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Kan nogen hjælpe denne ældre dame? Skriv venligst direkte til Margit.
margit@eot.com
mvh
Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Margit" <margit@eot.com>
To: <DENMARK-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 8:17 PM
Subject: [DK] Jens Nelson 1853 / Mary Larson 1850 Aalborg Denmark


> If anyone knows any more of this family or can point me in the right
> direction in Denmark, feel free to contact me. An 88 year old
granddaughter
> is trying to find more information.
> Thank you.
> Margit
>
> Jens Nelson, born in Aalborg, Denmark in 1854, and his wife, Mary
> (Margreta?) Larson, also born in Aalborg on March 15, 1850, came to the
> United States in 1879, locating in Chicago, Ill. where Jens was employed
> delivering milk. In 1887 the family moved to Bancroft, Iowa where Jens was
> engaged in farming and stock buying for 10 years. They lived in Rigsted,
> Iowa four years and then moved to the "land of oopportunities," settling
in
> Almont (North Dakota) in the spring of 1907. They had nine children, all
> born in Chicago and Iowa. One died at an early age. The three oldest had
> married before they came to Almont so did not move to North Dakota with
> them.
> The Nelsons filed on a homestead southwest of Almont and Jens started the
> first hardware store in Almont in 1907 under the name of J. Nelson and
Sons.
> In 1913 he entered partnership with E.E. Templeton under the firm name of
> Nelson-Templeton Implement Co. This partnership lasted until Mr. Nelson's
> death in March 1917. Jens and Mary made a trip back to their native land
in
> 1910. Mary died in 1933 on Christmas Eve.
>
>
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:23:36 +0200, "CFS2280"
<cfs2280@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote:

>Kan nogen hjælpe denne ældre dame? Skriv venligst direkte til Margit.
>margit@eot.com
>mvh
>Karen

Det må være dem her:

Name: Nielsen, Jens Occupation: Landarbejder
Age: 25 Destination: Chicago
Contract no.: 278900 Registration date: 9/11/1879
Last res. parish: Biersted Last res. county: Aalborg
Last residence: Nørre Haldne, Aalborg A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Chicago Destination state: Illinois
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I7879Ø0505

Name: Nielsen, Niels Peter Occupation: Barn
Age: 00 1/2 Destination: Chicago
Contract no.: 278900 Registration date: 9/11/1879
Last res. parish: Biersted Last res. county: Aalborg
Last residence: Nørre Haldne, Aalborg A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Chicago Destination state: Illinois
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I7879Ø0507

Name: Nielsen, Maren Margrethe Occupation: Hustru
Age: 26 Destination: Chicago
Contract no.: 278900 Registration date: 9/11/1879
Last res. parish: Biersted Last res. county: Aalborg
Last residence: Nørre Haldne, Aalborg A. Destination country: USA
Destination city: Chicago Destination state: Illinois
Name of ship: Indirekte
IDcode: I7879Ø0506

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Margit" <margit@eot.com>
>To: <DENMARK-L@rootsweb.com>
>Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 8:17 PM
>Subject: [DK] Jens Nelson 1853 / Mary Larson 1850 Aalborg Denmark
>
>
>> If anyone knows any more of this family or can point me in the right
>> direction in Denmark, feel free to contact me. An 88 year old
>granddaughter
>> is trying to find more information.
>> Thank you.
>> Margit
>>
>> Jens Nelson, born in Aalborg, Denmark in 1854, and his wife, Mary
>> (Margreta?) Larson, also born in Aalborg on March 15, 1850, came to the
>> United States in 1879, locating in Chicago, Ill. where Jens was employed
>> delivering milk. In 1887 the family moved to Bancroft, Iowa where Jens was
>> engaged in farming and stock buying for 10 years. They lived in Rigsted,
>> Iowa four years and then moved to the "land of oopportunities," settling
>in
>> Almont (North Dakota) in the spring of 1907. They had nine children, all
>> born in Chicago and Iowa. One died at an early age. The three oldest had
>> married before they came to Almont so did not move to North Dakota with
>> them.
>> The Nelsons filed on a homestead southwest of Almont and Jens started the
>> first hardware store in Almont in 1907 under the name of J. Nelson and
>Sons.
>> In 1913 he entered partnership with E.E. Templeton under the firm name of
>> Nelson-Templeton Implement Co. This partnership lasted until Mr. Nelson's
>> death in March 1917. Jens and Mary made a trip back to their native land
>in
>> 1910. Mary died in 1933 on Christmas Eve.
>>
>>
>> ==== DENMARK Mailing List ====
>> ATTN NEWCOMERS! Meet the DDD, the DEA and more on the FAQ page.
>> Click here. <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~svendsen/FAQ/>
>>
>> ==============================
>> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
>go to:
>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
>>
>>
>>
>

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