Karen Marie (Hansen) Christensen (1850 - 1925)

Born 26 Apr 1850 in Denmark

Wife of Jens Peter Christensen — married about 1878 in Denmark [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1925 at age 74 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

According to the 1900 census, Carrie Christensen emigrated to the United States in 1883, as did her son Hans; possibly her husband emigrated at the same time. Son Louis was born in New York in 1884 and daughter Laura in Nebraska in 1886. By 1900 Carrie was widowed and living with her children in Williamson County, Texas.^[1] The family later moved to Dallas, where Carrie died in 1925; her death record names her father as Carl Hansen.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35T-T2L : 30 November 2021), Carrie Christensen in entry for Hans Christensen, 1900.
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37F-B7L : 20 February 2021), Carry Christensen, 05 Apr 1925; citing certificate number 13354, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,845.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9B-SWR : 3 February 2021), Carrie Christensen in entry for Harry Christensen, 1920.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D9-7RT : 20 February 2021), Karen Marie Hansen in entry for Laura Kilcoyne, 16 Jun 1976; citing certificate number 51527, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,938.