Primary Name: Nelson, Klondy Esmerelda

Filed as: Nelson, Klondy Esmerelda

Also known as: Klondy Nelson

Occupation / Association: Early Alaska resident

Associated places: Deadwood, South Dakota; Council, Alaska

Keywords: Klondy Esmerelda Nelson, Klondy Nelson, Nelson family Alaska, Council Alaska early residents, Deadwood South Dakota births

Biography

Klondy Esmerelda Nelson was born on October 1, 1897, in Deadwood, South Dakota, to Oscar Warren Nelson and Alma P. Nelson.

In 1902 the Nelson family moved north to Council, Alaska, becoming part of the early wave of families who settled in Alaska during the years following the Klondike and Nome gold rush era.