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• Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Dennis Jörgensen Nelson¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Dennis Jörgensen Nelson was born on 25 July 1897 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^2,1
• Marriage: He and Esther Mae Overgaard were married in 1920 in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.³
• Marriage: He and Ethel Edna Overgaard were married on 14 February 1968.³
• Death: He died on 12 February 1974, at age 76.⁴

• Note: Dennis homesteaded near Sheridan, Wyoming in 1917, and Dennis and Esther spent their honeymoon there. He served in the Engineer Corps of the U.S. Army during World War I in France. Dennis operated a cabinet shop in California for a while. In the 1960s his latest active business was the operation of a seed and feed store in Madison, South Dakota, where they had a home on the banks of Lake Herman. He owned farm property near Centerville, and spent the summers there, and the winters in a new home in Sun City, Arizona.³
• Christening: Dennis Jörgensen Nelson was christened on 5 September 1897 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.²
• Household Member: Dennis appeared in the household of Jörgen Nielsen in a census on 26 June 1900 in Pleasant Valley, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.
  
  1) Jorgen Nelson, head of household, age 58, born Apr 1842 in Denmark, parents born in Denmark, married for 33 years, immigrated in 1886, in U.S. 13 years, papers filed for naturalization, farme, able to read, write, and speak English, owns house free.
  2) Ellen M. Nelson, wife, age 41, born Aug 1858, married 33 years, eight children born, five living, born in Denmark, parents born in Denmark, unknown year of immigration, able to read, write, and speak English.
  3) Gabriel S. Nelson, son, age 11, born Nov 1888 in South Dakota, at school.
  4) Ellis Nelson, son, age 9, born Sep 1890 in South Dakota.
  5) Marie Nelson, daughter, age 7, born Sep 1892 in South Dakota.
  6) Herman P. Nelson, son, age 5, born Oct 1894 in South Dakota.
  7) Dennis Nelson, son, age 2, born Jul 1897.
  8) Herbert Crawford, age 32, boarder, born in Iowa, farm laborer.
  9) Peter Rodvald, age 24, boarder, born in Norway, farm laborer.^5,3
• Alt. Marriage: He has conflicting marriage information of 14 May 1920 and Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.⁶
• Census: He appeared on the census on 3 April 1950 in Madison, Lake, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.
  1) Dennis Nelson, head, married, age 52, birth place South Dakota.
  2) Esther M. Nelson, wife, age 53, birth place South Dakota.¹

• Last Edited: 3 May 2022 09:26:00

Citations

1. [S1224] SD, Lake Co., 1950 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T628, Madison, enumeration district (ED) 40-12, sheet 4, household 43, lines 15-16, (Dennis Nelson family), accessed 3 May 2022
2. [S1225] Lodi Lutheran Congregation (Wakonda, South Dakota, United States), Baptism Records. Digital images., Dennis Jörgensen Nielsen baptism; accessed 26 Sep 2018
3. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
4. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Dennis Nelson (1897–1974), 84718043, citing Riverview Cemetery, Centerville, Turner County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Christin Bartels (contributor 47440162).
5. [S260] South Dakota, Clay County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1241548, enumeration district (ED) 98, p. 8, dwelling 136, family 139, Jorgen Nelson household, accessed 26 Sep 2018
6. [S39] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 2 Oct 2018), entry for Dennis Jörgensen Nelson, person ID L17X-9JS.

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Camilla Kjeldine Jorgensen^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Camilla Kjeldine Jorgensen was born on 8 May 1900 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^1,2
• Marriage: She and Carl Walther Tvedt were married on 12 August 1924 in Maskell, Dixon, Nebraska, United StatesBGO.²
• Death: She died on 25 July 1991, at age 91, in San Fernando, Los Angeles, California, United StatesBGO.¹

• Story:
  
  Camilla was born in South Dakota but moved with her parents when she was four-years-old to Dixon County, Nebraska. She remembers well her childhood trips to Lodi to see grandma and the family there. In the summer the ferry boat across the Missouri was used. In the winter the scary experience of crossing on the ice was made.Usually there was water on top of the ice in places and there was fear that the ice was not safe under these places. In Vermillion, her mother's cousin, Mrs. Gilbertson, gave them dinner at noon, and then it was an all afternoon drive north - sixteen miles. She says "When we got cold, George and I got out and ran behind the sled to keep warm. Sometimes papa wold tease us with a "get-up" to the horses so they would go faster and we would have to run so fast."
  
  The trip to visit in Nebraska was equally anticipated by the Lodi clan. They could hardly wait for the cold weather to make the ice safe so they could go to Nels'. Upon arriving at the riverbank there was always some doubt as to the safety, and it was "get-up" to the horses and that was the swiftest pace of the horses of the whole trip. Camilla had a boughten sled with steel runners - that was a treat - the Lodi group had heavy home-made sleds with wooden runners with a strip of steel from a wagon box nailed at the bottom to help them go fast.
  
  Camilla taught school in Nebraska before she married. Carl, likewise, is a teacher, starting his career in September of 1924, at Lidgerwood, North Dakota. In September of 1928 she and Carl moved to Palo Alto, California.
  
  They both enjoyed traveling throughout the USA and abroad. Camilla had a strong interest in and affection for people, places and things. She was very active in several organizations in the San Fernando area and her Lutheran church where, in 1983, she received the Woman of the Year pin from the Lutheran Women of St. Mark's for her contributions to its programs. In 191, she entered the Church Triumphant.²
  

• Last Edited: 27 April 2020 12:23:00

Citations

1. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 26 Sep 2018, Camilla Kjeldine Jorgensen Tvedt (8 May 1900–25 Jul 1991), 79204658, citing Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by bookworm98 (contributor 46775110).
2. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

George Johannes Jorgensen¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: George Johannes Jorgensen was born on 26 December 1903 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Marriage: He and Mary Esther Rhodes were married on 20 November 1940 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: He died on 26 November 1952, at age 48, in Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United StatesBGO.¹

• Last Edited: 27 April 2020 12:28:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Arthur Norris Jorgensen¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Arthur Norris Jorgensen was born on 5 August 1910 in Newcastle, Dixon, Nebraska, United StatesBGO.^2,1
• Marriage: He and Eva Laura Ramme were married on 29 June 1940 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: He died in 1997, at age ~87.²

• Last Edited: 27 April 2020 12:30:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 26 Sep 2018, Arthur N Jorgensen (1910–1997), 134579077, citing Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Annemarie Gerace (contributor 48313032).

Gertrude Gerrish¹

Biography

• Birth: Gertrude Gerrish was born in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Marriage: She and Jens Kristian Jorgenson were married on 29 May 1900 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO, Married at the Gerrish home.¹
• Death: She died on 5 February 1930 in Dinuba, Tulare, California, United StatesBGO.¹

• Last Edited: 26 April 2020 09:14:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

Lois Anne Walters¹

Biography

• Birth: Lois Anne Walters was born in Kansas, United StatesBG.¹
• Marriage: She and Jens Kristian Jorgenson were married on 1 October 1935 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: She died in California, United StatesBGO.¹

• Note: Chris and Lois moved to San Fernando about 1936, where his brother Nels and family resided. So the brothers had companionship for sixteen years. At his home in San Fernando, Chris was proud of the fruit trees in his yard. Lois had two children by a former marriage, Dawn and Ivan Walters. Lois married again after Chris passed away. She and her husband were both killed in a one-car automobile accident shortly after they were married.

• Last Edited: 26 April 2020 09:15:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson was born on 25 January 1917 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^4,2,3
• Marriage: She and Howard Froiland were married on 26 August 1940 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United StatesBGO.^4,2
• Death: She died on 23 May 1979, at age 62, in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^4,1

• Alt. Birth: She has conflicting birth information of 25 January 1916 and Lodi, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Household Member: Dorothy appeared in the household of Howard Froiland in a census on 1 April 1950 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.
  1) Howard Froiland, head, age 41, married, birth place South Dakota, city sanitation.
  2) Dorothy E. Froiland, age 34, married, birth place South Dakota.
  3) John H. Froiland, son, age 8, birth place South Dakota.
  4) Robert G. Froiland, son, age 7, birth place South Dakota.
  5) Richard D. Froiland, son, age 6, birth place South Dakota.
  6) James F. Froiland, son, age 4, birth place South Dakota.
  7) Karen A. Froiland, daughter, age 3, birth place South Dakota.³
• Obituary: Her obituary was published in May 1979. Mrs. Howard (Dorothy E.) Froiland, 62, of 1007 N. Lincoln, died of a heart attack Wednesday, May 23, at her home.
  
  Services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ron Prasek officiating.
  
  Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery.
  
  The Huebl Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
  
  Visitation will be from 8 a.m. Friday until 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and from 2:45 p.m. until the service Saturday at the church. The family is requested to meet at the church chappen at 3 p.m. Saturday.
  
  Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson was born Jan. 25, 1916 at Wakonda. She attended school and grew up there and later attended business college at Sioux City, Iowa. She was employed at Equity Creameries in Sioux City until 1938 when she moved to Pierre where she served as secretary for the South Dakota state engineer. She married Howard Froiland Aug. 26, 1940, at Minneapolis, Minn., and they made their homeiin Pierre.
  
  She was then employed by the South Dakota Motor Vehicle Department until the couple moved to Rapid City in 1944. Mr. Froiland was the sanitarian for Rapid City. The couple moved to Aberdeen in 1948 where Mr. Froiland was the Aberdeen city sanitarian until his retirement. She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women and the Cosmo Pals.
  
  Survivors include her husband, six sons, John of Ogden, Utah; Robert, of Blaine, Minn.; Richard, of Park Ridge, Ill.; James of Billings, Mont.; Alfred of Mobridge; and Charles of Williston, N.D.; one daughter, Mrs. Darwin (Karen Ann) Miller of Moorhead, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas (Betty) Murphy, of Philadelphia, Penn.; and Mrs. Ralph (Ruth) Foote, of Delta, Colo.; and nine grandchildren.
  
  She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother.⁴

• Last Edited: 2 May 2022 10:08:00

Citations

1. [S208] Janet Murphy, Murphy, Janet, 1988 Update, Recipient: to Debbie Jorgenson
2. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
3. [S1226] SD, Brown Co., 1950 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T628, Aberdeen, enumeration district (ED) 7-12, sheet 1, lines 29-30 & sheet 2, 1-6, household 8, (Howard Froiland family), accessed 2 May 2022
4. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson Froiland (25 Jan 1916–23 May 1979), 108007761, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by MaryT (contributor 47616997).

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Frederick Peter Nelson^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Frederick Peter Nelson was born on 22 April 1919 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^3,1,2
• Marriage: He and Thelma Lois Vandersluis were married on 27 December 1950 in Brookings, Brookings, South Dakota, United StatesBG.^4,1
• Death: He died on 7 September 1968, at age 49, in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^5,3,1

• Name: Frederick Peter Nelson was also known as Fred Peter Nelson.³
• Story:
  
  On August 6, 1969, an auction was held at the Gabriel Nelson farm of its machinery and household belongings. Widowed in 1968, Thelma and their three children moved to Brookings, South Dakota soon after the auction. Thelma worked for awhile but is retired now for several years. She has had hip replacements but enjoys dancing and travels when she can. She is active in keeping up with her three married children and their children. She continues to reside in Brookings and on 28 May 1993 she remarried to a Norbert Dolan, a retired farmer originally from Flandreau.
  

• Last Edited: 2 May 2022 09:44:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S865] SD, Clay Co., 1950 U.S. census, National Archives, Digital images, T628, Pleasant Valley, enumeration district (ED) 14-9, sheet 74, household 68, ines 20-23, (Gabriel Nelson family), accessed 2 May 2022
3. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Fred P. Nelson (22 Apr 19190Sep 1968), 119238640, citing Dalesburg Lutheran Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA; maintained by WildGeese15 (contributor 47026950).
4. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com., accessed 26 Sep 2018), Frederick "Fred" Peter Nelson's marriage
5. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson Froiland (25 Jan 1916–23 May 1979), 108007761, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by MaryT (contributor 47616997).

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Betty Louise Nelson^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Betty Louise Nelson was born on 28 March 1922 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^1,2
• Marriage: She and Thomas Vincent Murphy were married on 3 May 1946 in Dalesburg, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.²
• Death: She died on 28 March 1988, at age 66, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesBGO.^3,1,4

• Last Edited: 28 April 2020 08:52:00

Citations

1. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 26 Sep 2018, Betty Louise Nelson Murphy (28 Mar 1922-28 Mar 1988), 119238496, citing Dalesburg Lutheran Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by WildGeese15 (contributor 47026950).
2. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
3. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson Froiland (25 Jan 1916–23 May 1979), 108007761, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by MaryT (contributor 47616997).
4. [S208] Janet Murphy, Murphy, Janet, 1988 Update, Recipient: to Debbie Jorgenson

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Ruth Marie Nelson¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Ruth Marie Nelson was born on 20 September 1924 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Marriage: She and Ralph Fred Foote were married on 1 June 1968 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: She died on 29 May 2016, at age 91, in Delta, Delta, Colorado, United StatesBGO.²

• Christening: Ruth Marie Nelson was christened on 25 March 1926 in Dalesburg, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.

• Last Edited: 28 April 2020 08:57:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson Froiland (25 Jan 1916–23 May 1979), 108007761, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by MaryT (contributor 47616997).

• Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Tollev Nelson¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Tollev Nelson was born on 14 November 1899 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: He died on 28 November 1899, at age 0.¹

• Last Edited: 25 April 2020 11:51:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

Vinnie Nelson^1,2,3

Biography

• Birth: Vinnie Nelson was born on 9 November 1899 in Ekeby, SwedenBG.^1,2,3
• Marriage: She and Herman Peter Nelson were married on 10 November 1917 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.²
• Death: She died on 3 January 1987, at age 87, in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United StatesBGO.¹

• Note: Vinnie came to South Dakota with her parents from Sweden when she was ten years old. One of her first impressions was in regard to the small pats of butter that was served with the meal. She wasn't sure she was going to like the United States if that was all the butter they had. In 1968 at the time of Sanna's Three J's From Denmark, Vinnie lived in the home she had recently built at 411 E. Cedar in Vermillion, which was a friendly neighborhood with many coffee parties there.
  
  Vinnie continued to live in the home she had built located in Vermillion for many years. However, she soon developed crippling arthritis and moved in with her married daughter, Lucille and her husband, Tom Peace in Bakersfield, California.
  
  Her daughter, Lucille, relates a story concerning the confusion over her mother's middle and maiden name. "When Mom signed up for Social Security, they kept writing back for her middle and maiden names. She had no middle name and after several letters, Social Security finally put Vinnie Nelson Nelson on her card!"²
• Household Member: Vinnie appeared in the household of Herman Peter Nelson in a census on 10 April 1950 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.
  1) Herman P. Nelson, head, age 55, married, birth place south Dakota, sheriff.
  2) Vinnie Nelson, wife, age 50, birth place Sweden, bailiff, county court house.³
• Residence: She resided at 411 E. Cedar Street in 1965 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.
  Vinnie coninued to live in this home she had built for many years. However, she soon developed crippling arthritis and moved in with her married daughter, Lucille and her husband, Tom Peace in Bakersfield, California.⁴

• Last Edited: 2 May 2022 11:56:00

Citations

1. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Vinnie Nelson Nelson (9 Nov 1899–3 Jan 1987), 115234528, citing Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Wickens (contributor 47178843).
2. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
3. [S865] SD, Clay Co., 1950 U.S. census, National Archives, Digital images, T628, Vermillion, enumeration district (ED) 14-14, sheet 1, household 10, lines 21-22, (Herman Nelson family), accessed 2 May 2022
4. [S208] Janet Murphy, Murphy, Janet, 1988 Update, Recipient: to Debbie Jorgenson

Olga Miller¹

Biography

• Birth: Olga Miller was born in 1872 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Marriage: She and Peder Kjeld Jorgenson were married on 27 September 1899 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: She died on 5 November 1901, at age ~29, in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹

• Last Edited: 26 April 2020 09:12:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

Hazel Cook

Biography

• Marriage: Hazel Cook and Marion Abel Slocum were married in July 1975.

• Last Edited: 17 October 2024 14:48:00

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Harry Vincent Nelson^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Harry Vincent Nelson was born on 6 March 1918 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^1,2
• Marriage: He and Margaret Mary Fowler were married.
• Death: He died on 24 October 1982, at age 64, in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.²

• Last Edited: 28 April 2020 10:25:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 28 Apr 2020, Harry V. Nelson (6 Mar 1918–24 Oct 1982), 52117309, citing Saint Agnes Calvary Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Wickens (contributor 47178843).

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Sanna Lucille Nelson¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Sanna Lucille Nelson was born on 3 November 1920 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: She died on 28 February 1921, at age 0, in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹

• Last Edited: 26 April 2020 09:35:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Velma Lucille Nelson^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Velma Lucille Nelson was born on 10 October 1923 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^1,2
• Marriage: She and Thomas Benton Peace were married.
• Death: She died on 3 March 1996, at age 72.²

• Last Edited: 28 April 2020 10:35:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 28 Apr 2020, V Lucille Peace (10 Oct 1922–3 Mar 1996), 165109483, citing Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA; Maintained by Jim Hunt (contributor 47008269).

• Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Sanna Nelson¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Sanna Nelson was born on 16 January 1901 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Marriage: She and George Herman Lohre were married on 6 September 1930 in Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: She died in February 1979, at age 78, in Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United StatesBGO.²

• Education: She was educated at U. of Illinois Library School.
• Story:
  
  After the completion of "3 Js from Denmark" in 1968, she continued to spend most of the year in Vermillion at 321 N. Plum Street. However, the winters were spent with her brother, Dennis, in Arizona. Dennis would then spend summers in Vermillion with Sanna.
  
  In the early 1970's, Sanna felt ill and went to her doctor who rushed her to the hospital. She had an abdominal aortic aneurysm that was about to rupture.
  
  Sanna enjoyed oil painting. She preferred to do landscapes and paintings of her parents' old homestead. Together, Sanna and her brother, Dennis, enjoyed being retired and visiting with friends and family in South Dakota and Arizona.
  
  Sanna passed away in the hospital in Sun City, Arizona with her son, John Lohre, by her side. She is buried next to her husband, George, at Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion.³
  
• Note: She is the third compiler of this family history. After the completion of her manuscript in 1968, she continued to spend most of the year in Vermillion at 321 N. Plum Street. However, the winters were spent with her brother, Dennis in Arizona. Dennis would then spend summers in Vermillion with Sanna. In the early 1970s, Sanna felt ill and went to her doctor who rushed her to the hospital. She had an abdominal aortic aneurysm that was about to rupture. She enjoyed oil painting. She preferred to do landscapes and paintings of her parents old homestead. Together, Sanna and her brother Dennis enjoyed being retired and visiting with friends and family in South Dakota and Arizona.

• Last Edited: 26 April 2020 09:43:00

Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 26 Apr 2020, Sanna Nelson (16 Jan 1901–24 Feb 1979), 115236710, citing Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Wickens (contributor 47178843).
3. [S208] Janet Murphy, Murphy, Janet, 1988 Update, Recipient: to Debbie Jorgenson

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Roger Jens Jorgenson

Dale Burdette Nelson^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Dale Burdette Nelson was born on 19 May 1927 in Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^1,2
• Marriage: He and Doris Lee Baker were married on 23 January 1968 in Guymon, Texas, Oklahoma, United StatesBGO.³
• Death: He died on 14 July 2008, at age 81, in Hesston, Harvey, Kansas, United StatesBGO.¹

• Obituary: His obituary was published in McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United StatesBGO. Dale Burdette Nelson was born May 19, 1927 in rural Clay County, South Dakota, the son of Herman and Vinnie (Nillson) Nelson. He was the youngest of four children born to this union, two sons and two daughters: Harry, Sanna, Lucille, and Dale. Dale attended and graduated from Vermillion High School, Vermillion, South Dakota.
  
  After graduating from high school, Dale enlisted in the United States Navy where he served with the Fifth Fleet Flag Allowance aboard several different ships, including the battleships, The New Jersey and The Iowa, and cruiser, The Vicksburg. After his discharge in 1946, he attended the University of South Dakota, majoring in music, and was the high school band director at Scotland, South Dakota before entering the retail music business as a salesman. After several years in the music industry, Dale earned his multi-engine pilots license and sold airplanes for two years, prior to going into the mobile home manufacturing field where he worked in sales and management. He also spent several years in recreational vehicle sales. Dale worked for Kit Manufacturing as a Sales Manager, owned and operated 3-D Distributing Inc., was an agent for Morgan Drive-A-Way, manager for Coastal Mart, and was a salesman for Kansas Kampers, all of McPherson, Kansas until his retirement. Dale worked part-time during his retirement for Koehn's Korner which later became Mr C's Pit Stop and Rinse and Roll Car Wash of McPherson, Kansas.
  
  Dale was married in 1948 to Rosemary Mann and later divorced in 1966. On January 22, 1968 Dale was united in marriage to Doris Baker at Guymon, Oklahoma. This union brought together their children, three sons and five daughters: Douglas, Scott, Vici, Shelby, Debra L'Ann, Darci, Jeffery Dale, and Jennifer. Dale and his family moved due to his work throughout the years, before making their home in McPherson, Kansas in 1985. Dale and Doris became faithful members of the First Christian Church, McPherson, Kansas where Dale served as an Elder Emeritus, Choir Director, Chairman of the Board, and in many other capacities throughout the years. Dale was also a member and director of the Light Capital Singers, McPherson, Kansas.
  
  Mr. Dale B. Nelson, 81, entered into eternal rest at 3:39 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2008 at his home in Hesston, Kansas while in the company of family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Vinnie Nelson; brother, Harry; sisters, Sanna Nelson and Lucille Peace, and a daughter, Debra L'Ann Swartz.
  
  Dale is survived by his loving and caring wife of over forty years Doris, of the home; children, Douglas Nelson and wife Suzanne, Austin, Texas, Scott Nelson and wife Patty, Kansas City, Missouri, Vici Myers and husband Tommy, Wichita, Kansas, Shelby Marchel, Wichita, Kansas, Darci Phillips, Hesston, Kansas, Jeffery Dale Nelson, Hesston, Kansas and Jennifer Nelson, Manhattan, Kansas; nine grandchildren, Erin Nelson, Austin, Texas, Lindsay Nelson, Austin, Texas, Dr. Brook Nelson, Kansas City, Missouri, Ami Higgins and husband Brian, Wichita, Kansas, Rion "Coach" Rhodes and wife Darcy, Hutchinson, Kansas, Kandee Marchel, Wichita, Kansas, Mindy Marchel, Orlando, Florida, Samantha Marchel, Kansas City, Kansas, and Jordan Phillips, Hesston, Kansas; seven great-grandchildren, Taylor, Parker, Haylee, and Hunter Higgins, Wichita, Kansas, Sidney, Trevor and Jackson Rhodes, Hutchinson, Kansas, several nieces and nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.
  
  Friends are invited to call on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at Glidden - Ediger Chapel, McPherson, Kansas.
  
  Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church, McPherson, Kansas with Dr. John Gran, Sr. and Pastor Neil Engle officiating. Special music, " In This Very Room" will be sung by the First Christian Church Choir and accompanied by Carolyn Mathis; "Holy Ground" will be sung by Vici Myers; and the congregation will sing "Victory In Jesus" (see insert) with Carolyn Mathis accompanying.
  
  Final resting place will be in the McPherson Cemetery with military honors presented by members of the American Legion Post 24 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2715.
  
  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church or Robert J. Dole Veterans Hospital, Wichita, Kansas and they can be sent in care of the Glidden - Ediger Funeral Home; 222 West Euclid Street; McPherson, Kansas 67460.¹

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Citations

1. [S93] Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 8 Mar 2018, Burdette “Swede” Nelson (19 May 1927–14 Jul 2008), 65750980, citing McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, McPherson County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by delkan (contributor 47305824).
2. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
3. [S208] Janet Murphy, Murphy, Janet, 1988 Update, Recipient: to Debbie Jorgenson

Esther Mae Overgaard^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Esther Mae Overgaard was born on 18 February 1896 in Centerville, Turner, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.^1,2
• Marriage: She and Dennis Jörgensen Nelson were married in 1920 in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹
• Death: She died on 20 July 1964, at age 68, in Centerville, Turner, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.¹

• Note: Esther was a graduate nurse from the Samaritan Hospital and Training School, Sioux City, Iowa, and she practiced her profession a great deal.
• Alt. Marriage: She has conflicting marriage information of 14 May 1920 and Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.³
• Household Member: Esther appeared in the household of Dennis Jörgensen Nelson in a census on 3 April 1950 in Madison, Lake, South Dakota, United StatesBGO.
  1) Dennis Nelson, head, married, age 52, birth place South Dakota.
  2) Esther M. Nelson, wife, age 53, birth place South Dakota.²

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Citations

1. [S56] Compilers Susanne Jorgensen Jensen, Morten Zacharias Nielsen and Sanna Nelson Lohre, Three J's From Denmark: Jens, Jorgen, and Johan Nielsen (Nelson)
2. [S1224] SD, Lake Co., 1950 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T628, Madison, enumeration district (ED) 40-12, sheet 4, household 43, lines 15-16, (Dennis Nelson family), accessed 3 May 2022
3. [S39] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 2 Oct 2018), entry for Dennis Jörgensen Nelson, person ID L17X-9JS.