Norman Fairlie Nelson, Jr. [ii] ^^{[1, 2]}

1899 - 1990  (91 years)

• Name	Norman Fairlie Nelson
  Suffix	Jr. [ii] ^
  Born	30 Jul 1899	Flushing, Queens, NY   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	Address: 69 Franklin Place
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	28 Jan 1900	Flushing, Queens, NY   [6]
  	Address: St. George's Church
  Confirmation	31 Mar 1912	New York, New York, NY   [2]
  	Address: Grace Church
  Military	1917–1918	WW I   [7]
  Census	1920	Flushing, Queens, NY   [8]
  	He was living with his grandparents and parents.
  Occupation	1930  [3]
  	commerecial salesman for a gasoline company (?)
  Misc	Abt Jan 1934	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	He recounted an encounter with a deer
  	L.I. Advance, From the Archives of the Long Island Advance, 75 Years Ago: " While motoring along South Country Road near Yaphank Avenue a short time ago, Norman F. Nelson Jr. saw a young deer emerge from the woods followed by two dogs, one of which was attacking the deer's haunches. Mr. Nelson left his car and advanced toward the dogs with a stick. To his surprise, the deer rushed towards him, to within 10 feet, apparently fearing him less than the dogs. Then it bounded across the road and escaped its pursuers. Deer used to be a common sight in the Southaven woods, but few have been reported recently." [There are two items of modern (2009) interest — deer are now plentiful and a nuisance; dogs running wild are rare. My contention is that one of the reasons for the proliferation of deer is that dogs are no longer allowed to run wild. —JBD]
  Misc	Abt Feb 1934	New York, New York, NY   [10]
  	won 2nd place in the open class at the Westminister Kennel Club show
  	From the Archives of the Long Island Advance, 75 Years Ago: "Brookhaven has again attained a winning place in the dog world. At the Westminister Kennel Club show in New York city a beagle owned by Norman F. Nelson Jr. won second place in the open class. Mr. Nelson entered two dogs, Navesink Barmaid and Meadow Lark Searcher."
  Misc	Dec 1937	East Islip, Islip, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  	He was selected as one of the founding directors of the Suffolk County Kennel Club
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	Address: Beaver Dam Road
  	He was living with his parents. He was an engineer working for the county.
  Religion	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  	St. James Episcopal Church
  Died	1 Aug 1990	Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY   [2, 14, 15]
  	He died at age 90 while sailing in a race on the Peconic Bay, L.I., with his nephew Norman and his great-nephew Peter Nelson (son on Norman).. His last words were "Norman, take the helm." His ashes were scattered on Robin's Island in Peconic Bay.
  Notes	Norman never married. He lived with his parents in Brookhaven. When his mother died in 1959, he sold the house (that he designed) on Mott's Lane and moved to Wading River, NY.
  Person ID	I5951	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Matilda Mitchel Von Faas, ^,   b. 21 Oct 1875, Sweden ,   d. 22 Mar 1959, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 83 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1898	New York, NY   [1, 3, 5, 16, 17]
  	Address: 349 Lexington avenue
  Residence	Aft Abt 1928	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [18]
  Residence	1935	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	Address: Beaver Dam road
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	Address: Beaver Dam Road
  	Living in their household was their son, Norman F. Nelson. No occupation was recorded.
  Family ID	F2111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Brookhaven Hamlet World War I Memorial Tablet .. erected at the memorial cannon in the Hamlet's memorial triangle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Death Notice: Norman Fairlie Nelson. [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. [S6] SS Death Index, 079-10-2336 . [S978] Ogden Family in America, http://books.google.com/books?id=L3JVAAAAMAAJ&prin., p. 277. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. His baptism was officiated by the Rev. Samuel W. Sayre, Rector of St. John's Church, Far Rockaway, NY. The Rector of St. George's Church was the Rev. Waller. His Godparents were: Allan Campbell Nelson (brother of his father Norman), Vireginia Ogden (known as Aunt Ginny, she was a sister of Norman's grandmother Emily Fairlie Ogden Nelson. She lived with the Nelsons in Flushing for many years. She died in 1917, age 67), Charlotte A. Nelson (wife of Horatio Ogden Nelson, a brother of his father, Norman). [S774] Memorial Plaque, WW I Servicemen. Brookhaven Hamlet Memorial Triangle. [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. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 8 January 2009, p. 14. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 19 Feb 2009, p. 12. [S542] New York Times, Dec 19, 1937, p. 78. [S962] 1940 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T627_2784; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 52-59. [S838] St. James Church, 2012; http://www.welcometostjames.org/AboutUs.dsp. [S212] Nelson, Lucia, 17 Nov 2004. [S6] SS Death Index, 079-10-2336. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661. [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. [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.