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Joseph Smith Nelson
He initially traveled to the Valley in 1850 with his parents. Several years later, he crossed the plains again as a teamster for the 1868 Loveland out-and-back company. He is known as Joe Nelson in the Cranney narrative.
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Joseph Smith Nelson (1838 - 1911) Profile