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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Mrs. Mart (Mary?)in Nelson
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 2142
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Item Description:
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Nelson, Mrs. Martin - Biographical information for Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson; "Pioneer Stories, The First White Woman"
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Date:
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
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born: Norway
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Notes:
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1st woman in Jackson Hole: Mrs. John Carnes (Mrs. Millie Sorelle Carnes, Bannock Indian)
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Notes:
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". . . first white woman to become a permanent resident of Jackson Hole" (spring, 1888)
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Notes:
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retired to California
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Notes:
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emigrated to America - worked at farm near Arnold Park (Iowa)
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Notes:
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Nelson, Martin (wife, born: ? - married: ? - died: ? - buried: ?)
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Notes:
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childlren: Cora and Grace, plus at least another daughter and son
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Notes:
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moved to Jackson Hole (Wyoming Territory - 1888)
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Notes:
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neighbor: Adollph "Dutch" Miller
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Notes:
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settled at Slough Grass Ranch in Jackson valley
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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