Surname Saturday 2.0: The Rasmusens

The Rasmusen Family

 

This is one of the newer branches on my family tree. In fact the one person I have with this name actually goes by Rasmusdatter. I presume she named her son, my great-great grandfather, after her own father, but beyond that, all I have is her name on several Danish Censuses. Maren Rasmusdatter married Hans Nielsen sometime before 1841, as she had a child by that time. The couple had at least six children according to the census records I was able to find, born between 1841 and 1854. Hans had a farm, Stubbegaarden, in Alsted-Flinterup, and after they retired, their son Rasmus, who is the third child I have listed for them, took it over.

I do know that the family's farm was in Sealand, the large island of the country, but other than that, I have no information on this family aside from the Census information until I get to their son, so I have no idea who her parents were, or where she was born, and only a vague idea of when. Nor do I have any clue if she had any siblings. But I do keep trying.

My Rasmussen line, for those interested:

* Maren Rasmusdatter was born sometime around 1819. She married Hans Nielsen sometime before 1841. They had at least 6 children: Ole, Niels, Rasmus, Jorgen, Jens, and Ane Lisbeth. She died sometime after 1880, which was the last census I could find her in.

* Niels Hansen was born about 1843. He married Marie Rasmussen, and they had at least one child, Kirsten Marie Hansen. I have no other record of this family.

* Rasmus Hansen was born 1845 in Alsted, Denmark. He married twice. First to Maren Nielsen sometime before 1870, then after her death in 1879, to Maren Sofie Olsen in 1881. Maren and his second wife had six children: Herman, Maren Hansine, Julie Oline, Hans Kristian, Johanne Kirsten, and Ole. Rasmus died in 1895.

* I have already detailed this family a number of times before, but Hermione, Maren and Oline all had children. Herman and Maren's descendants stayed in Denmark, and Herman took over the farm and raised his children there. Oline immigrated to America, and settled there with Holger Hansen, and they had three children there before her death in 1929. All of Oline and Holger's living descendants still live in the US today.

What I don't know about this family:

Almost anything. I know that Maren was born in the early part of the nineteenth century, and that she married her husband probably about mid-century. I know they had at least six children together, and that their son Rasmus took over the farm when they retired. Other than that, I have nothing. No birth date, only a vague birth location, no marriage date.

I would love to learn more about her family, and how many siblings she had. I'd love to know if they were from Sealand, or elsewhere in Denmark. I do know she was born there, but that does not mean that they were originally from the island.

Any help here would very much be appreciated, though I am always doing research on this line myself.

More on this line:

* Rasmussen Surname post

* Where We're From – Denmark

* Brick Wall Update

* Brick Wall Update 2012

Surname Saturday 2.0: The Christensens

The Christensen Family

 

Kirstine & Jorgen (found at Vejle museum)

What I know about this family breaks down to a couple of names on a chart and a small handful of very old photographs. The Christensens were my great-grandfather's maternal grandmother's parents. The only reason I even have their name is because my grandmother and her sister were putting together a family tree, and able to ask their father's cousin for information on this branch of the family.

Kirstine (front) and Katrine

We have three photos of Ivare Kirstine (I believe she was known as Kirstine) that I have included in this post. One is of her with my great-grandfather's older brother Hans Jorgen (named for her husband)'s family, when she would have been about ninety or thereabouts. The second is a photocopy of a photo family members found in a Vejle museum of Kirstine and Jorgen. The third is a photo of Kirstine with her sister Katrine. All three reveal tiny snippets of her life, though I know very little about this woman in general.

Kirstine with her daughter Else and Else's son Hans Jorgen (named for Kirstine's husband) and his wife and eldest daughter

One story I do know is that when my great-grandfather was young, he fell ill, and had to be taken to the hospital, which was a long trip, as they had no cart to carry him in. Rather than make him take the long walk home, he stayed in town at his grandmother's house for quite a long time, and his grandmother grew quite fond of him and didn't want him to return home once he was finally doing better.

In this family, I only have four names: Kresten Christensen, his wife Else Katrine Ivarsdatter, and two daughters, my great-great-great grandmother, Ivare Kirstine and her sister Katrine. All I know for certain is that they were from the Jutland area of Denmark, and most likely from in or near the area of Vejle. I do know for certain that that is where Kirstine lived with her husband and even after his death until her own.

My Christensen line, for those interested:

*  Kresten Christensen married Else Katrine Ivarsdatter. They had at least two daughters, Ivare Kirstine and Katrine. I have no other information about this branch of the family.

*  Ivare Kirstine Christensen was born 1845 in Vindbjerg, Denmark. She married Jorgen Larsen 1863 in Vejle, Denmark. They had nine children. She died in 1932 in Vejle.

Ø  Else Katrine Larsen was born 1865 in Ringive, Denmark. She married Jens Christian Hansen 1885 in Ringive, Denmark. They had eight children, which I listed in last week's Surname post, if you wish to learn about them in more detail. She died in 1934.

Ø  Kristine Larsen was born 1870 in Ringive, Denmark. She married Peter Andreasen. I have no children listed for them. She died in 1957.

Ø  Birte Marie Larsen was born 1870 in Ringive, Denmark. She married Jens Ibsen Laurberg. I have no other details on her life.

Ø  Mette Margrethe Larsen, known as Margrethe, was born 1873 in Ringive, Denmark. She married Isak Isaksen sometime before 1897, and the two emigrated to the US, settling in New York. They had three children: Peter, Jorgen, and Tula. I have details of three generations after them. Margrethe died in 1970.

Ø  Lars Kristian Larsen was born 1876 in Ringive, Denmark. He married Marie Damgaard, but I have no information on their life beyond that. He died in 1955.

Ø  Maren Kirstine Larsen was born 1878 in Ringive, Denmark. She married Christian Christensen, but I have no details on their life together. She died in 1957.

Ø  Soren Larsen was born 1880 in Ringive, Denmark. He married Marie Eskildsen, but I have no further details on his life, or if they had children together.

Ø  Dagmar Augusta Larsen was born 1883 in Ringive, Denmark. She married Reiar Aasberg, but I have no other details on their life together. She died in 1973.

Ø  Ane Marie Larsen was born 1886 in Ringive, Denmark. She Niels Peter Skov Jensen (whom I believe to be a cousin of Else's husband above) in 1906. They had five children: Laura, Jens Skov, Harald Skov, Svend Aage Skov, and Karen Kirstine. I have record of two more generations after those children, but nothing more. Ane died in 1960.

What I don't know:

* While this branch is not as vital to my search at the moment, I would love to learn more about my three-greats grandmother's family, as I have so little on them at the moment.

* When was Kresten born, and where, and who were his parents? And the same information is missing for his wife Else as well.

* I'd also love to know more about Kirstine's siblings, especially Katrine, whom I have a photo of. Any births, deaths, marriages or children would be welcomed.

* I would also love to know more about Kirstine's children, as I currently only have detailed information on three of her daughters.

Other information about this branch:

* Christiansen – Part I

* Women's History Month – Week 1

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – January 1, 1913

1)  Determine where your ancestral families were on 1 January 1913 - 100 years ago.

2)  List them, their family members, their birth years, and their residence location (as close as possible).  Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?

3)  Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status or Google+ Stream post.

Here's mine:

I'm going with assuming children lived at home until they married, but that is not necessarily true.

Senefts –  (Uncertain which children lived with them at the time, but if I assume all of them, there were at least seven people total in residence)
Leon Seneft – ? – London, England
Mindel Seneft – 62 – London, England – died three months later, according to her tombstone
Children –
                Alex Seneft – 29
                Jack Seneft – 21
                Jennie Seneft – ?
                Annie Seneft – 19
                ? Seneft - ?

Kresches – (only have names of three of a likely five children, not sure which still lived at home at this time)
Benzion Kresch – ? – Czudek, Galicia (possibly dead, I have no solid dates for him)
Feiga Kresch – about 43 – Czudek, Galicia
Children –
                Mendel Kresch – 23
                Dora Kresch – 21
                Minna Kresch – ?

Hansens I –

Grandparents –
Christine Knudsen – 78 – Thyregod, Vejle, Denmark

Jorgen Larsen – 75 – Give, Vejle, Denmark
Ivare Kirstine Larsen – 67 – Give, Vejle, Denmark

Parents –
Jens Christian Hansen – 54 – Thyregod, Vejle, Denmark
Else Katrine Larsen – 47 – Thyregod, Vejle, Denmark
Children –
                Hansine Kristine Hansen – 26 (married in 1918)
                Jans Jørgen Hansen – 24 (married in 1923 in England, but probably left about the same time as Holger, 1914)
                Holger Skov Hansen – 21 (married 1918 in the US, emigrated in 1914)
                Aage Hansen – 17 – (married in 1921)
                Alfred Hansen – 15 – (married 1926 in the US, emigrated in 1920)
                Ida Kirstine Hansen – 12 – (married 1932)
                Hans Knudsen Hansen – 9 – (married 1933)
                Adolf Hansen – 5 – (married 1932)

Hansens II – (ditto the above with Hansens I)

Maren Hansen – 57 – Fjenneslev, Denmark
Children –
                Herman Hansen – 30 (married, but he inherited the farm, so I will assume that he is living there with his mother and younger sibling or siblings, depending on who is still living at home) 
                Marie Hansen – 23 (Herman's wife. Their first child would be born in October of this year)
                Oline Hansen – 26 (Not sure when she left home, but she may have been living in Fredericksburg, Denmark by then, or even Chicago, IL, US)
                Hans Kristian Hansen – 22 (again, might already be in the US by this time)
                Johanne Kirsten Hansen – 21 (died in 1916)

Bordewick –

Grandmother –
Karen Dorothea Bordewich – 77 – Norway (possibly Oslo? I believe she moved there after her husband's death)

Parents –
Henrik Bergithon Bordewick – 50 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Leonhard Marine Bordewick – 51 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Children –
                Bjarne Bordewick – 24 – Vancouver, BC, Canada (married in 1918)
                Harald Bordewick – 22 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
                Hans Henrik Bordewick – 20 – Vancouver, BC, Canada (not sure when he married, but I don't think he was married yet)

Park –

Robert James Park – 61 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Elizabeth Park – 50 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Children –
                Elizabeth Park – 23 (may have been married by this point, I don't have a date for her marriage)
                Mary Dunlop Park – 21 (married in 1918)
                Rhoda Park – 19 (may have been married by this point, as I believe she is the one who moved to the area first, with her husband, but that could be Elizabeth above)
                Margaret Park – 17
                George Dunlop Park – 15 (no date for marriage, but too young anyway)
                Florence Park – 9 – (again, no known marriage date, but far too young)

Jones –

Grandparents –

Benjamin Jones – ? – Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (may be dead by this point, I have his deathdate as "before 1915")
Hannah Jones – 63 – Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The only child I have a birthdate for is in a separate household, my great-grandfather Daniel.

Parents – 

Daniel Jones – 30 (31 in 16 days) – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Eliza Anne Jones – 27 – Vancouver, BC, Canada (pregnant with their second daughter at the time, who arrives in May)
Child –
                Marjorie Grace – 0 (will be 1 in April)

Howells –

Gabriel Howells – 53 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Selina Howells – 56 – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Children –
                Catherine Howells – 25 (married 1918)
                Edward Gabriel Howells – 21 (married 1919)

That's all I have dates for, but I'm pretty sure most of the people I haven't included were already deceased by this time. I'm not 100% sure on the numbers, but most should be right.

Surname Saturday 2.0: The Jensens

The Jensen Family

 

This is one of the longest lines in my genealogy, possibly the longest line. Christine Jensdatter was my grandmother's great-grandmother, born in Vejle, Denmark in 1834. Her line stretches back seven generations to a Christen Eskildsen who was born in the 16^th century. That means that from Christen to me is twelve generations. Thirteen to my sister's and cousin's children. The only reason I've been able to trace back that far is because of a distant cousin in Denmark who I managed to get in touch with online. Through him, I have many Danish lines traced back much farther than I could have done on my own.

I know little enough about this branch, only that this family had long-time roots in this area, and that they had descendants there even in my own lifetime. I believe one or more were farmers, as that is what my great-great grandfather (Christine's son) did, though he also supplemented his living with masonry in the area. It was a skill he taught my great-grandfather, and one that enabled him to come to the US, and make a decent living here.

My Jensen line, for those interested (only going into detail about those children who have descendants):

*  Christen Eskildsen was born sometime before 1588, probably in Denmark. He had only one child I know of, though probably many more. I do not know who his wife was, or when he died.

*  Eske Christensen was born about 1602 in Viborg, Denmark. He married Dorothe Mikkelsdatter Høntoft before 1636. The couple had at least six children: Anna, Christen, Michel, Else, Povel, and Niels. He died in 1680.

> Anna Eskesdatter was born about 1636 in Viborg and married Jens Mortensen. They had at least one child. Their descendants continued for at least 7 generations. I have no further knowledge of them after 1908. She died in 1711.

> Michel Eskesen was born about 1638 in Viborg, Denmark. He married Kirsten Jepsdatter sometime around 1664, and they had at least five children: Else, Jep, Anna, Kirstine and Maren. He died in 1716.

*  Jep Michelsen was born 1667 in Viborg, Denmark. He married Anna Jensdatter sometime around 1696. They had at least nine children: Anna, Mats, Anna (born after the first died) Jacob, Chrsten, Anna (born after the second Anna died), Jens, Michel, and Anders. Jep died in 1745.

*  Chresten Jepsen Sorgaard was born 1705 in Viborg, Denmark. He married Mette Pedersdatter before 1743. They had at least seven children: Anne Kierstine, Anna, Chresten, Jep, Jacob, Peder, and Helle Marie. Chresten died in 1767.

*  Peder Christensen was born about 1759 in Viborg, Denmark. He married Catrine Pedersdatter in 1792, and they had at least six children: Erhardt Carl Christian, Peder, Christen, Jens Christian, Mette, and Anne Johanne Marie. Peder died in 1830.

*  Jens Christian Pedersen was born about 1798 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Mette Matisdatter in 1822. The couple had nine children: Ane Cathrine, Christine, Mathias, Petrea Ane, Christine, Peder, Poul Christian, Chresten, and Karl. He died in 1876.

>  Ane Cathrine Jensdatter was born in 1823 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Niels Knudsen, and I have record of at least five generations after them. She died in 1899.

>  Christine Jensdatter was born 1825 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Hans Henrik Jensen in 1850, and I have record of at least five generations after them. She died in 1912.

>  Mathias Jensen was born 1828 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Karen Moeller Hansen in 1857, and I have record of four generations after them. I have no record of when he died.

>  Petrea Ane Jensdatter was born 1832 in Vejle, Denmark. She married twice. First to Jens Skov Nielsen in 1856, then to Christian Hansen Moeller in 1864. I have record of four generations after them. Petrea died in 1916.

>  Christine Jensdatter was born 1834 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Hans Knudsen in 1854. They had eight children. See below for more information on their descendants. Christine died in 1918.

>  Peder Jensen was born 1837 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Soerine Hansen, and I have record of four generations after them. He died in 1867. His wife remarried after his death.

>  Poul Christian Jensen was born 1841 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Mette Marie Pedersen in 1868. I have record of five generations after them. Poul died in 1925.

>  Christen Jensen was born 1844 In Vejle, Denmark. He married Ane Kirstine Pedersen in 1871, and I have record of at least five generations after them. He died in 1903.

>  Karl Jensen was born 1847 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Mette Cathrine Andersen. I have record of four generations after them. He died in 1900.

*  Christine Jensdatter and Hans Knudsen had eight children: Jens Christian, Ane Marie, Karen, Mette Marie, Knudmine, Jens Skov, Knud Peter Ingvard, and Hans Christian.

>  Jens Christian Hansen was born 1858 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Else Katrine Larsen in 1885. See below for more about their descendants. He died in 1919, a year after my grandmother was born.

>  Ane Marie Hansen was born 1860 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Niels John Marius Jensen in 1891. I have record of four generations after them. She died in 1923.

>  Karen Hansen was born 1865 in Vejle, Denmark. She married knud Peter Loubjerg in 1886. I have record of three generations after them. She died in 1935.

>  Mette Marie Hansen was born 1867 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Peder Madsen Pedersen in 1895. I have record three generations after them.

>  Knudmine Hansen was born 1870 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Niels Nielsen Rau in 1894. I have record of three generations after them.

>  Jens Skov Hansen was born 1872 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Marianne Kjeldsen in 1897. I have record of three generations after them. He died in 1936.

>  Knud Peter Ingvard Hansen was born 1875 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Kristiane Jensen in 1899. I have record of two generations after them. He died in 1951.

>  Hans Christian Hansen was born 1878 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Ane Jensen in 1903, and I have record of four generations after them. He died in 1951.

*  Jens Christian Hansen and Else Katrine Larsen had eight children: Hansine Kristine, Hans Jørgen, Holger Skov, Aage, Alfred, Ida Kirstine, Hans Knudsen, and Adolf.

>  Hansine Kristine Hansen was born 1886 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Niels Peder Mortensen in 1918, and they had one daughter. I have record of two generations after their daughter. Hansine died in 1983.

>  Hans Jørgen Hansen was born in 1888 in Vejle, Denmark. He emigrated to England and there married Florence Ada Allnalt in 1923. They had two daughters, and beyond them I have record of two more generations. Hans died in 1958.

>  Holger Skov Hansen was born in 1891 in Vejle, Denmark. He emigrated to America, and there met and married Oline Hansen, and they married in 1918. After Oline's death in 1929, he married Rose Basch. See below for more information on their descendants. Holger died in 1977.

>  Aage Hansen was born in 1895 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Alma Bolette Andreasen in 1921. They had four children, and I have record of two more generations after their children. Aage died in 1966.

>  Alfred Hansen was born 1897 in Vejle, Denmark. He followed his brother Holger to America, and there met and married Helga Fyhr Hansen in 1926. They had two daughters, and I have record of two generations after their children. Alfred died in 1971.

>  Ida Kirstine Hansen was born 1900 in Vejle, Denmark. She married Niels Peter Nielsen in 1932. I have no record of children for them. She died in 1955.

>  Hans Knudsen Hansen was born in 1903. He married Elna Marie Jensen in 1933. They had four children, and I have records of two generations beyond those children. Hans died in 1968.

>  Adolf Hansen was born 1907 in Vejle, Denmark. He married Agnes Elisabeth Karin Johanne Rasmussen in 1932. They had two children, and I have record of two more generations after those children. Adolf died in 1990.

*  Holger and Oline had three children: Margaret, Marilyn, and Torben Scow.

>  Margaret was born 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, US. She married Sam Hillinger in 1948, and the two had four children, six grandchildren, and currently have four great-grandchildren, all of whom currently live in the greater Seattle area. She died in 2010.

>  Marilyn Hansen was born 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, US. She married Luther Weare in 1954, and they had two children, six grandchildren, and currently have two great-grandchildren.

>  Torben Skow Hansen was born 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, US. He married Eileen Hoban. They had two sons. Torben died in 1996.

>  All of Holger and Oline's living descendants currently reside in the US.

What I don't know:

Really, this line is good for now, until I get further back on my other lines. But I wanted to share it with those who had similar ancestry. If you've got anything I don't have up there, or questions about what I do have up, do feel free to contact me.

Other information about this branch of the family:

• Jensen Surname Post
• Where We're From - Denmark