Biographical Sketches
Charles J. Nelson
CHARLES J. NELSON was born in Ystad, Sweden, January 28, 1850. He came with his parents to Omaha, Nebraska, in 1862, where he resided for thirteen years. He received his education in Sweden and the Omaha schools, and learned the tailor trade while living in Omaha. In 1875 he came to Valley County and filed on a homestead, on which he still resides. He was married in 1895 to Miss Flora A. Ward of Mira Creek, Nebraska. Mr. Nelson was elected County Surveyor first in 1881 and has held that office most of the time since. In 1903 was re-elected Surveyor by the Republican party.
Source: Transcription from the book, Semi-Centennial History of Nebraska, by A. E. Sheldon, published in 1904; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 17 December 2025.
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