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Author: romeo311
Surnames: Casten, Christopherson, Christophersen, Christoffersen
Classification: queries
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.christopherson/140/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
This is a tough one for me.
So here are the facts if anyone can help me out.
This man was born in Demark, don't know where or when.
His children were scattered from home after his death in 1860 because their step-dad didn't like them after thier mother re-married.
All the children took the surname Casten.
Family records typed in 1963 say he served in the Danish army before immigrating.
They settled in Waterford, Racine, Wisconsin.
He was killed while digging a well at the age 35 when a stone bucket hauling dirt fell on his head.(Oct1860)
He married Marie Dorothy (Mary) Larson (19Apr1829)-(22Dec1885) in Denmark, dont know where or when.
She remaried Hans Helgesen in 1861, children took the surname Hanson.
Children with Casten:
Hannah (8Apr1853)-(8Dec1934)
Christopher (9Jun1854)-(21Mar1922)
Lars (Lewis) (25Dec1855)-(3Jun1940)
George (1859-1887)
Dorothy Marie (Mary) (27Dec1860)-(6Sep1925)
All the children were listed as born in Wisconsin.
This might seems like a wealth of infomation, but my problem is I cannot find any records of these people before the children are already in thier teens.(1870 Census with Hannah living at another house as a servent) Casten does not exsist on paper as far as I can find. Any help with this would be greatly appriciated!!
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