Tollef Nelson
(1833-1895)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Marit Larson

Tollef Nelson

  • Born: 24 Mar 1833, Tynset, Hedmark, Norway
  • Marriage (1): Marit Larson on 29 May 1861 in Fillmore Co, Minnesota, United States
  • Died: 11 Oct 1895, Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States at age 62
  • Buried: Ten Mile Lake Cemetery, Tumili Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA

   Another name for Tollef was Tollef Nelsen.

  Research Notes:

1860 US Census, Spring Grove [Twp 101R7], Houston Co, MN; post office Bellville; enumeration on 12 Jul 1860; dw/fam 517/531; image 12 & 13; p 72 & 73

Ole Eastenson, age 26 b in Nor [abt 1834] ; farmer [likely Ole Estensen]*
wife Anna, age 29, b in Nor
dau Isabel, age 4 mos, b in MN
then, line 40
Tollif Nelson, age 27 b in Nor, farmer
then, next page, Lars Nelson, age 24 b in Nor, farmer .. likely brother to
Tollef

... NOTE: I reviewed all pages for Houston Co, Spring Grove, 1860 census looking for Lars Estensen and Ingrid ... not recorded
... also tried to see if Tollef was listed in 1865 MN state in Filmmore Co, but he isn't indexed on either Ancestry or FamilySearch

* Ole Estensen ... ancestry search .. No FTs, but a record for a marriage: Ole Estensen and Anne Persdatter on 13 Jul 1855 at Tynset parish


Tollef married Marit Larson, daughter of Lars Estensen and Ingrid Olsdatter, on 29 May 1861 in Fillmore Co, Minnesota, United States. (Marit Larson was born on 1 May 1839 in Tolga, Hedmark, Norway, died on 28 Oct 1905 in Tumuli Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Ten Mile Lake Cemetery, Tumili Twp, Otter Tail Co, Minnesota, USA.)




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