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1889 - 1957 (67 years)
| Name | Nelson Helmer | |
| Born | 16 Aug 1889 | born either in Lovbakke or Vefleneie  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Confirmation | 10 Apr 1904 | Stange |
| Immigration | 13 Mar 1914 | Ellis Island, NY |
| In 1914, Helmer returned to Norway and brought his brother Ole and a cousin back. At the time, Helmer was living in Ossia, WI. They landed at Ellis Island on 13-March-1914 on the ship Mauretania | ||
| MILI | Serial Number: 2,152,142 Private !st Class CO "I", 132nd Inf | |
| MILI | 24 Feb 1918 | Rotsay, MN |
| Enterred US Army | ||
| MILI | 24 May 1918 | Brest, France |
| Arrived at harbor of Brest, France on SS Mount Vernon | ||
| MILI | 17 May 1919 | New York |
| Arrived back in the US on the SS Mount Vernon | ||
| MILI | 26 May 1919 | |
| Honorable discharge from US Army | ||
| Died | 22 Jan 1957 | Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota |
| Buried | 26 Jan 1957 | Hedemarken Cemetery, Carlisle, MN |
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| Person ID | I145758 | Denbrook |
| Last Modified | 9 Nov 2023 | |
| Father | Berget Nils Evenson, b. 01 Feb 1851, Ostbyeie (not sure of date) | |
| Mother | Rongstad Mathia Olsdtr, b. 1849, Hosmestadeie | |
| Married | 29 Dec 1876 | Hedemarken, Norway |
| Family ID | F184736820 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Houg Olga A., b. 15 Feb 1891, Marshall County, Minnesota. , d. 26 Dec 1967, Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. and is buried at Hedemarken Cemetery. (Age 76 years) | |||||
| Married | 5 Jan 1923 | Oscar Township, Ottertail County, Minnesota at Hedemarken Lutheran Church. |
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| Family ID | F104937 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Event Map |
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| Photos |  | Helmer and Ole Nelson |
 | Helmer and Olga | |
 | Helmer Nelson - WWI Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Evenson Entered service February, 1918; went to Camp Dodge, Ia.; transferred to Camp Logan, Tex. Overseas May, 1918. Member of Co. I, A.E.F. Saw active service at the western front. | |
 | SS Mount vernon (SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie) SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie was an ocean liner built in Germany in 1906 for North German Lloyd. She was engaged in transatlantic service between her homeport of Bremen and New York until the outbreak of World War I. At sea after departing New York in August 1914, she turned around and put into Bar Harbor, Maine, where she was interned by the neutral United States. After that country entered the war in April 1917, the ship was seized and turned over to the United States Navy, and renamed USS Mount Vernon (ID-4508). While serving as a troop transport, Mount Vernon was torpedoed in September 1918. Though damaged, she was able to make port for repairs and returned to service. In 1919, after the end of the war, she was laid up until 1940 when she was scrapped at Baltimore. This was the ship that transported Helmer Nelson to and from France during WWI. | |
 | Lovbakke Farm, Norway Lovbakke Farm, Norway Where Nils Evensen was living when Helmer Nelson was born | |
 | Helmer and Ole Nelson in the snow Helmer and Ole Nelson in the snow | |
 | Hedemarken Church | |
 | Helmer an Olga Nelson - Wedding Anniversary Helmer an Olga Nelson - Wedding Anniversary Mildred, Helmer, Olga, Hazel in front of Hedemarken Church | |
 | Grandpa Helmer Nelson - WW1 Grandpa Helmer Nelson - WW1 | |
 | Ottestad Church, Norway Ottestad Church, Norway | |
 | Ottestad Church, Norway Ottestad Church, Norway | |
 | S/S Ivernia - ship that Helmer Nelson traveled on when coming to the United States in 1908 Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1900. 13,799 gross tons; 600 (bp) feet long; 64 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots. 1,960 passengers (160 first class, 200 second class, 1,600 third class). One funnel and four masts. Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1900 and named Ivernia. Liverpool-New York service. Later Liverpool-Boston and Trieste-New York services. Torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in 1917 | |
 | S/S Ivernia - ship that Helmer Nelson traveled on when coming to the United States in 1908 Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1900. 13,799 gross tons; 600 (bp) feet long; 64 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots. 1,960 passengers (160 first class, 200 second class, 1,600 third class). One funnel and four masts. Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1900 and named Ivernia. Liverpool-New York service. Later Liverpool-Boston and Trieste-New York services. Torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in 1917 | |
 | Grandma and Grandpa's 25th anniversary taken at Hedemarken | |
 | Mauretania The ship that Helmer and Ole sailed on when Helmer went back to Norway in 1914 to get Ole |
| Documents |  | Helmer Nelson Obituary Helmer Nelson Obituary |
 | Birth and baptism record for Helmer Nelson Birth and baptism record for Helmer Nelson | |
 | Confirmation record for Helmer Nilsen Confirmation record for Helmer Nilsen | |
 | Emmigration record for Helmer Nelson Emmigration record for Helmer Nelson | |
 | Helmer Nelson's draft registration card Helmer Nelson's draft registration card | |
 | Ship Ivernia - Helmer Nelson - 1908 Ship Ivernia - Helmer Nelson - 1908 | |
 | Ship Mauretania - Helmer and Ole Nelson - 1914 Passenger list for ship Mauretania taking Ole Nelson to the United States. Also listed on this passenger list is Helmer Nelson, who immigrated in 1908. He apparently went back to Norway (or at least the UK) to travel back with Ole. Also listed is their cousin Edwin Rongstad as well as a Levrone (sp?) Nelson who is listed as a cousin but also list Nils Evensen as nearest relative in Norway. |
| Histories |  | Helmer Nelson Church Record Helmer Nelson Church Record |
 | Helmer Nelson Naturalization Paper Helmer Nelson Naturalization Paper | |
 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. | |
| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
| Census Records |  | 1900 Census record For Nils Evensen 1900 Census record For Nils Evensen |
| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. | ||
 | 1930 US Census for Oscar Twp, MN, Helmer Nelson 1930 US Census for Oscar Twp, MN, Helmer Nelson | |
 | 1910 Census - Helmer Nelson 1910 Census - Helmer Nelson | |
 | 1940 census record 1940 Census record for Helmer Nelson. Unusual in that it lists Helmer, Mildred, Hazel, and Randine, but not Olga |
| Photo-defaults | | Helmer-default.jpg |
