(From HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1883, Page 792)

James P. Nielson is located on section 23, Lincoln township. He has 160 acres. He was born in Denmark, Oct. 4, 1840. Emigrating to America in 1859, he landed at New York and went to Dane Co., Wis. In six months he went to Rock county. In 1868 he came to St. Ansgar, Mitchell Co., Iowa. The next year he moved to his present home in Worth county. He returned to Denmark, in 1874, and re­mained a year. He was married in 1879 to Mary Ann Lowland, a native of Wis­consin, born in 1858. They have two children-Lillie and Eddie. He is en­gaged in raising grain and stock of all kinds. He is also engaged in the lumber business at Manly. He keeps a constant supply of all kinds of building materials, sash, blinds, doors, building paper, coal, galvanized fence wire, etc.

Transcribed by Gordon Felland, March 11, 2006