Birth and Family
John was born in Zürich, Switzerland, the son of the Rev. Heinrich and Rosalie (Mueller) Nuelsen. Heinrich, born in Nörten, Hanover, became an American citizen and was ordained into the Methodist Episcopal ministry. He spent time in Germany as a Missionary, and later was sent to Switzerland to help establish Methodism there. He served churches in Europe for thirty-eight years. The family was originally from Holland. John was baptized by Bishop Calvin Kingsley.
John married Luella Elizabeth Stroeter (daughter of Ernst Ferdinand & Caroline Ströter) on 8 September 1896. They had the following children: Albert E., Henry E., John Louis, Jr., and Marie L.
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