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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.


Sincerely,
R. Scott and Matthew R. Nelson
Class of Craig and Bev

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Jensine Marie Larsdatter: 3rd Daughter of Lars Jensen (Brother of Christen Jensen)

Marriage, Horby parish register, page 177.  Vitus Bering, 30 years and Jensine Marie Larsdatter, 26 years marry on February 22, 1860.  This was the first marriage for both.  

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 30.  The first name on the page is Jensine Marie's husband Vitus Bering born May 31, 1829.  His father was Henrik Bering and mother was Anne Cathrine.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 117.  Henriette Bering is born July 23, 1860.  The family is living in Gammelhum?

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 5.  Carl Albert Bering is born January 9, 1864.  He is the second child.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 60.  Helmina Petrine Bering is born December 15, 1866.  The family lives in Gammelholm.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 20.  Harald August Bering is born July 23, 1869.  He would be the last child born to the couple.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 87.  Berta Petrine Pedersen is born to the unmarried Henriette Bering of Gammelholm.  The father is the unmarried man Jens Pedersen of Horselvmark.  Present are Vitus Bering and his wife.  Henriette is 18.

 1880 Horby parish census, page 3.  Vithus is 50, Jensine Marie is 45.  Henriette is 20, Helmine Petrine Bering is 13.  Carl is 16 and Harald is 10.  Bertha Petrine Pedersen is 2.  Also listed is an Anthon Marinus Pedersen who is unbaptized and I assume is a son to Henriette and Jens Pedersen even though they are not married.

 1890 Horby parish census, page 23.  Vitus is 61, Vilhelmine Petrine is 23, Berta Petrine Pedersen is 11.
 1890 Horby parish census, page 24.  In the list of those outside the parish when the census was taken in 1890 was Jensine Marie, age 55 of Gammelholm.

 Death, Horby parish register, page 232.  Vitus Bering passes away on June 3, 1898.  He was the son of ? Bering and Anne Katrine Pedersen of Gammelholm.  His wife is Jensine Marie Larsen.  He was 69 years old.
Death, Horby parish register, page 266.  Jensine Marie Bering (born Larsdatter) dies July 18, 1923 in Flade, Horns County and is buried July 23 in Horby.  She was a widow of Vitus Bering.  Born in Horby February 20, 1834, daughter of Lars Jensen and Marie Jensdatter.  She was 89 years old.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Kirsten Larsdatter: Oldest daughter to Lars Jensen (Lena Nelson's paternal great uncle--Brother of Christen Jensen)

 Marriage, Horby parish register, page 171.  Niels Christensen, age 33, farmer in Br?dmole marries Kirsten Larsdatter, age 24, on December 15, 1853.  Present on Lars Jensen and Jens Christensen.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 41.  Christen Nielsen is born May 27, 1855 to Niels and Kirstine of Bredmole.  I think Lars Jensen (father) from Kjon and Inger Larsdatter (sister) are present.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 113.  Maren Nielsen is born May 14, 1859.  Lars Jensen of Kjon? is present.  I can only find two births for the couple in the parish register through 1880.

 1860 Horby parish census, page 14.  Niels Christensen is 40 (Horby parish).  Kirsten Larsdatter is 31, Christen is 5, and Maren is 1.

 1870 Horby parish census, page 7.  Niels Christensen is 50, Kirsten is 40.  Christen is 14 and Maren is not on the list.  I could not find a death record for her through 1870.  Maybe she was away working.  She would have been 11 at the time.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Lars and Geska's Gravesite in Brigham City, Utah

Brigham City, Utah cemetary.  October 2013.

Lena J. Nelson's Obituary






Jay L Nelson in pictures and newspaper articles

 The above and below pictures/articles are taken from a scrapbook that was kept by Jay's mom and is in the possession of Bruce Nelson.  He showed the scrapbook to me over our family trip to Utah in October of 2013 and I took these pictures from that scrapbook.  Most have an explanation of the pictures.



















Saturday, September 7, 2013

Inger Larsdatter Family: Second daughter of Lars Jensen

 Birth, Torslev parish register, page 26.  Christian Carl Thomasen is born July 13(?), 1832 to Thomas Jensen who was born in 1797 in Volstrup (1845 Volstrup Census) and Maren Holger Andrea Winkel who was born in 1800 in Skraem parish, Aalborg county (1845 Volstrup census).  Christian would go on to marry Inger Larsen.  

 Marriage, Horby parish register, page 173.  Christian Carl Thomsen, 24 1/2, marries Inger Larsdatter of Kjaeret who is 26 3/4.  They are married February 6, 1857.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 46.  Jens Laurits Thomsen is born June 17, 1857 in Kjaeret.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 54.  Thomas Peter Thomsen is born August 26, 1859.

 Death, Horby parish register, page 239.  Thomas Peter Thomsen dies September 3, 1859 and is buried September 11.  He was 8 days old.  

 1860 Horby parish census, page 8.  The family above Lars Jensen and Maren Jensdatter is Inger their daughter and her family.  Christian is 27, Inger 29, and Jens Laurits is 3.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 57.  Thomas Peter Thomsen is born August 17, 1860.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 52.  Maren Kirstine Thomsen is born March 20, 1863.  First girl in the family.
 Birth, Horby parish register, page 10.  Jens Jacob Thomsen is born September 28, 1865 in Kjaeret.

 Death, Horby parish register, page 195.  Jens Jacob Thomsen passes away on October 26, 1866 and is buried November 4.  He was one year old.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 63.  Marie Mathilde Thomsen is born March 13, 1868 in Kjaeret.

 1870 Horby parish census, page 20.  Christian is 37, Inger is 38, Jens Laurits is 12, Thomas Peter is 9, Maren Kjerstine is 6, Marie Mathilde is 1.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 72.  Ottine Christine Thomsen is born February 27, 1872.

 Birth, Horby parish register, page 34.  Jens Christian Thomsen is born January 24, 1876.

 1880 Horby parish census, page 53.  Christian is 47, Inger is 48, Maren is 16, Marie is 11, Ottine is 7, Jens Christian is 4.  Lars Jensen, Ingers father is living with them and is 83.

 1890 Horby parish census, page 62.  Christian is 58, Inger is 59, Maren is 26, Jens Christian is 14.
 



 1901 Horby parish census, page 295.  Christian who is only listed as Karl (6/12?/1832), Inger (2/26/1830), Jens Christian 1/24/1876.

 Death, Horby parish register, page 242.  Christian Carl Thomsen dies February 4, 1903 in Kaeret.  Born in Torslev, son of Thomas Jensen and Maren Holger Andrea Winkel, married to Inger Larsen of Kaeret.  He was 72 years old.

Death, Horby parish register, page 149.  Inger Larsen passes away December 8, 1920 in Torslev parish.  She was the widow to Christian Carl Thomsen.  Born February 26, 1831 to Lars Jensen and Maren Jensdatter.  She was 89 years old.