The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 537

HENRY W. NELSON.

Henry W. Nelson, who since 1905 has represented the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber
Company, having charge of their yards at various points in the state, has during
the past four years acted as manager of the yard at Kennewick. He was born in
Moorhead, Minnesota, on the 18th of September, 1883, his parents being John A.
and Anna Nelson, who have resided in Yakima since 1907 and are well known and
highly esteemed throughout the community.

Henry W. Nelson supplemented his early educational training by a course in a
business college. After attaining his majority, in the spring of 1905, he made
his way westward to Washington, settling at Yakima, where he entered the service
of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, with which he has been connected
continuously to the present time. His ability soon won recognition and during
the year 1907 he acted as relief manager of their yards at Prosser, Alfalfa,
Mabton, Kennewick and Yakima. From May, 1908, until March 1, 1914, he served as
manager of the yard at Finley, Washington, and on the latter date was
transferred to Kennewick, where he has since remained, wisely and ably
conducting the interests of the company at this point. He also owns a fine fruit
ranch at Yakima and has won a substantial measure of success by reason of well
directed industry, sound judgment and enterprise.

On the 24th of February, 1909, Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Edith
Kingsley, of Wheatland, North Dakota. Politically he is an independent
republican and fraternally is identified with the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs.
He also belongs to the Kennewick Commercial Club and his aid and cooperation
can ever be counted upon to support movements and measures instituted for the
benefit and upbuilding of the community. All who know him speak of him in terms
of warm regard, while the circle of his friends is constantly broadening.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.