Nels Eliason already had Otto when he married Karolina. 1920 census said he came to America in 1875 and citizen in 1880. The 1900 census said he came to America in 1874 and had been married 5 years and was a painter.
1900 census
Otto Eliason 36 Katharina Eliason 36 Sophia Eliason 9 William Eliason 2 Alfred Eliason 11/12
1910 census
Otto Eliason 45 Katharina Eliason 46 William A Eliason 12 Alfred O Eliason 10 Elmer E Eliason 9 Henry V Eliason 3
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Richland, Saunders, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 341.