Nelson, Nels G. and Ellen

 

Ellen Forsberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johan Forsberg, married Nels G. Nelson of Clarissa, Minnesota, in 1926.

They lived in Illinois and Minnesota for four years before returning to North Dakota with their two children, Ruth and Royce.

When they returned they farmed her father's land in Sverdrup Township.  Nels also did carpentry, building many granaries and brooder houses for neighbors.

Nels died in 1950, and Ellen in 1970.  Their daughter, Ruth, married BerLyle Lunn and son, Royce, married Mavis Vasfaret.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 206