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Title: Pedersen - census record
Post by: nigelrixson on Wednesday 09 March 11 16:35 GMT (UK)
Thanks ladies. Definitely the correct family with a number of them buried in the same cemetry.

Can I be really cheeky and ask if its possible to pick up this family on any census, from 1920 on wards. Its believed that they emigrated in 1916, possibly to Iowa or Nebraska:

Jens Peder Pedersen (b.1880), Johanne Jensine (b.1884); children: Ofelt (b.1905), Herluf (b.1906), Emma Henrietta (b.1909), Erma Gudrun (b.1910), Eric (b.1914), Helga Regetta (b.1915), Leona Margot (b.1917), Gladys Wanetta (b.1919), Lyle (b.1920), Norman Elvin (b.1923)

Thank you

Request split into separate thread ~moderator
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 17:40 GMT (UK)
Loup Fork, Howard, Nebraska in 1930


Jens P Pedersen 50 Born Denmark. Married at 21 years. Immigrated 1817. PA. Blacksmith. Own Shop
Johanne Pedersen 45 Born Denmark. Married at 17 years. Immigrated 1917 AL
Herluf Pedersen 23 Born Denmark. Labourer. Railroad Station.
Helga Pedersen 15 Born Denmark.
Leona Pedersen 13 Born Iowa
Lyle Pedersen 10 Born Iowa
Norman Pedersen 6 Born Nebraska.

Angår
Sandra
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 17:46 GMT (UK)
Perhaps you can verify these records if you have the exact date of birth -

Herluf Pedersen. Born 26th June 1906 and Died Nov 1972
Last Residence: 68820  Boelus, Howard, Nebraska,
SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)


Eric R. Pedersen. Born 1 August 1913 and Died 6 Jan 1998
Last Residence: 68820  Boelus, Howard, Nebraska.
SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951)
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 18:07 GMT (UK)
Olef with wife and in-laws in Loup Fork, Howard, Nebraska in 1930

Levi T Hedglin 52 Born Nebraska. Married at 21 years. Carpenter Railroad
Gertrude M Hedglin 48 Born Iowa. Married at 18 years.
Thelma T Hedglin 16 Born Nebraska
Wayne D Hedglin 14 Born Nebraska
Adelbert H Hedglin 11 Born Nebraska
Mildred N Pedersen 19 Born Nebraska. Married at 18 years.
Ofelt Pedersen 25 Born Denmark. Son-In-Law. Immigrated 1916. PA. Own Blacksmiths Shop.
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 18:17 GMT (UK)
You probably have checked the Ellis Island site - the family arrived in New York 5 th sept 1916 on the SS United States from Copenhagen. The entry gave Olef's birth location as "Jekinark"

Ofelt Pedersen. Born 8 March 1905 and Died Dec 1977
Last Residence: 68901  Hastings, Adams, Nebraska
Born: 8 Mar 1905
Last Benefit: 68901  Hastings, Adams, Nebraska.
SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951)
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 18:26 GMT (UK)
Norman Elvin Pedersen. Born 16 September 1923 and Died 10th October 2006
Last Residence: 68820  Boelus, Howard, Nebraska.
SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951)

Obituary -October 13, 2006 (Kearney Hub) Will pm a fuller account

Norman Pedersen

Boelus resident  — Norman E. Pedersen, 83, of Boelus died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.

Alvin Pritschau/Pedersen - wife of the above. Born 3 May 1926 and died 23 Rd March 2006 (Will send you an Obituary for this one)

Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 19:26 GMT (UK)
The following information came from a family tree entry/one World Tree entry with only a 1930 Census source - so will need verified.

Emma Pederson 1909 married George Washington Sorenson - here they are on the 1930 Census. They had 2 daughters who I cannot name incase still living.

George W Sorensen 27 Born Nebraska,. Married at 23 years. Gateman. Light and Power.
Emma H Sorensen 21 Born Denmark. Married at 16 years. Immigrated 1916. AL.
Daughter Sorensen 3 years and 3 months. Born Nebraska.
Daughter Sorensen 1 year and 2 months. Born Nebraska.
 
 
 

Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 19:31 GMT (UK)
Lyle Manville Pedersen, Born 4 June 1919 and Died 30th August 2007
Last Residence: 68803  Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska
SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951)

If you check whitepages you should find the 6 th born in Maryville MO aged 96 years.
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: nigelrixson on Wednesday 09 March 11 20:14 GMT (UK)
Just brilliant. Thank you

All the data seems to tie in. I'll start checking the censuses again tonight. The goal being to find the place of birth for Jens Peder Pedersen, in Denmark, and then to use the online Danish archive services to see if any trace can be found for his parents.

May I offer that if you need any searches for Cumbria, in north west England, let me know and I'll happily pop into the county archive centre

Thanks
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 20:37 GMT (UK)
Your most welcome, pleased to have helped.

In reply 4 - the New York Passenger List the family arrived on gave Ofelt's birth as Jekinark"
Looking at the entry it seems to say the same for Jens Peter Pederson - also gives manifest markings to indicate the Jens and Johann were naturalized in the US in 1936/1939. Ofelt in 1926. Herluf in 1936. Emma in 1934. Erma in 1940. Erik in 1934 and Helga in 1940.

Think it also names his father in the very right hand column - looks like Jens as well

Regards
Sandra
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: nigelrixson on Wednesday 09 March 11 20:59 GMT (UK)
Oooohhhhhhhhhh

Is there a link to the New York passenger list? Is it the Ellis Island one?
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: *Sandra* on Wednesday 09 March 11 21:15 GMT (UK)
It should be on Ellis Island -  I did'nt check - I just viewed on subscription site.

Regards
Sandra
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: shellyesq on Wednesday 09 March 11 21:18 GMT (UK)
Looks like some of your folks are on this naturalization index: 
http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/finding-aids/grand-island-naturalization.html?sort=country
Title: Re: Pedersen - census record
Post by: nigelrixson on Wednesday 09 March 11 21:34 GMT (UK)
I'll take a look.

And yes, Whitehavens no problem to look up once I get back to the UK. I'm in the US for a few weeks