Notizen zu dieser Person
HANS NIELSON, one of the best known
and most popular business men of the
village of Niagara Falls, is a son of Christian
and Anna Dorthea (Helgosen) Nielson,
and was born October 16, 1821, in A'oile,
Denmark. His ancestors on both sides
were natives of Denmark for unknown generations,
his father being born there about
1794. All of his ancestors were Lutherans.
His father was proprietor of a brewery and
distillery. He married and reared a family
of seven children: Niels Christian (deceased),
Loren, Peter (deceased), Johan
(deceased), Ane Maria (deceased), Sophia
(iiristensen, and Hans.
Hans Nielson was educated in the common
schools of Denmark, and after leaving
school learned the trade of tobacco manufacturer.
He went to Norway, where he
was engaged for six years in the manufacture
and sale of tobacco. In 1850 he emigrated
to America, settling at Niagara Falls,
where for two years he was a tobacco merchant.
He then removed to Plattville, Illinois,
and in company with Frederick Gluck,
a native of Germany, went into the brewing
and distilling business. After they had
conducted this a short time their jilant was
iccidentally destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of several thousand dollars, they having
no insurance on their plant. This untoward
event left Mr. Nielson again at the
foot of life's ladder, with no capital but his
native energy and strong will jiower. He
began again as a tobacco merchant, but
shortly afterward went into the grocery
business, and in 1860 added the lumber
business, in comjiany with Jeremiah Binkley.
For eleven years he conducted this
combined business, and then sold out. In
1873 he was made jiresident and manager
of the comjiany owning Prospect jiark, and
served in this capacity until the purchase of
the park by the State in July, 1885. Prospect
park is now included in the Niagara
Falls reservation, and commands one of the
finest views of the great falls. In 1887 he,
in connection with two of lis sons, embarked
in the dry goods business, in propierty
owned by him on the corner of Alain
and Falls streets. This business is chiefly
conducted by his sons, Air. Nielson giving
his own attention to handling real estate in
Buffalo.
On September 18, 1857, Hans Nielson
wtis married to Louisa Krull, a native of
Mecklinburg, Germany, and to this union
have been born four children: Herman, a
photographer, who married Mary Moran;
Otto, living with lis parents; Charles, in
business with lis brother Herman; and
George S., married Fannie Swartz and lives
in Niagara Falls, where he is engaged in
the dry goods business with his father, under
the firm name of H. Nielson & Sons.
Hans Nielson is a member of Frontier
Lodge, No. 132, Free and Accepted Masons,
and litis been a Knight Templar for over a
quarter of it century. Starting without
capital, and depending alone on his inherited
talents and force of character, Mr.
loss of several thousand dollars, they having
no insurance on their plant. This untoward
event left Mr. Nielson again at the
foot of life's ladder, with no capital but his
native energy and strong will jiower. He
began again as a tobacco merchant, but
shortly afterward went into the grocery
business, and in 1860 added the lumber
business, in comjiany with Jeremiah Binkley.
For eleven years he conducted this
combined business, and then sold out. In
1873 he was made jiresident and manager
of the comjiany owning Prospect jiark, and
served in this capacity until the purchase of
the park by the State in July, 1885. Prospect
park is now included in the Niagara
Falls reservation, and commands one of the
finest views of the great falls. In 1887 he,
in connection with two of lis sons, embarked
in the dry goods business, in propierty
owned by him on the corner of Alain
and Falls streets. This business is chiefly
conducted by his sons, Air. Nielson giving
his own attention to handling real estate in
Buffalo.
On September 18, 1857, Hans Nielson
wtis married to Louisa Krull, a native of
Mecklinburg, Germany, and to this union
have been born four children: Herman, a
photographer, who married Mary Moran;
Otto, living with lis parents; Charles, in
business with lis brother Herman; and
George S., married Fannie Swartz and lives
in Niagara Falls, where he is engaged in
the dry goods business with his father, under
the firm name of H. Nielson & Sons.
Hans Nielson is a member of Frontier
Lodge, No. 132, Free and Accepted Masons,
and litis been a Knight Templar for over a
quarter of it century. Starting without
capital, and depending alone on his inherited
talents and force of character, Mr. loss of several thousand dollars,they having
no insurance on their plant. This untoward
event left Mr. Nielson again at the
foot of life's ladder, with no capital but his
native energy and strong will jiower. He
began again as a tobacco merchant, but
shortly afterward went into the grocery
business, and in 1860 added the lumber
business, in comjiany with Jeremiah Binkley.
For eleven years he conducted this
combined business, and then sold out. In
1873 he was made jiresident and manager
of the comjiany owning Prospect jiark, and
served in this capacity until the purchase of
the park by the State in July, 1885. Prospect
park is now included in the Niagara
Falls reservation, and commands one of the
finest views of the great falls. In 1887 he,
in connection with two of lis sons, embarked
in the dry goods business, in propierty
owned by him on the corner of Alain
and Falls streets. This business is chiefly
conducted by his sons, Air. Nielson giving
his own attention to handling real estate in
Buffalo.
On September 18, 1857, Hans Nielson
wtis married to Louisa Krull, a native of
Mecklinburg, Germany, and to this union
have been born four children: Herman, a
photographer, who married Mary Moran;
Otto, living with lis parents; Charles, in
business with lis brother Herman; and
George S., married Fannie Swartz and lives
in Niagara Falls, where he is engaged in
the dry goods business with his father, under
the firm name of H. Nielson & Sons.
Hans Nielson is a member of Frontier
Lodge, No. 132, Free and Accepted Masons,
and litis been a Knight Templar for over a
quarter of it century. Starting without
capital, and depending alone on his inherited
talents and force of character, Mr.
Nielson has attained a position of honor and
influence in the community, and is now
reaping the reward which should crown an
active and busy career. --
Hans Jürgen
Krull
