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Ellen Marie Jensen 1854 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAR 1854

Birth Location: Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark

Death Date: 18 FEB 1941

Death Location: Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska County, Minnesota

Father: Jens Andersen

Mother: Ane Andersdatter

Spouse(s): Jens Mortensen

Children(s): Annie Mortensen, Martha Mortensen, Morten Mortensen, Christina Mortensen, Andrew Mortensen, Hannah Mortensen, Jens Mortensen, Marie Mortensen

Ellen Marie Jensen was born in 1854 in Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark, the child of Jens Andersen and Ane Andersdatter. Ellen Marie Jensen married Jens M. Mortensen, and had children including Annie Mortensen, Martha Adelia Mortensen, Morten Mortensen, Christina Mortensen, Andrew Mortensen, Hannah Mortensen, Jens Jorgen Mortensen, Marie Mortensen. Ellen Marie Jensen passed away in 1941 in Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska County, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • Ellen Marie Jensen was born in 1854 in Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark, the child of Jens Andersen and Ane Andersdatter.
  • Ellen Marie Jensen married Jens M. Mortensen, and had children including Annie Mortensen, Martha Adelia Mortensen, Morten Mortensen, Christina Mortensen, Andrew Mortensen, Hannah Mortensen, Jens Jorgen Mortensen, Marie Mortensen.
  • Ellen Marie Jensen passed away in 1941 in Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska County, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jens Andersen
Birth Location: –
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Ane Andersdatter
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jens Mortensen
1851 – 1944
Birth Location: Afjmyds Mans, Afjmyds County, Northern District, Denmark
JM

Children(s)

Annie Mortensen
1880 –
Birth Location: –
AM
Martha Mortensen
1881 – 1941
Birth Location: Denmark
MM
Morten Mortensen
1884 – 1953
Birth Location: –
MM
Christina Mortensen
1887 – 1979
Birth Location: –
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Andrew Mortensen
1889 – 1967
Birth Location: –
AM
Hannah Mortensen
1891 – 1981
Birth Location: –
HM
Jens Mortensen
1894 – 1981
Birth Location: Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa
JM
Marie Mortensen
1898 – 1974
Birth Location: –
MM

Ellen Jensen's Ancestors

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Ellen Jensen
1854 – 1941
Birth Place: Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark
Parents
Jens Andersen
Ane Andersdatter
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Jensen's Descendants

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Ellen (Marie) Jensen (20 MAR 1854 – 18 FEB 1941) m. Jens (M.) Mortensen (Sep 09, 1851 – Oct 10, 1944)
  1. 1. Annie Mortensen (18 JUN 1880 – ) m. Knudt (E.) Lee (04 OCT 1876 – 20 OCT 1945)
    1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Lee (29 SEP 1900 – 21 JAN 1950)
    2. 2. Jens (Earl) Lee (13 MAY 1908 – )
    3. 3. Madelyn (Irene) Lee (11 NOV 1911 – )
    4. 4. Leland (Morris) Lee (19 FEB 1917 – 20 FEB 1997)
    5. 5. Bernard (Lee) Lee (07 JAN 1919 – )
  2. 2. Martha (Adelia) Mortensen (15 Dec 1881 – 27 OCT 1941) m. Clarence (George) Davis (25 Feb 1882 – 4 May 1979)
    1. 1. Catherine (P. CRUZE) Davis (Abt. 1907 – 8 Sep 1987) m. Ralph (Aaron) Cruze (12 Mar 1902 – 2 Nov 1980) m. Ralph (Aaron) Cruze (12 Mar 1902 – 2 Nov 1980)
    2. 2. Edith (Mae) Davis (abt 1910 – 16 Jun 1997) m. Virgil Newcom (abt 1906 – ) m. Robert (E) Gardner (abt 1909 – )
    3. 3. Morten (Jensen) Davis (Abt. 1913 – 14 Jan 1997) m. Janet (Haynes) McKibben (26 Mar 1910 – 14 May 1998)
    4. 4. Martin (J) Davis (abt 1913 – )
    5. 5. Katherine (Adelia "Katie") Davis (abt 1916 – )
    6. 6. Ellanore ("Bid" Gertrude CRAMER) Davis (15 Sept 1919 – 27 Oct 2016) m. Milton (Alva) Cramer (21 Jun 1908 – 18 Feb 1976)
      1. 1. Milton (Alva "Mac") Cramer (30 Jul 1937 – 20 August 2018) m. Lilas (Drake CRAMER) Hiltunen (16 may 1940 – ) m. Ethel (Joan CRAMER) Hymes (1 Sep 1941 – )
        1. 1. Selena (Ann LANTRY) Cramer (12 Nov 1958 – ) m. Kevin Lantry (1958 – )
        2. 2. Joni (Lynn) Cramer (30 Jan 1961 – )
        3. 3. Agatha (Michelle OLIVERIO WILLIFORD) Cramer (11 Feb 1963 – ) m. Michael (Carl) Williford (3 May 1962 – ) m. Ralph Oliverio
        4. 4. Milva (Althea McCULLUM) Cramer (29 Oct 1964 – ) m. Michael (Allen) McCallum (23 Nov 1964 – 14 Mar 2010)
      2. 2. Michael (Davis "Mickey") Cramer (19 AUG 1939 – ) m. Mary (Allison) Seek (9 Dec 1945 – )
        1. 1. Sarah Cramer
        2. 2. Emily Cramer
      3. 3. Martha (Adelia MANHOLLAN) Cramer (03 NOV 1942 – ) m. John (Ronald) Manhollan (23 Dec 1939 – 5 Oct 2016)
        1. 1. Donna (Marie) Manhollan (23 Sep 1962 – ) m. Stephen (Mark) Hawkins (November 07, 1961 – )
        2. 2. John (Ronald) Manhollan (09 FEB 1966 – ) m. Marie (Theresa Veo) Crew m. Karen (Yvonne) Lease
        3. 3. Jeffrey (Chris) Manhollan (8 Jul 1967 – ) m. Christine Grey (08 JUL 1967 – ) m. Lois VanGelder (25 DEC 1966 – ) m. Sue Overcash
      4. 4. Ellanore (Ann "Tink" GORE) Cramer (25 Feb 1945 – ) m. Richard (McKay) Gore (14 May 1926 – 12 Mar 2007) m. Charles (Evan) Jefferies (22 Oct 1945 – )
      5. 5. Edith (Mae "Tootie" BONEBRAKE) Cramer (07 JAN 1948 – 30 JUL 2001) m. George (James) Bonebrake (22 Apr 1947 – 29 August 2019) m. Douglas (Wayne) Johnson (20 Mar 1947 – abt 1961)
        1. 1. Ashley (Gorden) Bonebrake (16 FEB 1977 – ) m. Andrea Snyder
        2. 2. James (Jacob) Bonebrake (24 Apr 1979 – )
        3. 3. Douglas (Wayne) Johnson (15 MAY 1970 – Abt 2003) m. Brenda JOHNSON
  3. 3. Morten Mortensen (01 NOV 1884 – 19 APR 1953) m. Hilda Oslund (16 JAN 1891 – 03 JAN 1989)
    1. 1. Morriel (Orlando) Mortensen (27 JUN 1910 – 09 SEP 1942)
    2. 2. Elmer (Kenneth) Mortensen (26 NOV 1912 – 20 APR 1979)
    3. 3. Lila (C.) Mortensen (07 MAR 1916 – )
    4. 4. Edwin (Jens) Mortensen (01 MAY 1922 – 27 SEP 1972)
  4. 4. Christina Mortensen (23 FEB 1887 – 28 APR 1979) m. Jens (George) Johnson (12 AUG 1886 – 28 JAN 1959)
    1. 1. Edwin (Herman) Johnson (14 APR 1908 – 07 JUN 1975)
    2. 2. Ellen (Marie) Johnson (02 FEB 1910 – )
    3. 3. Jens (Clarence) Johnson (28 FEB 1912 – 04 JAN 1973)
    4. 4. Margaret Johnson (25 SEP 1914 – )
    5. 5. John (Henry) Johnson (10 AUG 1917 – 07 JAN 1985)
    6. 6. Pearl (Sena) Johnson (17 NOV 1919 – )
    7. 7. Doris (Irene) Johnson (22 AUG 1921 – )
    8. 8. Velma (Anita) Johnson (09 NOV 1922 – )
    9. 9. Ethel (Christena) Johnson (20 DEC 1924 – )
  5. 5. Andrew Mortensen (20 AUG 1889 – 05 JAN 1967) m. Julia (Mathilda) Olson (15 DEC 1891 – 15 MAY 1983)
    1. 1. Ray (Leonard) Mortensen (06 OCT 1915 – 12 JUL 1993)
    2. 2. Orval (Harold) Mortensen (11 SEP 1918 – )
    3. 3. Ardythe (Ellen) Mortensen (18 SEP 1920 – 23 DEC 1968)
    4. 4. Bennie (Leo) Mortensen (01 AUG 1922 – )
    5. 5. Mildred (Mary) Mortensen (19 OCT 1927 – )
    6. 6. Lois (Carroll) Mortensen (09 JUL 1936 – )
  6. 6. Hannah Mortensen (17 OCT 1891 – 09 FEB 1981) m. Christian Hardland (28 Jan 1883 – 23 OCT 1969)
    1. 1. Helen Hardland (25 MAR 1914 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Bernard) Hardland (04 NOV 1915 – 06 DEC 1994)
    3. 3. Leonard (Sigfus) Hardland (13 JAN 1917 – )
    4. 4. Merle (Eugene) Hardland (28 May 1922 – 27 Nov 1996)
  7. 7. Jens (Jorgen) Mortensen (10 DEC 1894 – 12 JAN 1981) m. Antionette ("Nettie" Bartlett) Reed (05 AUG 1892 – 27 DEC 1973)
    1. 1. Odell (Bartlett) Mortensen (07 FEB 1918 – 22 FEB 1997) m. Floy ((Floyd?)) Eatherton (23 OCT 1921 – )
      1. 1. Marlene ((Mortensen?)) Eatherton (26 AUG 1941 – )
    2. 2. Lucille (Antionette) Mortensen (14 MAR 1921 – 05 OCT 1976) m. Clifford (Ellsworth) Rappe (03 AUG 1916 – 17 JUN 1993)
      1. 1. Linda (Lucille) Rappe (24 MAR 1943 – )
      2. 2. Craig (Norman) Rappe (02 JUL 1952 – )
    3. 3. Jerome ("Bud") Mortensen (03 FEB 1924 – 27 JUN 1957) m. Gladys Plymate (19 OCT 1925 – )
      1. 1. Vicki Mortensen (24 AUG 1946 – )
      2. 2. Lynn Mortensen (06 AUG 1948 – )
      3. 3. Boone Mortensen (21 OCT 1950 – )
      4. 4. Todd Mortensen (29 AUG 1955 – )
      5. 5. Kelly Mortensen (14 JUL 1957 – )
    4. 4. Harold (Lavern) Mortensen (26 NOV 1925 – ) m. Ellen Whitney (06 NOV 1926 – 29 SEP 2002)
      1. 1. Sandy Mortensen (13 OCT 1945 – )
      2. 2. Julie Mortensen (04 SEP 1949 – )
      3. 3. Larry (Harold) Mortensen (25 DEC 1952 – 25 JUN 1998)
      4. 4. Casey Mortensen (29 MAY 1956 – )
    5. 5. Leland (Leroy) Mortensen (04 OCT 1927 – 05 OCT 1927)
    6. 6. Phyllis (A.) Mortensen (25 MAR 1931 – 26 MAR 1931)
  8. 8. Marie Mortensen (04 MAY 1898 – 20 NOV 1974) m. William (Blanchard) Hunking (20 APR 1896 – 22 MAY 1953)
    1. 1. Leroy (Allen) Hunking (12 FEB 1920 – 29 JAN 1972)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Lorraine) Hunking (30 SEP 1922 – 22 NOV 1996)
    3. 3. Eugene (Harold) Hunking (12 MAY 1924 – 18 JUN 1960)
    4. 4. Lorna (Helen) Hunking (13 FEB 1937 – )

Ellen Jensen's Timeline

3 Records

1854
20 MAR 1854
Birth of Ellen Marie Jensen in Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark
Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark
1854
25 MAY 1854
Ellen Marie Jensen was baptized in Veile District; recorded by Ekshyssey, District Minister, October 14, 1889
Veile District; recorded by Ekshyssey, District Minister, October 14, 1889
1941
18 FEB 1941
Age 87
Death of Ellen Marie Jensen in Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska County, Minnesota
Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska County, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1854
    Event Place: Southern Omme Parish, Nrvang District, Vejle County, Ekshyssey, Denmark

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1854
    Event Place: Veile District; recorded by Ekshyssey, District Minister, October 14, 1889

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Ellen was the only member of her family to immigrate to America, in 1889

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1941
    Event Place: Mickinock Cemetery, Wannaska County, Minnesota
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