William Frank Nelson b. 15 Mar 1891 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 3 Dec 1938 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1891 - 1938 (47 years)

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Name	William Frank Nelson
Birth	15 Mar 1891	Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	3 Dec 1938	Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN [3, 4]
Burial	6 Dec 1938	Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN [4]
Person ID	I50591	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

Father	Frank Peter Nelson, b. Nov 1861, Sweden d. 21 May 1949, Crystal, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 87 years)
Mother	Nancy Jane Garrett, b. Jul 1868, Lee Co., VA d. 15 Mar 1952, Anoka Co., MN (Age 83 years)
Marriage	3 May 1890	Lee Co., VA [5, 6]
Family ID	F17740	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Laura Pearl Robinson, b. Apr 1891, Grant Co., WI d. 9 Dec 1918, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 27 years)

Marriage 15 Nov 1911 Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN [7]

Children

	1. Bernice Evelyn Nelson, b. 2 Sep 1912, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 26 Sep 2007, St. Louis Park, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 95 years)
	2. Chester William Nelson, b. 29 Apr 1914, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 24 Sep 1990, Coon Rapids, Anoka Co., MN (Age 76 years)
	3. James Franklin Nelson, b. 1 Jan 1917, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN d. 15 Nov 1939, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN (Age 22 years)

Family ID F17742 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 Jan 2025

Family 2	Jeanette Wickman, b. 1885, MI d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	20 Mar 1922	Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN [8]
Family ID	F17741	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

Notes

The Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis, MN, Monday, 5 Dec 1938, p. 14, col. 3
https://www.newspapers.com/image/178907737/

Deaths and Funerals

Rites for WILLIAM NELSON, 47, 4316 Thirteenth avenue S., will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Welander-Quist chapel, 1825 Chicago avenue. Burial in Crystal Lake cemetery.

Born in Minneapolis, he had been department supervisor at the Hall Hardware Co. for 23 years.

Surviving are the wife; a daughter, Bernice; two sons, James and Chester; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Nelson; three brothers, Emery, Jesse and Wesley; two sisters, Mrs. H. Mathews and Mrs. Joseph Hirsch.

Sources

[S2286] Minnesota, Hennepin County, FCR: Hennepin Co., MN 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 768, Minneapolis Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 11B, dwelling 201, family 228, Willie Nelson, accessed 6 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2292] Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2010)), accessed 6 Jan 2025), William G. Nelson, 1891, Hennepin County; FHL Film No. 1498822. (Reliability: 3).
[S1946] Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2001)), accessed 6 Jan 2025), William Nelson, 1938, Hennepin County; Certificate No. 022562. (Reliability: 3).
[S2294] Minnesota. Minneapolis., Minneapolis Star, "Deaths and Funerals," 5 Dec 1938, p. 14, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 Jan 2025). (Reliability: 3).
[S2286] Minnesota, Hennepin County, FCR: Hennepin Co., MN 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 768, Minneapolis Ward 7, enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 11A, dwelling 201, family 228, Frank T. Nelson, accessed 6 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 6 Jan 2025), Nelson-Garrett, 1890, Lee County; FHL Film No. 32441. (Reliability: 3).
[S2289] Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO), Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2022)), accessed 7 Jan 2025), Nelson-Robison, 1911, Hennepin County; Certificate no. 1520272. (Reliability: 3).
[S2289] Minnesota Association of County Officers (MACO), Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2022, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2022)), accessed 7 Jan 2025), Nelson-Wickman, 1922, Hennepin County; Certificate No. 2550479. (Reliability: 3).