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Elise Katherine Nelson (Eliasdatter-Sorensen)

Also Known As: "Lizzie", "Elise Eliasdatter"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stavanger, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Death: May 25, 1917 (34)
Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa, United States (Tubercolosis )
Place of Burial: Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Elias Sorensen, Vigmostad and Karen Sorenson (Mortensdatter)
Wife of Ole Lars Nelson
Ex-partner of Emil "Peter" Olsen Dahl
Mother of Martha Viola Smith; Lloyd Cornel Nelson; Esther Nelson; Caspara Ovidia Toutant; Selma Theodora Nelson and 1 other
Sister of Soren Martinius Eliassen; Thora Alvilde Eliassen; Ole Sorenson; Carl S. Sorenson and Martin Sorensen infant

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About Elise Nelson (Sorenson)

Baptismal record of Elise Katherine

And Elise Kathrine in 1882, number 8 at bottom of page:

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9545&idx_id=9545&...

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Elise Katrine Sorensen Norway, Baptisms Name: Elise Katrine Sorensen Gender: Female Event Date: 10 Sep 1882 Event Place: Aust-Agder, Norway Birth Date: 06 Sep 1882 Father's Name: Elias Sorensen Father's Age: 1848 Mother's Name: Karen Tobine Mortensdatter Bjellenaad Mother's Age: 1852 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04214-6 , System Origin: Norway-EASy , GS Film number: 1282586 , Reference ID: B3 P30 E8

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Elise Katherine Sorenson

Birth

7 Sep 1882

inStavonger, Norway

Death

25 May 1917

inGunder, Clayton, Iowa, United States

Spouse & Children

Ole Lars Nelson

1865 – 1925

Martha Viola Nelson

1904 – 1989

Lloyd Nelson

1909 – 1992

Esther Constance Nelson

1911 – 1933

Caspara Ovida Nelson

1913 – 1998

Selma Teodora Nelson

1915 – 1927

Elise Catherine Nelson

1917 – 2002

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1882

7 Sep

Birth

Stavonger, Norway

1917

25 May

Age: 34

Death

Gunder, Clayton, Iowa, United States

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Elise's name in Norway would of been Elise Eliasdatter, but when she came to the US it got changed to the American way of doing last names which would be her father's last name; Sorensen

Informasjon om bosted

Forrige bosted  Neste bosted  

Informasjon om bostedet:

Tellingsår: 1900

Kommune: Eide

Kommunenummer: 0925

Navn på bosted: Gulduren

Antall personer registrert på bostedet: 5

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Navn Familie-stilling Sivil-stand Yrke Fødselsår Fødested Etnisitet

Tobine Mortensen hm e Gaardeier, dagarbeiderske ved gaardsbrug og husvæsen 1852 Søgne LM

Søren Eliassen s ug Sjømand, matros, Sliberiarbeider 1878 Vestre Moland

Ole Eliassen s ug Sjømand Matros 1884 Eide Ned

Carl Sørensen s ug Søn 1892 Eide Ned

Elise Eliasdatter d ug tjenestepige 1882 Eide Ned

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Buried: East Clermont Cemetery, Clermont, IA

Ole L. Nelson and Katherine Sorenson lived in Elderado Iowa.

Clermont Luthern Cemetery list:

http://www.sharylscabin.com/Clayton/cemetery/eastclermont.htm

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Lizzie K Nelson United States Census, 1910 Name Lizzie K Nelson Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Marion, Clayton, Iowa, United States Gender Female Age 27 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1883 Birthplace Norway Immigration Year 1903 Father's Birthplace Norway Mother's Birthplace Norway Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 4 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ole L Nelson Head M 45 Norway Lizzie K Nelson Wife F 27 Norway Martha V Nelson Daughter F 3 Iowa Lloyd K Nelson Son M 0 Iowa Carl M Nelson Son M 17 Iowa Citing this Record "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1N-CHV : accessed 18 September 2017), Lizzie K Nelson in household of Ole L Nelson, Marion, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 4B, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 397; FHL microfilm 1,374,410.


Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

about Elese Nelson

Name: Elese Nelson

Birth Year: abt 1882

Birth Place: Norway

Gender: Female

Race: White

Marital Status: Married

Census Date: 1915

Residence state: Iowa

Residence County: Clayton

Locality: Marion

Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Father's Birthplace: Norway

Roll: IA1915_106

Line: 696

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Elese Nelson 33

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Elise died of Tubercolosis (TB)

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Notes by CASPARA OVIDA NELSON (BURGER) ( TOUTANT)

My Mother was born September 7, 1882, Elissa Cathrine Sorenson and passed away May 25, 1917. She was born in Norway. Her mother was Karen Tobena, and I don’t know about her father. Brothers and Sister were Ole, Carl and Martin. Martin died at sea. She had Vie, Lloyd, Esther, me, Selma and Eliza. My Dad Ole L. Nelson was born in Norway December 03, 1865 and died at Gunder Iowa May 05, 1925. I don’t know a thing about his parents. His brothers and sisters were. Nels, Christian, Kjersty and Anna. He had Carl ( Charley), Lloyd, Esther, Me, Selma and Eliza. My mother had Vie out of wedlock before she and dad were married, My dad had Charley with his first wife, Carrie Kold. Who passed away when Charley was 3. This all took place at Gunder Iowa in Clayton County.

My mother died of T.B.  My dad died of enlargement of the heart.  
            Your dad and I were married November 29, 1934 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo.  We were divorced October 31, 1955. The L in my dads name doesn’t stand for anything and his brother Nels took the name of Larson, to get away from too many Nels.Nelsons.  My dad came from Lillessond  and my mother came from Stavonger, Both from Norway. 

Lloyd Cornel, Esther Constance, Caspara Ovida, Selma Theadore, Eliza ( No middle name ) and Vie was Martha Viola. ESTHER CONSTANCE NELSON was born October 19, 1911 on a farm near Gunder Iowa, Clayton County. Drown July 09, 1933 in sand pit Black Hawk County, near Cedar falls. Was Buried in East Clermont Cemetery, Clayton County. She never married.

          Karen Tobina Sorenson, born at Black Mountain, Norway. Died  October, 1933 in Waterloo, Black hawk County. Was buried there at Elmwood Cemetery. Her father was Morton Anderson.  Her mother was Karen Anderson.  Her husband was Elias Sorenson.  She had a sister  Ingeborg  Mortenson.  She had two brothers Andres Mortenson and Martin Mortenson.   Her Children were.  OLE, CARL, MARTIN, ELISSA and one more daughter.( No name).  She was born Karen Tobine Mortenson,  February 24, 1852.  She was married to Elias Sorenson in 1873. He died in Norway 1898.  She came to America in 1905.
         MATHA VIOLA NELSON  (SMITH)  was born  June 11, 1907 sb 1904 at a farm near Eldorado, Iowa Fayette County, with Mrs Nels (Karina) Reinertson as midwife to Elissa Sorenson and Emil Dahl. She never went by Dahl. She was Never adopted by Ole L. Nelson. She went by Nelson tho.  She Married Jessie Bennet Smith  in Waterloo Iowa February 27, 1926.  We had the same mother. Vie had a different dad.  
          CARL (CHARLEY) NELSON , was born near Gunder Iowa, Clayton County.  June 22, 1892  too Ole L and Kari Nelson. He married Clara Sharlewis of Postville Iowa in 1926.  He passed away August 31, 1968. Near Carson City Michigan and buried there.
          SELMA THEODORA NELSON born February 09, 1915.  Died 1925 at Oakdale, Iowa. She was born Near Gunder, Iowa in Clayton County. Buried at East Clermont Cemetery, in Clayton County.
           LLOYD CORNEL NELSON born near Gunder Iowa, Clayton County. December 23, 1909. He married Grace Sawvell. June 06, 1936.
     ELIZA NELSON (BIGLER) born May 01, 1917 out side of Clermont, Iowa, Clayton County.  She married Charles W. Bigler. November 16, 1942., at Oelwein Iowa, Fayette County.
       Sam and I were married June 19 1967 in Blooming Prairie, Minn..  
       Arthur W Burger and I were married November 29, 1934 at Sacred Heart  Church in Waterloo. 
        Charley or Carl had a middle name of Norman, He was born in1892.   Vies dad Emil Dahl never married our mother. According to Lloyds old records Vie was born 1904. She didn’t know that either!  She thought it was 1906

I Robert L Nelson typed the notes of Caspara Nelson. They were very faint and very hard to read. They were hand written.

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Elsie Katherine Sorenson Nelson Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: 1882, Norway Death: 1917 Clermont Fayette County Iowa, USA

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Spouse:
 Ole Lars Nelson (1865 - 1925)*
Children:
 Esther Constance Nelson (1911 - 1933)*
 Selma Theodora Nelson (1915 - 1927)*
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Burial: East Clermont Lutheran Church Cemetery Clayton County Iowa, USA

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Elise Nelson (Sorenson)'s Timeline

1882
September 7, 1882
Stavanger, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
1904
June 11, 1904
Eldorado, Fayette County, Iowa, United States
1909
December 23, 1909
Near, Gunder, Clayton County, Iowa, United States
1911
October 19, 1911
farm near, Gunder, Clayton County, Iowa, United States
1913
May 30, 1913
Gunder , or Elgin, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
1915
February 26, 1915
Near, Gunder, Clayton County, Iowa, United States
1917
May 1, 1917
Clermont, Clayton , Iowa, United States
May 25, 1917
Age 34
Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa, United States
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East Clermont Lutheran Church Cemetery, Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa, United States