Nels Swenson was born April 19, 1862, at Alexandria, Minnesota. He married Vollie Olsen at Alexandria, who died in April 1934.
Mr. Swenson came to Carrington as a collector for a farm implement firm and worked for the firm for a number of years. He had a varied career fur trapper, coal miner, and a railway worker. He lived in Fargo and Carrington. After he retired to Carrington, he spent his time working in his garden and orchard. His home became a show place in the community.
He died in 1963 at the age of 101.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 41B