Marriage and Family
After being elected the first time, Nelson married Nicholina Jacobsen, originally from Toten, Norway. She was five months' pregnant by the time of their marriage and, because of Nelson's poor relations with the local Lutheran clergy, they were married by the Justice of the Peace Lars Erdall in a private home.
A national recession limited the couple's financial success. While Nelson slept in his office in Madison to carry out his legislative and professional career, Nicholina and the newborn Ida stayed with her family in Koshkonong.
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