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JENS PETER NELSEN

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NELSEN, JENS PETER: Merchant; b Moen, Denmark Mar 26, 1868; s of Peter Nelsen-Marie Jensen; ed Moen Denmark; Elk Horn Coll 1890-91; m Katie Joansen May 6, 1896 Elk Horn; d Agnes M, Anna E; 1895-98 mgr creamery, near Adair; 1898-1901 mgr Troublesome Valley Creamery, Brayton; 1901-08 mgr Oakfield Creamery, Brayton; 1908- owner gen mdse store, Elk Horn; past mbr sch bd; past mbr town coun; mbr Grocers Whol Co-op, Inc of Iowa; past mbr Elk Horn Rifle Club; past mbr Natl Rifle Assn of Amer; Danish Luth Ch, deacon, past treas; Rep; hobby: rifle marksmanship; off & res Elk Horn.

From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1116. Transcribed by Denise Wurner, March, 2013.

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