Jens Christian Larsen (1860 - 1944)

Born 24 Jan 1860 in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Denmark

Ancestors

Husband of Maren Christine (Johansen) Larsen — married 15 Apr 1882 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died 15 Apr 1944 at age 84 in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States

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Biography

Jens Christian Larsen was born on January 24, 1860 in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Danmark. He was the second son born to Lars Christoffersen and Maren Kirstine (Rasemussen) Nielsen.

• He was christened on 25 March 1860.^[1]
• His oldest brother was Rasmus Larsen.
• In the 1860 Denmark Census, Jens was listed as one year old and living with his mother, Maren (28), his father Lars Kristoffersen (34), brother Rasmus (5), Jens (1) and grandmother Ane Kathrine (65). They still lived in Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Danmark.^[2]
• After his father's death in 1861, his mother married Peder Nielsen on April 16, 1862 in Vindebæk, Fanefjord, Præstø, Denmark.^[3]
• They would have five children:

Sidse Marie (Pedersen) Walberg (1864-1936)^[4]

Lars Peder Pedersen (1866-1870)^[5]

Anna Sophia Caroline (Pedersen) Westman (1869-1949)^[6]

Hanne Petrine (Pedersen) Oman (1873-1944)^[7]

Metta Kirstine (Pedersen) Rodine (1875-1943)^[8]

• They also had two children who were stillborn, one in 1863 and one in 1871.^[9][10]
• In the 1870 Denmark Census, Jens was 10 years old and living with his mother, Maren (36) , step-father Peder (44) and siblings Rasmus (14), Sidse (5), Lars Peder (3) and newborn Anne Sophia. Also living with them was 74 year old Anne Katrine Pedersen.^[11]
• On November 17, 1879, Jens (21), along with his mother Maren (47), stepfather Peder (53), Sidse (15), Anna Sophia (11), Hanne Perine (5) and Metta (3) arrived in New York City on the ship "Thengvalla", which had left from Copenhagen.^[12]
• On April 15, 1882, James Larsen married Maren Christine Johansen in St. Louis, Missouri.^[13]
• They would have five children:

James Edemi Edwin Larsen (1883-1933)

Francis Laura Larsen (1884-1954)

Emiel Jorgon Larsen (1885-1971)

Frank Ferdinand Larsen (1888-1940)

Mary Magdaline Larsen (1890-

• In the 1885 Nebraska State Census, Jens was 25 and living in Lincoln Township, Kearney County Nebraska. His wife, Christine was also 25 and they had 2 children at this point, Edwin (3) and Fannie (newborn). Jens was a tailor.^[14]
• In the 1900 United States Census, James was 40 and Maren was also 40. The children living with them were Edemi (17), Emiel (14), Frank (12) and Mary (9). The family had left Nebraska after 1894 and were living at 108 Oak Street in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas. He was still a tailor and listed as Naturalized.^[15]
• In the 1910 United States Census, James and Christine were both 50, living alone at 1912 Wood Street, still in Texarkana. He was still a tailor.^[16]
• In the 1920 United States Census, James and Christina, both 60, were still living on Wood Street in Texarkana. He is listed as Papers Submitted.^[17]
• In the 1930 United States Census, they are still living on Wood Street.^[18]
• In the 1940 United States Census, James is no longer working but they are still living in the same house.^[19]
• Jens Christian Larsen died on April 15, 1944 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas and was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery.^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H24R-V5T2 : 23 June 2020), Jens, 1860.
2. ↑ Denmark Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLDH-DRQR : 16 October 2017), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in household of Lars Kristoffersen, Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Danmark; from "1860 Denmark Census," database with images, MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com : 17 January 2017; citing Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Danmark, Census, Rigsarkivet, København, Danmark (National Archives, Copenhagen), Denmark; FHL microfilm 103918641.
3. ↑ Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FV1P-C6R : 20 February 2020), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for Peder Nielsen, 1862.
4. ↑ Danmark Kirkebøger, 1484-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG87-95VD : 10 March 2021), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for Sidse Marie Pedersen, 1864.
5. ↑ Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2HM-TK3Z : 23 June 2020), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for Lars Peder, 1866.
6. ↑ Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2XV-PP2M : 23 June 2020), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for Anna Sophia Caroline, 1869.
7. ↑ Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H24W-2C3Z : 23 June 2020), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for Hanna Petrine, 1873.
8. ↑ Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2H9-TC3Z : 23 June 2020), Maren Stine Rasmussen in entry for Mette Kirstine, 1875.
9. ↑ Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2XC-7YT2 : 23 June 2020), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for MM9.1.1/H2XC-7Y2M:
10. ↑ Danmark Kirkebøger, 1484-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG87-C5D6 : 10 March 2021), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in entry for Dødfødt Nielsen, 1871.
11. ↑ Denmark Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8B-BXH7 : 15 October 2017), Maren Kirstine Rasmussen in household of Peder Nielsen, Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Danmark; from "1860 Denmark Census," database with images, MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com : 17 January 2017; citing Fanefjord, Mønbo, Præstø, Danmark, Census, Rigsarkivet, København, Danmark (National Archives, Copenhagen), Denmark; FHL microfilm 103918739.
12. ↑ New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPN-Z3W1 : 20 February 2021), Maren Rustine, 1879; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 295,785.
13. ↑ *Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]Ancestry Record 1171 #10210803 and Image and Ancestry Sharing Link
14. ↑ Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FM-7QX : 2 March 2021), Jus Larsen, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,558.
15. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32Y-HZZ : accessed 17 July 2021), James Larson, Texarkana city Ward 1-2, Bowie, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 16A, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,613.
16. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29Z-HPX : accessed 17 July 2021), Christine Larsen in household of James Larsen, Texarkana Ward 3, Bowie, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 3B, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1534; FHL microfilm 1,375,547.
17. ↑ United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHRY-KB4 : 3 February 2021), James Larson, 1920.
18. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C3Y7-H6Z : accessed 17 July 2021), James Larson, Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 11A, line 14, family 271, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2300; FHL microfilm 2,342,034.
19. ↑ United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNG-B22 : 10 January 2021), James Larsen, Justice Precinct 1, Bowie, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-4, sheet 15A, line 3, family 403, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3989.
20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/102555494/james-larsen : accessed 17 July 2021), memorial page for James Larsen (24 Jan 1860–15 Apr 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #102555494, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Granville & Patricia Murphy (contributor 47224507) .

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