Nels Anderson, b: 1850 - Kristiania, Norway

^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}
^{1969 Armstrong first person on the moon}

^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}


		^{Nels Anderson}^{b.1850 Kristiania, Norway d.1924 Illinois}

	^{Jennie Constance Anderson}^{b.1880 Norway d.1964 Hennepin, Minnesota}

		^Martha Berg^{b.1850 Smooline, Norway d. Illinois}