THE people

August Nelson

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
DATE OF Birth:
City of Birth:
Year OF DEATH:
1915
City of Death:
Chicago,
 IL,
  Cook County,
 United States
GENDER:
M
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
MAIDEN NAME:
ETHNICITY:
Swede
KNOWN ADDRESS:
RELATED TO:

At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
37
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
ROLE:
passenger

other information

CEMETERY:
Rosehill
OTHER NOTES:

...was found trapped under a piano...

August Nelson was born in Sweden in 1877 and came to America with his parents and six brothers and sisters in the 1880s. He was very musical and when not working he played in one band or another. August played in the band either on the Eastland or had planned to play at the Hawthorne Works picnic. He was found trapped under a piano on the Eastland where he died.

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