Nels Hawkinson
	Nels came to America at age 17 from Skane, Sweden. and worked on P. Peterson farm.  He married Amelia Anderson in 1891 and moved to a farm in 1893.  He had purchased this section of land from Thomas Persons.  He was a powerful man and proud of his perfectly plowed field.  When he finished he would carry the plow on his back so it would not mar the perfect field.  They had four children: Ned, Sylvia, Agnes, and Crystal.