Parents and Siblings of Martine Kundsen
Notes
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Martine Knudsen
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI): < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
MARTINE KNUDSEN, female
Birth: 01 JUN 1862
Christening: 13 JUL 1862, Mygdal, Hjørring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: KNUD CHRISTENSEN
Mother: INGER MARIE ANDERSEN
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information: Batch No.: C202152, Dates: 1840 - 1875, Source Call No.: 0048950, Type: Film
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BIRTH-BAPTISM: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Baptism Records 1858-1883, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 59, page 61, #6 in 1862 baptisms:
NOTE: Martine Knudsen, born 1 Jun 1862, church baptism 13 Jul 1862, parents Knud Kristensen and Inger Marie Andersen, age 23-1/2, of Dalsgaard Mk. [Mark], ____ [witnesses, difficult to read].
CONFIRMATION: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk >: Confirmation Records 1858-1883, [see note below for Parish], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark.
NOTE: For an unknown reason, there are two confirmation entries for Martine Knudsen, each in a different parish. The information for each is given below.
(1) Bjergby Parish [sogn], Image 131, page 135, #2 in 1876 confirmations:
NOTE: Martine Knudsen, Mygdal, confirmed 1 Oct 1876, parents Knud Christensen and Inger Marie Andersen, Gjødgaards Mk. [Mark], 1 Jun 1862, baptized 13 Jul 1862.
(2) Mygdal Parish [sogn], Image 132, page 136, #2 in 1877 confirmations:
NOTE: Martine Knudsen, Mygdal, confirmed 8 Apr 1877, parents Knud Christensen and Inger Marie Andersen, Mygdal, born 1 Jun 1862, baptized 13 Jul 1862.
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EMIGRATION: [leaving a country]
NOTE: The following was found on The Danish Emigration Archives website. The age is about right, the name and location of her residence in Denmark matches and her destination is the same as listed on the immigration record of her two brothers Chris and Fred. This seems likely that it could be her.
NOTE: Found at the Danish Emigration Archives: < http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3?l=en >
Name: Knudsen, Martine
Occupation: Mejerske
Age: 26
Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 213200
Registration date: 4/6/1889
Last res. parish: Mygdal
Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Mygdal, Hjørring
Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa Junction
Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8889K1911
NOTE: Regarding the Danish word Mejerske, according to information on the internet, the word may mean Dairymaid.
NOTE: It is believed that the destination should be spelled Onawa, not Onava. Also to consider is that Onawa, Iowa, is in Monona County, IA. Onawa Junction is apparently in Cherokee County, IA.
NOTE: She is apparently listed at RootsWeb.com, a listing of persons from the Copenhagen police records, emigrating from Denmark to towns in Cherokee County. She is listed there because her emigration record lists Onawa Junction as her destination. The website is:
< http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacherok/Emigrants/DanishEmigrants.html >.
Danish/Swedish Emigrants, Cherokee County, Iowa.
"The following database was taken from the Copenhagen police records of people emigrating from Denmark to towns in Cherokee County. The date is that of the emigrant's registration, not necessarily the day he/she sailed, although departure usually occurred with a couple weeks from the registration date. There are both Danish and Swedish citizens in this database, as evidently many Swedes used Copenhagen as their point of departure to the New World. This is by no means a list of all those who left Copenhagen to come to Cherokee County. Some may have listed their destination as such places as Chicago or New York and later came to Cherokee County."
Name: Knudsen, Martine, Age: 26, Destination: Onawa Junction, Registration: 4/6/1889, Residence: Mygdal, Hjørring, Ship: not given.
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country] A "matching" immigration record was found or the above record at Ancestry.com by using a 14-day trial subscription to their online Immigration records, including a database called "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891. The following entry was found:
Name: Martine Knudson
Arrival Date: 29 Apr 1889
Estimated Birth Year: 1863
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: Indiana
Ship Name: Aurania
Port of Arrival: New York
Nativity: Denmark
Line: 16
Microfilm Roll: 532
List Number: 51
Text from Original Manifest:
I, H. McKay, Master of the R.M.S. "Aurania" do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the District of the City of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board said vessel at Liverpool and Queenstown from which port or port the said vessel has now arrived, and that on said list is truly designated the age, sex, calling, country of citizenship, native country, location of compartment or space occupied, intended destination or location, number of pieces of baggage, and date and cause of death of passengers, as required by the Passenger Act of 1882; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God (signed) H. McKay. Sworn to this Apl [sic] 29, 1889, before me Thomas J Dunn, Deputy Collector, List or manifest of all the passengers taken on board the R M S Aurania whereof H McKay is master from Liverpool, burthen 4029 tons.
No.: 618 [line 16], Name: Martine Knudsen, Age Years Months: 26, Sex: female, Calling [occupation]: Spinster, The country of which they are citizens: Denmark, Native Country: Denmark, , Location of compartment or space occupied, specify whether forward, midship or aft: 6, Intended destination or location: Indiana, Citizens, visitors, or immigrants: [blank], Number of pieces of baggage: 1, Date and cause of death: [blank]
NOTE: The destination of Indiana is one piece of information in this record that does not fit, but since it is believed that this is the "matching" record to the emigration above, which gives her destination as Iowa, it is believed that this is the correct immigration record.
NOTE: The ship, Aurania, is the same ship that her brother Chris traveled on in 1888.
NOTE: Found information about the ship Aurania on the following website:
< http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=auran >.
The Aurania had a tonnage of 7,269 tons gross, 3,468 under deck and 4,030 net. Forecastle 102 tons. She had a single screw and was powered by a compound engine with 3 inverted cylinders, 1 of 68 in. & 2 of 91 in. diameter respectively; stroke 72 inches. The engine delivered 1,500 horsepower, which gave the ship a speed of 16 knots. The engine was built by the same company as the hull. She had 3 masts and was rigged as a bark. This came in handy on her maiden voyage when her engine failed due to overheating. The voyage was completed under sail. The Aurania was known as a badly rolling ship, and was never very popular. Call sign: HRGW. Official registration #: 87839 Owners: Cunard Steam Ships Co. Ltd. Port of registry: Liverpool
NOTE: The following website has a picture of the Aurania:
< http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=505 >.
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country]
NOTE: The Ellis Island immigration online records do not begin until about 1892.
NOTE: The 1900 census would record her immigration year, but she has not yet been found in that census, as of 2/2005.
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MARRIAGE:
(1) - Martin Wood?
NOTE: At one time it was thought that perhaps Martine had married a person with the last name of Nielsen since her name was listed as Martine Nielsen in her church marriage record to Lauritz Christensen. But the civil marriage record for the same marriage gives her name as Martine Knudsen. The "Nielsen" entry in the church record may have been confused with the maiden name of the first wife of Lauritz. A birth record of Martine's daughter, Ruby has apparently been found, with the father listed as Martin Wood and the mother listed as Martine ____, born Denmark. Therefore, Martine's first marriage was probably to a Martin Wood, although no marriage record has been found as of 7/2006. Or, they may not have been married. She is listed as "Miss" Martine Knudsen in the pastor's portion of the civil marriage to Lauritz Christensen. [No marriage of a Martine Knudsen was found to anyone with the last name of Nielsen.]
(2) - Lauritz Christensen
Civil marriage record; 1902; Clerk of County Court, Douglas Co Omaha, NE; Book 24, p 597; Clerk of County Court, Douglas Co, Omaha NE;
NOTE: Lauritz Christensen, white, residing at Omaha, age 49, born Denmark, father Christin Laursen, mother Karen JacobsDatter, and Martine Knudsen, white, residing at Omaha, age 40, born Denmark, father Knud Christensen, mother Inger Anna Andersen. [Pastor's return] Be it remembered that at Omaha, Neb in said County, on the 6 Nov 1902, Mr Lauritz Christensen residing at Omaha, Neb, age 49, and Miss Martine Knudsen residing at Omaha, age 40, were duly joined in marriage by me, in presence of C A Knudsen residing at Turin, Iowa, and J C Fischer residing at Omaha, Neb, in witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6 day of Nov 1902, M C Mikkelsen, Pastor Danish Evang Luth Chch.
MARRIAGE: O-CVM-0006
Church marriage Lauritz Christensen to Martine Nielsen; 1902; Vor Frelsers Dansk Evangelisk Luthersk Kirke (Our Saviors Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church), renamed about 1964 to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE; 6 Nov 1902, Bk xx, pg 166; Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE;
NOTE: Lauritz Christensen, age 49, born Denmark, to Martine Nielsen, age 40, born Denmark, married 6 Nov 1902, no witnesses listed.
NOTE: Martine's last name is given as Nielsen. This is probably a mistake, mixed up with his first wife's maiden name of Nielsen.
MARRIAGE: O-CHM-0001
RESIDENCE: Martine may have lived at one time in Turin, Iowa [Monona County] as her two brothers lived there. Also, her daughter, Ruby, was later adopted by her brother Fred after Martine's death. They lived in Turin, Iowa.
RESIDENCE: 1889-90 - Searched at Ancestry.com, Omaha, Nebraska Directories, 1889-90, but she was not found, but not many females were listed in this type of directory.
DEATH: Church death Martine Christensen; 1908; Vor Frelsers Dansk Evangelisk Luthersk Kirke (Our Saviors Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church), renamed about 1964 to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE; died 22 Dec 1908, buried 26 Dec 1908, Bk III, pg 135, #16; Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE;
NOTE: Martine Christensen born Knudsen, born Hjørring, 46 years old, died Omaha, 22 Dec 1908, buried 26 Dec 1908, in South Omaha Kirkegaard [Cemetery].
DEATH: O-CHD-0003
DEATH: No civil death record was found for Martine Christensen, died 22 Dec 1908, at the Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE, on a personal visit there Oct 1984, using their death index resources. One may be available in the public records of Douglas County, Nebraska.
NOTE: Per email from person in Omaha who tried to find her death record, it was also not found in 2006, see obituary below.
DEATH: O-CHD-0001
OBITUARY: She was not found in the obituary card index of newspaper obituaries at the Omaha Public Library, Omaha, NE, on a personal visit to the library in 16-20 Oct 1994.
OBITUARY: Evening World Herald, Omaha, NE, Wednesday, 23 Dec 1908, page 8:
Per an email from Kathleen Mullin < kmullin@cox.net >, Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK), lookup volunteer Omaha, NE, dated 26 Jul 2006:
Hi Pat, Went to the library this evening. Looked in death records but was not able to find Martine Christensen. However, They don't have many years on microfilm and they seem to be incomplete. I did find her in the obits in newspaper. See attachment. It was on page 8 of the Evening World Herald, Omaha on Wednesday Dec 23, 1908. The obit does give her 2nd husband's first name and address. It also gives where she is buried--Laurel Hill Cemetery. I just looked up that cemetery online. It says that the Omaha library has records for this cemetery on microfilm. It also said that Fred Astaire's grandmother is buried there. They are trying to get volunteers to help maintain the place because it is going 'downhill'. Hope this info helps a little.
Kathleen.
NOTE: The email included a scan of the obituary (saved with the email message), transcribed below:
Died. Christensen - Mrs Martine, beloved wife of Lauritz Christensen, aged 46 years. Funeral Saturday afternoon, December 26, at 1 o'clock, from the family residence, 1469 Phelps street. Interment Laurel Hill cemetery.
BURIAL: Burial Martine Christensen; 1908; Laurel Hill Cemetery Burial Cards, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE; buried 26 Dec 1908; Laurel Hill Cemetery Burial Cards, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE;
NOTE: Burial Card #72 Martine Christensen, 46 yrs, B6 [block 6] R16 [row 16] G9 [grave 9], 26 Dec 1908. [The card does not record what is actually on the tombstone.]
NOTE: A personal reading of the tombstone in Sep 1982, recorded Martine, wife of L Christensen, born 1 Jun 1862, died 22 Dec 1908, [block 6, row 16, grave 9].
BURIAL: O-CMR-0034
BURIAL: Found on the internet at FindAGrave.com:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=christensen&GScid=100886&GRid=7072754&pt=Martine%20Christensen&.
Name: Martine Christensen
Birth: Jun. 1, 1862
Death: Dec. 22, 1908
Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska
Plot: Section 5, row 16, grave 9
Recorded: Jan 11 2003
By: Betty Orme
NOTE: Includes a photograph of the tombstone submitted by Norm Hellmers.
NOTE: The records of the Laurel Hill Cemetery at the Omaha Public Library, Omaha, NE, contain 2 reels of microfilm.
CENSUS:
NOTE: Avlskarl=farm hand, Daglejer=day laborer, Gaardejer=farmer, Husbonde=master, Husjomfru=housekeeper, Røgter=cowherd [?], Tjenestepige=servant girl, Ugift=unmarried,
1870 - Denmark - There are no indexes, and maybe no census records, for this year for Mygdal, Vennebjerg, Hjørring, as of 7/2006. During this time period they have 1850, 1880, and 1890. Internet website:
< http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
1880 - Denmark - She is not listed with her parents. Listed below is an entry that might be her, but it is in a different location than where she lived, the census is for Morild, Klarup place name, Taars Parish [sogn], Børglum District [herred], Hjørring County [amt]:
NOTE: Found at Dansk Demografisk Database: < http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
Source: FT-1880
Name: Martine Knudsen Sex: K
Age: 17 Marital status: Ugift
Birth place: Mygdal Sogn Hjørring Amt
Parish: Taars District: Børglum
County: Hjørring Place name: Morild, Klarup.
Household-/family no: 17 Title no/address: Skæggesholt Gaard
Source entry no: C3310 Record no.: 1296
Following fields are shown:
Name, Age, Marital status, Position in household, Occupation, Birth place
Anders George Qvistgaard, 28, Ugift, Husbonde Gaardejer, , Kjøbenhavn
Lars Christensen, 45, Ugift, Avlskarl, , Hellum Sogn Hjørring Amt
Simon Sørensen, 59, Gift, Røgter, , Dronninglund Sogn Hjørring Amt
Jens Have Christensen, 39, Ugift, Daglejer, , Ovtrup Sogn Morsø
Maren Pedersen, 30, Ugift, Husjomfru, , Skagen Sogn Hjørring Amt
Martine Knudsen, 17, Ugift, Tjenestepige, , Mygdal Sogn Hjørring Amt
Dorthea Marie Larsen, 19, Ugift, Tjenestepige, , Torslev Sogn Hjørring Amt
1895 - Search at Ancestry.com, Iowa State Census, 1895, looking for her where her brothers lived in Monona Co, IA. She was not found there. The following is probably unlikely, but listed here for consideration:
Name: Martine Kinerson, Age: 26, Birthplace: Denmark, Race: white, County: Cass, Town: Mame; Brighton.
1900 - Martine has not been found in the 1900 census. She would have been about age 38. She may have been married to a ____ Nielsen at the time of the census as she is listed as Martine Nielsen in her Church marriage record to Lauritz Christensen. However, she has not been found either as Martine Knudsen or Martine Nielsen and all their various spellings looking in Iowa or Nebraska. The 1900 census at Ancestry.com is supposed to have some states indexed as every name, but it is unclear whether or not Iowa and Nebraska are included. If every name is not included in those states, then she could not be found without knowing the name of her husband, if she married before the 1900 census was taken. As noted above in the marriage notes, the name of Nielsen in the Church marriage record might be a mistake, mixed up with Lauritz's first wife's maiden name of Nielsen.
NOTE: Using Ancestry.com, Library Edition, every name index, found the following - selected records that might be her - there may be others in different counties and states:
NOTE: Searched for Martine or Martina, also Trine or Trina, with any last name born 1862 + or - 5 years, Denmark, Douglas Co, NE and none were found.
NOTE: Searched for Martine or Martina, also Trine or Trina, with any last name born 1862 + or - 5 years, Denmark, Monona Co, IA and none were found.
Searched first name Martine, born about 1862, Denmark, these counties in Iowa where relatives were known to be living:
(1) Martine Andersen, Monroe, Shelby Co, IA, born Jan [or Jun, but looks like Jan] 1865, immigrated 1895, Denmark, husband Rudolph, married 3 years, no children,
(2) Martine Peterson, Boomer, Pottawattamie Co, IA, born Aug 1863, immigrated 1879, Denmark, husband Jens, 7 children
(3) Martina Esbeck, Sharon Twp, Audubon Co, IA, born abt 1863, Denmark, husband Peter, married 13 years, 7 children, 4 living, immigrated 1880.
NOTE: None of these seem to match.
NOTE: After finding the birth record of her daughter, Ruby, with the father listed as Martin Wood, both Martin and Martine Wood were searched for in the 1900 census in Douglas Co, NE, but neither of them were found.
Martin Wood
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE:
DEATH:
BURIAL:
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Beginning of notes on Martin Wood, possible father of Ruby:
CENSUS: In an email dated 1 Sep 2006, from Linda Ziemann , a volunteer lookup person, she looked for the name Martin Wood or Martin Woods in the 1895 Iowa State Census CD that she has and there were no names that seemed even close.
NOTE: These were the entries for the whole state of Iowa for a Martin Wood or Woods:
Martin E Wood, age 74, born NY, white, Cerro Cordo Co, Mason town
Martin Wood, age 39, born Delaware, white, Dubuque Co, Dubuque town
Martin E Wood, age 11, born Ohio, white, Wapello Co, Richland town
I Martin Woods, age 32, born IA Clarke, Clarke Co, Clarke town
CENSUS: There is no Martin or Martine or Martina Wood listed in the 1900 or 1910 censuses in Douglas Co, NE. There is no Martin Wood or Woods in the 1900 census, Omaha, or whole state, also tried IA and no entry seemed possible. In the 1880 census there was no Martin Wood or Woods in Omaha, Douglas Co, NE.
NOTE: Checked all the Wood entries for Monona Co, IA in 1900 and no Martine Wood or Woods or Knudsen, etc, found. There are no Nielsen entries in 1900 in Monona Co, IA. Searched for any Martin or Martine Wood or Woods, born Denmark, living NE or IA and none found.
DIRECTORY: Looking for the physician listed in the birth record of Ruby, J M Borglum, searched City Directory Omaha, Nebraska 1889-90, Ancestry.com, Library Edition, found James M Borglum, r 8 Frenzer Block, 1015 S 19th, physician. No Martin or Martine Wood or Woods found.
ADDRESS: Per an email dated 9 Aug 2006, from the Omaha Public Library, Local History Division, Douglas Co, NE, they stated that the 1901 Omaha City Directory does not have a Street section. However, they checked the name Wood, Martin, etc and did not find anyone with that name living on North 32nd Street, 1901, 1902, and 1903. [This was regarding a request to try to learn who would be listed as living at 1516 N. 32nd Street in Omaha, which is the address listed on the birth record of Ruby Wood.] [This email not saved.]
DIRECTORY: Looking for the physician listed in the birth record of Ruby, J M Borglum, DistantCousin.com, 1914 City Directory, Omaha, NE, he was not found. Two entries for last name Borglum: Arnold S Borglum occupation advertising company, Aug M Borglum occupation music teacher.
< http://distantcousin.com/Directories/NE/Omaha/1914/Page.asp?Page=145 >.
NOTE: In trying to find the physician listed above, searched the 1900 census and found a James M Borgland, age 61, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, 4th Ward, occupation physician, immigrated 1864, address 533 S 22nd Street.
DEATH RECORD & DIRECTORY: In an email dated 8 Aug 2006, from Gary Rosenberg
< archivist@omahahistory.org >, Archivist at Douglas Co [NE] Historical Society, he stated the following:
Hi Pat,
I looked for the death record of Martin Wood but couldn't find it in our microfilm records. I also checked the 1900 and 1902 city directory and didn't see the family listed there. Let me know if there is anything else we can do for you. Gary.
DEATH: Per an email dated 16 Aug 2006, from lookup person Nancy Mancuso
< nancymancuso_2000@cox.net >, she stated:
Hello Pat, I did look in are death record didn't see Martin Wood or Woods. The Douglas County Historical Society has the same record as we do down at the library. I wish I could be more of help to you. Nancy.
End of notes on Martin Wood research.
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Ruby Martine Wood
BIRTH: Per her baptism record she was born in Omaha, NE. Per her death record she was born IA.
NOTE: In the 1920 census, she is listed as "foster daughter" with her step-parents (her mother's brother and his wife) as born NE, father born IA, mother born Denmark. This might be a clue about her birth father, that he may have been born in IA. In the 1910 census, she is listed as "daughter" born NE and both of her parents born Denmark. [Probably the census taker listed Denmark for Ruby's parents' birthplaces assuming, incorrectly, that she was the child of Lauritz and Martine.]
BIRTH: In an email dated 21 Jul 2006 from Kathleen Mullin < kmullin@cox.net > she stated:
Hi Pat,
I stopped at the library on my way home from work tonight. They close early on Friday so I only had time to search the Douglas County Birth Records. I looked thru both the N's and the K's for a birth around July 20, 1901. The records do give the mother and the father's names, however, I did not see any children with a mother named Martine. Sorry. They don't give the child's first name only last name and whether it was male or female. If I get any ideas of where else to search I will give it a try. Kathleen
BIRTH: - In an email dated 4 Aug 2006, from Gary Rosenberg < archivist@omahahistory.org >, archivist Douglas County Historical Society, Omaha, NE, he stated:
Hi Pat,
I have looked for but have not found the marriage record of Martine Knudsen. However, thanks to the date you provided, I was able to go through the hand-written record book of births and I think I may have found the elusive birth. The records are attached. I looked again for the marriage record under the name Wood, but again nothing. So they must have been married elsewhere. Take a look at the documents and see what you think. Sincerely, Gary R. Rosenberg, Research Specialist.
NOTE: This email included two scans of the possible birth of Ruby Knudsen - transcription below:
[NOTE: Included two scans of the possible birth record of Ruby Knudsen, scans saved in Christensen folder.]
(Scan #2) Typed Birth Record Index Cards, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Name: Wood [no first name]
Born: July 20, 1901
At; 1516 N. 32nd St
Sex: Female
Color: White
Physician: J. M. Borglum
Reg: July 20
Father: Wood, Martin
Residence: 1516 N. 32 St
Birthplace: America
Color: White
Occupation: Motorman [streetcar operator]
Mother: Wood, Martine
Birthplace: Denmark
Color: White
Occupation: Housewife
(Scan #1) Apparently the above Birth Record cards were made from the handwritten Registry of Births for the City of Omaha, Neb., page 00526. The Wood entry is on line 23 from the top. The information on the Birth Record Index cards agrees with the handwritten Registry.
BAPTISM: Church baptism Ruby Martine Christensen; 1910; Vor Frelsers Dansk Evangelisk Luthersk Kirke (Our Saviors Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church), renamed about 1964 to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, NE; 26 Jun 1910, Bk III, pg 118, #21; Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE;
NOTE: Ruby Martine Christensen, daughter of Martine Christensen born Knudsen (Baptist), stepfather Lauritz Christensen, born 20 Jul 1901, Omaha, Nebraska, baptized 26 Jun 1910, Our Saviors Church, Omaha, witness Mrs Christine Fischer.
NOTE: This record is written in Danish. Martine was baptized the same day as her stepsister, Anna Sophie Christensen. This record seems to indicate that the mother, Martine (Knudsen) Christensen was of the Baptist religion. Also, even though the baptism is recorded in the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church records, apparently she was baptized in a church by the name of "Vor Frelsers Kirke", which in Danish is Our Saviors Church. The witness is believed to be Ane Kirstine (Nielsen) Fischer, a sister to the first wife of Lauritz Christensen.
BAPTISM: O-CHB-0005
LETTER: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 22 Aug 1973, she stated the following: One thing of which I am proud is the fact that he [her Dad, Lauritz] only had one year of formal education but yet was a very learned man. He read constantly, such things as history, biographies, nature studies and such. He wrote a beautiful hand and tho' he was 27 when he came to this country and was self-taught could write as good a business letter as any college graduate. Because he hadn't been educated he believed this a necessity and sent all his children to college. When Carrie and Chris in the later 1800's this was not usual and his neighbors made fun of him because he did this and had to wear trousers that had a shiny seat. You asked how Dad met mother. She came to be his housekeeper. His second wife, Martina, died shortly after they were married leaving a little girl from a previous marriage [Ruby]. Mother came to take care of her. She [Ruby] lived with them until some time after I was born and then an aunt took her.
COMPILED: O-COM-0090
POSTCARD: Postcard with picture of house and two people in yard, written by Ruby, dated 13 Jul 1910, mailed from Turin, Iowa, addressed to Mrs L Christensen, 1469 Phelps St, Omaha, Nebr, Ruby wrote: Dear Mama [stepmother], This is Uncle Chris's house and he and Aunt Lena in the yard. X is Esther's and my room too while I am here. How is baby? Good-bye, Ruby.
NOTE: Filed with Christensen photographs.
HISTORY: Fred Knudsen Family; 1987; Turin Iowa Centennial Book [exact title unknown, not found on internet]; pg 49; Onawa Public Library, Onawa, Monona Co, IA;
NOTE: Fred Knudsen, son of Knude and Ingar Anne Knudsen, was born in Denmark, and grew to manhood in his native land. In 1892 [sic immigrated 1891] at the age of 19 years old he came to America arriving in Turin on April 1, 1891. He worked for some time as a farm hand and then started his chosen occupation of contractor and builder continuing in that business until his retirement. Fred was confirmed in his youth in the Danish Lutheran Church, but was deeply interested in and a faithful worker in the Turin Methodist Church.
On January 12, 1905 he was united in marriage to Nellie Meyers Harris of Castana. Nellie was the oldest child of John and Elizabeth Hurst Meyers. She was born in Kennebec Township May 31, 1868. As a small child she became a member of the Methodist Church to which she was a very active member as long as her health permitted. She served as Sunday School Superintendent of the Turin Church for 33 years, never missing one Sunday in the 33 years. She was also a member of the Church Aid Society. Nellie graduated from the Onawa High School and taught school in Monona County for several years.
Fred and Nellie spent their entire married life in their home north of Turin. They loved their home and took great pride in caring for it. They adopted a daughter, Ruby, who passed away in 1923.
Mr. Knudsen passed away December 6, 1950 at the age of 78 years. Nellie continued to live alone in her home until September 17, 1956 when she moved to the McCormick Nursing Home in Castana. On May 1, 1958 she moved to Onawa where she made her home with Mr. and Mrs. W. Waples for seven years. Mrs. Knudsen passed away March 11, 1964 at the age of 96 years old. The Knudsens were buried in the Belvidere Cemetery near Turin.
COMPILED: O-COM-0089
CHURCH: An email dated 15 Apr 2005 was sent to the Onawa United Methodist Church
< onawaumc@longlines.com > with subject of Church records assistance, regarding finding the exact death date of Ruby, response received:
Dear Ms. Hellmers, I will forward this email to my membership secretary. Our records from
that far back are pretty sketchy because of floods and fires, but we will look. God Bless, Chuck Layton, pastor.
NOTE: This was about obtaining the death date of Ruby, daughter of Martine Knudsen to try to find out if any record would give the name of her natural father. There was no further response to this email. However, an obituary and death record information have been obtained and neither record gives her natural father's name. It is doubtful that a church record would give that, but to be sure, this could be pursued at some later date.
DEATH: Civil death Ruby Knudsen; 1923; Clerk of the District Court, Monona Co, Iowa; died 18 Feb 1923, buried 20 Feb 1923, Bk 1-A, pg 116; Family History Library (FHL), Church of the Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT, Film #1443720, Item 5.
NOTE: Ruby Knudsen, female, white, single, born 20 Jul 1901, born Iowa, died at home 18 Feb 1923, died Onawa [Monona Co, IA], age 21 yrs 6 mos 28 dys, father Fred Knudsen, born Denmark, mother Elizabeth Myers, born Iowa, informant Fred Knudsen, Turin, Iowa, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis, attending physician W. W. Gingles, Castana, Iowa, buried Belvidere Ceme, 20 Feb 1923, undertaker Ralph Oldham, Onawa, Iowa, permit number 2001.
NOTE: Found in the 1920 census, Monona Co, IA: (1) William W Gingles, ED 86, page 1A, age 52, medicinal physician, wife and child, female boarder, age 30, registered nurse, doctor's assistant. (2) Ralph O Oldhan [sic], Ed 93, page 1A, age 21, undertaker, undertaker's parlor [?].
O-CVD-0036 [Obtained from Kathleen Black lookup person Monona Co, IA, via email connection.]
NOTE: Email from Jeanne Virtue, < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, IA, dated 25 Apr 2005, states no obituary found for Ruby Knudsen, did find one for Elizabeth Hurst Meyers, found Ruby Knudsen death record at courthouse, cemetery records. Death record: Book 1-A, page 116, Ruby Knudsen, born 20 Jul 1901. Died 18 Feb 1923, at home, of pulmonary tuberculosis, mother Elizabeth Myers born Iowa, father Fred Knudsen born Denmark.
OBITUARY: Obituary Ruby Knudsen; 1923; Democrat, The, Onawa, Monona Co, IA; 22 Mar 1923, p__, c__ [death date 18 Feb 1923]; Onawa Public Library, Onawa, IA;
NOTE: A Tribute
The Heavenly father needed another voice in praise before his throne--a subdued tender voice, whose tones were governed by lips that smiled forth the promptings of a heart overflowing with love for everyone; so in his infinite love and wisdom, he placed his hand on Ruby. For many months she felt the gentle touch of that hand and as she often remarked to her dear mother, was gentle and with precision "putting her house in order" that she might go with him. All the love of human hearts and all medical skill were unable to restrain her.
In her home such love and tender care was given this only and beloved daughter, as is seldom found. In her going this home has lost its sunshine and two hearts are made desolate. Her place can never be filled.
Funeral services every detail of which was the desire of the departed, was held at the home on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by a very dear friend of the family, Rev. Marion L. Sunderlin of Morningside, Sioux City [a suburb of southeast Sioux City], assisted by the resident pastor J. E. Bennett.
The home was filled to standing room which was one of the many tokens of love and esteem for Ruby and sympathy for her father and mother.
All through her illness there was never a day that she was without fresh flowers in her room; so the last offering of the many beautiful floral pieces from classmates, friends, relatives, societies, public school and Sunday school pupils, was only one more outward expression of sympathy and love.
"The End of a Perfect Day" was most beautifully and affectionately sung by Mrs. Myra Rowles of Onawa. When choosing this hymn the departed had likened it to her own life and around this theme Rev. Sunderlin built his sermon; bringing to the bereaved parents and friends the comforting assurances of a reuniting with the loved one; taking his text from Matt. 11:28 "Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden for I will give you rest."
Her beautiful Christian character will live in the memory of her friends with whom she was a general favorite both with the young and old.
As a fitting close to the service, Mrs. Rowles sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." The pall bearers were all young men cousins of the deceased.
"No trembling, and farewell
From her quivering lips was heard;
So softly she crossed that quiet stream
Was not by a ripple stirred.
So low was her Master's call
That it did not reach our ears;
But she heard the sound and her quick response
Was full of joy--no fears."
Ruby Knudsen was born July 20, 1901 and departed this life February 18, 1923, being at the time of her death 21 years, 6 months and 28 days of age.
After graduating from the Turin Junior High School, Ruby entered the Castana High School, graduated from there in 1919. The next year was spent at home with her parents. After taking some preparatory work in the State Teachers' college at Cedar Falls, she taught very successfully in the rural schools of this community. Failing health compelled the giving up of her favorite calling more than a year and a half ago. Having given her life into God's keeping in early girlhood, she was always found very active and efficient in all lines of Christian work, was a member of the Turin M E church to which faith she remained true until brought smilingly and uncomplainingly face to face with her savior.
Burial was made in the Belvidere cemetery.
O-OBT-0076
BURIAL: Per death record, buried Belvidere Cemetery, [Monona Co, IA]. She was not found listed in the Belvidere Cemetery, Monona Co, IA, in an online listing as of 1/8/05 [apparently only a partial list], also Fred and Nellie Knudsen not found in same cemetery listing (see census below for data).
< ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ia/monona/cemeteries/belvi.txt >
NOTE: Email from Jeanne Virtue, < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, IA, dated 25 Apr 2005, states no obituary found for Ruby Knudsen, did find one for Elizabeth Hurst Meyers, found Ruby Knudsen death record at courthouse, and cemetery records [no title of cemetery book given]. She states the following people buried in the Belvider [sic] Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 3:
Ruby Knudsen, [sic, born 20 Jul 1901, died 18 Feb 1923]
Bolina "Lena" Knudsen, born 6 Feb 1869, died 5 Jul 1955, born Hjjirring [sic], Denmark, father Niels Clemmensen, mother Maria Jensen.
Millie Knudsen, no vitals.
Walter K. Knudsen, born 1900, died 15 Nov 1901, age one year.
Sarah Jane Knudsen, born 1910, died 19 Mar 1987, age 76.
Fred Knudsen, born 29 Apr 1872, died 6 Dec 1950, born Denmark, died in Onawa, father Knude Knudsen, mother Inger ____ [apparently no last name in the cemetery records].
Elixabeth [sic] E. "Nellie" Knudsen, born 31 May 1868 in Monona County, died 11 Mar 1965 in Onawa, father John Myer, mother Elizabeth Hurst.
Chris A. Knudsen, born 1863, died 19 Apr 1933.
CENSUS:
1910 - T624_843, 2-Wd Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, ED 10, line 22, page 186A (12A), 25 Apr 1910
[Ancestry.com, image 23 of 25]
NOTE: Address 1469 Phelps Street, listed on supplemental census sheet
Cristensen, Lauritz, head, male, white, age 57, married 3 times, [this marriage] 1 year, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, mail clerk, railroad
Cristensen, Annie, wife, female, white, age 30 [? looks like 30, but should be about 48], married once 1 year, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Cristensen, Ruby, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born NE, Denmark, Denmark
NOTE: Postcard from Ruby in Turin, IA, living with Uncle Chris and Aunt Lena Knudsen, dated 13 Jul 1910 [see information above].
1920 - T625_503, Turin Village, Belvidere Twp, Monona Co, IA, Ed 79, line 42, page 165A (1A), 2nd & 3rd Jan 1920
[Ancestry.com, image 1 of 14]
Knudsen, Fred, head, male, white, 47, married, 1889, Na, 1894, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, carpenter, own shop
Knudsen, Nellie, wife, female, white, 49, married, IA, PA, England
Knudsen, Ruby, foster daughter, female, white, 18, single, NE, IA, Denmark
NOTE: On the same page is Chris Knudsen, Fred's brother.
Lauritz Christensen
NOTE: This birth not found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI):
< http://www.familysearch.org/ > as of 7/2006.
BIRTH: Letter; 1936; Letter written by Lauritz Christensen to his daughter, Carrie Christensen O'Brien; 30 Nov 1936; in the possession of Patricia (O'Brien) Hellmers;
NOTE: This letter from Lauritz Christensen to his daughter, Carrie Christensen O'Brien, lists his birthdate as 10 Jan 1853, Village of Stobberup Skov [Stobberup Skovgård], Losning [Løsning] sogn, [Hatting herred], Veile [Vejle] amt, Denmark, Europe. He stated he was named Laurs Christensen, the son of Christen Laursen and Karen Jacobsdatter.
LETTER: O-LET-0025 (photocopy number, original with photographs) & DEATH: O-CVD-0005
BIRTH-BAPTISM: Church baptism; 1699-1914; Church records from Løsning Parish [sogn], Hatting District [herred], Vejle County [amt], Denmark; born 10 Jan 1853, baptized 14 Jan 1853, pg 39, #2; FHL microfilm #0053585;
NOTE: Laurs Christensen, born 10 Jan 1853, home baptism 14 Jan 1853, Stobberup Skov, parents Christen Laursen and Karen Jakkobsdatter, age 26. [Contains other information in Danish.]
!NOTE: This record found at a website in Denmark that has online church records. The website address is:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Løsning Parish [sogn], Hatting District [herred], Vejle County [amt], Denmark, image 43, pg 39, #2.
COMPILED: O-COM-0087a
CONFIRMATION: Church confirmation; 1699-1914; Church records from Løsning Parish [sogn], Hatting District [herred], Vejle County [amt], Denmark; confirmed 14 Apr 1867, pg 252, #5; FHL microfilm #0053585;
NOTE: Laurs Kristensen of Stobberup, born 10 Jan 1853 in Stobberup, confirmed 14 Apr 1867, parents Kristen Laursen and Karen Jakobsdatter. [Contains other information in Danish.]
!NOTE: This record found at a website in Denmark that has online church records. The website address is:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Løsning Parish [sogn], Hatting District [herred], Vejle County [amt], Denmark, image 173, pg 252, #5.
COMPILED: O-COM-0087j
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EMIGRATION [leaving a country]
Found at The Danish Emigration Archives: < http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3 >, Emigration Records From Vejle 1879-1887: < http://www.aalborg.dk/borgerportal/applikationer/udvandrer/soegpostEngelsk.asp >.
Christensen, Lauritz, Stubberup [Stobberup], Løsning, 19-04-1880
ID Code: V7984A0618
Last place of residence: Stubberup [Stobberup]
Date of registration: 19-04-1880
Name: Christensen, Lauritz
Parish: Løsning
Contract No.: 33
County: Vejle
Contract litra: Mouritzen C
Residence contract: Stobberup, Løsning Sogn
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country]
Found at Ancestry.com on 2/28/05, by using a 14-day trial subscription to their online Immigration records, including a database called "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891. This is assumed to be Lauritz Christensen.
Lamis Christensen
Arrival Date: 5 May 1880
Estimated Birth Year: 1853
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: Denmark
Ship Name: Fresia [Frisia]
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 40
Microfilm Roll: 425
List Number: 500
NOTE: The information from the ship Manifest image online includes: Name: Christensen, Lauritz [looked like Lemis to the transcriber, but is Lauritz], Age: 27, Sex: Male, Occupation: Workman, Country of which they severally belong: Denmark, The country to which they intend to become inhabitants: United States, Died on the voyage [blank], Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage [blank].
NOTE: The following information was found on the internet about the ship listed above as Fresia [sic, spelled Frisia] at this website:
< http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsF.html >:
FRISIA / TEMERARIO / ARNO 1872
The FRISIA was built by Caird & Co, Greenock in 1872 for Hamburg America Line. She was a 3,256 gross ton ship, length 349.5ft x beam 40.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, two masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was accommodation for 90-1st, 130-2nd and 600-3rd class passengers. Laid down as the ALSATIA but was launched on 20th Mar.1872 as the FRISIA. She started her maiden voyage on 21st Aug.1872 when she left Hamburg for Havre and New York and stayed on this service until starting her last voyage on 13th Sep.1885. In 1888 she was sold to R.L. Gillcrest of London and resold to Italian owners in 1889 and renamed TEMERARIO. In 1890 she went to Banco di Genova, Genoa and was renamed ARNO and in 1892 came under the ownership of Navigazione Generale Italiana. She commenced a single round voyage between Genoa - Catania - Naples and New York on 6th May 1892 and in 1898 was converted to a coal carrier. In 1901 she became a coal hulk at Genoa and was scrapped in Italy in 1902. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.1, p.390-1] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.4, Hamburg America line]
NOTE: A photograph of the Frisia [the one built in 1872] was not found on the internet as of 2/2005.
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country]
NOTE: The Ellis Island immigration online records do not begin until about 1892. Therefore, he would not be listed in these records.
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NATURALIZATION: Naturalization Certificate Lauritz Christensen; 1889; United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Omaha, Douglas, NE; no known reference numbers; United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Omaha, Douglas, NE;
NOTE: United States of America, State of Nebraska, County of Douglas. Be it remembered that on the eighth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, Lauritz Christensen, appeared in the district court, county of Douglas, in the State of Nebraska (the said Court being a Court of Record, having common law jurisdiction, and a Clerk and Seal) and applied to the said Court to be admitted to become a Citizen of the United States of America, pursuant to the provisions of the several Acts of the Congress of the United States of America, for that purpose made and provided. And the said applicant having thereupon produced to the Court such evidence, made such declaration and renunciation, and taken such oaths as are by the said Acts required. Thereupon, it was ordered by the said Court, that the said applicant be admitted, and he was accordingly admitted by the said Court to be a Citizen of the United States. In testimony whereof, The Seal of the said Court, is hereunto affixed this eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine and in the one hundred and fourteenth year of our Independence, by the Court, Frank E Moores, Clerk;
NOTE: A letter dated 19 Jul 1973, from United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Omaha, Douglas, NE, stated that they have a record of the above Naturalization, dated 8 Nov 1889, showing his birth or former allegiance as Denmark, and witnessed by H J Rose.
NOTE: Copy of this naturalization certificate received from daughter Anne Christensen DeWitt, per her letter dated 30 Sep 1973, see COMPILED: O-COM-0090.
NOTE: In an email dated 5 Aug 2006 from Nancy Mancuso, lookup person for Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, she stated that Naturalization papers before 1906 were only a certificate such as the one we have for Lauritz Christensen. After 1906, there was more detailed information in a person's record.
NATURALIZATION: O-NAT-0001
LETTER: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 11 Jun 1973, she stated the following: Her name is Anne Belle Christensen, she was baptized Anna Sophia, but changed her name when she "went to Uni and my Soc Sec and other papers are signed so." Her mother's name was Anine Raun, born 1 Apr 1880, Bisholt, Denmark, married Lauritz Christensen 11 Dec 1908, and that her mother had not been married before. Lauritz came to the US in 1880, entering through New York and that "his wife, Chris, and Annie remained until he earned enough money to send for them." [She mentions Annie, but she was born in Omaha, not Denmark.] Lauritz spent a short time after his immigration in a lumber camp in Wisconsin. He was not a member of the Presbyterian Church, but attended there. "Carrie had a twin sister who died shortly after birth, Annie was 21 and in college when she died, then there was Chris, besides these there were six other children who died, nine children by this marriage." Karen Christensen changed her name to Carrie because as I "she didn't like her name."
She also gave this description of her father: "I wish you might have known your grandfather. He was a small man physically (5 ft 2 in, 127 pounds) but big in every other way. He only had one year of formal education in Denmark yet he was a well self-educated man. He came to this country knowing no English, went to the C B and Q R R Headquarters, and asked for a job. When asked if he knew English, he said he did. He got an Amer Dan dictionary when he was hired and his first bluff kept him working at the headquarters for 46 years. Dad read constantly and he read all kinds of things. He loved the Nat Geo Mag and history and biography. He wrote as good a business letter as I, who am an Eng major. He was a perfectionist. The minister who preached Dad's funeral had been Chris' roommate in college. He told of Dad receiving a letter from Chris written in pencil. He sent it back saying he wouldn't read it until it had been copied in ink. Dad loved a good argument. He baited people to take a stand on some subject and then he chose the opposite side and they were off. This was what he did with me as I grew up to make me think.
COMPILED: O-COM-0090
LETTER: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 22 Aug 1973, she stated the following: One thing of which I am proud is the fact that he [her Dad, Lauritz] only had one year of formal education but yet was a very learned man. He read constantly, such things as history, biographies, nature studies and such. He wrote a beautiful hand and tho' he was 27 when he came to this country and was self-taught could write as good a business letter as any college graduate. Because he hadn't been educated he believed this a necessity and sent all his children to college. When Carrie and Chris in the later 1800's this was not usual and his neighbors made fun of him because he did this and had to wear trousers that had a shiny seat. You asked how Dad met mother. She came to be his housekeeper. His second wife, Martina, died shortly after they were married leaving a little girl from a previous marriage [Ruby]. Mother came to take care of her. She [Ruby] lived with them until some time after I was born and then an aunt took her.
COMPILED: O-COM-0090
LETTER: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 30 Sep 1973, she stated the following: [With this letter she sent a copy of the naturalization certificate of Lauritz, a letter sent to her from her father while on her honeymoon, and a snapshot of Lauritz - not sure which one.] Dad worked as mail clerk at the headquarters in Omaha for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy R R for 46 years, retired at the age of 76! In 1914 he went back to Denmark (alone) to visit his mother who was going blind. Just got back before WWI began. During the 46 yrs Dad was with the R R he worked seven days a week (1/2 days Sun) so until he retired he was not a church goer, but then he was a regular attendant of the Park Forest Presb Church. When Dad came to this country, he first went to Wisc and the lumber camps but this was not for him. I don't know how he happened on Omaha but going to the C B & Q R R and convincing them he could read English he got a job and held on to it by using an English-Danish dictionary. He then sent for his family to come to this country. I found a photo of the old house, Dad, his first wife, Carrie, Chris, and Annie (who died at 21) standing in front. It is dim but will try to get a reproduction. [Did receive this picture later.] Dad did not have a will as I remember it so you may get nothing from that angle. [Probate record found]. He did not have much in the way of savings as he buried two wives, seven of his ten children and my mother was sick much of the time and under doctor's care. However, he had no debts. Dad's folks and brothers and sisters (nine children in family) did not come to this country.
COMPILED: O-COM-0090
CITY DIRECTORIES: City Directories, Omaha, Douglas, NE; various dates 1883-1900; Omaha City Directories, Omaha, Douglas, NE; various pg numbers; Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE;
NOTE: 1883-84, Wolfe's Omaha City Directory, pg 115, Christiansen, Lauritz, laborer Chicago Lumber Co, res cor S 16th and Hickory
NOTE: 1884, Wolfe's Omaha City Directory, pg125, Christensen, Lauritz, messenger B & M R R, res 1362 S 16th
NOTE: 1885, Wolfe's Omaha City and Douglas County Directory, pg 129, Christiansen, Laurits, postal clk B & M R R, res 1318 S 16th, also listed, same page, as Christiansen, Laurits, postal clk B & M R R, res 1318 S 16th
NOTE: 1886, Omaha City Directory, pg 148, Christensen, Lauritz, messenger B & M R R, res 1362 S 16th
NOTE: 1887, Omaha City Directory, pg 126, Christensen, Lauritz, mail clk B & M R R, res 1416 S 18th
NOTE: 1888, Omaha City Directory, pg 166, Christensen, Lauritz, mailing clk B & M R R, res 1316 S 18th
NOTE: 1890, Omaha City Directory, pg 155, Christensen, Lawritz, mail clk B & M R R, res 1316 S 18th
NOTE: 1891, Omaha City Directory, pg 168, Christensen, Lauritz, mail clk B & M R R, res 1316 S 18th
NOTE: 1892, Omaha City Directory, pg 136, Christensen, Lars, postal clk B & M Ry, res 1416 S 18th
NOTE: 1893, Omaha City Directory, pg 209, Christensen, Lauritz, mail clk B & M R R, res 1469 Phelps
NOTE: 1900, Omaha City Directory, pg xxx, Christensen, Lauritz, clerk B & M, 1416 Phelps
NOTE: Mainly these directories are listed to try to match up the addresses with some of the birth and death records for children who died with the last name of Christensen that might fit in this family. As of January 2005 this has not helped much.
DIRECTORY: O-DIR-0014
CITY DIRECTORY: Found at HeritageQuestOnline, Omaha, Neb, Omaha Directory Co, c1910, 1770 pgs:
NOTE: Transcribed from the internet, website listed below, available only with password:
< http://www.heritagequestonline.com/prod/genealogy/index >.
Page 253, Christensen, Lauritz, clk C B & Q R R, r [resides] 1469 Phelps.
CITY DIRECTORY: Found at DistantCousin.org, Omaha, Nebraska 1914 City Directory:
< http://distantcousin.com/Directories/NE/Omaha/1914/Page.asp?Page=208 >.
Page 208, Christensen, Lauritz, clk, r [resides] 1469 Phelps.
OCCUPATION: Letter dated 3 Feb 1975, from Personnel Department, Burlington Northern [Railroad], St Paul, MN, stated: Lauritz Christensen was employed in the year 1883 for the Western Missouri Railroad, later the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, his record indicates that he died on 18 Aug 1938, and was born 10 Jan 1853. Personal records dating back that far were destroyed in 1958, so this is all the information that is available. [Letter discarded 3/2004.]
OCCUPATION: Letters were written in Oct 1992 to several locations seeking information about the Chicago Lumber Co, mentioned as the employment of Lauritz Christensen in the 1883-84 city directory, Omaha, NE. Research on this company suggests that this firm was involved in logging/lumber operation in at least the period of 1880-1885 and that city directories in Omaha, NE, indicated there was apparently a sales/distribution operation in Omaha. Letters were sent to: Nebraska State Historical Society Library, Lincoln, NE; Newberry Library, Chicago, IL; Omaha Public Library, Omaha, NE; State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL; and the Illinois State Library, Springfield, IL. Replies were either not received or not helpful. [Letters discarded 3/2004.]
OCCUPATION: Letter dated 8 Apr 1996, from United States of America Railroad Retirement Board, Chicago, IL, stated that the Railroad Retirement Board, like the Social Security Administration, was not established until the mid-1930's and it began maintaining its own records of all covered rail service in 1937. They stated that therefore, they would have no records of the railroad service of Lauritz Christensen (retired by 1930). [Letter discarded 3/2004.]
MARRIAGE:
(1) - Sophie Nielsen
Church marriage; 1853-1879; Church records from As Parish [sogn], Bjerre District [herred], Vejle County [amt], Denmark; married 11 May 1878, pg 161, #1; FHL microfilm #0053392;
NOTE: Husmand [small farmer] Laurs Christensen, Landpost [postman] in Horsens, age 25-1/4, son of Christen Laursen in Stobberup, Løsning Sogn to Sofie Nielsen age 25-1/2, in Overby, daughter of Niels Sørensen Fisker, married 11 May 1878, in the church in As, witnesses Brudens Fader [the bride's father] og Høker [and shopkeeper] Jens Sørensen Fisker in Horsens.
!NOTE: This record found at a website in Denmark that has online church records. The website address is:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: As Parish [sogn], Bjerre District [herred], Vejle County [amt], Denmark, image 131, pg 161, #1.
NOTE: This marriage not found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI):
< http://www.familysearch.org/ > as of 7/2006.
COMPILED: O-COM-0087t
(2) - Martine Knudsen
Civil marriage record; 1902; Clerk of County Court, Douglas Co Omaha, NE; Book 24, p 597; Clerk of County Court, Douglas Co, Omaha NE;
NOTE: Lauritz Christensen, white, residing at Omaha, age 49, born Denmark, father Christin Laursen, mother Karen JacobsDatter, and Martine Knudsen, white, residing at Omaha, age 40, born Denmark, father Knud Christensen, mother Inger Anna Andersen. [Pastor's return] Be it remembered that at Omaha, Neb in said County, on the 6 Nov 1902, Mr Lauritz Christensen residing at Omaha, Neb, age 49, and Miss Martine Knudsen residing at Omaha, age 40, were duly joined in marriage by me, in presence of C A Knudsen residing at Turin, Iowa, and J C Fischer residing at Omaha, Neb, in witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 6 day of Nov 1902, M C Mikkelsen, Pastor Danish Evang Luth Chch.
MARRIAGE: O-CVM-0006
Church marriage Lauritz Christensen to Martine Nielsen; 1902; Vor Frelsers Dansk Evangelisk Luthersk Kirke (Our Saviors Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church), renamed about 1964 to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE; 6 Nov 1902, Bk xx, pg 166; Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE;
NOTE: Lauritz Christensen, age 49, born Denmark, to Martine Nielsen, age 40, born Denmark, married 6 Nov 1902, no witnesses listed.
NOTE: Martine's last name is given as Nielsen. This is probably a mistake, mixed up with his first wife's maiden name of Nielsen.
MARRIAGE: O-CHM-0001
NOTE: In an email dated 9 Mar 2005, from Judie Howell, (Shlcjudy@aol.com), Office Manager, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, she stated: "I have looked through the files and I do not find any record of a marriage between Lauritz Christensen and Anine Ruan (Ravn) in 1908. I went through 1912 and back to 1907. The date that I found for Lauritz Christensen and Martine Nielsen was November 6th, 1902. If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at shlcjudy@aol.com or you may call us at 402-571-7797. Thank you. Judie Howell."
(3) - Anine Raun
!MARRIAGE: Civil marriage record; 1909; Clerk of District Court, Pottawattamie Co, IA; Marriage Record, Book 19, p108, Marriage Register Book 6, p87; Clerk of District Court, Pottawattamie Co, IA;
Marriage Record: #19197, L Christensen to Anine Raun, L Christensen age 56 resident of Omaha, Nebraska, and Annie Raun age 29 resident of Omaha, Nebr, said parties are both unmarried, and free from physical infirmities, and no legal impediment exists to the marriage of said parties, signed L Christensen and H A Reichenbach, subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of December 1909. Harry M Brown, Clerk District Court, Roy Hardesty. Certificate of Marriage, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, filed 12 January 1910, This certifies that on the 11 day of December 1909 at Council Bluffs in said county, according to law, and by authority, I duly joined in marriage Mr Lauritz Christensen and Miss Anina [sic] Baun [sic Raun], given under my hand the 11 day of December 1909, H A Reichenbach, Minister of the Gospel.
Marriage Register: #19197, affidavit of H A Reichenbach, groom L Christensen, Omaha, Nebr, mail clerk, age 57, born Denmark, groom's 2nd marriage [sic], groom's father Christin Lauiritzen [sic], mother's maiden name K Jacobsen, bride Anine Raun, Omaha, Nebr, age 30, born Denmark, bride's father Nels Petersen Raun, bride's mother Elsonine [?] Cathrine Hansen, married Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec 11-09 [11 Dec 1909], witness N P Raun, married by Henry A Reichenbach, Min [minister], date of return Jan 12-10 [12 Jan 1910], date registered Jan 18-10 [18 Jan 1910].
NOTE: This record states "number of groom's marriage" as 2nd, when it was his third.
NOTE: The witness, listed as N P Raun, may have been Anine's father.
NOTE: Regarding the minister, in the 1910 census there is a Henry A Reichenbach listed in 2-Wd Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA, age 70, born Denmark, occupation minister, immigrated 1862, wife Hannah. In the 1900 census there is a Henry A Richenbach, 6-Wd Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, age 61, born Denmark, immigrated 1863, occupation minister of the Gospel, wife Hannah. In the 1880 census this couple with their children were living in Cook Co, IL. His occupation was listed as Missionary.
MARRIAGE: O-CVM-0052
NOTE: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 11 Jun 1973, she stated the following: Her mother's name was Anine Raun, born 1 Apr 1880, Bisholt, Denmark, married Lauritz Christensen 11 Dec 1908, and that her mother had not been married before. Lauritz came to the US in 1880, entering through New York and that "his wife, Chris, and Annie remained until he earned enough money to send for them." [She mentions Annie, but she was born in Omaha, not Denmark.] [More data in that letter.]
NOTE: Anne gives the year of this marriage as 1908. The civil marriage record gives the year as 1909.
COMPILED: O-COM-0090
CHILDREN:
NOTE: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 11 Jun 1973, she stated there were 9 children born to Lauritz and Sophie Christensen, only Chris and Carrie survived into adulthood. And, in the 1900 census, Sophie is listed as having 8 children, 3 living. [Only 8 children are listed at the present time, based on this census information.] On a personal visit to Omaha, NE, in Sep 1982, many records were searched to try to find the rest of the children who died, but none could be found to link any Christensen deaths/burials to this family. Many early records did not give the names of the parents and sometimes the only clue might be the address where the child was living when they died. The research papers from this visit can be found in O-CHO-0002 [Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church] and death/burial records of Prospect Hill Cemetery [O-CMR-0032] and Laurel Hill Cemetery [O-CMR-0034]. The Pella notes have information that eliminates some of Christensen children found in records as not being children of Lauritz. These could be reviewed more closely for possible clues to these missing children. The State of Nebraska did not require that birth and death records be kept until 1904 and any records kept by counties previous to that date are either non-existent or scarce.
NOTE: One website has information about another possible source for early births and deaths, by Cindy Drake, Library Curator, NSHS [Nebraska State Historical Society], she states that some earlier birth and death records for Omaha have been filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics, and they are: City of Omaha death certificates, 1855-1901, 1873-74, 1890, 1891-1903, and birth certificates, 1890-1914. For these records contact the bureau at 301 Centennial Mail South, Lincoln NE, 68509-5007 to obtain prices and procedures. The Nebraska State Historical Society apparently has the following records: Omaha Birth Registry, 1869-1907 and an Omaha Death Registry, 1873-1915. Cindy's information comes from the Library/Archives Division, Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554, Lincoln NE 68501, their e-mail address is
< lanshs@nebraskahistory.org >. The website stating this is:
< http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/NSHS/Gen_Corner/gencor_4.html#51.5 >.
NOTE: The Historical Society of Douglas County Nebraska also lists the following resources on their website < http://www.omahahistory.org/archives.htm >:
Genealogical related materials: Government records such as birth and death registries for Omaha and South Omaha (approx. 1874-1915); marriage licenses for Douglas County (approx. 1854-1912); and naturalization records for Douglas County (approx. 1867-1937).
NOTE: For consideration, the following Christensen names were found in the obituary newspaper index at the Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE, on a personal visit to the library 16-20 Oct 1984 [none of these entries were looked up in the actual newspaper, doing so might reveal some clues:
Christensen, Infant, died 5 Jun 1893, Omaha World Herald
Christensen, Anna, died 8 Jul 1891, Omaha World Herald
Christensen, Christ, died 18 Apr 1893, Omaha World Herald, buried Laurel Hill Cemetery
Christensen, Christina, died 10 Jun 1892, Omaha World Herald
Christensen, Elmer, died 3 May 1891, Omaha World Herald
Christensen, (Miss) Emma, died 4 Feb 1893, Omaha World Herald
Christensen, Harold, died 8 Aug 1892, Omaha World Herald
Christensen, M A, died 6 Jan 1891, Omaha World Herald
NOTE: The above Christ Christensen is listed on the online Laurel Hill Cemetery directory as: Baby Christiansen, died 18 Apr 1893, section 8, row 5, grave 79.
NOTE: Old list [discarded 3/2004] indicated that there may be a death record for a Peter Christensen, died Jul 1885, 1 year old, address 17th and St Mary's, found in the death indexes, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE, on a personal visit there Oct 1984. This same note listed a Victor Lauritz Christensen, age 3 mos, p47, in death indexes, unknown year, perhaps 1885, address given 2912 Izard or Ozard [map indicates Izard].
NOTE: For further consideration, there is another old cemetery in Omaha, NE, called the Springwell Danish Cemetery, established in 1889, but apparently some burials prior to that date, it is not known if there are any records of this cemetery, see one website regarding this cemetery:
< http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/landmarks/designated_landmarks/landmarks/123/Default.htm >.
NOTE: Per an email dated 31 Aug 2006, from Anna Grooms < AAJGrooms@aol.com >, she searched the Ancestry.com, database of Morning World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska, 1892-1893, and did not find any mention of Lauritz Christensen (and various spellings) or any deaths for any of his possible children who may have died in 1892-93. She listed the following:
Martin Christensen Nebraska pension Civil War
Carrie Christensen marriage license
C.A. Christensen(Christiansen) squatter (or not)
James Christensen marriage license
O.C. Christensen and wife real estate transfer to Jens Jensen NW corner Hickory Place
Emma Christenson, coroner inquest ruled suicide
Jay Christianson, 22, fell from 3rd floor at Aurora and killed
Andrew divorced Carrie Christiansen
Mary C. wants child support for illegitimate child
RESEARCH: A letter was written on 24 Sep 1992 to Pastor Kenneth Bunnell, Historian, Presbyterian Church, Elkhorn, NE, regarding the location of the records of the Park Forest Presbyterian Church, located at 13th and Phelps Streets in Omaha, NE, now known as the Korean Presbyterian Church. A return letter dated 5 Oct 1992 from Dr Bunnell stated that the records may be housed at the Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127. No follow-up letter has been sent. [Letters from this correspondence discarded 3/2004 and transcribed above.
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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL:
NOTE: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 30 Sep 1973, she stated that her father, Lauritz, returned to Denmark in 1914 to visit his mother who was going blind. This was confirmed by finding him (on his return trip) listed in the 1914 Ellis Island [New York] Immigration Records online at website: < www.ellisisland.org >:
Name: Christensen, Lauritz
Date of Arrival: June 10, 1914
Age on Arrival: 61y
Gender: M
Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Oceanic
Port of Departure: Southampton, Southamptonshire, England, UK
Citizenship: US Citizen
NOTE: He is listed as single, but this is incorrect. The enumerator was using ditto marks frequently and apparently neglected to mark Lauritz as married.
Text from Original Manifest:
List of United States Citizens for the Immigration Authorities. S.S. Oceanic sailing from Southampton, 3 Jun 1913 [it is unclear why this date is given as 1913]. Arriving at Port of New York 10 Jun [the year is obscured by a large number 1 [one] in the corner of the page, assumed to be the page number].
[Line 6] Christensen, Lauritz, age 61, male, single [based on ditto marks from entry directly above]. Pa__p___ [passport?] No 23388, Wash [Washington?], Mar 5, 1914. Naturalization information, Douglas Co, Omaha, Nebraska, Nov 8, 1888 [Apparently his naturalization information, but year should be 1889]. Address in United States, 1469 Phelps St, Omaha, Neb.
NOTE: The second page of the Manifest is an Affidavit, which gives the following information:
Affidavit of Surgeon. I, RS French [? cannot read his initials], surgeon of the "Oceanic" sailing therewith, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that I have had twenty-four years' experience as a Physician and Surgeon, and that I am entitled to practice as such by and under the authority of BA MBB Ch B Ch O [? cannot read these letters well, apparently his degree designations, such as PhD and MD in the US], Dublin University, and that I have made a personal examination of each of the aliens named herein, and that the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, 16 in number, are, according to the best of my knowledge and belief full, correct, and true in all particulars, relative to the mental and physical condition of such aliens. Signed RS [?] French. Sworn to before me this 10 day of June, 1914, at New York, J M Williams [?], Immigration Officer.
NOTE: The Ellis Island website gives the following information about the ship Oceanic, includes a photograph:
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1899. 17,272 gross tons. 704 (bp) feet long. 63 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 19 knots. 1,710 passengers (410 first class, 300 second class, 1,000 third class). Built for White Star and Dominion Lines, in 1899 and named Oceanic. Liverpool-New York service. World's largest liner 1899-1901. Converted to wartime Aux. Cruiser. Stranded in the Shetland 9/1914. Gradually scrapped on the spot in 1924.
EMIGRATION: O-EMI-0001 (printout of above from internet)
NOTE: It appears that the page that Lauritz is listed on may be some kind of supplemental page. There are only 8 people listed on the page. The columns of the page are different and give less information than the other pages listing passengers. This may also account for the mistake in entering the year as 1913 at the top of the page.
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Will-PROBATE: Will Lauritz Christensen; 1930; County Court, Douglas Co, NE; will dated 12 Jul 1930, probated 23 Sep 1938; Bk 56, Pg 151, file #25821; County Court, Douglas Co, NE;
NOTE: Will of Lauritz Christensen, includes distribution instructions as listed below, plus the following: "I desire my body shall not be cremated. I desire that no more than $250 be taken from my personal property for my burial expenses and I further desire that all my just debts be paid." Lists children as Chris Christensen, a son, now of Wyola, Montana, Carrie Christensen O'Brien, a daughter, now of 918 East 7th Street, Flint, Michigan, and Anna S Christensen, a daughter, now living with me at Omaha, Nebraska. Includes his signature.
NOTE: Decree of Final Account. Lauritz Christensen, 27 Feb 1939, comes Annie Christensen, executrix of will of Lauritz Christensen, in which he gave and bequeathed unto his wife, Anine Christensen, all the monies on deposit in the name of Lauritz Christensen and Anine Christensen in the Omaha Loan and Building Association, of Omaha, Nebraska, under Account No C 27645, that Anine Christensen was devised the home situated at 1469 Phelps Street, Omaha, Nebraska, being Lots 20 and 21 in Oak Hill Addition No 1, to the city of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. The testator devised all the remainder of his property, real and personal, share and share alike, to his wife, Anine Christensen, and children, Chris Christensen, a son, Carrie Christensen O'Brien, a daughter, and Anna S Christensen, now married and known as Anna S Christensen DeWitt, a daughter. The executrix will pay the named persons their shares of the cash belonging to said estate, Anine Christensen, widow, proceeds of furniture sold, $50, Anine Christensen, widow, one-fourth, $428.89, Chris Christensen, Carrie Christensen O'Brien, and Anna S Christensen DeWitt, one-fourth [each], $428.89, Anine Christensen, as executrix fee, $182.39, H E Kuppinger, as attorney, balance of $132.29.
PROBATE: O-CTP-0015
NOTE: Letter dated 11 Oct 1938, from the County Court, Douglas Co, NE, to Mrs Carrie C O'Brien, Oakland Mortgage Co, Flint, MI, listed the will of Lauritz Christensen as dated 12 Jul 1930, admitted to probate 23 Sep 1938, by its terms the wife is devised the home and money, the balance to be divided equally between the wife and three children, the inventory schedules cash of $3,850, and real estate valued at $5,100. [Letter discarded 3/2004, transcribed here.]
DEATH: Civil death record; 1938; Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics Omaha NE; #28986; Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Omaha NE;
Personal and Statistical Particulars
Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, City of Omaha, Nebraska, #28986, place of death Douglas County, St Joseph's Hospital, address 1469 Phelps, male, white, marr [married], wife Anine Christensen, date of birth 1st month [Jan], 10th day, 1853, age 85 years, 7 months, 9 days, retired R R Mail Clerk, number of years 46, birthplace Denmark, name of father Chris Lauritzen, birthplace of father Denmark, maiden name of mother Karin Jacobsen, birthplace of mother Denmark, informant Mrs Anine Christensen, 1469 Phelps, burial West Lawn, 8-23-38, undertaker N P Swanson, Omaha, Nebr, filed 8-26-38, Jno M Looney, registrar.
Medical Certificate of Death
Date of death 8-19-38, I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 8-12-38 to 8-19-38 and last saw him alive on 8-19-38, death occurred on date stated above at 5 p m, cause of death coronary occlusion date of onset August 12, 1938, no contributory causes of death, autopsy conducted, signed Werner P Jensen, M D, 813 M A B.
NOTE: This Certified Copy of Death obtained 5 Jul 1973.
DEATH: O-CVD-0005
DEATH [Church]: No church death record was found for Lauritz Christensen, on a personal visit to the Omaha, Nebraska, October 16-20, 1994, where the records of the following Church were checked: Vor Frelsers Dansk Evangelisk Luthersk Kirke (Our Saviors Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church), renamed about 1964 to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church.
DEATH:
NOTE: In a letter to Patricia Hellmers from Anne Christensen DeWitt dated 23 Apr 1974, she stated, "In the family Bible I have Dad's death date as Aug 14, 1938."
OBITUARY: Obituary of Lauritz Christensen; 1938; EVENING WORLD-HERALD, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE; 20 Aug 1938, p14; Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Douglas, NE;
NOTE: Lauritz Christensen, 85, of 1469 Phelps street, retired mail clerk for the Burlington railroad, died Friday at a hospital. In Omaha 58 years, he worked for the railroad 46 years. He was a member of the Burlington Veterans. Survivors: Wife Anine; daughters Mrs Howard DeWitt, Council Bluffs [IA]; and Mrs Carrie C O'Brien, Flint, Mich; son Chris, Wyola, Mont; three sisters in Denmark, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Mortuary N P Swanson.
NOTE: The obituary states he died on Friday, which in Aug 1938 was the 19th.
OBITUARY: O-OBT-0070
BURIAL: Burial Lauritz Christensen; 1938; West Lawn-Hillcrest Cemetery, Omaha, NE; died 1938, buried Section 3, Lot 87, Graves 5/6; West Lawn-Hillcrest Cemetery, Omaha, NE;
NOTE: Personal reading of tombstone done in Sep 1992, Christensen [one stone], Anine R 1880-1959, Lauritz 1853-1938, record #8362, Lot 87, Section 3, Graves 5 & 6.
NOTE: Letter received from West Lawn and Hillcrest Memorial Parks, 5701 Center Street, Omaha, NE 68106, dated 11 Jul 1973, stated the following. On 20 Aug 1938 Anine R Christensen bought graves 5 & 6, Lot 87, Section 3, West Lawn Cemetery. Lauritz Christensen was buried 22 Aug 1938 in grave 5, burial #8362. He died 19 Aug 1938 at age 85 from coronary occlusion. On 11 Dec 1959, Anine R Christensen passed away and was buried 14 Dec 1959, died of an arterial vascular accident at age 79, buried grave 6, Section 3, Lot 87, burial #19344. The letter states they have no record of burial of the wives of Lauritz, Sophie or Martina, in their records. Also, no record of any burials of any children of Lauritz Christensen. However, if they had names of these children they could search their records. Signed G J Easley. [This letter transcribed here and then discarded, 2/2005.]
BURIAL: O-CMR-0033
RESEARCH: On the internet at website: < http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/index.html > is listed, among other things, online copies of some history books about Omaha and the state of Nebraska, such as the book "Omaha Illustrated: A History of the Pioneer Period and the Omaha of Today" published Jan 1888. Usually there is no mention of ordinary citizens, but these resources are interesting to read about Omaha and Nebraska at the time the Christensens lived there.
CENSUS:
1860 - Denmark - Listed with parents.
1870 - Denmark - He is not listed with his parents who were living in Vejle County, Denmark and he was not found living there on his own. Not all census records are available online yet, as of 7/2006. He would be about age 17. He was not found searching in two counties, Vejle and Skanderborg using Laurs or Lauritz Christensen. The Dansk Demografisk Database requires that a county be entered in order to search the database.
1880 - Denmark
!NOTE: This record found at a website in Denmark that has online census records. The website address is:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Horsens, Horsens, Horsens sogn, Nim herred, Skanderborg amt, Denmark, image 104, page 100, family #3, individuals 10-14. [The census was taken in Feb 1880.]
NOTE: Kjælderlejlighed (basement apartment)
10 - Lauritz Christensen, male, age 27, married, Lutheran, born Løsning sogn, Veile Amt, Husfader [head of household], occupations Kjøbmand (storekeeper of a general store) and a Landpost (postman)
11 - Sophie Nielsen Christensen, female, age 28, married, Lutheran, born Assens sogn, Husmoder [mother of the house] Hans Kone [his wife]
12 - Chr. Christensen, male, age under 1 year, unmarried, Lutheran, born Horsens, deres Børn [their child]
13 - Mette Cathrine Nielsen, female, age 22, unmarried, Lutheran, born Assens sogn, Tjenestetyende [servant]
14 - Anthon Lauesen, male, age 26, unmarried, Lutheran, born Korning sogn, Tjenestetyende [servant]
1880 - America - Lauritz traveled from Denmark arriving on 4 May 1880. Following his arrival he spent a short time in Wisconsin before going to Omaha, Nebraska. The 1880 Wisconsin censuses were checked for him, but he was not found there. The 1880 census in the United States was generally taken in June 1880.
1880 - The person listed below in the 1880 census in Omaha, Nebraska, could possibly be Lauritz. However, this person's first name is listed as Lars and, according to Anne Christensen DeWitt, Lauritz apparently never went by that name. Also, the record states that this person was single, which would be incorrect. However, it is commonly known that census records do sometimes contain incorrect information. Also, to consider is that the name Christensen and its various spellings was a common name in Omaha in 1880 and this census entry should be considered tentative. The age is correct for someone born 10 Jan 1853, with the census being taken 12 Jun 1880, calculates to age 27.
T9_0747, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, ED 9, line 48, page 45D, 12 Jun 1880
NOTE: This person is listed along with a group of about 30 people living at a hotel
Christensen, Lars., male, white, age 27, single, laborer, born Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
1885 - Nebraska State Census, Douglas Co, Omaha City; 1885; Nebraska State Census; 17 Jun 1885, line 24, page 40, enumeration district 248, enumerator H J Kasper; Public Library, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE:
NOTE: This may be the family of Lauritz Christensen, but the names and ages do not match entirely so this is very tentative. No other possible matches were found. The members listed should be Lauritz [age 32], wife Sophie [age 23], son Chris [age 6] and daughter Anna [age 3]:
Address 1456 South 16th Street, dwelling 376, family 508
Kristenson, M, white, male, age 30, [head], married, laborer, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Kristenson, Mary, white, female, age 30, wife, married, keeps house, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Kristenson, Kristan, white, male, age 6, son, single, attended school within the year, Nebraska, Denmark, Denmark
Kristenson, Anna, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, NE, Denmark, Denmark
CENSUS: O-CEN-0004
NOTE: This census is also found on the internet (Ancestry.com), Nebraska State Census 1885:
Location Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, 17 Jun 1885, enumerator F J Kasper, enumeration district 248, page 40, locality Midway Borough;
M Kristensson, age 30, born Denmark, race white,
Mary Kristensson, age 30, born Denmark, [other data the same]
Fristan Kristensson, age 6, born Nebraska, [other data the same]
Anna Kristensson, age 4, born Nebraska, [other data the same]
1900 - T623_923, 2-Wd, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, ED 19, line 40, page 230A (10A), 8 Jun 1900
[Ancestry.com, image 19 of 25]
NOTE: Address 1469 Phelps Street
Christensen, Louis [as indexed by Ancestry.com, smudged, probably spelled Lauritz], head, male, white, born Jun 1853, age 47, married 22 years, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, to US 1880, 20 years in US, Na [naturalized], mail clerk
Christensen, Sophia, wife, female, white, born Oct 1852, age 47, married 22 years, 8 children, 3 living, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, to US 1881, 19 years in US
Christensen, Christ, son, male, white, born Jul 1879, age 20, single, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, to US 1881, 19 years in US, clerk store [gives type of store, but unable to read entry]
Christensen, Annie C, daughter, female, white, born Jan 1882, age 18, single, NE, Denmark, Denmark, high school
Christensen, Carrie, daughter, female, white, born Mar 1888, age 12, single, NE, Denmark, Denmark, at school
NOTE: Indexed by HeritageQuest as Lawis W Christensen.
1910 - T624_843, 2-Wd, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, ED 10, line 22, page 186A (12A), 25 Apr 1910
[Ancestry.com, image 23 of 25]
NOTE: Address 1469 Phelps Street, listed on supplemental census sheet
Cristensen, Lauritz, head, male, white, age 57, married 3 times, [this marriage] 1 year, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, mail clerk, railroad
Cristensen, Annie, wife, female, white, age 30 [? looks like 30, but should be about 48, perhaps is 50], married once 1 year, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Cristensen, Ruby, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, NE, Denmark, Denmark
1920 - T625_989, 6-Wd, Omaha, Douglas Co, NE, ED 60, line 98, page 25B (13B), 12 Jan 1920
[Ancestry.com, image 26 of 27]
NOTE: Address 1469 Phelps Street
Christensen, Lauritz, head, male, white, age 67, married, to US 1880, Na 1889, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, mail clerk
Christensen, Anine, wife, female, white, age 39, married, to US 1907, Na [no year given], Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Christensen, Anna S [?], daughter, female, white, age 9, single, NE, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
1930 - T626_1275, 6-Wd, Omaha, Omaha Co, NE, ED 65, line 1, page 75A (16A), 9 Apr 1930
[Ancestry.com, image 31 of 50]
NOTE: Address 1469 Phelps Street
Christiansen, Lauritz, head, value of home $5000, male, white, age 77, first married age 24, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, to US 1880, Na, occupation none
Christiansen, Anine, wife, female, white, age 50, first married age 29, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, to US 1907, Na
Petersen, Marie C, sister-in-law, female, white, age 65, Wd, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, to US 1886, Na
Christiansen, Anna, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, NE, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
NOTE: Marie C Petersen is believed to be Anine (Raun) Christensen's sister, Marie, listed here as age 65 in 1930, calculates to born about 1865, immigrated in 1886.
NOTE: Federal Census records beyond 1930 are not yet available to the public as they are closed to research for 72 years. Therefore, the 1940 census will be available in 2012.
3.
Christen "Chris" Andreas Knudsen
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI): < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
CHRISTEN ANDREAS KNUDSEN, male
Event(s):
Birth: 15 SEP 1863
Christening: 26 DEC 1863, Mygdal, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: KNUD CHRISTENSEN
Mother: INGER ANE ANDERSEN
[The website states:]
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C202152
Dates: 1840 - 1875
Source Call No.: 0048950
Type: Film
Printout Call No.: NONE
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BIRTH-BAPTISM: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Baptism Records 1858-1883, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 14, page 15, #11 in 1863 baptisms:
NOTE: Christen Andreas Knudsen, born 15 Sep 1863, church baptism 26 Dec 1863, parents Knud Christensen and Inger Ane Andersen, age 24-1/2, Dalsgaard Mark, ____ [witnesses, difficult to read names].
CONFIRMATION: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Confirmation Records 1858-1883, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 115, page 118, #2 in 1877 confirmations:
NOTE: Christen Andreas Knudsen, Mygdal, confirmed 30 Sep 1877, parents Knud Christensen and Inger Andersen, Dalsgaard Mk. [Mark], born 15 Sep 1863, baptized 26 Dec 1863.
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EMIGRATION: [leaving a country]
NOTE: Found at The Danish Emigration Archives:
< http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3?l=en >
Name: Knudsen, Christian
Occupation: Smed
Age: 24
Destination: Onowa, Iowa
Contract no.: 428200
Registration date: 5/10/1888
Last res. parish: ?
Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Ardrup, Hjørring
Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona
Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8889K0514
NOTE: The Danish word Smed means Smith [blacksmith].
NOTE: According to history below, he came to America "as a young man." Per the 1900 and 1910 censuses he immigrated in 1888. According to the 1920 census he immigrated in 1888 and was naturalized in 1893. According to the 1930 census he immigrated in 1896 [an obvious error since he was married about 1895 in America]. The Ellis Island USA immigration records [entering a country] do not begin until about 1892.
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country] This may be him listed at Ancestry.com, found on 2/28/05, by using a 14-day trial subscription to their online Immigration records, including a database called "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891. The image of the original ship Manifest attached to the record did not reveal any additional information.
Christian Kundson [sic]
Arrival Date: 28 May 1888
Estimated Birth Year: 1864
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: Iowa
Ship Name: Aurania
Port of Arrival: New York
Nativity: Denmark
Line: 29
Microfilm Roll: 520
List Number: 694
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country]
NOTE: The Ellis Island immigration online records do not begin until about 1892. Therefore, he would not be listed in these records.
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MARRIAGE: Based on census records, Christen Knudsen and Bolina Klemmensen were married about 1894-1897. Per 1900 census, they were married about 1895. Probably married Monona County, IA.
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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: [leaving a country]
NOTE: The online emigration records at The Danish Emigration Archives only cover the dates May 24, 1868, to December 1908. Therefore, the travel listed below in 1911 cannot be found in Denmark's emigration records online at this time, 7/2006.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: [entering a county]
NOTE: On June 16, 1911, Christen Andreas Knudsen of Turin, Iowa, returned to the United States from a trip to Denmark with two of his nephews, Viggo Dausel and Christian Larsen. They traveled on the ship Lusitania and were required to stop at Ellis Island after their arrival in America. Information is transcribed below from the Ellis Island website.
NOTE: Found at Ellis Island, NY, website: < http://www.EllisIsland.org >
First Name: Christian Andreas
Last Name: Knudsen
Ethnicity: U. S. A., Scand.
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: June 16, 1911
Age at Arrival: 47y
Gender: M
Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Lusitania
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Manifest Line Number: 0004
Text from Original Manifest:
Saloon, Cabin, and Steerage Aliens must be completely manifested. This sheet is for steerage passengers. List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival. Required by the regulations of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the United States, under Act of Congress approved February 20, 1907, to be delivered to the United States Immigration Officer by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.
S. S. Lusitania sailing from Liverpool, June 10, 1911, arriving at Port of New York 16 Jun 1911.
[line 4] Knudsen, Christian Andreas, age 47, male, married, black smith, Able to read and write: [blank], Country of which citizen or subject: U S citizen, Nat [naturalized] Cert [certificate], Dist Court, Monona Co, Iowa, Oct 2, 1893.
[line 4, adjacent page], Whether have a ticket to such final destination: [answer blank?], By whom was passage paid: C S [initials?] Moore [?] clerk [believe this is continuation of Dist Court information, not who paid passage], Whether going to join a relative or friend, and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address: home, Turin, Iowa.
NOTE: On a different page on the same ship, there is someone listed on line 9 on the Manifest, [directly above Viggo Dausel and Christian Larsen] also from Hjorring, Denmark, who also lists his destination as Turin Iowa: Jens Christian Albert Mathiesen, age 18, father R C [not sure of initials] Mathiesen. It is unknown if this person is related or not, as of 7/2006.
NOTE: The Ellis Island website gives the following information about the ship Lusitania, includes a photograph:
Built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland, 1907. 31,550 gross tons; 787 (bp) feet long; 87 feet wide. Steam turbine engines, quadruple screw. Service speed 25 knots. 2,165 passengers (563 first class, 464 second class, 1,138 third class). Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1907 and named Lusitania. Liverpool-New York service. Torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast; 1,198 lost in 1915.
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HISTORY: Chris & Lena (Clemmensen) Knudsen Family; 1987; History Book, 1887-1987, The Little Town With the Star on the Hill, Turin, Iowa; pg 49-50; Onawa Public Library, Onawa, Monona Co, IA;
NOTE: Chris Knudsen (1863-1933) was the son of Knud Christensen and Inger Ane Andersdatter - all born in Denmark. Chris came to America as a young man and settled in Turin. In 1895, he married Bolina Clemmensen (1869-1955). Their children were Esther who married Lou Tinehart, Walter who died at the age of two, and Russell who married Sally Jones and now lives in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
Chris was a blacksmith in Turin for many years. Lena came to America from Denmark at the age of eight with her recently widowed mother and seven brothers and sisters and they also settled in Turin. Lena worked in a cafe and before long became noted for her Danish pastries. After they were married, to help with the earnings, they took in a few boarders and before long there never was less than fourteen eating around the table. They kept two cows, some pigs and chickens and Lena always had a garden.
Chris was a kind husband and a loving father. Lena and Chris welcomed all new-comers in town, their names were first on the list for charitable affairs. Lena kept her knitting needles going and when the doctor was away, it was Lena who was there to welcome a new born child. Together they never refused to give their help. After Chris died Lena would not leave the house where she had lived so many years with those she loved and lost and shared happy hours with her many friends. (Chris Knudsen was a brother of Jensine Knudsen Larsen.)
COMPILED: O-COM-0089
DEATH:
BURIAL:
NOTE: Email from Jeanne Virtue, < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, IA, dated 25 Apr 2005, states no obituary found for Ruby Knudsen, did find one for Elizabeth Hurst Meyers, found Ruby Knudsen death record at courthouse, and cemetery records [no title of cemetery book given]. She states the following people buried in the Belvider [sic] Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 3:
Ruby Knudsen, [sic, born 20 Jul 1901, died 18 Feb 1923]
Bolina "Lena" Knudsen, born 6 Feb 1869, died 5 Jul 1955, born Hjjirring, Denmark, father Niels Clemmensen, mother Maria Jensen.
Millie Knudsen, no vitals.
Walter K. Knudsen, born 1900, died 15 Nov 1901, age one year.
Sarah Jane Knudsen, born 1910, died 19 Mar 1987, age 76.
Fred Knudsen, born 29 Apr 1872, died 6 Dec 1950, born Denmark, died in Onawa, father Knude Knudsen, mother Inger ____ [apparently no last name in the cemetery records].
Elixabeth [sic] E. "Nellie" Knudsen, born 31 May 1868 in Monona County, died 11 Mar 1965 in Onawa, father John Myer, mother Elizabeth Hurst.
Chris A. Knudsen, born 1863, died 19 Apr 1933.
NOTE: [This only recorded in notes of Chris Knudsen]. It is unknown who Millie Knudsen or Sarah Jane Knudsen might be. These names were not found in a quick look at Knudsen families, name soundexed, living in Monona Co, IA, in census records 1900-1930.
CENSUS:
1880 - In Denmark? He is not listed with his parents in 1880 in Denmark. Two of his sisters are not listed either, and they may be found listed separately living with other families. He was not found. He would be about age 17. See father's notes.
1888 - According to his emigration and immigration records, he arrived in the US from Denmark in 1888.
1895 - Not found at Ancestry.com, Iowa State Census, 1895. Brother Fred was found. It might be possible that the person listed below is him and maybe it is a misreading of the census, which should be: Chris Kundeson, about age 31, rather than age 81. This person is listed as living in the same place as Fred Knudsen and Fred's last name is also spelled Kundeson, making it likely that they may have been living together. However, this is simply speculation. There are no images of this census online.
Crie Kundeson
Age: 81
Race: W
Birthplace: Denmark
County: Monona
Place: Belridere [sic]
1900 - T623 449, Belvidere, Monona Co, IA, ED 63, line 51, page 11B (1B), 1 Jun 1900
[Ancestry.com, image 2 of 14]
Address: No house number or Street given, probably rural.
Knudsen, Chris A, head, white, male, Sep 1863, 36, married 5 years, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1888, 12 [years in US], Na, blacksmith
Knudsen, Lena, wife, white, female, Feb 1869, 31, married 5 years, 2 children, 2 living, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1887, 13 [years in US]
Knudsen, Ester, daughter, white, female, Jan 1886 [sic 1896], 4, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Knudsen, Walter K, son, white, male, Jan 1900, 4/12, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Pederson, Chris P, boarder, white, male, Aug 1867, 32, single, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1888, 12 [years in US], Na, drygoods salesman
1910 - T624_414, Turin town, Belvidere Twp, Monona Co, IA, ED 68, line 36, page 111A (1A), 15 Apr 1910
[Ancestry.com, image 1 of 13]
Address: Wolfe Street, no house number.
Knudsen, Christian A, head, male, white, 46, married once 13 years, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1888, Na, blacksmith, own shop
Knudsen, Bolina, wife, female, white, 41, married once 13 years, 3 children, 2 living, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1887
Knudsen, Esther N, daughter, female, white, 14, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Knudsen, Russell T, son, male, white, 6, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
[includes 4 boarders]
1920 - T625_503, Turin Village, Belvidere Twp, Monona Co, IA, Ed 79, line 4, page 165A (1A), 2nd & 3rd Jan 1920
[Ancestry.com, image 1 of 14]
Address: No house number or Street given, probably rural.
Knudsen, Christain A, head, male, white, 55, married, 1888, Na, 1893 [?], Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, blacksmith, own shop
Knudsen, Bolina, wife, female, white, 50, married, 1887, Na, 1895, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Knudsen, Russell P, son, male, white, 16, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Larson, Christain A, nephew, male, white, 26, single, 1911, Na, 1917, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, carpenter, contractor
Trafton, Lillian, boarder, female, white, 23, single, IA, NE, IL, operator, ____ [cannot read entry] office
Paulsen, Jens, boarder, male, white, 25, single, 1911, Na, 1917, blacksmith, _____ [cannot read entry]
NOTE: Ancestry.com indexed this entry as Christain A Kandsen.
1930 - T626_669, Turin town, Belvidere Twp, Monona Co, IA, ED 3, line 74, page 113B (1B), 2 & 4 Apr 1930
[Ancestry.com, image 2 of 4]
Address: No house number or Street given, probably rural.
Kornder [as indexed by Ancestry.com], Christian A, head, owns home, value $4000, male, white, 66, first married age 31, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1896, __ [Na? looks like Un], blacksmith, general repr chop
Kornder, Balene [as indexed by Ancestry.com], wife, female, white, 61, first married age 26, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1892, __ [Na? looks like Un]
Bolina "Lena" Klemmensen or Clemmensen
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI): < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
BOLINE CLEMMENSEN
Birth: 06 FEB 1869
Christening: 16 MAY 1869, Maarup, Hjorring, Denmark
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: NIELS CLEMMENSEN
Mother: MAREN KIRSTINE JENSEN
Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
NOTE: Apparently found her siblings at the same website, as follows:
JENS MARTINUS CLEMENSEN
Birth: 28 MAY 1865
Christening: 23 JUL 1865, Vennebjerg, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: NIELS CLEMENSEN
Mother: MAREN KIRSTINE JENSEN
KARL KLEMMENSEN
Birth:
Christening: 25 JAN 1874, Harridslev, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: NIELS KLEMMENSEN
Mother: MAREN KIRSTINE JENSEN
[Cecile - born about 1877 not found.]
[Peter - born about 1879 not found.]
NOTE: These may be additional children of Bolina's parents:
CARL RICHARD CLEMMENSEN
Birth: 07 FEB 1867
Christening: 08 FEB 1867, Maarup, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: NIELS CLEMMENSEN
Mother: MAREN KIRSTINE JENSEN
CAROLINE THOMINE CLEMMENSEN
Birth: 28 JUN 1871
Christening: 06 AUG 1871, Maarup, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: NIELS CLEMMENSEN
Mother: MAREN KIRSTINE JENSEN
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NOTE: The parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI):
< http://www.familysearch.org/ >
NIELS CLEMMENSEN
Marriages:
Spouse: MAREN KIRSTINE JENSEN
Marriage: 15 APR 1862 Furreby, Hjorring, Denmark
Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.
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BIRTH-BAPTISM: See husband's notes.
NOTE: Per above website, she was baptized Maarup, Hjorring, Denmark, also Vennebjerg, Hjorring, Denmark
NOTE: Per the 1880 census, she was born Harridslev Sogn, Denmark.
NOTE: Her baptism was not found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >. Tried to use the information on her birthplace and her siblings given above, but could not find her. No records were found for Maarup or Harridslev or Furreby, where her parents were married. More research is needed about these locations.
CONFIRMATION: Her confirmation was not found in online Denmark church records, searched Alstrup sogn, Hjørring amt, where they were living before they emigrated. Per the 1880 census they were living in Børglum sogn, Hjorring amt, no church records found for that sogn as of 7/2006.
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EMIGRATION: [leaving a country]
NOTE: According to information in her husband's notes: "Lena came to America from Denmark at the age of eight with her recently widowed mother and seven brothers and sisters and they also settled in Turin." However, in the 1900 census, she is listed as immigrated 1887, in US 13 years. Probably the "age 8" should be "age 18."
NOTE: She was found at The Danish Emigration Archives, apparently with her mother and siblings as listed below. The website of the Danish Emigration Archives is: < http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3?l=en >.
NOTE: This may be an older son arriving earlier than the rest of the family:
Name: Klemmensen, Jens Occupation: Smed
Age: 21 Destination: Onawa, Iowa
Contract no.: 257600 Registration date: 6/17/1886
Last res. parish: Astrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Bøgested, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K0103
[Found the following at Ancesty.com, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Jens Clemmenson, Iowa, 1891, Immigrant Record, MONONA COUNTY, IA, NATURALIZATION RECORDS, 1880-1894.' In Hawkeye Heritage (Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines), vol. 24:2 (Summer 1989), pp. 105-113. Date and place of naturalization. Extracted from courthouse records titled Book 1, 2nd Papers, Monona County, Naturalizations. Country of origin, court where first application for citizenship was filed, and date of first oath are also provided.]
NOTE: Listed below if apparently the mother and children, including Boline, who is presumed to be Bolina:
Name: Klemmensen, Maren K. Occupation: Enke
Age: 47 Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 432300 Registration date: 4/14/1887
Last res. parish: Alstrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Alstrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K1006
Name: Klemmensen, Boline Occupation: Barn
Age: 18 Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 432300 Registration date: 4/14/1887
Last res. parish: Alstrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Alstrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K1007
Name: Klemmensen, Carl Occupation: Barn
Age: 11 1/2 Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 432300 Registration date: 4/14/1887
Last res. parish: Alstrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Alstrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K1008
Name: Klemmensen, Cecilie Occupation: Barn
Age: 10 Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 432300 Registration date: 4/14/1887
Last res. parish: Alstrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Alstrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K1009
Name: Klemmensen, Peter Occupation: Barn
Age: 08 Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 432300 Registration date: 4/14/1887
Last res. parish: Alstrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Alstrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K1010
Name: Klemmensen, Else Occupation: Barn
Age: 01 Destination: Onava, Iowa
Contract no.: 432300 Registration date: 4/14/1887
Last res. parish: Alstrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Alstrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687K1011
NOTE: The person listed below has a last name spelled differently and the date of emigration is different, but the destination is the same.
Name: Clemmensen, Meine Occupation: Sypige
Age: 15 Destination: Onawa, Iowa
Contract no.: 265900 Registration date: 6/30/1886
Last res. parish: Astrup Last res. county: Hjørring
Last residence: Astrup, Hjørring Destination country: USA
Destination city: Onawa, Monona Destination state: Iowa
Name of ship: Indirekte [This is not the name of the ship, this word means travel was indirect.]
IDcode: I8687C0114
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country]
NOTE: Looking for a "matching" immigration record, she and her family were not found at Ancestry.com by using a 14-day trial subscription to their online Immigration records, including a database called "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891. Probably the last name is not indexed well and is therefore difficult to find, tried Clemmensen and Klemmensen, arriving 1887, using all known names, includes soundex feature. It is assumed that they came to the United States through New York, but that could be incorrect.
NOTE: The Ellis Island immigration online records do not begin until about 1892.
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MARRIAGE: Based on census records, they were married about 1894-1897. Per 1900 census, they were married about 1895. Probably married IA.
DEATH: See husband's notes.
BURIAL:
NOTE: Email from Jeanne Virtue, < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, IA, dated 25 Apr 2005, states no obituary found for Ruby Knudsen, did find one for Elizabeth Hurst Meyers, found Ruby Knudsen death record at courthouse, and cemetery records [no title of cemetery book given]. She states the following people buried in the Belvider [sic] Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 3:
Ruby Knudsen, [sic, born 20 Jul 1901, died 18 Feb 1923]
Bolina "Lena" Knudsen, born 6 Feb 1869, died 5 Jul 1955, born Hjjirring, Denmark, father Niels Clemmensen, mother Maria Jensen.
Millie Knudsen, no vitals.
Walter K. Knudsen, born 1900, died 15 Nov 1901, age one year.
Sarah Jane Knudsen, born 1910, died 19 Mar 1987, age 76.
Fred Knudsen, born 29 Apr 1872, died 6 Dec 1950, born Denmark, died in Onawa, father Knude Knudsen, mother Inger ____ [apparently no last name in the cemetery records].
Elixabeth [sic] E. "Nellie" Knudsen, born 31 May 1868 in Monona County, died 11 Mar 1965 in Onawa, father John Myer, mother Elizabeth Hurst.
Chris A. Knudsen, born 1863, died 19 Apr 1933.
CENSUS:
1869-1879 - Denmark - As of 7/2006, there are no census records for this time period online for Børglum sogn, Børglum herred, Hjørring amt, where the family was found in 1880, see below.
1880 - Denmark
NOTE: Found her and her family at Dansk Demografisk Database website:
< http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >:
Source: FT-1880
Name: Boline Klemmensen Sex: K
Age: 10 Marital status: Ugift
Birth place: Harridslev Sogn
Parish: Børglum District: Børglum
County: Hjørring Place name: Fristrup By
Household-/family no: 9 Title no/address: et Hus
Source entry no: C7015 Record no.: 628
All persons in the household
Following fields are shown: Name, Age, Marital status, Position in household, Occupation , Birth place
Niels Klemmensen, 43, Gift, Husleier, Smed, , Rakkebye Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Maren Kirstine Jensen, 39, Gift, Husmoder, , Furreby Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Jens Martinus Klemmensen, 14, Ugift, deres Børn, , Harridslev Sogn
Boline Klemmensen, 10, Ugift, deres Børn, , Harridslev Sogn
Karoline Tomine Marie Klemmensen, 8, Ugift, deres Børn, , Harridslev Sogn
Karl Klemmensen, 6, Ugift, deres Børn, , Harridslev Sogn
Cecilie Marie Klemmensen, 4, Ugift, deres Børn, , Harridslev Sogn
Rasmus Peter Klemmensen, 2, Ugift, deres Børn, , Harridslev Sogn
Magrethe Rasmusdatter, 76, Enke, Forsørges af hendes søn, , Rubjerg Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Martin Christian Olesen, 34, Ugift, Smedesvend, , Tolne Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Lukas Christian Nielsen, 33, Gift, Smedesvend, , Ingstrup Sogn, Hjørring Amt
NOTE: The Dansk Demografisk Database does not currently have census records for Hjorring for the 1870 census time period, as of 2/2005.
1900 - She is married and listed with her husband in 1900. See his notes.
NOTE: Looking for possible family members of hers, in the 1900 census at Ancestry.com, the following entries were found in Belvidere, Monona Co, IA:
Charles Clemmensen Belvidere, Monona, Iowa abt 1874 Denmark White Head, immigrated 1887
Elsie C Clemmensen Belvidere, Monona, Iowa abt 1885 Denmark White Boarder, immigrated 1887
Jens M Clemmensen Belvidere, Monona, Iowa abt 1865 Denmark White Head, immigrated 1886
Merry P Clemmensen Belvidere, Monona, Iowa abt 1872 Denmark White Wife
Niels K Clemmensen Belvidere, Monona, Iowa abt 1898 Iowa White Son
12.
Esther or Ester N Knudsen
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE:
NOTE: She is listed in her father's notes as "Esther who married Lou Tinehart." Her husband's name was apparently John Lewis Rinehart.
DEATH: Per census records, she probably died between 1920 and 1930.
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
1900 - Listed with parents.
1910 - Listed with parents.
1920 - Listed with her husband.
1930 - Her husband found remarried. Did Esther die between 1920 and 1930, or were they divorced?
John Lewis Rinehart
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE:
(1) - Stella, 17 Aug 1905, per information in her notes
(2) - Esther Knudsen, Bet 1916 death of first wife & 1920 census
(3) - Helen ____, about 1927
MILITARY: Found Ancestry.com, Library Edition, World War I Draft Registrations:
John Lewis Rinehart, serial no 452, order no 4, address Turin, Monona, Iowa, age 38, born August 13, 1880, white, native born, farmer, Turin, Monona, Iowa, nearest relative Sarah L Rinehart, Turin, Monona, Iowa, signed John Lewis Rinehart, dated 9-12-18 [1918], [no local board stamp given].
NOTE: The fact that he lists his mother as his nearest relative helps to confirm that his first wife, Stella, died in 1916 and therefore he was probably unmarried in Sep 1918 at the time of this record.
ATLAS: Found online at University of Iowa, Iowa Maps, Atlas of Monona County Iowa, Farmer's Directory, 1919, website:
< http://cdm.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/maps&CISOPTR=568&REC=2 >
Page 30, Rinehart, John L, Ch. Wellington, Jewell, Phyllis. P.O. Turin, R. I. O. 159 ac., sec. 4; O. 260 ac., sec 3; O. 115.69 ac., sec. 10 (38).
Page 30, Rinehart, Mrs Sarah, Ch. Pliny, J. Lewis, P.O. Turin, O. 80 ac. sec. 3; O. 80 ac., sec. 10 (43)
NOTE: The website includes a map of Belvidere Twp with the names of land owners including John L & Stella Rinehart, J L Rinehart, Sarah Rinehart. These were fairly large pieces of property adjacent to the town of Turin.
NOTE: Stella (Hathaway) Rinehart supposedly died in 1916, but she is listed with John on this atlas dated 1919. This is probably because of the time line of preparing such an atlas, etc.
HISTORY: Found at RootsWeb.com,
< http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/monona/hm1890/hm1890.htm#rindx >
History of Monona County, Iowa, Chicago: National Pub. Co., 1890
Index: Rinehart, Lewis W 593
DEATH: Possible?
Found at Ancestry.com, Washington Death Index 1940-1996:
John L Rinehart, Spokane City, died 18 Feb 1942, age 61, male, Certificate 248.
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
1870 - John Lewis Rinehart's family before he was born
Porter Twp, Cass Co, MI
M593_668, PO Cassapolis, Porter Twp, Cass Co, MI, line 37, page 188A, 4 Aug 1870
[Heritage Quest Online]
Rinehart, Lewis W, 29, male, white, farmer, $0.00 [real estate]-$600 [personal estate], MI
Rinehart, Sarah L, 30, female, white, keeping house, PA
1880 - John Lewis Rinehart's family before he was born.
T9-0357, Belvidere, Monona Co, IA, ED 155, line 18, page 86B, 19 Jun 1880
[Heritage Quest Online]
Rinehart, Lewis W, white, male, 39, head, married, farmer, MI, VA, OH
Rinehart, Sarah L, white, female, 40, wife, married, keeping house, PA, PA, PA
Rinehart, Pliny, white, male, 3, son, [marital status not given], IA, MI, PA
Mann, Perry, white, male, 17, farm laborer, 3 months unemployed during census year, attended school within the year, MO, VA, VA
NOTE: FamilySearch.org listed Perry Mann's birth place as MD, but it clearly says Missouri.
1895 - John Lewis Rinehart's family before his marriage.
Found at RootsWeb.com, USGenWeb Monona Co, IA. State Census of Iowa, Monona Co, IA, Town of Belvidere, transcription on the internet at:
Sarah Rinehart, age 54, born Penn, town Belvidere
Plyna L. Rinehart, age 17, born Monona Co IA, town Belvidere
Levis Rinehart, age 14, born Monona Co IA, town Belvidere
NOTE: Plyna L Rinehart should apparently be Pliny. Levis Rinehart should be Lewis.1900 - John Lewis Rinehart before his marriage.
T623_449, Belvidere Twp, Monona Co, IA, ED 63, line 2, page 14A (4A), 6 Jun 1900
[Heritage Quest Online]
Rinehart, Sarah L, head, white, female, Jun 1840, 69, Wd [widowed], married 31 years, 2 children, 2 living, PA, PA, PA, farmer
Rinehart, Pliny [?] L, son, white, male, Aug [?] 1877, 23, single, IA, MI, PA, farm laborer
Rinehart, Louis J, son, white, male, Aug 1880, 19, single, IA, MI, PA, farm laborer
NOTE: The designation indicating Sarah Rinehart was married 31 years, is apparently incorrect as he husband died in 1880, however, it indicates how many years ago her marriage took place, 1868 to 1900 = about 31 years.
1910 - T624_414, Belvidere Twp, Monona Co, IA, ED 68, line 28, page 113A (3A), 18 Apr 1910
[Heritage Quest Online]
Rinehart, John L, head, male, white, 29, married once 4 years, IA, MI, PA, farmer, general farm
Rinehart, Stella A, wife, female, white, 25, married once 4 years, 2 children, 1 living, IA, IA, UT
Rinehart, Wellington L, son, male, white, 2, single, IA, IA, IA
Hathaway, Hanah A, mother-in-law, 52, D [divorced], 4 children 3 living, UT, Denmark, Denmark, own income
Yarrington, David, hand man, male, white, 33, single, IA, OH, IL, farm laborer, working out
Trafton, Lillian, servant, female, white, 14, single, IA, IA, NE, servant, private family
[next entry]
Hathaway, Charles E, head, male, white, 28, married once 2 years, IA, IA, UT, farmer, general farm
Hathaway, Ollie M, wife, female, white, 21, married once 2 years, 1 child, 1 living, IA, IL, TN
Hathaway, Ila L, daughter, female, white, 1, single, IA, IA, IA
NOTE: Lillian Trafton later became the wife of Christian Larsen.
NOTE: Charles is probably a brother to Stella A Rinehart and a son of Hanah A Hathaway.
1920 - T625_503, Belvidere Twp, Turin Village [crossed out], Monona Co, IA, ED 74, line 1, page 167A (3A), 5th & 6th Jan 1920
[Heritage Quest Online]
Rinehart, John L, head, male, white, 39, married, IA, MI, PA, banker & farmer, farm & bank
Rinehart, Esther N, wife, female, white, 23, married, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Rinehart, Wellington L, son, male, white, 12, single, IA, IA, IA
Rinehart, Phyllis [or Phylis] J, daughter, female, white, 5-4/12, IA, IA, IA
Hansen, Celia M, aunt, female, white, 44, W [widowed], 1888 [immigration year], Na [naturalized], 1913 [naturalization year], Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, housekeeper, working out
Klein, Laura A, servant, female, white, 30, single, 1914 [immigration year], Al [alien status], Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, housekeeper, working out
[next entry]
Rinehart, Sarah L, head, female, white, 79, W [widowed], PA, PA, NY, [no occupation given]
NOTE: The relationship with Celia M Hansen, aunt, is unknown as of 7/2006. If she was John's aunt, no research has been done on his family to know who she might be.
NOTE: Sarah Rinehart is apparently the mother of John Rinehart.
1930 - T626_2499, Block 4086, Precinct 131, 2nd Sup District, Seattle City, King Co, WA, ED 17-131, line 3, page 59A (4A), __ Apr 1930
[Ancestry.com, Library Edition]
NOTE: This census was found and transcribed by using the Ancestry.com, Library Edition indexes. The image could not be found in the Heritage Quest Online 1930 census database. The ED of 17-131 and the page number of 59A could not be found. The census is transcribed below from Ancestry.com.
Address: Union Street
Rinehart, John L, head, male, white, 49, first married age 27, IA, MI, PA, manager paper plant
Rinehart, Helen, wife, female, white, 26, first married age 23, SD, IA, IA, bookkeeper paper plant
Rinehart, Wellington L, son, male, white, 22, single, IA, IA, SD, bookkeeper paper plant
NOTE: Apparently John married a third time to a Helen _______. Information from this census indicates that John and Helen were married about 1927.
13.
Walter K Knudsen
BIRTH: Per 1900 census and burial record.
MARRIAGE: Unmarried, died as a child.
DEATH:
NOTE: He is listed in his father's notes as "Walter who died at the age of two."
BURIAL:
NOTE: Email from Jeanne Virtue, < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, IA, dated 25 Apr 2005, states no obituary found for Ruby Knudsen, did find one for Elizabeth Hurst Meyers, found Ruby Knudsen death record at courthouse, and cemetery records [no title of cemetery book given]. She states the following people buried in the Belvider [sic] Cemetery, Block 5, Lot 3:
Ruby Knudsen, [sic, born 20 Jul 1901, died 18 Feb 1923]
Bolina "Lena" Knudsen, born 6 Feb 1869, died 5 Jul 1955, born Hjjirring, Denmark, father Niels Clemmensen, mother Maria Jensen.
Millie Knudsen, no vitals.
Walter K. Knudsen, born 1900, died 15 Nov 1901, age one year.
Sarah Jane Knudsen, born 1910, died 19 Mar 1987, age 76.
Fred Knudsen, born 29 Apr 1872, died 6 Dec 1950, born Denmark, died in Onawa, father Knude Knudsen, mother Inger ____ [apparently no last name in the cemetery records].
Elixabeth [sic] E. "Nellie" Knudsen, born 31 May 1868 in Monona County, died 11 Mar 1965 in Onawa, father John Myer, mother Elizabeth Hurst.
Chris A. Knudsen, born 1863, died 19 Apr 1933.
14.
Russell P or T Knudsen
BIRTH: Per SSDI.
MARRIAGE:
NOTE: He is listed in his father's notes as "Russell who married Sally Jones and now lives in South Sioux City, Nebraska."
DEATH: Per SSDI:
Russell P Knudsen, born 19 Jul 1903, died 28 Jul 1993, last residence South Sioux City, Dakota, NE, last benefit none specified, issued NE.
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
1910 - Listed with parents.
1920 - Listed with parents.
1930 - Not found. Looked for him as single or married, used Russ or Russell Knudsen, soundexed. Looked for his wife as single or married, used Sarah or Sally Jones or Knudsen soundexed.
Sally Jones
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE:
DEATH: Possible? Per SSDI:
Sarah Knudsen, born 28 Dec 1910, died Mar 1987, last residence South Sioux City, Dakota, NE, last benefit South Sioux City, Dakota, NE, issued IA.
BURIAL:
5.
Marie Knudsen
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI): < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
MARIE KNUDSEN, female
Event(s):
Birth: 11 FEB 1868
Christening: 09 APR 1868, Mygdal, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: KNUD CHRISTENSEN
Mother: INGER ANE ANDERSEN
[The website states:]
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C202152
Dates: 1840 - 1875
Source Call No.: 0048950
Type: Film
Printout Call No.: NONE
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BIRTH-BAPTISM: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Baptism Records 1858-1883, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 70, page 72, #2 in 1868 baptisms:
NOTE: Marie Knudsen, born 11 Feb 1868, church baptism 9 Apr 1868, parents Knud Christensen and Inger Ane Andersen, age 29, of Dalsgaard, ____[witnesses, difficult to read names].
CONFIRMATION: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Confirmation Records 1858-1883, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 136, page 141, #1 in 1882 confirmations:
NOTE: Marie Knudsen, Gjødgaard, confirmed 16 Apr 1882, in Bjergby, parents Knud Kristensen and Inger Ane Andersen, Dalsgaard, born 11 Feb 1868, baptized 9 Apr 1868.
MARRIAGE: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Marriage Records 1851-1891, Nørre Tranders Parish [sogn], Fleskum District [herred[, Ålborg County [amt], image 153, page 158, #2 in 1891 marriages:
NOTE: Unmarried Jens Ludvig Gottfred Dausel of Sohngaardsholm [?], born Vogler [?], 27/2 68 [born 27 Feb 1868], and unmarried Marie Knudsen, 23 years old of Sohngaardsholm [?], Daughter of Husmand [small holder] Knud Kristensen of Mygdal Sogn, ____ [names, unable to read, witnesses?], married 17 Feb [1891] in Kirke [Church].
NOTE: In Denmark, it was not unusual for a couple to be married after the birth of a child or children, mostly due to the fact that they did not have enough means to live on their own.
MARRIAGE: This marriage not found at FamilySearch.org.
DEATH:
BURIAL:
NOTE: Arbejdskarl=fellow worker, Barn=child, Forkarl=foreman, Forvalter=steward/manager, Gartner=gardener, Godsejer=land owner, Husfader=house master, Husjomfru=house keeper, Husmoder=housewife, Kokkepige=cook, Jomfru=housekeeper, Mælkekusk=mildman, Mejeribestyrer=dairy work, Møllerkarl=miller, Røgter=cattleman, Staldkarl=stableman, Stuepige=chamber maid, Tjenestetyende=servant [?], Tjenested=farmer's boy, Ugift=unmarried
1880 - She is listed with her parents.
1890 - Denmark - She is not listed with her family. This is probably her listed as Marie Knudsen age 21 and her husband (or future husband?) listed as Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel age 21. For an unknown reason, their child, Viggo, is not listed. Location, Vejgaard, Nørre Tranders Parish [sogn], Fleskum District [herred], Aalborg County [amt]. Found on the internet at Dansk Demografisk Database:
< http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
Source: FT-1890
Name: Marie Knudsen Sex: K
Age: 21 Marital status: Ugift
Occupation: Kokkepige Birth place: Mygdal Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Parish: Nørre Tranders District: Fleskum
County: Aalborg Place name: Sohngaardsholm, Nr. Tranders Sogn
Household-/family no: 272
Source entry no: C7864 Record no.: 1418
[NOTE: Her occupation is given as Kokkepige which is Danish for cook. His occupation is given as Arbejdskarl which is Danish for fellow worker.]
All persons in the household
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Isidor Henius 69 Gift Husfader Godsejer Tyskland
Emilie Henius 51 Gift Husmoder Tyskland
Emil Henius 21 Ugift Barn Forvalter Aalborg
Arthur Henius 14 Ugift Barn Aalborg
Rosa Henius 12 Ugift Barn Aalborg
Anders Pedersen 30 Ugift Tjenestetyende Forvalter Robstrup By, Genaa Landsogn
Marie Magrethe Sindahl 28 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husjomfru Vadum Sogn
Petrea Johanne Nielsen 30 Ugift Tjenestetyende Stuepige Sindal Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Thora Møller 23 Ugift Tjenestetyende Inde Jomfru Aalborg
Niels Hansen 28 Ugift Tjenestetyende Kudsk Dronninglund, Hjørring Amt
Ane Kristine Jensen 39 Ugift Tjenestetyende Jomfru Sebber Sogn, Viborg Amt ??
Niels Wonge Nielsen 23 Ugift Tjenestetyende Gartner Horsens By, Skanderborg Amt
Niels Peter Christensen 27 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mejeribestyrer Astrup Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Søren Christian Lassen 36 Ugift Tjenestetyende Staldkarl Sønderholm Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Jens Olsen 40 Ugift Tjenestetyende Forkarl Sverrig
Mads Andersen 32 Ugift Tjenestetyende Røgter Sulsted Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Karl Michael Jensen 25 Ugift Tjenestetyende Røgter Dronninglund, Hjørring Amt
Jakob Peter Lassen 66 Gift Tjenestetyende Røgter Visborg Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Peter Christian Christensen 16 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mælkekusk Ø. Brønderslev, Hjørring Amt
Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel 21 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Torslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Marinus Anton Hansen 22 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Ø. Brønderslev, Hjørring Amt
Jens Andersen Madsen 22 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Nibe By, Aalborg Amt
Laurits Larsen 18 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Tornby Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Marius Olsen 19 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Ferdinand Jensen 17 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Sebber Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Alfred Vilhelm Jensen 14 Ugift Tjenestetyende Tjenested Nørretranders Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Marie Knudsen 21 Ugift Tjenestetyende Kokkepige Mygdal Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Jakob Kristian Kristensen Borregaard 32 Ugift Tjenestetyende Daglejer Aalborg
Simon Chr. Jensen 63 Ugift Tjenestetyende Møllerkarl Vadum Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Hilma Charlotte Andersen 27 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mejeripige Sverrig
Amanda Josefine Andersen 30 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mejeripige Sverrig
NOTE: It is unknown why so many people are listed together, except that the occupations indicate that this may have been a large farm of some kind that required many workers.
1916 - Denmark - See husband's notes.
Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI): < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
Jens Ludvig Gotfred Dausel
Event(s):
Birth: 27 FEB 1868 Guldager, Vrejlev, Hjorring, Denmark
Christening: 29 MAR 1868 Vrejlev, , Hjorring, Denmark
Death: , , Denmark
Burial: , , Denmark
Messages:
Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter.
Source Information: No source information is available.
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NOTE: Found an email query at The First Official Computer Genealogy Club in the State of Iowa:
< http://www.computergeniesofnwiowa.com/index.html >
Subject: Clemmensen and Dausel surnames
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:35:36 +0100
I have with great interest used your homepage and I have found two surnames in your database. First the Dausel family name on disk number 10. Jens Godtfred Ludvig Dausel, Viggo Dausel and Vilhelm (Will) Dausel all immigrated to Iowa in the beginning of 1900. The Clemmensen family name appears 15 times on disk number 66 and 1 time on disk 88. I know that Clemen Lauritz Clemmensen immigrated to Ida Grove, Iowa in 1907, there is probably also a sister to him that has immigrated at the same time. I would be very grateful if you could send me some information that could confirm my own information. With best regards Per Dausell Klemmensen (the extra l in Dausel and the K in Clemmensen is priest spelling errors back in time). Lemvig, Denmark
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BIRTH-BAPTISM:
NOTE: Summary of places he could have been born/baptized:
Guldager, Vrejlev, Hjorring - per website above
Wreilev - 1880 census
Torslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt - 1890 census
Vogler [?] - 1891 marriage record
Ugilt? - his siblings baptized there, see 1880 census below
Estruplund sogn, Rougsø herred, Randers amt - his apparent brother born/baptized there [see international travel section below]
NOTE: Per above website he was born Guldager, Vrejlev, Hjorring, Denmark. This location not entered because cannot find exact place listed. There seems to be a Guldager in Skast herred, Ribe amt; his birth/baptism was searched for there in the online Danish records, but it was not found. There seems to be a Vrejlev sogn in Børglum herred, Hjørring amt; this herred and sogn could not be found in the online Danish birth/baptism records.
NOTE: His emigration record in 1903 gives his birthplace as Guldager. It lists his last residence as Vorbasse Parish [sogn], Ribe County [amt].
NOTE: Per the 1880 census, his parents were Wilhellem Dausel of Prøusen [place not found in Church records] and Ane Tomine Henriksen of Rakkebye [listed in Church records as Rakkeby]. The 1880 census gives his birthplace as Wreilev. There does not seem to be a place with that name in the Church records online.
NOTE: The 1890 census gives his birthplace as Torslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt. His birth/baptism was searched for in the church records of Torslev sogn, Øster Han herred, Hjørring amt, but it was not found.
NOTE: Per his marriage in 1891, he was of Sohngaardsholm [?] and born Vogler [?].
NOTE: The 1916 census does not give his birthplace, but gives his residence as Vejgaard, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Aalborg amt. Found his marriage and his son's birth in this location.
CONFIRMATION: There are apparently no Church records online for Ugilt sogn, Vennebjerg herred, Hjørring amt, where he was living in 1880, which would be the best place to look for his confirmation. Searched for his confirmation in years 1881-1884 in Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, where he was living in 1890 and where he was married, but his confirmation was not found there.
MARRIAGE: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >.
NOTE: Marriage Records 1851-1891, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, image 153, page 158, #2 in 1891 marriagaes:
Unmarried Jens Ludvig Gottfred Dausel of Sohngaardsholm [?], born Vogler [?], 27/2 68 [born 27 Feb 1868], and unmarried Marie Knudsen, 23 years old of Sohngaardsholm [?], Daughter of Husmand [small holder] Knud Kristensen of Mygdal Sogn, ____ [names, unable to read, witnesses?], married 17 Feb [1891] in Kirke [Church].
NOTE: In Denmark, it was not unusual for a couple to be married after the birth of a child or children, mostly due to the fact that they did not have enough means to live on their own.
MARRIAGE: This marriage not found at FamilySearch.org.
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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: [leaving a country]
Found at The Danish Emigration Archives website: < http://www.emiarch.dk/home.php3?l=en >.
NOTE: This may not be a "true" emigration, but rather a "visit" to relatives. This is based on not being able to find him in later census records in the United States.
Name: Dausel, Jens Gotfred Ludvig Occupation: Landarbejder
Age: 35 Destination: Turin
Contract no.: 370300 Registration date: 9/23/1903
Birth place: Guldager Birth place: Guldager
Last res. parish: Vorbasse Last res. county: Ribe
Last residence: Veigaarden Destination country: ?
Destination city: Turin Destination state: ?
Name of ship: Oscar II
IDcode: D0304D0103
NOTE: According to a Danish English dictionary on the internet, the Danish word Landarbejder means Farm Worker.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: [entering a country]
Found at the Ellis Island website: < http://www.ellisisland.org/ >
First Name: Jens L. G.
Last Name: Dansel
Ethnicity: Danish-Scand.
Last Place of Residence: Jutland
Date of Arrival: October 06, 1903
Age at Arrival: 35y 7m Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Oscar II
Port of Departure: Copenhagen
Manifest Line Number: 0029
Text from Original Manifest:
Saloon, Cabin, and Steerage Aliens must be completely manifested. This sheet is for steerage passengers. List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration Officer at Port of Arrival. Required by the regulations of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the United States, under Act of Congress approved March 3, 1903, to be delivered to the United States Immigration Officer by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.
S S Oscar II, sailing from Copenhagen Sept 23, 1903, Arriving at the Port of _____ [blank], 190_ [blank].
[line 29], Dausel, Jens L G, age 35y 7m, male, married, farmer, able to read and write, Nationality: Danish, Race: Scandinavian, Last residence: Judland, Final destination: Turin, Monona Co, IA, Whether having a ticket to such final destination: yes, By whom was passage paid: self, Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much: $12, Whether ever before in the United States and if so when and where: no, Whether going to join a relative or friend and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address: brother-in-law, Smith [blacksmith], Christ Knudsen, Turin, Iowa, Ever in prison or almshouse or institution for care and treatment of the insane, or supported by charity: no, Whether a polygamist: no, Whether an anarchist: no, Condition of health, mental and physical: good, Deformed or crippled, nature, length of time, and cause: no.
NOTE: Listed directly below Jens Dausel is a Johan C C Dausel, age 37y, 11m, with the same information, apparently they were brothers. They were the last two people listed on the page. The next page was checked and no other Dausel entries were found.
NOTE: The Ellis Island website gives the following information about the ship Oscar II, includes a photograph:
Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, 1901. 10,012 gross tons; 515 (bp) feet long; 58 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 16 knots. 1,170 passengers (130 first class, 140 second class, 900 third class). Built for Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, in 1901 and named Oscar II. Copenhagen-New York service. Laid up 1931-33. Scrapped in Scotland in 1933.
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NOTE: The person listed above, traveling with Jens Dausel, is listed in the Danish Emigration Archives as listed below. His information looks quite different from Jens, but this person's birth/baptism found and the parents seem to match those in the 1880 census above:
Name: Dausel, Carl Chr. Occupation: Møllersvend
Age: 37 Destination: Turin
Contract no.: 370200 Registration date: 9/23/1903
Birth place: Estrup Birth place: Ør. Hornum
Last res. parish: Aalborg Last res. county: Aalborg
Last residence: Aalborg Destination country: ?
Destination city: Turin Destination state: ?
Name of ship: Oscar II
IDcode: D0304D0102
NOTE: Apparently a "matching" immigration record is found for him at the Ellis Island website: EllisIsland.org, as follows:
First Name: Johan C. C.
Last Name: Dansel
Ethnicity: Danish-Scand.
Last Place of Residence: Jutland
Date of Arrival: Oct 06, 1903
Age at Arrival: 37y 11m Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Oscar II
Port of Departure: Copenhagen
Manifest Line Number: 0030
NOTE: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >. Estruplund Parish [sogn], Rougsø District [herred], Randers County [amt], Baptisms 1864-1877, image 8, page 6, #3, Birth-Baptism Johan Carl Christian Dausel, born 27 Sep 1865, church baptism 22 Oct 1865, parents Vilhelm Dausel and Antomine Henriksen, age 21, of Stovs__up, witnesses Marie Jensen, Ane Marie Sorensen, Jens Christian Christiansen, ____ Lindberg, ____ Nielsen, all of Stovs__up.
NOTE: The baptism of Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel not found in these records.
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DEATH:
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
1880 - Denmark - This may be him before he was married listed with his parents and siblings, location Ugilt, Ugilt sogn, Vennebjerg herred, Hjørring amt. Found on the internet at Dansk Demografisk Database:
< http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
Source: FT-1880
Name: Jens Godtfred Ludevig Dausel Sex: M
Age: 11 Marital status: Ugift
Birth place: Wreilev
Parish: Ugilt District: Vennebjerg
County: Hjørring Place name: Ugilt
Household-/family no: 4 Title no/address: Lørslev Østerhede,et hus
Source entry no: C2710 Record no.: 899
Hjoerring, Vennebjerg, Ugilt, Ugilt, , Lørslev Østerhede,et hus, 4, FT-1880
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Wilhellem Dausel 42 Gift Husmand i agerbruget Prøusen
Ane Tomine Henriksen 34 Gift Kone Rakkebye
Jens Godtfred Ludevig Dausel 11 Ugift Barn Wreilev
Lars Chr: Julius Dausel 8 Ugift Barn Heri sognet
Henrijette Kristine Marie Dausel 5 Ugift Barn Heri sognet
Frits Edevar Waldemar Dausel 3 Ugift Barn Heri sognet
August Edevard Dausen 2 Ugift Barn Heri sognet
Marie Magrete Christensen 8 Ugift Pleiebarn Hjørring
NOTE: Found marriage of Gottlob Vilhelm and Anthomine Hendrichsen on FamilySearch.org Apr 1865
NOTE: Found his brother Johan Carl on FamilySearch.org, born 1865 Estruplund sogn, Rougsø herred, Randers amt (see immigration records above)
NOTE: Found his brother Lars Chr Julius Dausel on FamilySearch.org, born 1870 or 1871 in Ugilt
NOTE: Found his sister Henriette [Marie] Kristine on FamilySearch.org, born 1874 in Ugilt
NOTE: Found his brother Frits Edvard Valdemar on FamilySearch.org, born 1876 in Ugilt
NOTE: Found his brother August [Ingvard] on FamilySearch.org, born 1877 in Ugilt
NOTE: Found his sister Ottilia on FamilySearch.org, born 1882 in Ugilt
NOTE: Found his brother Johannes Emil on FamilySearch.org, born 1886 in Ugilt
1890 - Denmark - This seems like this is probably him listed as Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel age 21 and his wife (or future wife?) might be the Marie Knudsen age 21. For an unknown reason, their child, Viggo, is not listed. Location, Vejgaard, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Aalborg amt. Found on the internet at Dansk Demografisk Database: < http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
Source: FT-1890
Name: Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel Sex: M
Age: 21 Marital status: Ugift
Occupation: Arbejdskarl Birth place: Torslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Parish: Nørre Tranders District: Fleskum
County: Aalborg Place name: Sohngaardsholm, Nr. Tranders Sogn
Household-/family no: 272
Source entry no: C7864 Record no.: 1411
[NOTE: Her occupation is given as Kokkepige which is Danish for cook. His occupation is given as Arbejdskarl which is Danish for fellow worker.]
Aalborg, Fleskum, Nørre Tranders, Sohngaardsholm, Nr. Tranders Sogn, , , 272, FT-1890
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Isidor Henius 69 Gift Husfader Godsejer Tyskland
Emilie Henius 51 Gift Husmoder Tyskland
Emil Henius 21 Ugift Barn Forvalter Aalborg
Arthur Henius 14 Ugift Barn Aalborg
Rosa Henius 12 Ugift Barn Aalborg
Anders Pedersen 30 Ugift Tjenestetyende Forvalter Robstrup By, Genaa Landsogn
Marie Magrethe Sindahl 28 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husjomfru Vadum Sogn
Petrea Johanne Nielsen 30 Ugift Tjenestetyende Stuepige Sindal Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Thora Møller 23 Ugift Tjenestetyende Inde Jomfru Aalborg
Niels Hansen 28 Ugift Tjenestetyende Kudsk Dronninglund, Hjørring Amt
Ane Kristine Jensen 39 Ugift Tjenestetyende Jomfru Sebber Sogn, Viborg Amt ??
Niels Wonge Nielsen 23 Ugift Tjenestetyende Gartner Horsens By, Skanderborg Amt
Niels Peter Christensen 27 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mejeribestyrer Astrup Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Søren Christian Lassen 36 Ugift Tjenestetyende Staldkarl Sønderholm Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Jens Olsen 40 Ugift Tjenestetyende Forkarl Sverrig
Mads Andersen 32 Ugift Tjenestetyende Røgter Sulsted Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Karl Michael Jensen 25 Ugift Tjenestetyende Røgter Dronninglund, Hjørring Amt
Jakob Peter Lassen 66 Gift Tjenestetyende Røgter Visborg Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Peter Christian Christensen 16 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mælkekusk Ø. Brønderslev, Hjørring Amt
Jens Gotfred Ludvig Dausel 21 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Torslev Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Marinus Anton Hansen 22 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Ø. Brønderslev, Hjørring Amt
Jens Andersen Madsen 22 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Nibe By, Aalborg Amt
Laurits Larsen 18 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Tornby Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Marius Olsen 19 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Ferdinand Jensen 17 Ugift Tjenestetyende Arbejdskarl Sebber Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Alfred Vilhelm Jensen 14 Ugift Tjenestetyende Tjenested Nørretranders Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Marie Knudsen 21 Ugift Tjenestetyende Kokkepige Mygdal Sogn, Hjørring Amt
Jakob Kristian Kristensen Borregaard 32 Ugift Tjenestetyende Daglejer Aalborg
Simon Chr. Jensen 63 Ugift Tjenestetyende Møllerkarl Vadum Sogn, Aalborg Amt
Hilma Charlotte Andersen 27 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mejeripige Sverrig
Amanda Josefine Andersen 30 Ugift Tjenestetyende Mejeripige Sverrig
NOTE: It is unknown why so many people are listed together.
NOTE: The occupation of Jens is given in Danish as Arbejdskarl which translates to male worker or laborer.
NOTE: As of 7/2006, there are no other census records online for Fleshum herred, Aalborg amt, in Denmark between 1890 and 1916.
1916 - Denmark - This seems to be Jens Dausel, his wife Marie, and two children. Location Vejgaard, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleshum herred, Aalborg amt. Found on the internet at Dansk Demografisk Database:
< http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
Source: FT-1916
Name: Jim Ludvig Gotfred Dausel Marital status: Gift
Occupation: Arbejdsmand ved Landbrug
Parish: Nørre Tranders District: Fleskum
County: Aalborg Place name: Vejgaard, Nørre Tranders Sogn
Household-/family no: 780
Source entry no: C7865 Record no.: 3771
Aalborg, Fleskum, Nørre Tranders, Vejgaard, Nørre Tranders Sogn, 47 a, , 780, FT-1916
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Jim Ludvig Gotfred Dausel 27-2-1868 Gift Husfader Arbejdsmand ved Landbrug
Marie Dausel født Knudsen 11-2-1868 Gift Husmoder
Ester Marie Dausel 4-12-1903 Ugift Barn
Kristiane Otthea Dausel 4-11-1907 Ugift Barn
NOTE: The occupation of Jim [Jens] Dausel is given in Danish as Arbejdsmand ved Landbrug which translates to Unskilled Laborer.
NOTE: The following entries for last name Dausel were found living in the same area in Denmark in 1916. These two individuals could possibly be other children of Jens Dausel and Marie Knudsen:
Source: FT-1916
Name: Kristian Dausel Marital status: Ugift
Occupation: Landbrug
Parish: Nørre Tranders District: Fleskum
County: Aalborg Place name: Øster Uttrup, Nørre Tranders Sogn
Household-/family no: 25
Source entry no: C7865 Record no.: 146
NOTE: The occupation of Kristian Dausel is given in Danish as Landbrug which translates to Farming.
Aalborg, Fleskum, Nørre Tranders, Øster Uttrup, Nørre Tranders Sogn, 16a, , 25, FT-1916
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Niels Hansen Melgaard 10-7-82 Gift Husfader Landbrug
Hedevig Melgaard 5-12-82 Gift Husmoder Landbrug
Karen Cecilie Melgaard 12-3-08 Ugift Barn
Ib Melgaard 28-7-10 Ugift Barn
Niels Johan Melgaard 27-10-11 Ugift Barn
Andrea Melgaard 20-12-12 Ugift Barn
Hans Melgaard 15-12-91 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
Niels Kristian Nielsen 3-9-94 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
Kristian Dausel 17-12-99 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
Laurits Jensen 13-11-98 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
Kristine Jensen 28-2-96 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husgerning
Jenny Jensen 31-3-00 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husgerning
Petra Stenke 24-6-01 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husgerning
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Source: FT-1916
Name: Anna Dausel Marital status: Ugift
Occupation: Husgerning
Parish: Nørre Tranders District: Fleskum
County: Aalborg Place name: Øster Uttrup, Nørre Tranders Sogn
Household-/family no: 33
Source entry no: C7865 Record no.: 191
Aalborg, Fleskum, Nørre Tranders, Øster Uttrup, Nørre Tranders Sogn, 4, , 33, FT-1916
Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Chr. S. Gade 31-3-1866 Gift Husfader Landbruger
Maren Gade 8-4-1862 Gift Husmoder Landbruger
Alma Madsen 21-6-1896 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husgerning
Anna Dausel 17-7-1902 Ugift Tjenestetyende Husgerning
Ejnar Kristensen 7-5-1893 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
Johannes Vosylus 10-1-1898 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
Peter Chr. Larsen 23-2-1900 Ugift Tjenestetyende Landbrug
NOTE: The occupation of Anna Dausel is given in Danish as Husgerning which translates to Housework.
16.
Knud Vilhelm "Will" Dausel
NOTE: Found at RootsWeb.com, World Connect:
Contact Person: Sioux City Area Genealogy < SiouxCitySue@mchsi.com > [this email bounced 7/2006]
< http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=siouxcitysue&id=I10351 >
Sioux City Area Genealogy
Entries: 25772 Updated: 2005-09-13 03:43:08 UTC (Tue) Contact: Sioux City Sue
Genealogy from the Sioux City Journal and area newspapers
ID: I10351
Name: Knud V. Dausel 1 2
Sex: M
ALIA: /Will/
Birth: 18 MAY 1891 3
Death: 15 NOV 1973 2 4
Marriage 1 Christina Maria Kirkholm b: 27 SEP 1899 in Battle Creek, Ida Co., Iowa
Married: 20 APR 1922 2
Children
Marjorie Dausel
Marion Dausel
Whelma Jean Dausel b: 28 DEC 1927
Sources:
(1) Title: Obituary for Marie Morrice Sorenson
Publication: Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa), 24 August 2001
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Newspaper
(2) Title: Obituary for Christina Dausel
Publication: Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa), 23 September 1997
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Newspaper
(3) Title: Social Security Death Index, Master File
Author: Social Security Administration
Publication: Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Ancestry.com
Title: Social Security Death Index, Master File
Author: Social Security Administration
Publication: Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Ancestry.com
Text: Last Residence: Battle Creek, Ida Co., Iowa
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BIRTH-BAPTISM: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, requires a user name and password, which can be obtained free of charge, website:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >.
NOTE: Baptism Records 1870-1892, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, image 128, page 127, #11 in 1891 births:
NOTE: Knud Vilhelm Dausel, born May 17, 1891, church baptism 12 Jul 1891, parents Jens Ludvig Godtfred Dausel and Marie Knudsen, 23 years old, ____ [witnesses cannot read names] [other information in Danish cannot read].
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EMIGRATION: [leaving a country]
NOTE: The online emigration records at The Danish Emigration Archives only cover the dates May 24, 1868, to December 1908, as of 7/2006.
IMMIGRATION: [entering a country] - immigration location - Boston
NOTE: Found at Ancestry.com, Library Edition, Boston Passenger lists 1820-1943, line 9, Knud Wilhelm Dausel, age 20, male, single, farmer, can read, can write, country Denmark, race Scandinavian, country Denmark, city Aalborg, nearest relative in county of origin father Godfred Dausel, Mavresuimde [not sure of spelling], Norrelvaudent [not sure of spelling], Aalborg, destination Turin, Iowa, sailed 3 Oct 1911, arrived 10 Oct 1911, departure Liverpool, England, last residence Denmark, ship Franconia.
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MILITARY: Found Ancestry.com, Library Edition, World War I Draft Registrations:
NOTE: Knud Wilhelm Dausel [indexed as Dansel], Form no 1043, No 70 (also 326), address Battle Creek, [Ida County], Iowa, age 26, born 18 May 1891, citizenship Iceland intention, born Norre Tranders, Denmark, citizen of Denmark, farm laborer, employer Thorwald Martinsen, Battle Creek, Iowa, no dependents, single, caucasian, claim any exemptions? no, signed Knud Wilhelm Dausel, dated June 5, 1917, Maple precinct, Ida County, Iowa.
MARRIAGE:
DEATH: Per SSDI:
NOTE: Will Dausel, born 18 May 1891, died Nov 1973, last residence Battle Creek, Ida, IA, last benefit none specified, issued IA.
BURIAL:
NOTE: Found at IowaGraveStones.org, an IowaGenWeb project includes photograph of tombstone:
< http://iowagravestones.org/index.php/search_index/letter_D/pg_21 > and directly to the tombstone photo and information: < http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=119891 >
DAUSEL, Will & Christina, Battle Creek, Mt. Hope Ida
Will & Christina DAUSEL
Battle Creek, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Ida County, Iowa
Will Dausel, World War I Veteran, born 1891, d. 1973; Christina Dausel, born 1899, d. 1997.
Contributed On: 12/10/04 by: < cwoltrmn@netllc.net >
CENSUS:
1891-1910 - Denmark
NOTE: As of 7/2006, there are no census records online for Denmark between 1890 and 1916 for Aalborg, Eleskum, which is where his parents were living, so he cannot be found in any Danish census records at this time.
1910 - United States - He was not found in the US census in 1910.
1920 - T625_492, Maple Twp, Ida Co, IA, ED 65, line 24, page 293A (10A), 29-31 Jan & 11 Feb 1920
[Heritage Quest Online]
30 Jan 1920
Dausel, Wilhelm, boarder, male, white, 29, single, 1910 [immigration year], Na [naturalized], 1916 [naturalization year], Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, farm hand, works out
NOTE: He is living in the household of Thorvald Mortensen and his wife and 2 children, apparently no relationship. Thorvald, age 28, born Denmark, immigrated in 1904, naturalized in 1916, farmer, general farm
1930 - T626_659, Maple Twp, Ida Co, IA, ED 47-16, line 72, page 121B (3B), 23 Apr 1930 [side of page says 25 Apr 1930]
Address: [none given, probably rural]
[Indexed by Ancestry.com, as Will K Daniel]
Dausel, Will K, head, male, white, 37, first married age 29, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1910 [immigration year], Na [naturalized], can speak English, farmer, general farm
Dausel, Christina M, wife, female, white, 29, first married age 21, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Dausel, Marjory M, daughter, female, white, 7, single, IA, Denmark, IA
Dausel, Marion L, daughter, female, white, 5, single, IA, Denmark, IA
Dausel, Wilma Jean, daughter, female, white, 2, single, IA, Denmark, IA
Christina Maria Kirkholm
NOTE: Found at RootsWeb.com, World Connect:
Contact Person: Sioux City Area Genealogy < SiouxCitySue@mchsi.com > [this email bounced 7/2006]
< http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=siouxcitysue&id=I10349 >
ID: I10349
Name: Christina Maria Kirkholm 1
Sex: F
Birth: 27 SEP 1899 in Battle Creek, Ida Co., Iowa 2 3
Death: 19 SEP 1997 in Battle Creek, Ida Co., Iowa 1 4 3
Father: Jens Kirkholm
Mother: Jensine Christensen
Marriage 1 Knud V. Dausel b: 18 MAY 1891
Married: 20 APR 1922 3
Children
Marjorie Dausel
Marion Dausel
Whelma Jean Dausel b: 28 DEC 1927
Sources:
Title: Obituary for Marie Morrice Sorenson
Publication: Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa), 24 August 2001
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Newspaper
Title: Social Security Death Index, Master File
Author: Social Security Administration
Publication: Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Ancestry.com
Title: Obituary for Christina Dausel
Publication: Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, Iowa), 23 September 1997
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Newspaper
Title: Social Security Death Index, Master File
Author: Social Security Administration
Publication: Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.
Repository:
Call Number:
Media: Ancestry.com
Text: Last Residence: Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa
BIRTH:
MARRIAGE:
DEATH: Per SSDI:
NOTE: Christina Dausel, born 27 Sep 1899, died 19 Sep 1997, last residence Sioux City, Woodbury, IA, last benefit none specified, issued IA.
NOTE: This record gives her last place of residence as Sioux City, Woodbury, IA [not necessarily her place of death]. The above website states she died in Battle Creek, Ida Co, IA.
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
1900 - T623_437, Maple Twp, Ida Co, IA, ED 50, line 6, page 258A (3A), 6 Jun 1900
[Heritage Quest Online]
Kirkholm, Jen, head, white, male, May 1858, 42, married 9 years, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1891 [immigration year], 9 [years in US], farmer
Kirkholm, Jensina, wife, white, female, Apr 1869, 31, married 9 years, 3 children, 3 living, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1891 [immigration year], 9 [years in US]
Kirkholm, Jennie, niece, white, female, Jun 1887, 12, single, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, 1891 [immigration year], 9 [years in US], at school
Kirkholm, Jens P, son, white, male, Dec 1898, 2, single, MI [written as Iowa, but written over as Michigan], Denmark, Denmark
Kirkholm, Christina M, daughter, white, female, Sep 1899, 8/12, IA, Denmark, Denmark
1910 - T624_406, Maple Twp, Ida Co, IA, ED 55, line 29, page 124A (2A), 18 Apr 1910
[Heritage Quest Online]
Kirkholm, Jens, head, male, white, 41 [?], married once 18 years, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, ____ [gives immigration information, but poor copy and cannot read entry, perhaps 1891], ____ [cannot read occupation, probably farmer]
Kirkholm, Sina, wife, female, white, 40, married once 18 years, 4 children, 4 living, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, ____ [gives immigration information, but poor copy and cannot read entry, perhaps 1891]
Kirkholm, Jens P, son, male, white, 12, single, MI, Denmark, Denmark
Kirkholm, Christina, daughter, female, white, 10, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Kirkholm, Annie, daughter, female, white, 5, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Kirkholm, Marie, daughter, female, white, 2, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
1920 - T625_492, Maple Twp, Ida Co, IA, ED 65, line 47, page 294A (11A), 2 Mar 1920
[Heritage Quest Online]
Kirkholm, Jens, head, male, white, 52, married, 1895 [immigration year], Na [naturalized] 190_ [naturalization year], Denmark, Denmark, Denmark, farmer, general farm
Kirkholm, Sina, wife, female, white, 5_, married, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark
Kirkholm, Jens, son, male, white, 22, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark, farm hand, home farm
Kirkholm, Bertina [?], daughter, female, white, 20, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
[next page]
Kirkholm, Alice, daughter, female, white, 13, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
Kirkholm, Marie, daughter, female, white, 12, single, IA, Denmark, Denmark
17.
Ester Marie Dausel
BIRTH:
NOTE: Birth/Baptism records for Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, Denmark, are not yet available online for births beyond April 1892, as of 7/2006.
MARRIAGE:
DEATH:
BURIAL:
18.
Kristiane Otthea Dausel
BIRTH:
NOTE: Birth/Baptism records for Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, Denmark, are not yet available online for births beyond April 1892, as of 7/2006.
MARRIAGE:
DEATH:
BURIAL:
6.
Jensine Marie Knudsen
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, International Genealogical Index (IGI): < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
JENSINE MARIE KNUDSEN
Birth: 23 FEB 1870
Christening: 13 MAR 1870, Mygdal, Hjorring, Denmark
Parents:
Father: KNUD CHRISTENSEN
Mother: INGER ANE ANDERSEN
[The website states:]
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Source Information:
Batch No.: C202152
Dates: 1840 - 1875
Source Call No.: 0048950
Type: Film
Printout Call No.: NONE
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NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, Ancestral File: < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
This information appears to be about this family. [See further notes in father's file.]
The submitter is listed as:
Kathy K Lakey
1340 Steinburg Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76134
Submission #AF91-103253
F[emale] Jensine Marie KNUDSEN
Birth: 23 Feb 1870, Denmark
Death: 4 Apr 1946, Denmark
Parents:
Father: Knud Christensen KNUDSEN
Mother: Inger Anna ANDERSON
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Niels Christen LARSEN
[The website states:]
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
Please Note:
Names and address of submitters to Ancestral File and those who have a research interest are provided to help in the coordination of research. The use of this information for any other purpose, including commercial use, is strictly prohibited.
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BIRTH-BAPTISM: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Baptism Records 1858-1883, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 73, page 75, #4 in 1870 baptisms:
NOTE: Jensine Marie Knudsen, born 23 Feb 1870, home baptism 13 Mar 1870, baptism announced in church 11 Sep 1870, parents Knud Christensen, and Inger Ane Andersen, age 32, of Gjødegaard Mølle, ____ [witnesses, difficult to read names].
NOTE: See notes in her confirmation record regarding her March baptism date.
CONFIRMATION: Found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website: < http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >: Confirmation Records 1884-1892, Mygdal Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], Denmark, image 52, page 121, #5 in 1884 confirmations:
NOTE: Jensine Marie Knudsen, Tj[ene] [servant], Degnbøelt [? Degnbol?], confirmed 20 Apr 1884 in Bjergby, parents Knud Kristensen and Inger Ane Andersen, Gjødegd. [Gjødegaard], born 23 Feb 1870, baptized at home 13 May [1870] and [confirmed in church] 11 Sep [1870].
NOTE: This record gives the baptism date of 13/5, which would be 13 May, rather than 13 Mar. The Danish words for May and March could be confused in online records. Her birth image was rechecked and the month does look like March more than May. Also, her entry is above one listed in April, so it is more likely that one above would be March rather than May.
MARRIAGE: Calculated marriage date, about 1892, based on birth of first child. This marriage was not found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >.
NOTE: Searched marriage records Mygdal sogn, Vennebjerg herred, Hjorring amt, dates 1884-1892. There are no more marriage records beyond that year online as of 7/2006. The last marriage listed online was dated 18 Mar 1892. Also, the place of marriage is not known for sure, but Jensine Knudsen's family were living in Mygdal so those were the records that were searched. Also checked the area where her sister Marie's marriage was found, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, Denmark, and no marriage was found there for Jensine.
HISTORY: Chris & Lillian (Trafton) Larsen Family; 1987; History Book, 1887-1987, The Little Town With the Star on the Hill, Turin, Iowa; pg 50-51; Onawa Public Library, Onawa, Monona Co, IA;
NOTE: Chris Larsen, born in Denmark in 1893, was the son of Niels Christian Larsen and Jensine Marie Knudsen. Jensine was the sister of Chris Knudsen and Marie Knudsen (who was the mother of Viggo Dausel). When Chris Knudsen visited Denmark in 1910 he returned to America on the Lousitania with two nephews, Chris and Viggo. Chris lived in the Knudsen boarding house before joining the Navy during World War I. The article written about him in the Sioux City paper at the time of his.enlistment said he was the "finest specimen of a young man" to enlist from that area.
Before and after the War, Chris worked as a carpenter around Turin, building sheds, barns, outhouse [sic], etc. for anyone who needed his assistance. He had learned the trade from his grandfather, his father having died when he was only twelve.
In Turin at the boarding house, he met Lillian Trafton who worked at the telephone office. They were married in 1920 and came to California to seek their fortune. Chris became a general contractor and owned the C. A. Larsen Construction Co. in San Diego for many years before his death. He built many schools and civic buildings which still stand as a monument to his craftsmanship. He received many honors from the city and was Commissioner Emeritus of the S. D. Unified Port District. Lillian (who is written up in the Trafton section) passed away in 1973 and Chris in 1980. They had one daughter, Betty who married Floyd M. Finnerty in 1945, and a grandson, Gary. Floyd purchased the construction company from his father-in-law in 1963, and it still bears his name.
Chris came to America with Viggo Dausel, Jens Paulsen, and Albert Mathiasen.
NOTE: The Chris mentioned above who "lived in the Knudsen boarding house" is apparently the Christain A Larson, nephew, age 26, single, listed in the 1920 census with Christain and Bolina Knudsen [see their notes]. The census states he immigrated in 1911 and was naturalized in 1917.
COMPILED: O-COM-0089
HISTORY: In an email dated 8 Aug 2006, from Jeanne Virtue < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, lookup volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, Monona Co, IA, she stated the following and included the following:
Pat--Here is title page and parts of pages 274 & 275 as they pertain to the Larson/Larson you are researching. I am not familiar with the Mary Jane Larsen Finnerty that prepared this piece for the History Book Committee. Hope this info can hold you until I get to the courthouse which will not be until late next week. Jeanne.
[Contained images of the Monona County Iowa 1982 history book, cover, and Larsen pages.]
Monona County Iowa, written by the people of Monona County and compiled by the Monona County Book Committee, 1982, Cover and pages 274-275 [Images saved - Christensen folder].
Chris and Lillian Larsen - [includes a photograph of each of them]
Chris Larsen was born in Denmark October 23, 1893, the oldest of seven children of Niels Larsen and Jensine Knudsen. Niels died from blood poisoning when Chris was twelve. Jensine tried to keep the farming going but she discovered the hired hand was cheating her so she sold it and moved in with her parents, Knud Christensen and Inger Anna Andersdotter.
Chris remembered that his Dad went to the city yearly and always bought a pair of matched horses, his wife sending along a sack of hard candy to keep him awake for the all night trip. When the hired hand came back with their pair of horses, they were not matching and this was a sad event in the fatherless family.
The Grandfather was a cabinet maker and this was probably where Chris picked up his carpentry skills. He worked at odd jobs for various farmers and when he was seventeen, probably wanting to make a new life, decided to join the Merchant Marines. His Mother was unhappy about this saying she would never see him again. However, she did allow him to come to the United States with her brother, Chris Knudsen, who lived in Turin, Iowa. They came on the Lusitania in 1910. Chris Larsen lived in the Knudsen boarding house in Turin, working in construction, becoming a US Citizen and then he joined the Navy. There was an article about him in the Iowa paper saying that he was the most perfect physical specimen to enlist from that area.
He had already met Lillian Trafton who was born in Sloan, raised in Turin, worked for the telephone office and also lived at the Knudsens. Chris did convoy duty in the Atlantic during the war and afterwards he and Lillian were married in Sioux City in 1920. They immediately came to California and lived first in Long Beach where I was born in 1923, then three years later moved to San Diego.
My mother spent her time making a lovely home for her family and cooking, which was her hobby and in which she excelled. My Father formed his own construction company and operated it until his retirement in 1963 when my husband purchased it, still using the name C. A. Larsen Construction Company. They had turned it into a large and respected organization, building schools, churches, hotels and banks etc. My Dad was Harbor Commissioner for many years, Past president of the Contractors Association, and on many boards of charitable organizations from which he received several awards. He lived a full life and was vigorous and healthy at eighty until the morning in 1973 when my Mother didn't wake up. From then on he had a series of strokes and passed away on what could have been their sixtieth wedding anniversary April 14, 1980.
They were both tall with white hair, a handsome couple, and as proud of their Iowa roots as I am proud of them. Submitted by: Betty Jane Larsen Finnerty.
DEATH: Per above website.
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
NOTE: Barn=child, Gift=married, Husfader=house master, Husmoder=housewife, Jordbruger=farmer, Plejebarn=adopted/foster child, Tjenestetyende=servant [?], Ugift=unmarried
1890 - Denmark - She is not listed with her family. Listed below is an entry that might be her, but it is in a different location than where she lived, but it does say she was born in Mygdal sogn, the census is for St Olai Skibsby, Sankt Parish [sogn], Vennebjerg District [herred], Hjørring County [amt], found at Dansk Demografisk Database:
< http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
Source: FT-1890
Name: Jensine Marie Knudsen Sex: K
Age: 19 Marital status: Ugift
Occupation: Tjenestetyende Birth place: Mygdal Sogn Hjørring Amt
Parish: Sankt Olai District: Vennebjerg
County: Hjørring Place name: St. Olai. Skibsby
Household-/family no: 106(3)
Source entry no: C4325 Record no.: 553
All persons in the household
Following fields are shown: Name: Age: Marital status: Occupation in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Lars Kristiansen 66 Gift Husfader Jordbruger Vidstrup Sogn Hjørring Amt
Kirstine Kristensen 67 Gift Husmoder St. Hans Sogn Hjørring Amt
Niels Larsen 40 Ugift Barn St. Olai Sogn Hjørring Amt
Jens Lavrids Andersen 10 Ugift Plejebarn Hjørring Hede
Jensine Marie Knudsen 19 Ugift Tjenestepige Tjenestetyende Mygdal Sogn Hjørring Amt
Niels Christen Larsen
NOTE: Found at FamilySearch.org, Ancestral File: < http://www.familysearch.org/ >
This information appears to be about this family. [See further notes in wife's parents file.]
The submitter is listed as:
Kathy K Lakey
1340 Steinburg Lane
Fort Worth, TX 76134
Submission #AF91-103253
M[ale] Niels Christen LARSEN
Event(s):
Birth: 23 Oct 1849, Denmark
Death: 13 Apr 1906, Denmark
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Jensine Marie KNUDSEN (AFN: KNLW-J9)
[The website states:]
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
Please Note:
Names and address of submitters to Ancestral File and those who have a research interest are provided to help in the coordination of research. The use of this information for any other purpose, including commercial use, is strictly prohibited.
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[NOTE: Additional information is given as follows:]
Husband's Name
Niels Christen LARSEN
Born: 23 Oct 1849 Place: , , Denmark
Died: 13 Apr 1906 Place: , , Denmark
Father:
Mother:
Wife's Name
Jensine Marie KNUDSEN
Born: 23 Feb 1870 Place: , , , Denmark
Died: 4 Apr 1946 Place: , , , Denmark
Father: Knud Christensen KNUDSEN (AFN:KNLW-ZJ)
Mother: Inger Anna ANDERSON (AFN:KNLX-0N)
Children
1. F[emale] Living
2. M[ale] Christian Axel LARSEN
Born: 24 Oct 1893 Place: , , , Denmark
Died: 1980 Place:
3. F[emale] Ingeborg Kirstine LARSEN
Born: 2 Feb 1898 Place: , , , Denmark
4. F[emale] Kirstine LARSEN
Born: 26 Mar 1901 Place: , , , Denmark
5. M[ale] Fredrick Walter LARSEN
Born: 9 Apr 1903 Place: Hjarring, , , Denmark
Christened: 14 Jun 1903 Place:
Died: 27 Oct 1979 Place: Merriam, Johnson, Kansas
Buried: 30 Oct 1979 Place:
6. M[ale] Martin Niels LARSEN
Born: 14 Dec 1899 Place: , , , Denmark
7. M[ale] Knud Lauritz Aksel LARSEN
Born: 16 Dec 1895 Place: , , , Denmark
Died: 1972 Place:
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BIRTH:
NOTE: If this information is correct, he was about 20 years younger than his wife.
MARRIAGE: Calculated marriage date, about 1892, based on birth of first child. This marriage was not found at a website in Denmark that has some online databases of church records, website:
< http://www.arkivalieronline.dk/ >.
NOTE: Searched marriage records Mygdal sogn, Vennebjerg herred, Hjorring amt, dates 1884-1892. There are no more marriage records beyond that year online as of 7/2006. The last marriage listed online was dated 18 Mar 1892. Also, the place of marriage is not known for sure, but Jensine Knudsen's family were living in Mygdal so those were the records that were searched. Also checked the area where her sister Marie's marriage was found, Nørre Tranders sogn, Fleskum herred, Ålborg amt, Denmark, and no marriage was found there for Jensine.
HISTORY: Chris & Lillian (Trafton) Larsen Family; 1987; History Book, 1887-1987, The Little Town With the Star on the Hill, Turin, Iowa; pg 50-51; Onawa Public Library, Onawa, Monona Co, IA;
NOTE: Chris Larsen, born in Denmark in 1893, was the son of Niels Christian Larsen and Jensine Marie Knudsen. Jensine was the sister of Chris Knudsen and Marie Knudsen (who was the mother of Viggo Dausel). When Chris Knudsen visited Denmark in 1910 he returned to America on the Lousitania with two nephews, Chris and Viggo. Chris lived in the Knudsen boarding house before joining the Navy during World War I. The article written about him in the Sioux City paper at the time of his.enlistment said he was the "finest specimen of a young man" to enlist from that area.
Before and after the War, Chris worked as a carpenter around Turin, building sheds, barns, outhouse [sic], etc. for anyone who needed his assistance. He had learned the trade from his grandfather, his father having died when he was only twelve.
In Turin at the boarding house, he met Lillian Trafton who worked at the telephone office. They were married in 1920 and came to California to seek their fortune. Chris became a general contractor and owned the C. A. Larsen Construction Co. in San Diego for many years before his death. He built many schools and civic buildings which still stand as a monument to his craftsmanship. He received many honors from the city and was Commissioner Emeritus of the S. D. Unified Port District. Lillian (who is written up in the Trafton section) passed away in 1973 and Chris in 1980. They had one daughter, Betty who married Floyd M. Finnerty in 1945, and a grandson, Gary. Floyd purchased the construction company from his father-in-law in 1963, and it still bears his name.
Chris came to America with Viggo Dausel, Jens Paulsen, and Albert Mathiasen.
NOTE: The Chris mentioned above who "lived in the Knudsen boarding house" is apparently the Christain A Larson, nephew, age 26, single, listed in the 1920 census with Christain and Bolina Knudsen [see their notes]. The census states he immigrated in 1911 and was naturalized in 1917.
COMPILED: O-COM-0089
HISTORY: In an email dated 8 Aug 2006, from Jeanne Virtue < jmvirtue@longlines.com >, lookup volunteer, Onawa Public Library, Onawa, Monona Co, IA, she stated the following and included the following:
Pat--Here is title page and parts of pages 274 & 275 as they pertain to the Larson/Larson you are researching. I am not familiar with the Mary Jane Larsen Finnerty that prepared this piece for the History Book Committee. Hope this info can hold you until I get to the courthouse which will not be until late next week. Jeanne.
[Contained images of the Monona County Iowa 1982 history book, cover, and Larsen pages.]
Monona County Iowa, written by the people of Monona County and compiled by the Monona County Book Committee, 1982, Cover and pages 274-275 [Images saved - Christensen folder].
Chris and Lillian Larsen - [includes a photograph of each of them]
Chris Larsen was born in Denmark October 23, 1893, the oldest of seven children of Niels Larsen and Jensine Knudsen. Niels died from blood poisoning when Chris was twelve. Jensine tried to keep the farming going but she discovered the hired hand was cheating her so she sold it and moved in with her parents, Knud Christensen and Inger Anna Andersdotter.
Chris remembered that his Dad went to the city yearly and always bought a pair of matched horses, his wife sending along a sack of hard candy to keep him awake for the all night trip. When the hired hand came back with their pair of horses, they were not matching and this was a sad event in the fatherless family.
The Grandfather was a cabinet maker and this was probably where Chris picked up his carpentry skills. He worked at odd jobs for various farmers and when he was seventeen, probably wanting to make a new life, decided to join the Merchant Marines. His Mother was unhappy about this saying she would never see him again. However, she did allow him to come to the United States with her brother, Chris Knudsen, who lived in Turin, Iowa. They came on the Lusitania in 1910. Chris Larsen lived in the Knudsen boarding house in Turin, working in construction, becoming a US Citizen and then he joined the Navy. There was an article about him in the Iowa paper saying that he was the most perfect physical specimen to enlist from that area.
He had already met Lillian Trafton who was born in Sloan, raised in Turin, worked for the telephone office and also lived at the Knudsens. Chris did convoy duty in the Atlantic during the war and afterwards he and Lillian were married in Sioux City in 1920. They immediately came to California and lived first in Long Beach where I was born in 1923, then three years later moved to San Diego.
My mother spent her time making a lovely home for her family and cooking, which was her hobby and in which she excelled. My Father formed his own construction company and operated it until his retirement in 1963 when my husband purchased it, still using the name C. A. Larsen Construction Company. They had turned it into a large and respected organization, building schools, churches, hotels and banks etc. My Dad was Harbor Commissioner for many years, Past president of the Contractors Association, and on many boards of charitable organizations from which he received several awards. He lived a full life and was vigorous and healthy at eighty until the morning in 1973 when my Mother didn't wake up. From then on he had a series of strokes and passed away on what could have been their sixtieth wedding anniversary April 14, 1980.
They were both tall with white hair, a handsome couple, and as proud of their Iowa roots as I am proud of them. Submitted by: Betty Jane Larsen Finnerty.
DEATH: Per above website.
BURIAL:
CENSUS:
1890 - Denmark - More information is needed about him in order to find him in the 1890 census prior to his marriage. Internet website: < http://ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm >.
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Knud Lauritz Aksel Larsen
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Knud Lauritz Aksel LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-TT)
Event(s):
Birth: 16 Dec 1895
, , , Denmark
Death: 1972
Parents:
Father: Niels Christen LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-H4)
Mother: Jensine Marie KNUDSEN (AFN: KNLW-J9)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Fredrika Borge (AFN: KNLW-V1)
Marriage:
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
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DEATH: He was not found in the US Social Security Death Index (SSDI). If his birth and death information is correct, it can then probably be assumed that he did not die in the United States.
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Fredrika Borge
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Fredrika Borge (AFN: KNLW-V1)
Birth: Abt. 1899
<, , , Denmark>
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Knud Lauritz Aksel LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-TT)
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
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21.
Ingeborg Kirstine Larsen
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Ingeborg Kirstine LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-MS)
Birth: 2 Feb 1898
, , , Denmark
Parents:
Father: Niels Christen LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-H4)
Mother: Jensine Marie KNUDSEN (AFN: KNLW-J9)
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
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22.
Martin Niels Larsen
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Martin Niels LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-N0)
Event(s):
Birth: 14 Dec 1899
, , , Denmark
Parents:
Father: Niels Christen LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-H4)
Mother: Jensine Marie KNUDSEN (AFN: KNLW-J9)
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
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DEATH: He was not found in SSDI using Martin or Niels Larsen with the exact birth date of 14 Dec 1899. It is unknown whether or not Martin Larsen came to the United States or not or when he died.
BURIAL:
23.
Kirstine Larsen
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Kirstine LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-XC)
Event(s):
Birth: 26 Mar 1901
, , , Denmark
Parents:
Father: Niels Christen LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-H4)
Mother: Jensine Marie KNUDSEN (AFN: KNLW-J9)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Albert HANSEN (AFN: KNLW-W6)
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
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Albert Hansen
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Albert HANSEN (AFN: KNLW-W6)
Birth: Abt. 1897
<, , , Denmark>
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Kirstine LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-XC)
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
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25.
(female) Larsen
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Living ____ [Apparently this Larsen child was living at the time person entered data in Ancestral File. Sometimes living people's names are not listed in such databases for privacy purposes.]
Sex:
Parents:
Father: Niels Christen LARSEN (AFN: KNLW-H4)
Mother: Jensine Marie KNUDSEN (AFN: KNLW-J9)
Submitter(s): Details
KATHY K. LAKEY
1340 STEINBURG LN
FT WORTH TX 76134
Submission: AF91-103253
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
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