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From: "Lis Quinn" <>
Subject: Re: [DK] RE: Nelson / Danish Background / pre 1899
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 09:04:23 -0700
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You do not really want to change your name my mother did and I did not like
that, I did not and my unusual spelling in Canada is rather fun.
Lis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brokan" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DK] RE: Nelson / Danish Background / pre 1899


> Yes, the name 'Nelson' is Swedish, but that doesn't
> mean he was Swedish Could he have changed from
> ...sen to ..son in the US for practical reasons. As an
> example - it could originally have been Nielsen.
> Being a ---'sen' name myself I alway found/find my
> name being spelled Anderson, rather that Andersen,
> in USA, Canada and now in Australia! That can often
> be a hassle on official papers, when a clerk doesn't bother
> to check! It can sometimes be tempting to change to son!
>
> Cai
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "star" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 8:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [DK] RE: Nelson / Danish Background / pre 1899
>
>
> > The Spelling of Nelson I think is Swedish.
> > Star
>
> I have this Hans Christopher Nelson B: 22 May 1873 in
> Denmark.He allegedly Naturalized in 1888 to 1892 and
> can be found in Northern Illinois about this Time period.
> No Papers to verify this fact but evidence can be found
> hard to read on the Census.At any rate, I have gone about
> through his whole entire Life with nevidence of whom his
> Parents are! Is there any hope for finding his Parents????
> How about where he was born in Denmark ??
> > > > Please respond!!
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > GEO
>
>
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