Soren Andersen Hvam and Geadske Hermansdatter's Children

1801 Vindum Census, page 10: Soren Hvam and family are #9 in the list from Vindum Bye (Village). Soren is 36 and Gedska is 33. Soren is a tenant farmer. Thomas is 12, Herman is 7, Anders is 6, and Chresten is 1 years old. Herman and Ane, Gedska's parents are living with them with ages listed as 66 and 64 respectively. Soren and Gedska had 6 more children than what is listed in this census as I will document with the following pages.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 107: Tomas is born or christened 15 p trinit or September 20, 1789. He is the son of Soren Hvam of Vindum. He was christened in the church suggesting he was a healthy baby. Another date "Sep 9" is listed...I am not sure what this is in reference to.
Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 163. Tomas is confirmed in 1805. He is #9 on the list. The confirmation records are essential in helping me determine if a child lived past childhood as most children were confirmed around the age of 15.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 113. Anders is born or christened April 25, 1791 to Soren Hvam. Another date is March 30, 1791 within the paragraph. Several witnesses, all from Vindum, are noted.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 128: Anders, the second child of Soren and Geadksa, passes away on May 4, 1794. His age is three years and one month. He is the top entry on the page.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 121: The last entry of the page details the birth or christening of Soren Hvam's third son Herman. I believe the entry is March 23, 1793.

Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 176: Soren Hvam's Herman of Vindum is confirmed in 1808. He is entry number 1 in the section.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 133: Soren Hvam has a fourth child Anders, a boy who is christened on 21 p trinit, 1795 (October 25). I think his birthdate is October 23. He is given the same name of his older brother who passed away. Witnesses are Peder Christensen, Chirsten Olesen of Mammen, Christen ? of ?, and Soren ? of Vindum. I have not found his confirmation record but he is listed on the 1801 census as being 6 years old.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 139: Ane Kierstine is born or christened on November 12, 1797 (I think the entry is 22 p trinit). November 12 is noted within the paragraph. Witnesses all came from Vindum.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 140. Ane Kierstine dies at the age of 15 days which would put her death at November 27, 1797.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 145: Ane Kirstine is born May 12, 1799 and carries the same name as her sister who preceded her in death. Unfortunately the next entry indicates her death and burial. I think she lived 2 days and died.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 149. Christen is born July 13, 1800 and christened 9 p Trinit or August 10, 1800.

Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 69. Christen is confirmed in 1814. He is the first entry on the page. His parents are Soren Hvam and Gjesdke Hermansdatter of Vindum. He is 13 and 3/4 years old.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 156: Peder is born to Soren Hvam of Vindum on March 27, 1803.
Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 73: Peder Sorensen is confirmed in 1818. His parents are Soren Andersen Hvam and Gjaedske Hermansdatter. He is 15 years old.

Birth and Death, Vindum parish register, page 162: Maren is born on March 29, 1805 to Soren Hvam of Vindum. The birth entry is followed several entries down by her death on April 11, 1805 at the age of 13 days.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 174: Lars is born or christened on December 13, 1807 (3 Sondag i Advent).
Death, Vindum parish register, page 178: Lars passes away or is buried on September 18, 1808. He was 10 months old. He was the last child born to Soren and Geadske.

Niels Rasmussen's daughter Dorthea Rasmine

Marriage, Hjorthede parish register, page 64. Dorthea Rasmine Nielsdatter is married to Martin Mikkelsen on June 29, 1882. A woman named Carolyn Kuroiwa emailed me about if her ancestor Martin had married my ancestor Dorthea Rasmine. Sure enough, this marriage record demonstrates that indeed they did. Martin is 25 years old and is living in Hjorthede. Dorthea Rasmine is 32 years old and is also living Hjorthede parish. The parents who are listed at being at the wedding are Mikkel Nielsen who I assume is Martin's father and Niels Rasmussen from Lille Torup. Niels was the brother of Lars who came to America in 1861. They were married in the church.

1880 Hjorthede census, page 7. Two years prior to getting married Dorthea is listed in the census at #14. She is 30 years old, unmarried, and is listed as being born within the Vester Velling parish in Lille Torup village. She is a house servant.

Death, Hjorthede parish register, page 91. Dorthea Rasmine is the last name on the page. She died November 15, 1886 and was buried November 22. Her husband Martin Mikkelsen was a small land holder. She was only 37 years old. I do not know the cause of her death. Martin is listed as a widow in the 1890 census. He later remarries a Kristine Mikkelsen who is 15 years his senior. Vester Velling, where Dorthea Rasmine was born was a neighboring parish to Hjorthede.

Soren's Younger Sister: Geadske Hermansdatter

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 194. Herman Jensen of Vindum has a daughter born in Vindum named Geadske. The year is 1767 and the date in our family records is March 3, 1767. Her entry however is listed after one that is dated May 3. Perhaps this is the christening record and not the recording of her birth. Regardless, she is the younger sister of Soren Hermansen, and Soren names one of his daughters Geadske who will marry Lars Rasmussen and come to the United States after joining the church.

Marriage, Vindum parish register, page 103. Soren Andersen Hvam marries Geadske Hermansdatter in 1788 on September 15. Witnesses were Lars ? of Vindum and Christen Olefsen of Mammen. I cannot find Soren Andersen's birth documentation in the Vindum register. There are two Soren's born around 1764, one who has a father not named Anders and one who is illegitimate. Perhaps he is from Mammen?

Marriage, Vindum parish register, page 104. This is a second record of their marriage found on the next page of the register. I am not sure if the first is an announcement of an engagement and this is the actual marriage. The date of this is October 25, 1788.

1801 Census, Vindum parish. Soren Hvam is 36, putting the year of his birth around 1775. Geadske is 33 and is listed as his wife. They have four children listed (though as I'll show in a later post they've had 7 children meaning three have died so far): Thomas is 12, Herman is 7, Anders is 6, and Chresten is 1. Geadske's parents Herman, age 66, and Ane, age 64, are living with them also.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 243. Soren Andersen Hvam passes away on May 22, 1829 and is buried on May 29, 1829. He was 64 1/2 years old. I think he is listed as a farmer from Vindum.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 258. Geadske lived 14 years after her husband died and lived with her son Herman and his wife Marie Kirstine Hansdatter in Vindum. She passes away March 17, 1843 and is buried on March 26. She is a widow of Soren Hvam and is listed as being born in Vindum in 1765 (it was actually 1767). She was 78 years old.

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.

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.

Ane Marie Nielsdatter's Father: Niels Pedersen Knudsen

Marriage, Vindum parish register, page 139. Peder Knudsen and widow Maren Christensdatter are married January 8, 1767 in Vindum church.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 26. Niels is born to Peder Knudsen February 18, 1774. Witnesses were Jacob Mickelsen, Jorgen Christensen, Herman Andreas Pedersen of Hedegaard and Christen Vrou (?) of Vindum. Niels is the father of Ane Marie Nielsdatter who marries into the line of one of Gedska's brothers.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 53. Johanna Pedersdatter is born to Peder Knudsen of Faarup. Witnesses were Andreas Pedersen wife of Hedegaard, ?, Anders Nielsen and ?.

1787 Census, Vindum parish, Faarup, page 8. Peder Knudsen is 43 and a tenant farmer. Maren Christensdatter, his wife, is 49. They have two children and a house girl living with them. Niels who is 14, and Johanna who is 10.

1801 Vindum parish census, Faarup village, page 7. Peder Knudsen is 56 and Maren Christensdatter is 63. They have two children, Niels who is 27 and Johanna who is 23--both are unmarried.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 197. Peder Knudsen's wife Maren of Faarup passes away or is buried on September 20, 1812. She was 74 years old putting her birth around 1738.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 138. Peder Knudsen passes away March 31, 1813 and is buried April 7. This occurs only 6 months after his wife's passing. He was 67 years, 9 months, 1 week, and 4 days putting his birth approximately July 20, 1745.

Ane Marie Nielsdatter's Family: Herman Nielsen's Second Wife

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 26. Father Peder Knudsen has a baby boy, Niels on February 18, 1774. Witnesses were Jacob Nickelsen, Jorgen Christensen, Herman Andreas Pedersen of Hedegaard, and Christen ? of Vindum. In his life Niels would go by both Niels Pedersen or Niels Pedersen Knudsen.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 84. Peder Moller of Faarup village has a baby girl, Bodel, born 2p Trinit or June 29, 1783. In her death recording at the end of this post, she is said to have been born in 1783 in June or July. This was so helpful as there were three Bodels/Boels born around this time. Witnesses were Christen Hartvigsen of Hojberg, ? Overgaards, ? Knudsen and ? of Faarup.

Marriage, Vindum parish register, page 168. Niels Pedersen and Bodil Pedersdatter, both of Faarup are married on October 25, 1806. Witnesses were Christen Moller (perhaps a brother of her father Peder Moller) and ? of Faarup.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 175. Niels Knudsen daughter Maren is born February 28, 1808. First child of Niels and Bodil.

Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 76. Maren is confirmed in 1822. Her parents are listed as Niels Pedersen and Bodil Pedersdatter of Faarup. Her birthdate is listed as February 28, 1807 (I don't know why the years are different).

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 188. Kjerstine is born to Niels Knudsen January 30, 1811. She is listed on the bottom of the page.

Confirmation, Vindum parish registers, page 81. Kjerstine is confirmed in 1824. Her parents are correct but again her birthdate is listed as January 29, 1810---one year earlier than her recorded birthdate. Is there a question mark after 1810?

Stillborn, Vindum parish register, page 65. In 1815 there is an entry for Niels Pedersen and Bodil Pedersdatter for a stillborn girl. I cannot understand any of the details given.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 8. Peder Nielsen is born October 10, 1815. The parents are correct and the witnesses listed include Soren Sorensen wife Kjerstine, Anders ?, Jens ?, Christen Ostergaard, Peder Moller (Bodil's Father?) and two others.

Confirmation, vindum parish register, page 71. Peder Nielsen of Faarup is confirmed. His mother Bodil Pedersdatter is listed as a widow. He was born October 9, 1815. Finally the birth years match. The stillborn in 1815 was likely late 1814 or January 1815 which would have allowed enough time for Bodil to get pregnant and deliver Peder by October--10 months later.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 27. Ane Marie Nielsdatter who marries Herman Nielsen after his first wife dies, is born October 30, 1818 to Niels Pedersen and Bodil Pedersdatter. Peder Moller, Laust Moller of Faarup are listed as witnesses.

Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 72. At the bottom of the page Ane Marie Nielsdatter of Faarup is listed. Her father is listed as Niels Pedersen Knudsen and mother Bodil Pedersdatter of Faarup. Her birthdate is listed correctly.

Birth, Vindum parish register, page 32. Now this is confusing---Peder Nielsen is born April 8, 1821 to Niels Pedersen and Bodil Pedersdatter of Faarup. Witnesses were Laurs Moller, Peder Moller. Confusing because there was already a Peder (who lives) born into the family already.

I don't know....

Confirmation, Vindum parish register, page 81. Peder Nielsen of Faarup is confirmed in 1837. His father is Niels Pedersen (Knudsen) and mother is Bodild Pedersdatter of Faarup. His birthdate is listed correctly. The date is April 2.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 245. Niels Pedersen Knudsen dies May 11, 1830 and is buried May 20, 1830. He was a tenant farmer in Faarup and was 56 years old and 3 months.

1834 Vindum parish census, page 9. Bodil Pedersdatter is 50 and is widowed. She has three children still with her--both Peders, ages 19 and 13, and Ane Marie age 16. She is living in the home of her son in law Jens Bertelsen Faarup, 36 years. Jens has married Maren Nielsdatter, age 26. They have one child, Niels Jensen who is 1 years old.

1840 Vindum parish census, page 13. Bodil is 58 and living with her youngest son Peder, age 19. They are living with Jens and Maren who have two children now, Niels, age 7 and Ane Cathrine Jensen, age 4.

Death, Vindum parish register, page 252. At the bottom of the page Bodil Pedersdatter passes away on October 15, 1840 and is buried October 25. She is the wife of farmer Niels Pedersen Knudsen of Faarup. She was born in 1783 in Faarup. She was 57 years and 4 months old.