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by Wally and Frances Gray

 

#G14 MADSEN, Niels  (Shoemaker)  and
#G15  CHRISTENSEN, Kirstine 

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Niels and Kirstine Madsen
Photographer: Sather--Hutchinson, Minnesota
See below for another photo

Niels Madsen (Shoe Maker)

Born: 22 Feb 1832 in Haustrup, Oster Nykirke, Vejle, Denmark
Christened: 13 May 1832 in Oster Nykirke, Vejle, Denmark
Died: (Presumably in Hutchinson, Minnesota judging by above photo and with no mention by Niels Bungard. See source reference for Kirstine Christensen below.)

Father: Mads Jorgensen (Farmer) #G28 (chr 9 Apr 1798-13 Jan 1858)
Mother: Frederike Christiansen #G29 (chr 2 Apr 1795-?)

Married: 14 Oct 1859 in Oster Nykirke, Vejle, Denmark to Kirstine Christensen. They had nine children.

Kirstine Christensen

Born: 6 Mar 1842 in Vonge, Oster Nykirke, Vejle, Denmark
Christened: 13 Mar 1842 in Vonge, Oster Nykirke, Vejle, Denmark
Died: 26 Dec 1916 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Buried: 1 Jan 1917 in Hutchinson, Minnesota

Father: Christen Pedersen (Farmer) #G30 (28 Apr 1817-?)
Mother: Elisabeth Catherine Lausten #G31 (6 Feb 1814-?)

Children:

1. (M) Mads Christian MADSEN #G7a, born 29 Dec 1860 in Haustrup, Oster Nykirke, Vonge, Denmark, chr. 28 Mar 1861 same place; died 25 Oct 1947 in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Md (1) Kjarstena (Christina) Thomson who died in 1915 and (2) Laura Madson on 24 Jun 1916. See link for biography and obituary.

2. (F) Elisabeth Catherine MADSEN, born 26 Dec 1862 in Haustrup, chr 8 Feb 1863 in Haustrup, died 15 Dec 1945. Md Soren Falskow in 1883 in <Haustrup.>

3. (F) Christine MADSEN, born 29 Jun 1865, Vongeskov, Oster Nykirke, Vejle, Denmark, chr 6 Aug 1865, same place; died 18 Apr 1938. Md Lorenz Nisson Hansen on 17 Sep 1886.

4. (M) Fredrik Christian MADSEN, born 30 May 1868 in Vongeskov; chr 9 Jul 1868 same place; died 1898.

*5. (F) Bertha Kristine Madsine MADSEN #G7, born 14 Apr 1871 in Vonge; chr 11 Jun 1871; died 28 Apr 1914 in Rainier, Thurston, Washington; buried 30 Apr 1914 in Rainier. Md Niels Nelsen Bungard #G6 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.

6. (M) Christen Peder MADSEN, born 5 Dec 1877 in Vonge; chr 10 Dec 1877 in Vonge; died 29 Mar 1966. Md Marie Bendsen.

7. (F) Anna Marie MADSEN, born 19 Apr 1880 in Vongesdov; chr 30 May 1880 in Hammer, Sknlbr, Denmark. Md Chris Birkabeck.

8. (F) Nilsine Kirstine MADSEN, born 10 May 1881, Vongesdov; chr Hammer. Md Will Ortwein.

9 (M) Einer Augustinus MADSEN, born 18 Aug 1884, Vongeskov; chr 12 Oct 1884. Md Christanza Madsen.

*indicates direct line to Wallace F. Gray.
Information in brackets (<>) indicates computer-generated estimates.


Another Photo (Provided by Jack Falskow.)

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Sources:

Niels Madsen: Research by Utah Genealogical Society BHB: patrons fam recs Par Reg Oster Nykirke (GS ser no 10029 pts. 1, 2, 3 and 53363 pt. 7. Census: 1860 (GS ser no 8514 pt. 84) 1870 (GS ser no 34412, part 302); 1880 (GS ser no 34413 pt. 358.) . Not in 1890 census of Oster Nykirke or Hammer. Family left Nykirke after 1885 for unknown destination, but some came to Washington State.
     NOTE: The family first went to Hutchinson, Minnesota. (See caption for photo above and also for information on Mads Madsen below.)

Kirstine Christensen: Birth and Burial dates and places from  Howard Bungard journal with the death and burial information written by Niels Nelsen Bungard. (See Howard Luther Bungard for this citiation.)

Mads Christian Madsen (child #1): The information comes from two newspaper clippings, The Hutchinson Leader for May 3, 1946 and Number 44, 1947. These articles are quoted on the Mads Christian Madsen biography page (linked above.)

Bertha Kristine Madsine Madsen (child #5): See her link above for Sources.

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