Nets G. Nelson, eldest son of Andrew and Kjersti Nelson, was born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, January 9, 1869, and came to Barnes County in 1879. He served on the local school board and church Council.
Nels did a lot of hunting and fishing and owned many guns. When his parents died, Nels served as manager of the estate, and as guardian. When the Andrew Nelson estate was settled in 1906, Nels moved to and worked in Potlatch, Idaho. He died there December 13, 1908. He is buried in the Sheyenne Valley Church Cemetery. Nels never married.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 171