Rasmus Johansen Family (cont.), brother of Anne Johansdatter

1787 Hvorslev parish census, page 3. Family #5 in Hvorslev village is Ellen Marie's family. Her father Soren Pedersen is 48 (b. 1739), her mother Kirsten Hansdatter is 44 (b. 1743). She has a brother, Peter Sorensen 20 (b. 1767), sister Elisabeth Sorensdatter 19 (b. 1768), sister Ohlegaard Sorensdatter, 13 (b. 1774), sister Marianne Sorensdatter, 11 (b. 1776), sister Birth Sorensdatter, 8 (b. 1779), brother Hans Sorensen, 7 (b. 1780), and Ellen Marie, 5 (b. 1783). The length of time between the older siblings indicates they probably had some children die. Ellen Marie named several children after siblings or parents: Her father Soren, sister Birth, brother Peter, brother Hans.

Birth, Hvorslev parish register, page 26. Ellen Marie Sorensdatter is born to Soren Pedersen 2p Trinit 1783 or June 29. Born in Hvorslev. She would grow up and marry Rasmus Johansen.

Death, Hvorslev parish register, page 132. Hans Peter Rasmussen dies May 8, 1825. He is buried on May 12. He was 1 year old. Father was Rasmus Johansen.

Death, Hvorslev parish register, page 135. Birgitte Kirstine Rasmusdatter dies September 16, 1829. Her father Rasmus had died January 2 of the same year. Ellen Marie had remarried Soren Olesen who is listed as the stepfather. Birgitte was 2 years old. She was the youngest child in the family and was the second child to die in the family after Hans Peter.