tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post9119965222186230132..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Photo Number 2869Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-7703248458124108112018-02-26T08:21:31.749-06:002018-02-26T08:21:31.749-06:00Gertrude's obituary mentions a son living in M...Gertrude's obituary mentions a son living in Minnesota.<br /><br />http://iagenweb.org/boards/grundy/obituaries/index.cgi?read=581829Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-24366259383861510412018-02-26T08:17:24.205-06:002018-02-26T08:17:24.205-06:00Mark's father was
Marcus Barkley Nelson
Birth...Mark's father was <br />Marcus Barkley Nelson<br />Birth FEB 04,1870 • Durant, Iowa<br />Death DEC 07, 1960 • Wilton, Muscatine, Iowa (Find A Grave Memorial ID 101266839 has an obit)<br /><br />And his mother was called Polly.<br /><br />His sister Gertrude Mae (I suspect in the photo):<br /><br />Gertrude Mae Nelson<br />1910–1989<br />Birth FEB 03, 1910 • Atlantic, Iowa<br />Death SEP 02, 1989 • Becker, Minnesota<br /><br />which might explain how the photo ended up in Detroit Lakes. Gertrude married Milton R Behrens.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-47739041167970525272018-02-26T08:04:40.315-06:002018-02-26T08:04:40.315-06:00I'm nearly certain the grandmother is:
Eleano...I'm nearly certain the grandmother is:<br /><br />Eleanor Jane Nee Brown Nelson<br /> Birth 16 May 1844 Bethel, Sullivan County, New York<br /> Death 4 Oct 1933 Durant, Cedar County, Iowa<br /> Burial Durant Cemetery Durant, Muscatine County, Iowa<br />Find A Grave Memorial ID 54480024 <br /><br />She had six sons and one daughter.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com