Geneva Cemetery, Geneva,              Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Marr:  Mar. 14, 1945, Community Lutheran Church Parsonage,                        Geneva,  Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Spouse:  Nels Carl Nelson, Born:  Oct. 2, 1901, Denmark;                   Died: Aug. 12, 1982, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Adeline was a housewife, worked at               North Central Plastics, Ellendale, MN in assembly and shipping of fencing insulators, was a               great cook and was employed as a cook at the Kernie’s Supper Club, rural Ellendale, Steele               Co., Minnesota.

          Children:  3,

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4th Generation

        a. ARLENE BERNIECE NELSON Born: Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Marr:  Oct. 22, 1966, Blue Earth Co.,                  Minnesota.  Spouse: David Glen Purdy, Born: Blue Earth Co., Minnesota.

            Children: 4,

 

5th Generation

             (1)  JODI MARIE PURDY, Born: Blue Earth Co., Minnesota.  Marr: Oct. 1, 1994.  Spouse: Thomas L                         Lewis Ferris, Born: Blue Earth Co., Minnesota.  Divorced.  Children: 2,    2nd Spouse:                                     Randall Fred Possin.

                   Child: 1.

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              (2)  JAMES DAVID PURDY, Born:  Hennepin Co., Minnesota. Marr: Oct. 10, 1998, Deuel, South                               Dakota.  Spouse:  Brenda Dee French.  Children: 2

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              (3)   PATRICIA ANN PURDY, Born: Steele Co., Minnesota.. Marr:  Apr. 1, 1995. Spouse:  Bradley                             John  Fredrick. Divorced: Children: 4.  Partner:  Mike McKay.  Child: 1. 

                        Marr:  Aug. 26, 2017. Spouse: James Bryan “Jamie” Thaut

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               (4)    DANIEL MARK PURDY. Born:  Blue Earth Co., Minnesota

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        b. LINDA MYRLE NELSON   Born: Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Marr: Dec. 16, 1971. Spouse:  Neal                            Steven Davis, Born: Sep. 22, 1938, Gary, Lake Co., Indiana; Died: Jul. 21, 2001, Grand Forks,                          North Dakota. Children: 3. Partner:  Norbert John Lindwurm.  Born: South Dakota. Child:  1.

            Children: 4,

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5th Generation:

             (1.)  SHANE BRIAN STEVEN DAVIS, Marr. Oct. 17, 1997, Worthington, Nobles Co., Minnesota.                                   Spouse:  Lonna Renae Vandergrift. Divorced. Children:  2.

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            (2.)  SHAWN THOMAS DAVIS, Marr: Jul. 20, 2002, Jordan, Minnesota.  Spouse: 

                   Angela Jean Christie.  Divorced.

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            (3.) SHYANN SARAH DAVIS, Born:  Waseca Co., Minnesota.  Single

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            (4.)  JEREMIAH JOHN DAVIS, Marr: Jun. 29, 2001.  Spouse:  Ann Helen Brase.  Children: 2

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        c. MARGIE JEAN NELSON  Born: Blooming Prairie, Steele Co., Minnesota.  Marr: May 16, 1970,                           Ellendale, Steele Co., Minnesota.  Spouse:  David Michael Haddy.  Born: Freeborn Co.,                             Minnesota.

          Children: 3

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            (1)   TROY DAVID HADDY, Born: Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Partner:  Melinda Jo Blackburn. Child: 1

                   Marr: Jan. 15, 2016. Spouse:  Theresa Michelle “Tracy” (Snedeker) Hardy.

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            (2)   TRACY MATTHEW HADDY, Born: Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Marr. Oct. 22, 2005, Las Vegas,                           Nevada.  Spouse:  Sharese Charlene Lehmberg. 

                     Children:  2

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            (3)   TAMMY JEAN HADDY, Born: Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Marr: June 2, 2001, Rochester,                                    Olmsted Co., Minnesota.  Spouse:  Garth Edward Gonnering.  Children: 2 

 

 

    3.   GLENN ROBERT NELSON, Born: Jan. 9, 1925, Moscow Township, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Died:                  Dec. 30, 1987, Albert Lea, Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Burial:  First Lutheran Church Cemetery,                  Berlin Township, Steele Co., Minnesota.  Marr:  Sep. 5, 1954, Community Lutheran Church,                      Geneva, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.  Spouse:  Delores Mae Hjelmen. Born: Oct. 18, 1932, Dodge                Co., Minnesota. Died: Nov. 20, 2000, Blooming Prairie, Steele Co., Minnesota.  Glenn and                          Delores  farmed in the Austin area where they maintained a dairy herd along with other                   livestock.  In the mid-nineteen sixties, Glenn farmed and was employed by the Bork farm                   implement dealership in Myrtle, Freeborn Co., Minnesota until 1967 when he purchased an                 Allis-Chalmers dealership in Ellendale, Steele Co., Minnesota where he operated a farm                     equipment business.  He had been self-employed as a sales representative for livestock                   and livestock equipment until the time of this death.

           Children: 4.

 

4th Generation

         a.  CHERYL ANN NELSON, Born: Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota.  Marr: Oct. 5, 1985, First Lutheran                     Church, Ellendale, Steele Co., Minnesota. Spouse:  John George Pfeifer, Born: Owatonna,                       Steele Co., Minnesota.  Cheryl was employed by the City of Owatonna Police Department                as an administrative assistant for 33 years.  John was a member of the U. S. Army miliary                  police, a Blooming Prairie Police Officer, a Steele County Deputy Sheriff, and a City of                            Owatonna Technology Coordinator. Child: 1.

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              (1)   SCOTT JOHN PFEIFER, Born: Owatonna, Steele Co., Minnesota.

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         b.  JANICE MAE NELSON, Born: Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota.  Janice attended the Riverland                       Community College and has been employed in the retail industry her entire career.                             Single.

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         c.   DALE GLENN NELSON, Born: Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota.  Marr:  1991 in Bristol, Prowers Co.,                     Colorado.  Spouse:  Laura Lea Schnabel, Born: Lamar, Prowers Co., Colorado.  Divorced.                       Child: 1.  Marr:  June 14, 2015.  2nd Spouse:  Donna Esther (Phelps) Kline. Born: Blue Earth Co.,                    Minnesota.

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                (1)   RACHAEL RAE NELSON, Born:  Lamar, Prowers Co., Colorado

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        d.   DUANE ROBERT NELSON, Born: Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota.  MARR:  May 20, 1990, Ellendale,                    Steele Co., Minnesota.  Spouse:  Vicki Ann Brekke.  Divorced. Child: 1.

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              (1)  MATTHEW ROBERT NELSON, Born:  Owatonna, Steele Co., Minnesota

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