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Captain Andrew Nelson

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Captain Andrew Nelson Veteran

Birth
Oland, Jönköpings kommun, Jönköpings län, Sweden
Death
1 Jan 1901 (aged 76)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K ~ btwn 2 cypress trees
Memorial ID
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NELSON-- In this city, on January 1, 1901, Andrewbeloved husband of Elizabeth Nelson, a native of Sweden, aged 76 years, and 7 months. President of the California Transportation Company.

Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this day (Thursday) at 1 o'clock, from the Howard Street M. E. Church, where services will be held. Interment is private.

The San Francisco call (San Francisco [Calif.]), January 3, 1901 ~ km
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DEATH OF PIONEER STEAMER CAPTAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 2 - Captain Andrew Nelson, president of the California Transportation Company, and an old and respected pioneer of this city, passed away at his home here yesterday. Captain Nelson built and piloted the first steamer to navigate the Sacramento River, the Reform, and later from this beginning built up a very profitable transportation business. The deceased was a native of Sweden.
NELSON-- In this city, on January 1, 1901, Andrewbeloved husband of Elizabeth Nelson, a native of Sweden, aged 76 years, and 7 months. President of the California Transportation Company.

Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this day (Thursday) at 1 o'clock, from the Howard Street M. E. Church, where services will be held. Interment is private.

The San Francisco call (San Francisco [Calif.]), January 3, 1901 ~ km
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DEATH OF PIONEER STEAMER CAPTAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 2 - Captain Andrew Nelson, president of the California Transportation Company, and an old and respected pioneer of this city, passed away at his home here yesterday. Captain Nelson built and piloted the first steamer to navigate the Sacramento River, the Reform, and later from this beginning built up a very profitable transportation business. The deceased was a native of Sweden.


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  • Created by: Mike Hopper
  • Added: Apr 5, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50682453/andrew-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Captain Andrew Nelson (26 May 1824–1 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50682453, citing Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by Mike Hopper (contributor 46596432).