From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 730.

N. E. Nelson is a son of Erick Nelson Jorde. He was born in Norway, Aug. 17, 1850. They emigrated to America and settled in Worth county, in 1862, where he has since lived. He married Augusta Amundson, June 24, 1878. She is a native of Worth county, born June 5, 1857. His farm in Brookfield township contains 158 acres on section 26, with twenty acres on section 14, of timber. He is a republican and has held offices of trust. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, April 26, 2008