Edward Henry Carstens was born on 28 April 1841 in Oldenburg, Germany.
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His parents were Ulrich Carstens and Ida Magaretha Remmings.
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He immigrated to the United States on 10 June 1852 on the ship Gaston.
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He immigrated with his parents and his siblings Heinrich Jansen, Anneheren (?), Ulrich Anton, and Adeline Gesine.
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He appeared in the 1860 US Census in Green Garden, Will County, Illinois.
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He was living with his father and his siblings Henry, Anton, and Catharine.
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He was a laborer.
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He married Minnie Lopine on 15 October 1870 in Renville County, Minnesota.
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They had the following children:
He appeared in the 1875 Minnesota Census in Beaver Falls, Renville County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife Minnie and their children Mary and Ida.
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He appeared in the 1880 US Census in Eidsvold, Lyon County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife Minnie and their children Mary, Ida, William, and Paul.
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He was a farmer.
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His parents-in-law, John and Mary Lopine, were living next door.
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He appeared in the 1885 Minnesota Census in Hope, Lincoln County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife Minnie and their children Mary Anna, Ida Louisa, William Frederick, Paul John, and Henry Sexton.
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He appeared in the 1895 Minnesota Census in Eidsvold, Lyon County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife and their children Ida, Willie, Paul, Henry, Harry, and Mabel.
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He was working at a general store.
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He appeared in the 1900 US Census in Eidsvold Township, Lyon County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife and their children William, Paul, Henry, Harry, and Mabel.
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He was a pool master.
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He appeared in the 1905 Minnesota Census in Taunton, Lyon County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife and their children Harry, Mabel, William, and William's wife.
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He appeared in the 1910 US Census in Eidsvold Township, Lyon County, Minnesota.
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He was living with his wife and their children Harry and Mabel.
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He was a merchant.
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He appeared in the 1920 US Census in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
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He was living with his wife, their daughter Mabel, and their granddaughter Florence Shumake(?).
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He died on 12 August 1926 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
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"Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019"
Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System; Certificate Number: A 50; URL: https://moms.mn.gov/ Ancestry Record 70873 #2183673 (accessed 6 June 2023)
Henry Carstens marriage to Minnie Lopine on 15 Oct 1870 in Renville, Minnesota, USA.
↑ 5.05.15.25.3
"Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKN5-D9C : 22 February 2021), Henry Carstens, Beaver Falls, Renville, Minnesota; citing p. 340, line 22, volume R - 1, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 0565727.
↑ 6.06.16.26.36.46.5
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ96-ZZY : 14 January 2022), Henry Carsteni, Eidsvold Township, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ 7.07.17.2
"Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQFD-NF1 : 20 February 2021), H Carstens, Hope, Lincoln, Minnesota; citing p. 1, volume Lincoln, Rock, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,745.
↑ 8.08.18.28.38.4
"Minnesota State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MQDX-RJ5 : Wed Apr 05 10:33:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Ed H Carstens and Minnie Carstens, 1895.
↑ 9.09.19.2
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9SY-48W : accessed 7 June 2023), Henry Carstens, Eidsvold Township Minnesota village, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 12B, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,773.
↑ 10.010.1
"Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP38-GS5 : 18 February 2021), Ed H Carstens, Taunton, Lyon, Minnesota; citing p. 111, line 17, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,793.
↑ 11.011.111.2
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2G9-JWN : accessed 7 June 2023), Henry Carstens, Eidsvold, Lyon, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 10A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 699; FHL microfilm 1,374,712.
↑ 12.012.1
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M486-NDT : Mon Apr 03 16:17:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward H Carstens and Minnie Carstens, 1920.
↑ "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKLK-7F3 : 2 March 2021), Onke Henry Carstens, 1857; citing Joliet, Illinois, NARA microfilm publication M1285 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 1,432,036.
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