Nelson Genealogy (in Douglas County, MN)

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Nelson Birth Records

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index Ancestry

1900-1934 Minnesota Birth Index MyHeritage

Birth and death records, 1871-1952, Nelson (Watonwan County, Minn. : Township) Archive Grid

Birth, marriage and death record indexes, ca. 1865-2001 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry

Minnesota, Birth Records, 1900-present Minnesota Department of Health

Nelson Cemetery Records

Fahlun Cemetery Find a Grave

Fahlun Lutheran Cemetery Original Site Find a Grave

Nelson Cemetery Find a Grave

West Sveadahl Cemetery Billion Graves

Nelson Census Records

1875 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage

1875 Minnesota State Census Ancestry

1885 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage

1885 Minnesota State Census Ancestry

1895 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage

1895 Minnesota State Census Ancestry

1905 Minnesota State Census MyHeritage

1905 Minnesota State Census Ancestry

Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Ancestry

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search

Nelson Church Records

Church records, 1871-1945 (Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Nelson, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1871-1951 (Fahlun Evangelical Lutheran Church (Nelson, Minnesota)) FamilySearch Library

Fahlun Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry

Minnesota Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 (selections) Ancestry

Our Savior's Lutheran church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry

Records of Fahlun Lutheran Church, Nelson, Minnesota, 1871-1951 Archive Grid

Nelson Death Records

1904-2001 Minnesota Death Index MyHeritage

1908-2017 Minnesota Death Index Ancestry

Birth and death records, 1871-1952, Nelson (Watonwan County, Minn. : Township) Archive Grid

Birth, marriage and death record indexes, ca. 1865-2001 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota, Death Records, 1908-present Minnesota Department of Health

Obituary File, 1874-2004; Obituary Index, Ca. 1874-2004 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Immigration Records

Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 Ancestry

Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Ancestry

Nelson Land Records

Deed indexes, 1867-1881 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Marriage Records

1850-2019, Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System Ancestry

Birth, marriage and death record indexes, ca. 1865-2001 FamilySearch Library

Minnesota Marriages Index, 1849-1950 (selections) Ancestry

Nelson Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary File, 1874-2004; Obituary Index, Ca. 1874-2004 FamilySearch Library

Nelson Probate Records

1801-1925 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records Ancestry

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