Blacksmith

California Death Records
Name: Niels Christian Nielsen
Birth: 16 Mar 1878 at Other Country
Death: 3 Jun 1955 at Los Angeles Co.
Father's Surname: Nielsen
Burial: 7 Jun 1955, per cemetery

Laid to rest beside wife,
Dorthea Marie Melgaard Nielsen (1882-1956),
and son, Alvin M Nielsen (abt 1920-1964)

Census
1920 Census, Minden city, Kearney, Nebraska; Smith Ave
-Nels C Nelson, head, 41, b. Denmark, imm 1914, blacksmith own shop
-Dorthy Nelson, wife, 39, b. Denmark
-Carl Nelson, son, 17, b. Denmark, blacksmith helper
-Malla [hard to read] M Nelson 15, b. Denmark
-Soren N Nelson, 13, b. Denmark
-Nora T Nelson, dau, 11, b. Denmark
-Hans P Nelson, son, 10, b. Denmark
-Maria M Nelson, dau, 8, b. Denmark
-Nellie A Nelson, dau, 5, b. Denmark
-Dorothy Nelson, dau, 3yr 0 mo, b. NE
(Immigration 1914 indicated for family members born in Denmark)

1930 Census, Edison village, Furnas, Nebraska
-Nels C Nelson, head, 52, married age 24, b. Denmark, imm 1914, blacksmith own shop
-Dorthea Nelson, wife, 48, married age 20, b. Denmark, imm 1915
-Nellie Nelson, dau, 15, b. Denmark, imm 1915
-Dorthea M Nelson, dau, 13, NE
-Alvin M Nelson, son, son, 9, b. NE

1940 Census Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; 224 1/2 55th Street
-Nels Nelsen, head, 62, b. Denmark, blacksmith in machine shop
-Dorthea Nelsen 59, b. Denmark
-Alvin Nelsen, son, 19, b. NE
In 1935, Nels & Dorthea lived at Edison, Furnas, NE; Alvin lived at rural, Furnas, NE

Passenger List
SS M/S "Batory"
Departure: Copenhagen, Denmark on 27 Oct 1947
Arrival: New York, NY on 6 Nov 1947
(Departed US 20 May 1947)
-Niels Christian Nielsen, 69, married
-Dorthea Marie Nielsen, 66, married
Naturalized #702841 on Aug 1928 at Kearney Co. [KS]; Passports 168164 issued 2 Jan 1947
Address in U.S. 728 3/4 Flint Ave, Wilmington, CA

DAUGHTER
California Death Index
Name: Nellie Christia Jackson
Birth: 11 Nov 1914 at Other Country
Death: 14 Oct 1997 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Melgaard
Father's Surname: Nielsen
# 94528723

DAUGHTER
Marie Dorthea Nielsen, 26
(b. Denmark)
Married Patrick Harvey Kennedy, 28
(b. Toronto, Canada)
On 5 Feb 1938 at Los Angeles