Family Group Record for Nels Peter Jensen Grass and Zora B Bornt


Husband Nels Peter Jensen Grass [1][2][3][4][5]
Born:01/06/1878 - Danmark [2][4][5]
Christened:
Died:11/28/1959 - Los Angeles City, Los Angeles, California [4][5]
Buried:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota [5] PIC
Marriage:12/05/1900 - Blue Earth County, Minnesota [2][1]

Events and Facts
1. He has conflicting birth information on the 1920 US Federal Census of Abt 1876 and Danmark . [3]
2. He immigrated from Denmark about 1888 . [3]
3. He appeared on the US Federal census on 04/15/1910 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota with his family. [2]
4. He worked as a farmer on 04/15/1910 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [2]
5. He registered for the Draft for World War I on 09/12/1918 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [6]PIC
6. He worked as a farmer on 09/12/1918 in Amboy, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [6]
7. He was described as of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark hair on 09/12/1918 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [6]
8. He had a residence on 09/12/1918 in Amboy, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [6]
9. He appeared on the US Federal census on 01/01/1920 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota with his family. [3]
10. He worked as a general farmer on 01/01/1920 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [3]
Wife Zora B Bornt [7][1][8][9][10][11]
Born:12/16/1879 - Vernon Center, Blue Earth, Minnesota [7][8][11]
Christened:
Died:12/27/1947 - Steele County, Minnesota [10][11]
Buried:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota [12][11] PIC

Events and Facts
1. She has conflicting birth information on the 1920 US Federal Census of Abt 1881 and Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota . [9]
2. She appeared on the Minnesota State census on 05/01/1885 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota with her parents. [7]
3. She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/15/1910 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota with her family. [8]
4. She appeared on the US Federal census on 01/01/1920 in Shelby, Blue Earth, Minnesota with her family. [9]
Children
1 M George B Grass
Born:07/15/1902 - Amboy, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Christened:
Died:11/12/1973 - Clinton Falls, Steele, Minnesota
Buried:Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota
2 M Forest Grass
Born:Abt 1909 - Minnesota
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 M John M Grass
Born:Abt 1915 - Minnesota
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Sources
1. Minnesota Association of County Officers, "Minnesota Official Marriage System," Blue Earth County certificate 417339, Nels P Grass and Zora Bornt; Database online, Minnesota counties, Minnesota Official Marriage System : n.d. (https://moms.mn.gov/ : accessed 07/30/2025) [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1910 United States Federal Census, ED 31, Shelby, Blue Earth, MN, sheet 4B, dwelling 86, family 88, line 91, Grass, Nelo P; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2006 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/16/2011); citing Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T624 (1178 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 691, image 502 [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1920 United States Federal Census, ED 1, Shelby, Blue Earth, MN, sheet 6B, dwelling 122, family 123, line 78, Grass, Nels P; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/15/2011); citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T625 (2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 825 [Surety: 3].
4. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997, Nels Peter Grass; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2000 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/16/2011); citing /California Death Index, 1940-1997/, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, CA [Surety: 3].
5. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Nels Peter Jensen Grass (#89458750); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 07/30/2025) [Surety: 3].
6. Banks, Ray, complier, "World War I Civilian Draft Registrations," Nels Peter Grass; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2000 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 12/23/2016); citing FHL Microfilm 1,675,336 [Surety: 3].
7. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, 1885, Shelby, Blue Earth, MN, page 14, family 104, line 11, Bornt, Zora; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2007 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 07/30/2025); citing Minnesota State Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, 105 rolls, microfilm MNSC_nn [Surety: 3].
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1910 United States Federal Census, ED 31, Shelby, Blue Earth, MN, sheet 4B, dwelling 86, family 88, line 92, Grass, Zora B; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2006 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/16/2011); citing Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T624 (1178 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 691, image 502 [Surety: 3].
9. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1920 United States Federal Census, ED 1, Shelby, Blue Earth, MN, sheet 6B, dwelling 122, family 123, line 79, Grass, Zora B; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/15/2011); citing Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T625 (2076 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 825 [Surety: 3].
10. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Steele County certificate 1947-016379, Zora B Grass; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2001 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 09/16/2011); citing State of Minnesota, /Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota [Surety: 3].
11. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," Zora B (Bornt) Grass (#89458752); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 07/30/2025) [Surety: 3].
12. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., "Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties," Zora B Grass; database, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/, 2003 : accessed 09/16/2011); citing Dalby, John and Jan, "John Dalby Database," www.dalbydata.com, Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna, Minnesota [Surety: 3].


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