Andrew Nelson, son of John and Anna Anderson Nelson, was born August 22, 1890 at Sanborn. He married Clara Rud on August 28, 1913 at Moorhead. She was the daughter of Thor and Marit Skaaden Rud and was born at Starbuck, Minnesota on October 30, 1885.
The couple purchased a farm in Section 34 in Rolling Prairie Township in 1914, where they lived until retiring and moving to Carrington in 1967.
They had seven children: Hazel, Chester, Morris, Marjorie, Lyla, Willard, and Helen.
Mrs. Nelson died July 4, 1974 and is buried at Carrington.
Mr. Nelson is a resident of the Holy Family Guest Home in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 97B