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Martin Henry Mortensen 1911–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1911

Birth Location: Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1996

Death Location: Silvis, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Father: Hans Mortensen

Mother: Katherin Koll

Spouse(s): Mildred Wendell, Milla Johnston

Children(s): Gerald Mortensen

Martin Henry Mortensen was born in 1911 in Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA, the child of Hans Frederick Mortensen And Katherin Sophie Franciska Koll. Martin Henry Mortensen married Mildred Jenny Wendell, Milla Ruth Johnston, Shirley T Bell, and had children including Gerald Dean Mortensen, Mortensen. Martin Henry Mortensen passed away in 1996 in Silvis, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Martin Henry Mortensen was born in 1911 in Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA, the child of Hans Frederick Mortensen And Katherin Sophie Franciska Koll.
  • Martin Henry Mortensen married Mildred Jenny Wendell, Milla Ruth Johnston, Shirley T Bell, and had children including Gerald Dean Mortensen, Mortensen.
  • Martin Henry Mortensen passed away in 1996 in Silvis, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hans Mortensen
1856–1928
Birth Location: Fredericia, Vejle, Denmark
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Katherin Koll
1869–1963
Birth Location: Windeby, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Mildred Wendell
1917–2001
Birth Location: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
MW
Milla Johnston
1912–1972
Birth Location: –
MJ

Children(s)

Gerald Mortensen
1938–2015
Birth Location: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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Martin Mortensen's Ancestors

Self
Martin Mortensen
1911–1996
Birth Place: Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Hans Frederick Mortensen
1856–1928
Fredericia, Vejle, Denmark
Katherin (Sophie Franciska) Koll
1869–1963
Windeby, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Morten Mortensen
1823–1899
Skaerup, Vejle, Denmark
Caroline Veien
1819–1887
Fredericia, Vejle, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Morten Christensen
1786–1860
Mette Ravn
1798–
Hans Hansen
1780–1855
Anne Dahl
1789–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martin Mortensen's Descendants

1.
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Martin (Henry) Mortensen (4 Sep 1911–29 Nov 1996) m. Mildred (Jenny) Wendell (5 Apr 1917–23 Sep 2001) m. Milla (Ruth) Johnston (27 Aug 1912–19 Jul 1972)
  1. 1. Gerald (Dean) Mortensen 1938–2015

Martin Mortensen's Timeline

2 Records

1911
4 Sep 1911
Birth of Martin Henry Mortensen in Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
1996
29 Nov 1996
Age 85
Death of Martin Henry Mortensen in Silvis, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Silvis, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Ringstead, Emmet County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1996
    Event Place: Silvis, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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