Directions
To
From the
Take I-94 West to I-39
Take I-39 North
I-39 becomes US-51
Take US-51 to US-2
Take US-2 West to
From
Take I-75 North to US-2
Take US-2 West to
From the Twin Cities
Take I-35 North to US-2
Take US-2 East to
Flying to
You can use:
(42 miles West of Iron River)
Direction to
From US-2/Downtown Iron River
Take County Highway H South for about ¾ of a mile South of US-2
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Time Line of Nelson Ferguson’s Life
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Born July 1831 in
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About 1838 his
mother dies. His father moves family to
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1854 Nelson comes
to
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1855 Nelson gets
his own farm in
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1857 daughter
Ella is born
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About 1858 Nelson
moves his family to the Grand Marsh area in Adams Co., WI.
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1858 daughter
Mary is born
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1863 daughter
Alice is born
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1864 Nelson moves
his family to Plainfield, Waushara Co., WI.
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1865 son Lester
is born
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1866 son Clinton
is born
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1869 son Henry is
born
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About 1873
Nelson’s wife Christina dies
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About 1874 Nelson
gets married to a woman named Margaret
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1875 son Orin is
born
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About 1876 Nelson
moves his family to Pine Grove,
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Sometime after
1880 and before 1895 Nelson gets a divorce from Margaret
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1885 Nelson’s
father dies
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In the early 1890’s
Nelson spends part of the year clearing land in Iron River and spending the
other part with his son Lester’s family back in Pine Grove. Eventually Nelson
makes
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About 1907 Nelson
becomes ill and has several surgeries. He fights off death but never regains his
strength.
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