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This blog will be dedicated to the collection and dispersment of information relating to the geneology of the Jay L and Afton May Nelson Family. All contributors are welcome. Our mission is to find and publish accurate information relating to our ancestory. We hope that we can collect here pictures, records of births, deaths, marriages, and confirmations, as well as other verifiable evidence of our forebearers.


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R. Scott and Matthew R. Nelson
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Laurids Hermansen; Sorens 4th brother

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 181. The fourth child of Soren Hermansen is born February 22, 1761, named Laurids. He was carried in the church by the wife of Laurids ?. I can discover no other information about him and do not see a confirmation record of him in the register between the years 1772-1781. I wonder if the family moved away during this time or the other possibility is he died young.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Ane Marie Nielsdatter's Great Grandparents

Marriage, Vindum parish register, page 126. I'm so excited about this one because it's going back far and the records are pristine. This page has the engagement and marriage of Christen Pedersen Moller and Bodil Christensdatter on July 4, 1740. From these posts you can see names passed down through families. Bodil and Christen had a son, Peder who names his daughter Bodil and also names his sons Christen, and Peder.

Ane Marie Nielsdatter's Grandfather: Peder Moller

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 93. Christen Moller of Branstrup has a son named Peder on August 19, 1742. Many witnesses are listed.

Nicolai Andreasen's Mother

Death, Vindum parish register, page 159. I stumbled across this record while searching for Ane Marie Nielsdatters line. This is the death record for Karen Duelund of Hedegaard who was the wife to Andreas Pedersen. Her death is January 8, 1804. She was 65 years and 7 months.

Bodil Pedersdatter's Family: Mother of Anne Marie Nielsdatter

Marriage, Vindum parish register, page 13. Peder Møller and Kierstine Sorensdatter of Faarup village are married on October 24, 1770 in the Vindum church. Witnesses were ? of Faarup and Herman Jensen of Vindum. Møller means "mill" in Danish.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 18. Peder Moller has a son on February 23, 1772 named Chresten. Witnesses at the church were Andreas Pedersen of Hedegaard, Anders Nielsen, Peder Overgaards and Lars Jensen's daughter Maren all of Faarup.


Birth, Vindum parish register, page 33. Peder Moller has a second son on May 12, 1775 named Soren. He was carried by Lars Jensen's daughter Maren of Faarup. Other witnesses were Peder Krogsdal, Jens Krogsdal of Branstrup, Peder Knudsen of Faarup and ? Pedersen ? of Hojberg.


Birth, Vindum parish register, page 49. Peder Moller's third son is born October 3 and is named Lars. Witnesses were Andreas Pedersen of Hedegaard, Lars Jensen, Soren Overgaard, Peder Knudsen and Anders Nielsen's ? all of Faarup.


Birth, Vindum parish register, page 71. Peder Moller has a fourth son named Peder christened January 21, 1781. Witnesses are Anders Nielsen, Soren Larsen, Niels Vindum all of Faarup and Christen Hartvigsen's ? of Hojberg.


Birth, Vindum parish register, page 84. Peder Moller finally gets a daughter on June 29, 1783 named Bodel. She was carried in the church by Christen Hartvigsens wife of Hojberg. Other witnesses were ? Overgaard, ?, Peder Knudsen and ? all of Faarup.


1787 Vindum parish census, Faarup village, page 7. Peder Christensen (he goes by Moller elsewhere) is 45 and a tenant farmer and something else. His wife is Christine Sorensdatter and she is 49. Children are Christen age 15, Soren age 12, Lars age 10, Peder age 6, and Bodil age 5.
1801 Census, Vindum parish register, Faarup village, page 6. Peder Moller is now widowed and is 59 years old. Christen is 30 and is unmarried and a soldier, Peder is 20 and is also unmarried, Bodel is 16 and is unmarried. Bodel is also found in the later censuses as shown in the prior post.


Death, Vindum parish register, page 164. Peder Moller dies January 3, 1805 at the age of 62 years and 9 months.