Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 25 Apr 1910, Oakland, Alameda, CA
• Military Note: 12 Sep 1918, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• Census: 10 Jan 1920, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• Census: Apr 1930, Piedmont, Alameda, CA
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Piedmont, Alameda, CA

Notes:

Census:
1910 census shows Carl E. Nelson, 28, married 2 years, b. IA, parents b. SWEDEN, trimmer, caskets; Isabel P., 26, 1 child born/1 living, b. PA, parents b. PA/MN; Anna Nelson, 54, mother, 3 children born/2 living, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, immigrated 1867; Eva Nelson, 24, sister, b. CA.

Military Note:
In 1918 Carl registered for the WWI draft, he gives his birth date as April 10, 1882, his occupation is listed as casket maker for the S. F. Casket Co., his nearest relative is Isabel Nelson. The registrar notes he is tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair.

Census:
1920 census shows Carl E. Nelson, 37, b. IA, parents b. SWEDEN, foreman, S.F. Casket Co.; Isabelle, 36, b, PA, parents b. PA/MN; children b. CA: Prentiss, 11; Dorothy, 9; children b. MO: Grace, 7; David, children b. CA: Robert, 4 6/12; John Prentiss, father-in-law, 62, b. PA, parents b. IRELAND/NY, teamster; Eula Rufe, cousin-in-law, 22, b. CA, parents b. MA/MN, clerk, illegible office.

Census:
1930 census shows Carl E. Nelson, 47, married at age 24, b. IA, parents b. SWEDEN, superintendant, casket co.; Isabelle, 46, married at 24,, b. PA, parents b. PA/MN; children b. CA: Prentiss, 21; Dorothy, 19, children b. MO: Grace, 17; David, 16; child b. CA: Robert, 14.

Census:
1940 census shows Carl E. Newlson, 57, b. IA, 1935 residence, same house, foreman, casket co.; Isabelle, 56, b. PA; David A., 26, clerk, RR Co., b. MO; Robert, 24, b. CA. Also enumerated is a lodger, Mary Coxhead, 38.

Carl married Anna Isabelle PRENTISS on 19 Dec 1907 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Anna (daughter of John PRENTISS and Caroline HAWKINS) was born on 29 Jun 1883 in Pittston, Luzerne, PA; died on 12 Nov 1957 in Alameda Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Prentiss Carl NELSON was born on 8 Jan 1909 in Oakland, Alameda, CA; died on 13 Nov 1995 in Peoria, Maricopa, AZ.
2. Dorothy Isabelle NELSON was born on 10 Oct 1910 in Oakland, Alameda, CA; died on 1 Feb 2005 in Oakland, Alameda, CA.
3. Anna Grace Loretta NELSON was born on 9 Jun 1912 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; died on 2 Dec 2006.
4. David Arthur NELSON was born on 27 Dec 1914 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; died on 27 Dec 1997 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA.
5. Robert Edgar NELSON was born on 12 Jul 1915 in Oakland, Alameda, CA; died on 1 Feb 1996.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigratn: 1871
• Census: 1880, Burlington, Des Moines, IA
• Census: 2 Jun 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Notes:

Note:
Note from Prentice researchers:

The Nelsons come from Sweden via IA. Samuel Nelson was the immigrant and is a black sheep, having been kicked out of his home in San Francisco near the time of the earthquake. He's a dead end as all we know about his origin is what is in the 1900 census. He was president of the San Francisco Casket Co. which he founded and then left about the time he was kicked out of his home.

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Census:
1880 census shows Samuel Nelson, 24, painter, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN; Anna L., 24, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN.

Census:
1900 census shows Samuel Nelson, b. Apr 1856, 44, married 20 years, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, immigrated 1871, casket maker; Hannah, b. Jul 1855, 44, 3 children born/ 2 living, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN, immigrated 1867; Carl E., b. Apr 1882, 18, b. IA; Eva A., b. May 1885, 15, c. CA.

Samuel married Anna Lisa TELL on 29 Dec 1879 in Ottumwa, Wapello, IA, and was divorced before 1920. Anna was born about 1856 in SWEDEN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigratn: 1867
• Census: 2 Jan 1920, Oakland, Alameda, CA
• Census: 9 Apr 1930, Oakland, Alameda, CA

Notes:

Census:
1920 census shows Anna Nelson, 63, divorced, immigrated 1886, (sic) b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN; Eva, daughter, 33, b. CA, bookeeper, novelty store.

Census:
1930 census shows Anna Nelson, 73, widow, immigrated 1865, b. SWEDEN, parents b. SWEDEN; Alice E. Foye, daughter, 42, married at 41, b. IA, clerk, grocery store.