Nelson Family History by Garnett L. Johnson and 50 similar items

Nelson Family History by Garnett L. Johnson and Lowell F. Anderson 2007. Large volume in very good used condition. Priced at about 1/2 the price that others are asking. From the introduction: Structure of the Book From its inception, this genealogy has had three elements at its core consistent display of the factual data available for each relative, text telling the stories of family members, and charts that display the relationship among the family members. Further, as pictures have become available, they have been inserted in the text to help readers understand their predecessors. Designation of Sections As you look at the overall chart that begins each section, you may wonder how the sections came to be ordered and their boundaries established. The best answer is that they evolved. The work started with the authors' common predecessors, Bengt Nelson and Mary Ohlsson . Thus, the work started with Sections A through E. It was not long, however, before the zeal for completeness led the authors to go back to siblings of earlier direct family members and to bring each of those families forward. The book now has twenty- five sections, Sections A through Y. Entries in the Text Each family member's entry begins with their reference number and their name in bold all-capital letters, designating a "lineal" member of the family, followed by their spouse or spouses in bold initially-capitalized text. Following is a common block of data (except for some of the very earliest members in Section A) including the family member's date and place of birth, death, interment and parents' names. If the family member married, information on the marriage and the spouse follows, including any children born of that marriage. The block of marriage-related data is repeated for each marriage. The names of lineal parents and of the children are followed with their reference number at the right margin for cross-reference. Reading the Charts Lowell Anderson an architect by profession, began development of the charts on paper with pen and ink. As the project evolved and additions and changes made manual charting more difficult, Lowell recognized the need to move into an electronic medium. The practical state of affordable technology pushed him into using word processors, first Word Star and then WordPerfect. The text wasn't too difficult but creating all the lïnes with box drawing characters, was laborious. Finally as Lowell's health deteriorated, Eric Anderson assumed the role as cartographer and moved the charts into Microsoft Visio a graphics based program well-suited for moving and connecting blocks.