Henry P. Nelson, a prosperous farmer of Aurdal township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, was born on the old Aurdal township farm, August 10, 1888, and is the son of Nels E. and Methe (Hallan) Nelson, both of whom were born in Norway, the former on December 17, 1844, and the latter on January 6, 1850. Nels E. Nelson’s parents were Ingebret and Aaste Nelson, both of whom were born in Norway and who came to America and settled in Aurdal township in 1868. They took a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres and both died on the homestead farm. Mr. Nelson’s father came from Norway to Minnesota with his parents. He settled in Goodhue county and was also a pioneer of Aurdal township. Later he took up one hundred and sixty acres of land and made many improvements upon the farm, which he acquired from the government. After having made a large quantity of brick, he erected a magnificent brick residence on the farm and lived in this home until his death, in 1909. His widow is still living. They were the parents of five children, Peter, Haldon, Anna, Nels and Henry P. Mr. Nelson’s parents were members of the Lutheran church. Henry P. Nelson was educated in the public schools of Aurdal township and reared on the farm which his parents owned. Mr. Nelson himself owns a farm of one hundred and sixty acres of land in Aurdal township. (History of Otter Tail County Minnesota, Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume II, Edited by John W. Mason, B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1916, Page 213)