Tobias Nelson, a resident of Racine for thirty years, died yesterday morning about 10 o'clock, at his home No. 1232 La Salle street, aged 72 years. Mr. Nelson was a man well liked and honored by a large circle of friends, being honest and upright to a high degree. A wife and eight children survive to mourn his demise. The funeral will take place from the house on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and from the Norwegian Lutheran church on State street at 2:30 o'clock

Decendency:
1-Tobias Sørensen Nilsen b.6 Sep 1840, Øvrebø, Vest-Agder, Norway, d.1 Dec 1912, Racine, WI
+Severine Sørensen b.8 May 1843, Oddernes, Vest-Agder, Norway, m.17 Feb 1864, Oddernes, Vest-Agder, Norway, d. 10 Dec 1919, Racine, WI, par. Søren Olsen Mosby and Gunhild Ouensdatter

2- Sigward Nelsonb. 26 Apr 1866, Oddernes, Vest-Agder, Norway, d.28 May 1914, Racine, Wisconsin
+Ella M Olson b. 13 Sep 1866, Racine, WI m.15 Mar 1890, Racine, WI, d.31 Mar 1954, Racine, Wisconsin, par. Nils Olsen and Nicoline Gundersdatter
3-Sidney Eugene Nelson b.16 Jun 1893, Racine, WI d.20 Sep 1982, Franksville, Racine, WI
+Luella Stoffel b.9 Nov 1895, Racine, WI, d.Sep 1985, Franksville, Racine, WI
3-Grace Nelson b.5 Oct 1895, Racine, WI
3-Isabelle Nelson b.1900, Racine, WI, d.16 Feb 1916, Racine, WI

2-Nils Gustav Nilsen b.10 Aug 1868, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
+Carrie Larson b.Abt 1874, PA, m.6 Oct 1894, Milwaukee, WI
3-Irving Herbert Nelson b. 4 Jun 1895, Racine, WI
3-Earl Orland Nelson b.12 Apr 1899, Racine, WI

2-Charles Nelson b. 1871, Chicago, Illinois
+Elisabeth Taub b. Aug 1873, Racine, WI, m.19 May 1896, Racine, WI, par. John Taub and Henrietta Spaeth
3-Herbert Nelson b.27 Mar 1898, Racine, WI

2-Cecilia Nelson b.11 Jun 1874, Chicago, IL, d. 17 May 1947, Racine, WI

2-Thomas Nelson b.Aug 1875, Racine, WI

2-Anne Nelson b.1879, Racine, WI, d.8 May 1881, Racine, WI

2-Thelma Andrea Nelson b.Jul 1880, Racine, WI, d.1931, Grenora, Williams, ND
+Martin Olaus Dybvig b.2 Aug 1865, Skåtøy, Telemark, Norway, m.19 Jul 1899, Racine, WI, d.9 Feb 1957, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN

2-William H Nelson b.26 Sep 1883, Racine, WI

2-Amanda S Nelson b.21 Jul 1886, Racine, WI
+Jacob August Jacobsen b.21 Jul 1878, Vestre Moland, Aust-
Agder, Norway
3-Lloyd Erling Jacobson b.24 Jul 1911, Racine, WI, d. 17 Feb 1984, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA