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| Photo of Kirstine & Jørgen found in a Vejle museum |
Called by Grandkids:
I have a feeling my great-grandfather may have called her Bestemor. Apparently
she was very fond of him. Otherwise, he and his siblings would have called her
Mormor, as she was their mother's mother.
Birth: 1845
Vindbjerg, Denmark
Death: 1932
Vejle, Denmark
Spouse: Jørgen
Larsen
Marriage: 1863
Vejle, Denmark
Children: Else
Katrine, Kirstine, Birte Marie, Mette Margrethe, Lars Kristian, Maren Kirstine,
Søren, Dagmar Augusta, Ane Marie
Parents: Kresten
Christensen and Else Katrine Ivarsdatter
Siblings: I only
know of one, though I know she had more: Katrine
About: Kirstine
was born into a farming community, and I assume her father was a farmer, though
at this moment, I know almost nothing about him, so that may not be true. At
18, she married farmer Jørgen Larsen, and the two proceeded to have nine
children together, the oldest of whom was my great-great grandmother.
The one actual tale I have of her is when my
great-grandfather was ill as a young boy. She lived in a house in town by that
point, but they lived out in the countryside, and couldn't even afford to take
him to town by cart, so his mother carried him all the way to town, and after
he was discharged, he was sent to live with his grandparents until he was well
enough to return home. According to his aunt Dagmar, this ended up being more
than a year because Kirstine was so fond of him, and continued to insist that
he stay.
She lived until the age of 86, and at the time of her death,
her children had given her at least 18 grandchildren (I have limited info on
several of her children's lives, so it is possible they had children that I do
not know of), and at least 15 great-grandchildren.
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| Kirstine (right) with her daughter (left, grandson's wife, grandson, and their eldest daughter, ca 1926 |
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