Rasmus Christensen of Adams County WI
by Joan and/or Dan Shurtliff
Hi all,
I have just subscribed to this list, and am working on Ancestry and
descendant information on this family:
My 2nd Great Grandparents were Rasmus (Brus) Christensen son of Christen
(Brus) Rasmussen & Sidse Nielsdatter, Rasmus was b. 4-7-1828 in Roskilde,
Volborg, Rye, Denmark; d. 4-4-1897 in Big Flats, Adams Co., WI; m. 1849 in
Denmark to Margrethe Nielsdatter b. 9-25-1827 in Roskilde, Kirk Såby,
Denmark; d. 12-2-1894 in Big Flats, Adams Co., WI. The family immigrated to
Wisconsin in 1869, and settled in Big Flats, Adams Co., WI about 1872. They
had 8 children. The children were known as Rasmus(sen/datteer) in Denmark,
but are all Christensen in America:
1. Niels Peter b. 3-03-1850 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d. 1-5-1931 in
Oakland, Alameda Co., CA; m. 3-26-1874 in Weyauwega, Waupaca Co., WI to
Karen Marie Madsen.
2. Anne Christin (Emma) b. 11-12-1853 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d.
10-28-1948 in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., WI; m. bef. 3-22-1880 to Hans Peter
Kiar.
3. Inger Marie (Mary) b. 6-2-1855 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d.
2-22-1943 in McCabe, Roosevelt Co., MT; m. 1st 8-6-1876 in Big Flats, Adams
Co., WI to Jens (Jim) Larse/on of Vig Parish, Ods, Sjælland, Denmark; 2nd to
Nels Peter Jensen. Inger & Jens are my g. grandparents.
4. Petrina Christina b. 11-1-1859 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d. 7-1898
in Big Flats, Adams Co., WI; m. 1877 to Lars Nelson.
5. Christen Ambruce (Chris) b. 10-31-1862 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d.
10-29-1947 in Hancock, WI; m. 1st 2-6-1886 to Mary Emma Koemel; m. 2nd to
Julia Green Riggles.
6. Ludvig (Lewis) b. 1-31-1864 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d. 1958; m.
9-18-1892 to Lydia Mary Rather.
7. Karen b. 11-13-1865/66 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d. 1871 in
Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark.
8. Sophia b. 4-26-1867 in Sonnerup, Sjælland, Denmark; d. 7-20-1899; m.
2-9-1887 in Big Flats, Adams Co., WI to Christian Peterson.
I am willing to share any information I have on this family, and would be
interested in gaining further information on descendants or ancestors.
Dan Shurtliff