CONRAD, Nils Christian (Christ) NILSEN

1869 - 1944  (74 years)

• Name	CONRAD, Nils Christian (Christ) NILSEN  [1, 2]
  Born	21 Oct 1869	Str?ms?, Drammen Parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Christened	26 Dec 1869	Str?ms? parish, Buskerud County, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Aug 1944	Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota   [3]
  Person ID	I138	Reich
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	NILSEN, Nils,   b. 13 Apr 1835, R?yk?s u. Hakavik, Eiker Parish, Buskerud County, Norway ,   d. 15 Feb 1911, Braaten, Konnerud under Skoger Parish, Buskerud County, Norway  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	CHRISTIANSDATTER, Maren,   b. 14 Sep 1849, Thonby, Heggen under Modum Parish, Buskerud County, Norway ,   d. 20 Nov 1917, Braaten, Konnerud under Skoger Parish, Buskerud County, Norway  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MATTSDOTTER, Emma Christine,   b. Aug 1872, ?n, Haver? socken, V?sternorrlands l?n, Sweden ,   d. 28 Apr 1928, Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Married	1896	USA
  	Nils Christian was the oldest of thirteen siblings, and the first of five to travel to the U.S. He came to the U.S. when he was 17, probably around 1888, and certainly well before Aug, 1914. When he came to the states, he changed his name to Christ Conrad, after the town he was from, Konnerud. Christ Conrad first lived in Two Harbors, MN, and later in Duluth, MN. The 1900 census lists him as living in Washburn, WI. In 1920, this family lived at 5305 Oneida, Duluth and Christ worked as a carpenter. Four of Christ's and Emma's sons had died before Dec, 1974 (all except Edwin and Alphin). Lawrence seems to have died between Jun, 1972 and Dec, 1974. Harold and Hjalmar (maybe called Albert) died of heart attacks before 1972. Norman died of spine problems before 1972. Alphin lived in St. Paul, MN in 1972. Christ Conrad's grandson, Harold, Jr, better known as "Boo" Conrad, won first place in the annual Soap Box Derby held in Ohio, when he was 12, about 1965. Boo was living in Duluth at that time.
  Children	1. CONRAD, Edwin Nels,   b. 21 May 1897, ?Tower, St. Louis Co., Minnesota ,   d. 20 Jul 1990, St. Louis Co., Minnesota  (Age 93 years)   2. CONRAD, Lawrence Ferdinand,   b. 23 Aug 1898, Wisconsin ,   d. 12 Aug 1963, St. Louis Co., Minnesota  (Age 64 years)   3. CONRAD, Hjalmar Mathia,   b. 1900,   d. 9 Sep 1914, Duluth, St. Louis Co., Minnesota  (Age 14 years)   4. CONRAD, Harold W.,   b. 20 Nov 1902, Lake Co., Minnesota ,   d. 6 Nov 1960, St. Louis Co., Minnesota  (Age 57 years)   5. CONRAD, Alphin (Shorty and Elf) Carl,   b. 25 Jul 1905, Lake Co., Minnesota ,   d. 18 Jun 1985, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 79 years)   6. CONRAD, Norman Lester,   b. 24 Dec 1907, St. Louis Co., Minnesota ,   d. 27 Mar 1952, Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S828] Norway 1870 Vacination record for Nils Christian Nilsen, Skoger Kirkeboker - Vaksinerte 1862-1871, FHL microfilm 0278252, b. 4, p. 770 (Reliability: 3). [S950] Norway, Confirmation Record for Nils Christian Nilsen, Skoger Kirkeboker - Konfirmerte 1883-1884, FHL microfilm 1282555, b. 5, p. 339-340 (Reliability: 3). [S474] Minnesota Historical Society Library - Death Certiticate.