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Martin jens NIELSEN

Martin jens NIELSEN[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1920 - 1992  (71 years)

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  • Name Martin jens NIELSEN 
    Birth 2 Jul 1920  Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Mar 1992  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
     1. Margaret Isabelle NIELSEN,   b. 23 Apr 1916, Polk Township, Shelby, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1997, Bellflower, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Virgil Marshall Jaszarowski,  m. 1942
     2. Wilma Christine NIELSEN,   b. 11 Mar 1918, Polk Township, Shelby, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 2004, Licking, Texas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    William Chester Kivett,  m. 11 Mar 1945
    +3. Martin jens NIELSEN,   b. 2 Jul 1920, Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1992, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Bertha Mae HANSEN,  m. 6 Jul 1941
     4. Russell Wayne NIELSEN,   b. 17 Oct 1922, Douglas Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 2010, Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Mary Jane Hunt,  m. 24 Nov 1946
     
    Person ID I322356264106  Winnie Paul Scanlan
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2022 

    Father Jens Kaagaard NIELSEN,   b. 1 Aug 1890, Fjelsø sogn, Rinds herred, Viborg amt, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1961, Los Angeles, Californien Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Caroline ANDERSON,   b. 14 Sep 1895, Polk, Shelby co, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1975, Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Mae HANSEN,   b. 21 Dec 1922, Union, Guthrie, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 2019, Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jul 1941  Nodaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Mar 1992 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Martin and Bertha Mae Nielsen Headstone
    Martin and Bertha Mae Nielsen Headstone

  • Notes 
    • AUDUBON
      Martin J. Nielsen, son of Jens K. and Caroline Anderson Nielsen, was born July 2, 1920 in Shelby County, and died March 6, 1992 at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Co. Bluffs, at age 71 years, 8 months and 4 days.

      He was baptized and confirmed as an adult at the Exira Lutheran Church. He attended rural school at Polk 07 in Shelby county. He then helped operate the family farm, did masonry work, and drove a stock and grain truck for Andersen Brothers from Poplar.

      July 6, 1941 he married Bertha Mae Hansen in Maryville, MO. They were employed as a farm hand and housekeeper for Chris Winther, west of Audubon, for a short time. They then moved to his parents farm in Fiscus. They farmed near Kimballton, Exira, Outline county and Viola twp. in Audubon county. He also drove a school bus for the Viola Center Schools. They continued farming until they moved to their present home in Audubon in 1964. He then was employed at Green Bay and United Bldg. Center lumber companies for 17 years until he retired in 1981 due to health reasons. He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Audubon.

      Preceding him in death were his parents; his brothers in-law, Virgil Jaszarowski and Roland Hansen; his father in-law, Chris W. Hansen; and his sister-in-law, Rosemary Hansen.

      Survivors include his wife. Bertha Mae Nielsen of Audubon; his children and their spouses, Marcia (Gordon) Lange; Dona (Tom) Garber, all of Audubon; and Steven (Ann) Nielsen of Waverly; 5 grandchildren; his brother and sisters, Margaret Jaszarowski of Bellflower, CA.; Wilma (Bill) Kiett of Edgar Springs, MO.; Russell (Mary Jane) Nielsen of Atlantic; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Milo (Mardell J Hansen of Exira; Florence (Joe) Staub of Audubon; his mother-in law, Emma M. Hansen of Audubon; his uncle, H. LaVern (Elizabeth) Anderson of Audubon; nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

      Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Carl Hansen March 10, 1992, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Audubon. Burial was in the Maple Grove cemetery in Audubon. Honorary casket bearers were Earl Andersen, Elmer Dreier, Emmert Jensen, Paul McKeane, Gerald Nelson, and P.H. Radden. Casket bearers were Jim Jorgensen, LeRoy Larsen, Albert Meiners, Roy Mortensen, Russell Petersen. and Wesley Peterson

  • Sources 
    1. [S1171896454] U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (MyHeritage), https:/​/​www​.myheritage​.com/​research/​record-10002-70253183/​martin-j-nielsen-in-us-social-security-death-index-ssdi.
      Martin J NielsenBirth: July 2 1920Death: Mar 6 1992Last residence: USASSN issuing state:  Iowa
      Event: Record
      Role: 10002:70253183-:

    2. [S1171896494] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, (MyHeritage).
      Martin Jens Nielsen<br>Gender: Male<br>Race: White<br>Record Type: Application<br>Birth: July 2 1920 - Shelby, Shelby County, Iowa, United States<br>Submission date: Dec 1940<br>Father: Jens K Nielsen<br>Mother: Caroline Anderson<br>Signed By: Client's signature<br>Reference Number: 66279179062<br>Description: Original SSN [social security number]
      Event: Record
      Role: 10863:45707747-:

    3. [S1171896487] U.S. Public Records Index, (MyHeritage).
      Martin J Nielsen<br>Birth: July 2 1920<br>Also known as: Neilsen Martin<br>  Possible relatives: <br>Name Birth<br><a>Bertha Mae Nielsen</a> Dec 21 1923<br>  Residences: ResidenceDate908 E Division St, AudubonIowa 50025-1372, USAFeb 1 1996Show neighbors<br>  Phone numbers: <br>Number Date<br>(712) 563-3460 Between Feb 25 2004 and Aug 20 2008<br>(712) 310-3779 Aug 20 2008
      Event: Record
      Role: 10220:307998145:

    4. [S1172225382] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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