Medieval Centuries
986
Bjarni Herjulfson becomes the first European to sight the North American continent
1007
Snorro Thorfinnson is born,, son of Thorfinn and Gudrid Karlsefni, the first European to be born in America, in Vinland colony
Seventeenth Century
1607
May 13 The first permanent English colony in America is established on the left bank of the James River in northern Virginia, named Jamestown
1620 December 26 The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, the first English settlement in New England
Eighteenth Century
1776 July 4 Declaration of Independence is signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1790 August1 The first US Census is completed and the population placed at 3,929,625 including 697,624 slaves and 59,557 free blacks. The most populous state is Virginia, with 747,610 people, and the largest city Philadelphia with 42,444. The US population is about equally divided between New England and the Middle Atlantic States, and the South. Only Massachusetts reports having no slaves.
Nineteenth Century
1800 The second US Census recorded a population of 5,308,483, including 896,849 slaves, and increase of 1,379,269 and 199,168. The center of the US population was 18 miles SW of Baltimore, a westward shift from 1790 reflecting the expansion of the frontier.
1809 Harry N. Wilcox is born, in New York
1810 The third US Census recorded a population of 7,239,881, an increase of 1,931,398 over 1800. Black population rose by 481,362 to 1,378,110, of whom 186,746 were free citizens. The center of population moved to a point 40 miles NW of Washington, DC. Amanda Brown is born, in New York
1820 The fourth US Census reported a population of 9,638,453. The center of population was placed 16 miles east of Moorefield, West Virginia.
1830 The fifth US Census recorded a population of 12,866,020 with the geographic center of population 19 miles WSW of Moorefield, West Virginia 1832 c. Marriage of Harry N. Wilcox, age 23 (est.) and Amanda Brown, age 22 (est.)
1833 c. Caroline Wilcox is born, first child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in New York
1834 c. Albert Wilcox is born,, second child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in New York
1837 July Samuel W. Wilcox is born, third child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in New York
1840 The sixth US Census recorded a population of 17,069,453 with a population center located 16 miles south of Clarksburg, West Virginia
1842 September 9 Hans Nilssen is born, son of Nils Nilssen and Elizabeth, in Hafslo Parish, Sogne, Vest-Agder County, Norway; known as Hans Nelson
December 30 Sarah Jane Luce is born, in New York
1843 June 30 William H. Wilcox is born, fourth child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in "Swergle/Segal" County, New York
1844 c. Harriet C. Wilcox is born, fifth child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in New York
1847 c. Charles H. Wilcox is born, sixth child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in New York December 22 Gustava Karoline Andersdatter is born, in Norway; known as Gustava Karoline Norstrom
1850 The seventh US Census reported a population of 23,191,876 in 31 states with a center of population 23 miles SE of Parkersburg, West Virginia
1856 c. Emma J. Wilcox is born, seventh child of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown, in New York
1860 On the eve of the Civil War, the eighth US Census reported a population of 31,443,321, including 448,070 free blacks and 3,953,760 slaves; the center of population shifting westward to a point 20 miles SE of Chillicothe, Ohio.
1861 Home of Harry Wilcox and Amanda Brown burns in Waushara County, WI, and their Bible with family records is lost
April 12 The American Civil War begins, at 4:30 AM, when Confederate shore batteries in Charleston, South Carolina, open fire on federal garrisoned Fort Sumter.
1862 August 4 The 20th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, is formed under Major Henry A. Starr, in response to president Lincoln’s call for the states to furnish 300,000 militia.
August 23 William H. Wilcox, age 19; is mustered into the Union Army for 3 years as a private, Company K, 20th Wisconsin Volunteers, in Madison, Wisconsin. "received $25.00 bounty and one month's advance pay." October Upon completion of training, the 20th Wisconsin Volunteers are sent to Springfield, Missouri, where they are assigned to Lt. Colonel Henry Bertram's 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Francis J. Herron's 3rd Division, Brigadier General James G. Blunt's Army of the Frontier.
December 7 William Wilcox of the 20th Wisconsin is wounded in the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
1863 July 4 Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. Grant. Numbered among his forces is the Army of the Frontier, including the 20th Wisconsin
July 13 The 3rd Division of the Army of the Frontier, under Major General Francis Herron, is victorious in the Battle of Yazoo City, Mississippi, capturing the town and 250 confederate troops under Lt. General Joe Johnston
August William H. Wilcox, age 20, contracts dysentery, purportedly due to exposure to and use of army food, near New Orleans, Louisiana; forms basis for later claim to disability pension
1864 c. William B. Allen is born, future husband of Eugenia Wilcox; known as Wild Bill Allen 20th Wisconsin Fort Morgan, Alabama, Tinkham Creek Miss, Spanish Fort Alabama
1865 April 9 General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox, Virginia, effectively ending hostilities
April 14 President Abraham Lincoln is shot by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Boothe at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC, during a performance of "Our American Cousin", dying the following morning. Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th president July 14 Company K, 20th Wisconsin Volunteers, under Captain Howard Vandegrifte, is mustered out of service at Galveston, Texas
1866 October 1 Marriage of William H. Wilcox, age 23, son of Harry N. Wilcox and Amanda Brown, and Sarah Jane Luce, age 23, in Green Lake County, Wisconsin
1867 November 24 Fred Wilcox is born, first child of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin
1868 December 14 Anton Nickolai Nilssen is born, first child of Hans Nilssen and Gustava Norstrom, in Vardø, Finnmark County, Norway; known as Tony Nelson
1870 The ninth US Census recorded a population of 39,818,449 with the population center shifting westward to a point 48 miles NE of Cincinnati, Ohio August Dora Wheeler is born, in Wisconsin, future wife of Walt Wilcox
October 24 Walt Wilcox is born, second child of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin
December 23 Carl Johan Nilssen is born, second child of Hans Nilssen and Gustava Norstrom, in Vardø, Finnmark County, Norway; known as Carl Nelson
1872 Hans Nilssen and Gustava Norstrom, with sons Anton and Carl, emigrate to the United States, settling first in the copper country of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
1873 September 14 Eugenia Wilcox is born, third child of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin
November 13 Edward Nelson is born, third child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan
1874 August 25 Sigrid Vadheim is born, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, future wife of Carl Johan Nelson
1876 June 9 Waldemar Nelson is born, fourth child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1877 October 11 Jennie Marie Haugse is born, in Ridgeway, Winneshiek County, Iowa, future wife of Edward Nelson
November 5 Bergitta Hogstad is born, in South Dakota, future wife of Theodore Nelson
1878 July 7 Theodore Nelson is born, fifth child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
November 1 Edward H. Wilcox is born, fourth child of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin
1880 The tenth US Census recorded a population of 50,155,783 with the center of population located 8 miles SW of Cincinnati, Ohio, in western Kentucky. New York became the first state to achieve a population in excess of 5,000,000 people.
July 12 Margaret May Wilcox is born, fifth child of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, future wife of Tony Nelson; known as Maggie May Wilcox
December 10 William Nelson is born, sixth child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1882 December 25 Louis N. Sather is born, future husband of Laura Marie Nelson
1883 Herman J. Harders is born, future husband of Hannah Elise Nelson
April 1 Hannah Elise Nelson is born, seventh child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1884 October 20 Helga Katinka Muggerud is born, in Larvik, Vestfold County, Norway, future wife of Waldemar Nelson
1885 February 16 Emma Constance Nelson is born, eighth child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
September 15 c. Stanley Wilcox is born, sixth child of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce
October 21 Death of William Nelson, age 4, child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1888 April 2 Laura Marie Nelson is born, ninth child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1889 c. Marriage of Walt Wilcox, age 18 (est.), son of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, and Dora Wheeler, age 18 (est.)
1890 The eleventh US Census records a population of 62,947,714, with a population center shifting NW to a point 20 miles east of Columbus, Indiana
Marriage of Samuel W. Wilcox, age 52 (est.), son of Harry N. Wilcox and Amanda Brown, and Alice M., age 28 (est.)
May 1 Mina Charlotte Nelson is born, tenth child of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota August Henry Wilcox is born, first child of Walt Wilcox and Dora Wheeler, in South Dakota
October 27 Sidney Ervin Allen is born, first child of William Allen and Eugenia Wilcox
November Vera M. Wilcox is born, first child of Samuel Wilcox and Alice, in South Dakota
1892 February 27 Effie May Allen is born, second child of William Allen and Eugenia Wilcox, in Coleman, South Dakota June Eva A. Wilcox is born, second child of Samuel Wilcox and Alice, in South Dakota
December 28 Marriage of Carl Johan Nelson, age 22, son of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, and Sigrid Vadheim, age 18, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1893 May Hazel Wilcox is born, second child of Walt Wilcox and Dora Wheeler, in South Dakota
1894 October 6 Henry Leonard Nelson is born, first child of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim
1895 July Lloyd C. Wilcox is born, third child of Walt Wilcox and Dora Wheeler, in South Dakota
1896 January 8 Death of Stanley Wilcox, age 10, son of William Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
July 29 Gladys Mabel Allen is born, third child of William Allen and Eugenia Wilcox
August 3 Earl Lloyd Kipp is born, son of John Wilbert Kipp and Susan Bauman, in Lyon County, Iowa, future husband of Lilymae Nelson
1898 Ludwig Schwemle is born, future husband of Evelyn Rosabelle Lauretta Nelson
February 15 The US battleship Maine explodes in Havana Harbor, Cuba; US goes to war with Spain
September 4 Clara Josephine Nelson is born, second child of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim
November 2 Marriage of Tony Nelson, age 29, son of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, and Margaret May Wilcox, age 18, daughter of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1899 March 15 Marriage of Theodore Nelson, age 20, son of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, and Bergitta Hogstad, age 21, in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota
July 6 Lillian May Nelson is born, first child of Tony Nelson and Maggie Wilcox, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota; known as Lilymae Nelson October Samuel L. Wilcox is born, third child of Samuel Wilcox and Alice, in South Dakota
November 23 Hans Andrew Nelson is born, first child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in South Dakota
1900 The twelfth US Census reports a population of 75,994,575 with a population center placed 6 miles SE of Columbus, Indiana. Illiteracy reaches a new low of 10.7%; life expectancy is 49 years
March 24 Marriage of Edward Nelson, age 26, son of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, and Jennie Marie Haugse, age 22, in Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1901 February 26 Henrietta Otilda Nelson is born, first child of Edward Nelson and Jennie Marie Haugse, in Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
September 6 George Selmer Nelson is born, second child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in South Dakota
1902 September 16 Gordon Wesley Nelson is born, second child of Edward Nelson and Jennie Marie Haugse
1903 February 7 Leonard William Nelson is born, third child of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim
March 19 Marriage of John Crimmins and Eugenia Wilcox, age 29, daughter of William H. Wilcox and Sarah Jane Luce; her second
September 19 Thelma Glenora Nelson is born, third child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in South Dakota
December 10 Laura Belle Nelson is born, second child of Tony Nelson and Maggie Wilcox, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
1904 June 13 James P. Crimmins is born, first child of John Crimmins and Eugenia Wilcox
1905 March 28 Georgina Adella Nelson is born, fourth child of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim
September 14 Myrtle Genevieve Nelson is born, fourth child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in South Dakota
September 22 Melvin Edgar Nelson is born, third child of Edward Nelson and Jennie Marie Haugse
1906 c. Arnold Henry Nelson is born, third child of Tony Nelson and Maggie Wilcox
September 21 Marriage of Waldemar Nelson, age 30, son of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, and Helga Katinka Muggerud, age 21, in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota
1907 May 6 Evelyn Rosabelle Lauretta Nelson is born, first child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
June 10 Marriage of Louis N. Sather, age 24, and Laura Marie Nelson, age 19, daughter of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
July 20 William Gordon Nelson is born, fifth child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Saskatchewan, Canada
November 20 Death of Louis Sather,. age 25, husband of Laura Marie Nelson,
1908 April 7 Lloyd Sather is born, only child of Louis N. Sather and Laura Marie Nelson
1909 March 27 Emory Kenneth Nelson is born, second child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
May 11 Thelma Charlotte Nelson is born, fourth child of Edward Nelson and Jennie Marie Haugse
September 2 Laura Caroline Nelson is born, sixth child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Saskatchewan, Canada
October 5 William W. Crimmins is born, second child of John Crimmins and Eugenia Wilcox
December 12 Bill Schoreldt is born, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming, future husband of Laura Belle Nelson
1910 The 13th US Census reports a population of 91,972,266 with a center of population at Bloomington, Indiana. Farm population continues to decline to 32,077,000
April 10 Gudrun Olea Gran is born, in Enebakk, Ostfold County, Norway, future wife of Emory Kenneth Nelson
1911 January 30 Marriage of Herman J. Harders, age 28 (est.), and Hannah Elise Nelson, age 27, daughter of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
March 19 Wilfred Homer Nelson is born, third child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
May 8 Death of Hans Nelson, age 68, husband of Gustava Karoline Norstrom, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
August 29 Loretta Hazel Crimmins is born, third child of John Crimmins and Eugenia Wilcox
1912 c. Death of Arnold Henry Nelson, age 6, son of Tony Nelson and Maggie Wilcox, of diphtheria, in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
September 27 Douglas R. Nelson is born, first child of Mina Charlotte Nelson and an unknown father
1913 December 7 Florence Luella Nelson is born, fourth child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1914 August The German armies of Kaiser Wilhelm invade France through neutral Belgium, plunging Europe into the "Great War," World War I
October 22 Death of Sarah Jane Luce, age 71, wife of William Wilcox, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota 1915
June 14 Gladys I. Shjegstad is born, future wife of Wilfred Homer Nelson
December 9 Glenora Marie Nelson is born, fifth child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1916 March Marriage of Sidney Ervin Allen, age 25 (est.), son of William B. Allen and Eugenia Wilcox, and Emma Manfred
1917 March 6 Edna Eleanor Nelson is born, seventh child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
April 6 The US declares war on Germany and enters the war on the side of Britain and France
November 30 Lloyd D. Cassel is born, in Eau Galle, Wisconsin, future husband of Ellen Margaret Nelson December 1 Marriage of Earl Lloyd Kipp, age 21, son of John Wilbert Kipp and Susan Bauman, and Lilymae Nelson, age 18, daughter of Tony Nelson and Maggie Wilcox, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1918 April 11 Valborg Nelson is born, sixth child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
May 28 Clinton Jerome Kipp is born, first child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas
October 23 Marriage of Charles Baker and Laura Marie Nelson, age 30, daughter of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
November 11 Armistice in Europe, at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, outside Paris
1919 January 29 The 18th amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, prohibiting the transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages, beginning the era of "Prohibition"
October 21 Marriage of Harry Burchard and Mina Charlotte Nelson, age 29, daughter of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
November 24 Dorothy Maxine Nelson is born, eighth child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
1920 The 14th US Census reports a population of 105,710,620 with a center 8 miles SSE of Spencer, Indiana. Fewer than 50% are rural; less than 30% are living on farms
May 148*957 Arnold William Nelson is born, seventh child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
June 25 Adrian Earl Kipp is born, second child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas
1921 July 9 Marriage of Henry Leonard Nelson, age 26, son of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim, and Julia Albers, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1922 Death of Lloyd C. Wilcox, age 27, son of Walt Wilcox and Dora Wheeler, from a shooting accident, in South Dakota
January 20 Ellen Margaret Nelson is born, ninth child of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
June 24 Claire Trueman Nelson is born, eighth child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
July 10 Colleen Mae Kipp is born, third child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
October 4 Marriage of Joe Gregg and Emma Constance Nelson, age 37, daughter of Hans Nelson and Gustava Norstrom, in Canton, South Dakota
1923 July 31 Marian Jessie Powell is born, in Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, South Dakota, future wife of Arnold William Nelson
August 26 Marriage of George N. Briese and Henrietta Otilda Nelson, age 22, daughter of Edward Nelson and Jennie Haugse, in De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
October 14 Wayne LeRoy Kipp is born, fourth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
October 29 Death of Gustava Karoline Norstrom, age 75, widow of Hans Nelson, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota
1924 July 9 Grace Leona Nelson is born, ninth child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1925 March 15 Margaret Jean Kipp is born, fifth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; known as Uncie Kipp
1926 June 17 Eugene Nyles Kipp is born, sixth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
November 13 Donald Wayne Nelson is born, tenth child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
December 21 Dorothy M. Davidson is born, first child of Loretta Crimmins
1927 January Mildred Eileen Davidson is born, second child of Loretta Crimmins
March 4 Marriage of Melvin Edgar Nelson, age 21, son of Edward Nelson and Jennie Haugse, and Mabel Irene Lyons
May 20 Charles Lindberg makes first solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air
May 27 Rose Marie Doyle is born, in Erwin, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, future wife of Vernor DeRyan Nelson
1928 March 24 Marriage of Gordon Wesley Nelson, age 25, son of Edward Nelson and Jennie Haugse, and Helen Vera Rynes, in Arlington, Brookings County, South Dakota
July 18 Vernor DeRyan Nelson is born, eleventh child of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Katinka Muggerud, in rural Baltic, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
November 22 Iris Rosemary Kipp is born, seventh child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
1929 August 31 Death of William H. Wilcox, age 86, widower of Sarah Jane Luce, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
October 29 The stock market crashes, ushering in the Great Depression
1930 The 15th US Census records a population of 122,775,046 with a population center 3 miles NE of Linton, Indiana. Illiteracy reaches a new low of 4.3%
August 13 Sandra Ann Kipp is born, eighth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
1931 January 5 Death of Emma Constance Nelson, age 45, wife of Joe Gregg, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
March 11 Death of William W. Crimmins, age 21, son of John Crimmins and Eugenia Wilcox
1932 May 10 Rodney Peter Dubbelde is born, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, future husband of Constance Dellene Nelson.
December 29 Death of Henry Leonard Nelson, age 38, husband of Julia Albers, in Parker, Turner County, South Dakota
1933 March 4 Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated President of the United States, an office he will hold through the Depression and the Second World War until his death in
1945. April 15 Marriage of Thomas E. Marshall and Myrtle Genevieve Nelson, age 27, daughter of Theodore Nelson and Bergitta Hogstad, in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana
July 19 Death of Tony Nelson, age 64, estranged husband of Margaret May Wilcox, in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
September 20 Marriage of Emory Nelson, age 24, son of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, and Gudrun Gran, age 23, in Parker, Turner County, South Dakota
1934 January 16 Dorothy JoAnn Stensland is born, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, future wife of Richard LaRue Nelson
May 6 Patricia Belle Kipp is born, ninth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
November 11 Death of James P. Crimmins, age 30, son of John Crimmins and Eugenia Wilcox
1935 May 6 Richard LaRue Nelson is born, first child of Emory Nelson and Gudrun Gran, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1936 July 31 Toby Lee Kipp is born, tenth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
August 27 Constance Dellene Nelson is born, second child of Emory Nelson and Gudrun Gran, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; known as Connie Nelson
1938 August 15 Earlene Sue Kipp is born, eleventh child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
1939 July 13 Douglas Eugene Nelson is born, third child of Emory Nelson and Gudrun Gran, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
July 25 Marriage of Richard C. Kiser and Dorothy Maxine Nelson, age 19, daughter of Theodore Nelson and Bergitta Hogstad, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
1940 On the eve of the second world war, the 16th US Census reports a population of 131,669,275 with a center of population 2 miles ESE of Carlisle, Indiana. Illiteracy drops to 4.2%; the average life expectancy is 64 years
December 7 Death of Mina Charlotte Nelson, age 50, husband of Harry Burchard, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho
1941 June 14 Marriage of Donald K. Baarsons and Edna Eleanor Nelson, age 24, daughter of Theodore Nelson and Bergitta Hogstad, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
July 26 Errol Michael Kipp is born, twelfth child of Earl Lloyd Kipp and Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming; known as Michael Kipp
November 18 Marriage of Lloyd D. Cassel, age 23, and Ellen Margaret Nelson, age 19, daughter of Theodore Nelson and Bergitta Hogstad, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
December 7 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii brings United States into World War II
December 29 Connie Lou Janssen is born, in Dunnel, Martin County, Minnesota, future wife of Douglas Eugene Nelson
1942 December 26 Marriage of Wilfred Nelson, age 31, son of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, and Gladys Shjegstad, age 27, in Sherman, South Dakota
1944 March 4 Marriage of Ludwig Schwemle, age 46 (est.), and Evelyn Nelson, age 36, daughter of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1945 August 6 Hiroshima, Japan is destroyed by the first atomic bomb to be used in war. A second bomb is dropped on Nagasaki on the 9th; the Japanese surrender on the 14th
1946 May 26 Marriage of Orton Eager and Florence Luella Nelson, age 32, daughter of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, in Nashua, Iowa
October 4 Marriage of George Richard Swann and Valborg Nelson, age 28, daughter of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud
1947 September 25 Death of Carl Johan Nelson, age 76, husband of Sigrid Vadheim, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1948 June 1 Marriage of Arnold William Nelson, age 28, son of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, and Marian Jessie Powell, age 24, in Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, South Dakota
1949 April 18 Arnold William Nelson, Jr. is born, first child of Arnold William Nelson, Sr. and Marian Jessie Powell, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; known as Bill Nelson
September 10 Marriage of Derwood Bessler and Grace Leona Nelson, age 25, daughter of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1950 The 17th US Census reports a population of 150,697,361 with a center of population placed 8 miles NNW of Olney, Richland County, Illinois, former home of the Kipp family. Illiteracy drops again, to 3.2%
June 25 North Korean armed forces cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea; hostilities will continue until 1953 leaving 25,604 Americans killed, 137,051 wounded, and 7,955 missing in action.
August 16 Adele Wynn Nelson is born, second child of Arnold William Nelson, Sr. and Marian Jessie Powell, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
December 5 Death of Theodore Nelson, age 72, husband of Bertha Hogstad, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
1951 March 27 Marriage of Ingvald Berdal, and Georgina Adella Nelson, age 45, daughter of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim, in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota
September 29 Marriage of Vernor Nelson, age 23, son of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, and Rose Marie Doyle, age 24, in Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota
1952 January 11 Joel Roger Weese is born in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, future husband of Wanda Nelson
May 12 Annelle Wanda Nelson is born, third child of Arnold William Nelson, Sr. and Marian Jessie Powell, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota; known as Wanda
December 22 David DeRyan Nelson is born, first child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Los Angeles, California
1953 May 15 Timothy Joseph Clement is born, in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, future husband of Adele Wynn Nelson
July 4 Marriage of Richard Nelson, age 18, son of Emory Nelson and Gudrun Gran, and Dorothy Stensland, age 19, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
October 11 Death of Edward Nelson, age 89, husband of Jennie Haugse, in Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa
December 16 Linda Marie Nelson is born, second child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1954 c. Sandra Cassel is born, first child of Lloyd D. Cassel and Ellen Margaret Nelson, in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
July 20 Arden Wayne Nelson is born, fourth child of Arnold William Nelson, Sr. and Marian Jessie Powell, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
August 7 Marriage of Rodney Dubbelde, age 22, and Constance Nelson, age 17, daughter of Emory Nelson and Gudrun Gran, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
December 3 Debra Rose Nelson is born, third child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1955 c. Kathleen Cassel is born, second child of Lloyd D. Cassel and Ellen Margaret Nelson, in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
January 5 Marriage of Lewis Eide and Thelma Charlotte Nelson, age 45, daughter of Edward Nelson and Jennie Haugse, in Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa
February 1 Julie Ann Dubbelde is born, first child of Constance Dellene Nelson and Rodney Peter Dubbelde, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
August 28 Jane Elise Christianson is born, future wife of Bill Nelson
1956 February 20 Laurie Lynnette Nelson is born, first child of Richard LaRue Nelson and Dorothy JoAnn Stensland, in Valley Springs, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
May 31 Susan Valerie Nelson is born, fourth child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
June 30 Twins Karen Marie and Kathleen Mary Dubbelde are born, second and third children of Constance Dellene Nelson and Rodney Peter Dubbelde, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1957 June 11 Sharie Jo Nelson is born, fifth child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
September 8 Jane Louise Dubbelde is born, fourth child of Constance Dellene Nelson and Rodney Peter Dubbelde, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1958 Death of Herman J. Harders, age 75, husband of Hannah Elise Nelson
1959 July Death of Bill Schoreldt, age 41, husband of Laura Nelson, in Upton, Wyoming
July 5 Thomas Rodney Dubbelde is born, fifth child of Constance Dellene Nelson and Rodney Peter Dubbelde, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1960 The US population reaches 179,245,000 November 13 Death of Jennie Marie Haugse, age 83, widow of Edward Nelson, in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
1961 April 21 Ryan Richard Nelson is born, second child of Richard LaRue Nelson and Dorothy JoAnn Stensland, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
May 5 Death of Bertha Hogstad, age 83, widow of Theodore Nelson, in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana
1962 March 30 Lisa Loretta Nelson, sixth child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
July 5 Marriage of Cleo Wiederrich and Claire Trueman Nelson, age 40, daughter of Waldemar Nelson and Helga Muggerud, in Tripp, South Dakota
July 9 Death of Claire Trueman Nelson, age 40, wife of Cleo Wiederrich, in Rifle, Colorado
1963 July 17 Death of Helga Katinka Muggerud, age 78, wife of Waldemar Nelson, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
August 15 Margo Louise Nelson is born, seventh child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
September 14 Death of Douglas R. Nelson, age 50, illegitimate son of Mina Charlotte Nelson and an unknown father
September 22 Death of Earl Lloyd Kipp, age 67, husband of Lilymae Nelson, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
November 22 President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas and dies the same day; Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States.
1964 November 12 Death of Thelma Glenora Nelson, age 61, daughter of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1965 February 27 Marriage of Douglas Eugene Nelson, age 25, son of Emory Nelson and Gudrun Gran, and Connie Lou Janssen, 23, in Dunnel, Martin County, Minnesota
1966 Death of Edward H. Wilcox, age 87, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
December 4 Death of Waldemar Nelson, age 90, widower of Helga Katinka Muggerud, in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
December 10 Death of George Selmer Nelson, age 65, son of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1967 June 1 Death of Sigrid Vadheim, age 92, widow of Carl Johan Nelson, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1968 January 9 Arleen Wendy Nelson is born, fifth child of Arnold William Nelson, Sr. and Marian Jessie Powell, in Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
March 4 Tracy C. Nelson is born, first child of Douglas Eugene Nelson and Connie Lou Janssen
August 12 Death of Clara Josephine Nelson, age 69, daughter of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
October 26 Marriage of Leonard William Nelson, age 65, son of Carl Johan Nelson and Sigrid Vadheim, and Judith Hermanson, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1969 June 22 Death of Lloyd Sather, Sr., age 61, husband of Martha F/
July 16 Neil Armstrong, in Apollo 11, becomes the first person to walk upon the Earth’s moon
August 7 Erika D. Nelson is born, second child of Douglas Eugene Nelson and Connie Lou Janssen
November 15 Monica Louella Nelson is born, eighth child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1970 April 1 The 19th US Census recorded a preliminary population count approaching 205,000,000 Death of Lou Sipe, common law husband of Margaret May Wilcox, in Idaho
September 1 Death of Laura Marie Nelson, age 82, widow of Louis Sather, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho
September 4 Death of Hannah Elise Nelson, age 87, widow of Herman Harders, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho
1972 May 5 Death of Margaret May Wilcox, age 91, widow of Tony Nelson and Lou Sipe, in Silverton, Shoshone County, Idaho
December 17 Steve Vernor Nelson is born, ninth child of Vernor DeRyan Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1973 January 22 A Vietnam peace agreement is signed in Paris;
June 18 Death of Donald Wayne Nelson, age 46, in San Francisco, California
1974 c. Joanne Marie Cassel is born, first child of David L. Cassel, in Libby, Lincoln County, MontanaMillard Lawrence St. Onge is born, in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, future husband of Joanne Marie Cassel
November 9 Marriage of Gary Winterton and Kathleen Dubbelde, age 18, daughter of Rodney Dubbelde and Constance Nelson
December 18 Marriage of Joel Roger Weese, age 22, and Annelle Wanda Nelson, age 22, daughter of Arnold William Nelson and Marian Powell, in Heidelburg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
1975 April 19 Marriage of Timothy Joseph Clement, age 21, and Adele Wynn Nelson, age 24, daughter of Arnold William Nelson and Marian Powell, in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota
August 1 Marriage of Bill Nelson, age 24, son of Arnold William Nelson and Marian Powell, and Jane Elise Christianson, age 19, in Astoria, Deuel County, South Dakota
August 19 Death of Hans Andrew Nelson, age 75, son of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana
November 10 Death of Gladys I. Shjegstad, age 60, wife of Wilfred Nelson
1976 December 23 Marriage of Ronald Risty and Julie Ann Dubbelde, age 21, daughter of Rodney Dubbelde and Constance Nelson
1977 September 12 Death of Arnold William Nelson, age 57, husband of Marian Jessie Powell, in Erwin, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
1978 October 7 Marriage of Paul Harvey Koch and Karen Marie Dubbelde, age 22, daughter of Rodney Dubbelde and Constance Nelson
December 18 Death of Leonard William Nelson, age 75, husband of Judith Hermanson, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1979 April 15 Death of Henrietta Otilda Nelson, age 78, wife of George N. Briese
July 28 Marriage of Terry Lee Stoterau and Jane Louise Dubbelde, age 21, daughter of Rodney Dubbelde and Constance Nelson
1980 The 20th US Census recorded a population of 226,504,825 with a strong shift to the South and West
1981 April 21 Death of Dorothy Maxine Nelson, age 61, wife of Donald K. Baarsons, in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
August 22 Marriage of Michael Mol, and Laurie Lynnette Nelson, age 25, daughter of Richard Nelson and Dorothy Stensland, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
1982 March 13 Marriage of Arden Wayne Nelson, age 27, son of Arnold William Nelson and Marian Powell, and Carol Jean Clarin Krogh, age 27, in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota
June 19 Marriage of Ben Paul Roberts and Debra Rose Nelson, age 27, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
June 26 Marriage of David DeRyan Nelson, age 29, son of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, and Patricia Louise Bordeaux, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota November Death of Patricia Kipp, age 48, wife of Wilbur Crawford, in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming
1983 August 13 Marriage of Gregory Paul Liddell and Linda Marie Nelson, age 29, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
November 18 Death of Melvin Edgar Nelson, age 78, husband of Mabel Irene Lyons
1984 Death of Martha, wife of Edward Wilcox, age 94, in Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota
June 23 Marriage of Paul Edward Novotny and Susan Valerie Nelson, age 28, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
October 6 Marriage of Thomas Rodney Dubbelde, age 25, son of Rodney Dubbelde and Constance Nelson, and Holly Annette Bos
November 17 Death of Lewis Eide, husband of Thelma Charlotte Nelson
1985 Death of Ludwig Schwemle, husband of Evelyn Nelson
August 3 Marriage of Rhett Wayne Clifton and Sharie Jo Nelson, age 28, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1986 May 25 Death of Loretta Hazel Crimmins, age 74
June 7 Marriage of James Winterton and Julie Ann Dubbelde, daughter of Rodney Dubbelde and Constance Nelson, her second
1987 August 8 Marriage of Ronald Alan Rensberger and Lisa Loretta Nelson, age 25, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1988 September 3 Marriage of Paul Alan Spaans and Tracy C. Nelson, age 20, daughter of Douglas Eugene nelson and Connie Janssen, in Brookings, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
September 10 Marriage of David Thomas Prostrolla and Margo Louise Nelson, age 25, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1989 April 22 Marriage of Kevin Frederick Bessler, son of Derwood Bessler and Grace Nelson, and Michelle Marie Goulet, in Northhampton, Massachusetts
June 10 Marriage of Martin McKean Davis and Erika D. Nelson, age 19, daughter of Douglas Eugene Nelson and Connie Janssen, in Brookings, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
August 11 Death of Effie May Allen, age 97, in Fresno, California
September 4 Death of Laura Caroline Nelson, age 80, daughter of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Hart, Oceana County, Michigan
September 19 Death of Florence Luella Nelson, age 75, wife of Orton M. Eager, in Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri October Death of Ellen Margaret Nelson, age 67, husband of Lloyd Cassel, in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
October 16 Death of Mabel Irene Lyons, widow of Melvin Edgar Nelson, in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
November 8 Elyssa Jill Novotny is born, first child of Paul Edward Novotny, Jr. And Susan Valerie Nelson, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
December 9 Death of Gordon Wesley Nelson, age 87, husband of Helen Vera Rynes, in Lafayette, Indiana
1990 January 16 Andrea Nicole Liddell is born, third child of Gregory Paul Liddell and Linda Marie Nelson, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
1991 Death of Thelma Charlotte Nelson, age 82, widow of Lewis Eide
May 5 Brett Christopher Nelson is born, second child of Barton Nelson and Beth, in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
November Death of William Gordon Nelson, age 84, son of Theodore Nelson and Bertha Hogstad, in Saskatchewan, Canada
1992 June Death of Helen Vera Rynes, widow of Gordon Wesley Nelson
December 27 Caitlin Marie Clifton is born, third child of Rhett Wayne Clifton and Sharie Jo Nelson
1993 April 2 Death of Lloyd Cassel, age 75, widower of Ellen Margaret Nelson, in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
July 17 Brandon Gerard Bessler is born, first child of Kevin Frederick Bessler and Michelle Marie Goulet
1994 September Marriage of Millard Lawrence St. Onge, age 20 (est.), and Joanne Maria Cassel, age 20 (est.), daughter of David J. Cassel, in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana
1995 June 6 Death of Lilymae Nelson, age 95 , widow of Earl Lloyd Kipp, in Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota
September Marriage of Robert Wilson and Margo Louise Nelson, age 32, daughter of Vernor Nelson and Rose Marie Doyle, in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota; her second
1996 April 24 Death of Emory Kenneth Nelson, age 85, husband of Gudrun Olea Gran, in Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Twenty-First Century
To be continued…….
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Last Updated 14 March, 2004