Matilda Mitchel Von Faas, ^^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1875 - 1959  (83 years)

• Name	Matilda Mitchel Von Faas
  Suffix	^
  Born	21 Oct 1875	Sweden   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Queens Co., NY   [2]
  	She was living in the household of Alfred and Emily Nelson, listed following Norman Nelson, and enumerated as their "daughter." She was born in Sweden. She was likely Norman Fairlie Nelson's wife, and Alfred & Emily's daughter-in-law.
  Misc	1912	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	a founding member of the Fireplace Literary Club
  	The Fireplace Literary Club was an organization of women originally established with a goal of forming a public library in Brookhaven hamlet. In 1926, a building was erected on land donated by James H. Post. In 1930, the library became the Brookhaven Free Library under the requirements of the New York State Board of Regents. The library and the Fireplace Literary Club are still in existence.
  Census	1920	Flushing, Queens, NY   [10]
  	She was living with her inlaws, along with her husband and children.
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	She was living with her husband and son.
  Name	Matilda Nelson  [2]
  Name	Mitilda Mitchel Fass
  Reference Number	Ogden 1155  [3]
  Religion	Brookhaven (St. James Episcopal Church), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Episcopalian
  	A window was dedicated to Matilda at the St. James Church, Brookhaven, NY. She was active in Church matters and was influential in seeing to it that St. James, a mission church, could remain open during the winter months.
  Died	22 Mar 1959	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6, 11]
  	Address: at home on Motts Lane
  Person ID	I5950	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Gustave Von Faas,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Emily Mitchel,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F6599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman Fairlie Nelson, Sr. [i] ^,   b. 22 Jun 1862, Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY ,   d. 13 Jul 1954, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 92 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1898	New York, NY   [1, 2, 3, 5, 12]
  	Address: 349 Lexington avenue
  Residence	Aft Abt 1928	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  Residence	1935	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  	Address: Beaver Dam road
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  	Address: Beaver Dam Road
  	Living in their household was their son, Norman F. Nelson. No occupation was recorded.
  Children	1. Norman Fairlie Nelson, Jr. [ii] ^,   b. 30 Jul 1899, Flushing, Queens, NY ,   d. 1 Aug 1990, Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY  (Age 91 years)   2. Alfred Nelson, ^,   b. 23 Mar 1903, Flushing, Queens, NY ,   d. 13 Oct 1988, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Death Notice: Norman Fairlie Nelson. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661. [S978] Ogden Family in America, http://books.google.com/books?id=L3JVAAAAMAAJ&prin., p. 277. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 1650; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 420.0. [S127] Advance, Long Island, Obituary, 26 Mar 1959, p. 12. Mrs. Matilda M. Nelson, 84, of Mott's lane, Brookhaven, died Saturday in her home after an illness. Born in Sweden, she lived in Brookhaven for 31 years. She was the wife of the late Norman Fairlie Nelson. She was a member of St. James Episcopal church of Brookhaven and the Fireplace Literary Club of Brookhaven. She is survived by two sons, Alfred Nelson and Norman F. Nelson, Jr., both of Brookhaven. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at St. James Episcopal church of Brookhaven, with the Rev. Frederick Chapman former rector of St. James, officiating. Cremation was private. Arrangements were by C. W. Ruland Sons Funeral Home of Patchogue. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. Indicates birth date as 1874. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661. Indicated birth date of Aug. 1874. [S932] 75th Anniversary of the Fireplace Literary Club. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Queens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York; Roll: T625_1233; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 237; Image: 337. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. Indicates death date as 13 Aug 1954. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. Samuel W. Sayres, Rector of St. John's Church in Far Rockaway, performed the Episcopal Rites. Witnesses were: Thomas Rainey and Grace Priscilla Ogden Rainey. Grace was a sister of Emily Fairlie Ogden Nelson, mother of Norman. [S962] 1940 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T627_2784; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 52-59.