John Canritch Nelson

1877 - 1953  (75 years)

• Name	John Canritch Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	22 Jun 1877	Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1953	Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, USA   [5]
  Death	30 Mar 1953	Spink, South Dakota, USA   [5, 14]
  Person ID	I1242	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Hans Peder Nielsen,   b. 24 Aug 1845, Slagelse, Soro, Vestsjalland, Denmark d. 25 Mar 1925, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Maren Sophie K Nielsen,   b. 25 May 1849, Assentorp, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark d. 21 May 1893, Minnesota, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	28 Apr 1874	Eden, Brown, Minnesota, USA   [15, 16]
  		Hans Peter Nielsen and Mary Sophie Nelsen Wedding Certificate Mary Sophie's name is spelled Nelsen and Nelson (and one witness is Jens Jensen, which I believe is her correct last name.)
  		Hans Peter Nielsen and Mary Sophie Nelson Marriage
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jun 1877 - Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA Burial - 1953 - Redfield, Spink, South Dakota, USA Death - 30 Mar 1953 - Spink, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John Canritch Nelson Birth Record

  
  

• Sources

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