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.

Nelson, Oscar Warren

Biography

Oscar Warren Nelson and his wife, Alma P. Nelson, were the parents of Klondy Esmerelda Nelson, who was born in Deadwood, South Dakota, on October 1, 1897.

The Nelson family later moved north during the Alaska gold rush era. In 1902, they relocated to Council, Alaska, one of the early mining communities on the Seward Peninsula.

The family’s move reflects the migration of many prospectors and settlers who traveled to Alaska at the turn of the twentieth century seeking opportunity in the territory’s developing mining regions.

Sources

• Family records and historical accounts relating to Klondy Esmerelda Nelson

Clarence Jefferson Woofter married Klondy Esmerelda Nelson in Juneau on January 13, 1920.

They had a daughter, Virginia Olive Claire Woofter, who was born in Juneau on May 18, 1921.