Carl M. Nelson  Carl M. Nelson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Nelson was born on November 12, 1892, in Deer Creek, Taylor County, Wisconsin. He attended Southern Minnesota Normal College. During World War I, he served with the United States Marine Corps in France and Belgium. Nelson was a member of the Assembly from 1935 to 1946. Additionally, he was chairman of Deer Creek and of Taylor County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.