Carl Edgar NELSON

1882 - 1972  (90 years)

• Birth	10 Apr 1882	Burlington, Des Moines, IA   [1, 2]
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Oakland, Alameda, CA   [1]
  	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.
  Census	10 Jan 1920	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA   [3]
  	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	Apr 1930	Piedmont, Alameda, CA   [4]
  	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	4 Apr 1940	Piedmont, Alameda, CA   [5]
  	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.
  Military Note	12 Sep 1918	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA   [6]
  	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.
  Death	18 Jun 1972	Berkeley, Alameda, CA   [2, 7]

  
  

  Father	Samuel NELSON,   b. Apr 1856, SWEDEN
  Mother	Anna Lisa TELL,   b. Abt 1856, SWEDEN
  Family ID	F6052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Isabelle PRENTISS,   b. 29 Jun 1883, Pittston, Luzerne, PA d. 12 Nov 1957, Alameda Co., CA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1907	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA   [1, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Prentiss Carl NELSON,   b. 8 Jan 1909, Oakland, Alameda, CA d. 13 Nov 1995, Peoria, Maricopa, AZ (Age 86 years)   2. Dorothy Isabelle NELSON,   b. 10 Oct 1910, Oakland, Alameda, CA d. 1 Feb 2005, Oakland, Alameda, CA (Age 94 years)   3. Anna Grace Loretta NELSON,   b. 9 Jun 1912, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO d. 2 Dec 2006 (Age 94 years)   4. David Arthur NELSON,   b. 27 Dec 1914, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO d. 27 Dec 1997, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA (Age 83 years)   5. Robert Edgar NELSON,   b. 12 Jul 1915, Oakland, Alameda, CA d. 1 Feb 1996 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F6016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1882 - Burlington, Des Moines, IA Marriage - 19 Dec 1907 - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 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 Death - 18 Jun 1972 - Berkeley, Alameda, CA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S245] California Death Index 1940 - 1997, (ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, 2000), 245. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S1940] 1940 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1940), 1940. [S201] National Archives and Records Administration, WW I Draft Registration Cards, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.), 201. [S1173] PrenticeNet, 1173. [S301] Social Security Applications and Claims, (Social Security Administration, Washington D.C.), 301.