Marie Christensen arrived New York 26-09-1913.

[inge merete bay nielsen]

Hallo.
I am hoping someone out there can help me with my mothers auntie who went to usa i 1913.
She was born Mette Marie Kristensen 1895 Harridslev Støvring Randers 1892-1913 opslag 66.We know she went to  New York as Marie Christensen on The Ship Mauretania via liverpool arrived in New York 26-09-1913 where she was going to Irene South Dakota to a friend Jens Sørensen .My mother can remember she was in Denmark with her daughter Marion? Marian (born app 1927-1930) in 1952 ,she was married twice only know her american husbands surname was eicorn? alcorn ?Her first husband was Danish.
This great auntie is giving me grey hair 
Thanks 
Merete Bay Nielsen

[Homer Ficken]

This may be her?

Married 15 Dec 1917 Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
John Goranson 32 Sweden and Marie Christensen 23 Denmark
(Irene is in Clay County and Minnehaha is one county removed)

1920 Dell Rapids census:
John Goranson 34 Sweden, to US 1904
Marie " 25 Denmark, to US 1912
Martha " 3/4 South Dakota
Chris Christensen 29 Denmark, bro-in-law, to US 1911

1930 Dell Rapids census:
John Goranson 44 Sweden, to US 1907
Marie " 36 Denmark, to US 19123
Martha " 11 South Dakota
Bety June " 7 "  "

Harridslev Støvring Randers 1892-1913 opslag 9:
Karl Kristian Kristensen born 5 Oct 1892 (same parents as Mette Marie)

EDIT:  Maybe coincidence, as this indicates she was never remarried:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=goranson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=44&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=25171759&df=all&;

[inge merete bay nielsen]

Hallo
I do not think its Her .Marie was born in 1895 and her daughter about 1927 .
Yes thats Marie brother they were 4 children ,but Marie was the only one you went to U.S.A
but thanks .
MHV
Merete Bay Nielsen

[Jane C]

This could be the Jens Sorensen that Mette Marie Christensen went to:

1900
Irene village (pt.), Turner, South Dakota
Jens Sorensen b June 1874 in Denmark to USA 1892
Christina Sorensen b July 1875 in South Dakota
Martin Bahnsen b June 1870 in Denmark to USA 1892

[Homer Ficken]

Do you know if she always lived in South Dakota?  Are there old letters?

Here is a Marie Alcorn with the right birth date, but it's probably another coincidence as Massachusetts is a long distance from South Dakota:

Social Security Death Index
Name: Marie Alcorn
SSN: 030-07-0380
Last Residence: 02141  Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 24 Jan 1895
Died: Sep 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)

[inge merete bay nielsen]

hey
no letters that I know off  but I am looking for other relatives that might have some letter.
I have just spoken to my mother she can only remember Marie first husbandfirst name was Alfred and they had Marion together .Her second husband was a farmer surname was Eicorn and she thinks the lived in Iowa,and he might have had danish relations .
I know it not easy.
Merete Bay Nielsen

[Homer Ficken]

Her second husband was a farmer surname was Eicorn and she thinks the lived in Iowa,and he might have had danish relations .
Merete Bay Nielsen

Does your mother recall if they came by air in 1952, and if the husband was with them?   The attached could be them if by air, but unfortunately no ages or U.S. residence listed.  It looks like Marion's surname has been changed from Eikhorn to Andersen, which would be logical if she was Marie's daughter by a Danish first husband.



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[Jane C]

That did the trick Homer.

1917 World War I Draft Card Registration
Sioux City, Iowa
Alfred Andersen, single, streetcar conductor, born in Norre Uttrup [sic], Denmark, March 28, 1894
Tall, slender, blue eyes and brown hair

01 JAN 1925
Providence, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
Alfred Andersen 30 born in Denmark
Marie Andersen 29 wife born in Denmark
Maion Andersen [sic] 4 born in Iowa

Marie's mother Anna M Jensen born abt 1863; father Chris Christinsen; both born in Denmark

1930
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
Alfred Anderson 36 to USA 1912, laborer, packing house
Mine Anderson 35 to USA 1913
Marion C Anderson 9

A Milton Eichhorn died in Buena Vista, Iowa, and possibly had sister Ruth, brothers Fred, John, Roy, Martin
John Eichhorn lived in Woodbury County, Iowa

[Homer Ficken]

Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
about Marion Christa Andersen Name: Marion Christa Andersen
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Newell, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States
Father's Name: Alfred Andersen
Mother's Name: Marie Christensen
FHL Film Number: 1451574

[Homer Ficken]

Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
about Marion Christa Andersen Name: Marion Christa Andersen
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1920
Birth Place: Newell, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States
Father's Name: Alfred Andersen
Mother's Name: Marie Christensen
FHL Film Number: 1451574

This may be Marion if she married late:

Social Security Death Index
Name:Marion C. Poulosky
SSN:484-16-6448
Last Residence:51103  Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
Born:17 Aug 1920
Died:3 Apr 2006
State (Year) SSN issued:Iowa (Before 1951)

Marion C. Poulosky, 85, of Sioux City died Monday, April 3, 2006, at Westwood Nursing Rehab Center.  Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home.

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/image_ad2d7cc1-a46a-5217-90ef-683db8aa84a4.html

[Homer Ficken]

This indicates Marion was married twice:

Name: Marion C (Andersen)[Bollinger] Poulosky
Obituary Date: 8 Apr 2006
Death Date: Abt 2006
Death Place: Sioux City IA
Age: 85
Birth Year: abt 1921

This would be her second husband:

Name: James V "Jim" Poulosky
Obituary Date: 3 Jul 1998
Death Date: Abt 1998
Death Place: Sioux City IA
Age: 78
Birth Year: abt 1920


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Arthur W. "Art" Bollinger, 84, of Sioux City died Tuesday, March 31, 1998, at the Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness.   Survivors include a nephew, Emlin Gruenerfeldt of Montana; 12 grandnieces and grandnephews; and a sister-in-law and her husband, Marion and James Poulosky of Sioux City.  

He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter; and three sisters, Madeline, Alma and Mabel.  

So, this would be Marion's first husband:  

WALTER BOLLINGER  
535-16-9537 April 7, 1897 - June 1, 1976 79 years IA 51103 (Sioux City, Woodbury County)

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Alfred Andersen was single when he registered for the draft 5 June 1917, so he married Marie between then and Marion's birth.

Alfred's and Marie's deaths are not in the Social Security index so they either died before the index was started in 1960s or never registered for Social Security.
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This is probably Marie's second husband with a first wife and child:

1920 Willow, Woodbury County, Iowa
George A Eichhorn 26 Iowa, Farmer
Caroline Eichhorn 30 Iowa
Earl E Eichhorn 4-7/12 Iowa

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Alfred Andersen arrived New York from Copenhagen 4 April 1912 on the S. S. United States.  His last residence is listed as Vestbjerg, Sulsted and his destination Newell, Iowa.

[inge merete bay nielsen]

Hey
how amazing.
I am not sure if they arrived by air .And Marie husband travelled with them .
And Marie parents were Ane Marie Jensen born 1862 and Christen Christensen .1858.
I am not sure if Marion married .
Must ask my mother ( she is 84 ) .
But thanks a lot so far .
Kind regards
Merete Bay Nielsen

[Jane C]

Fantastic work Homer! There is no doubt you have found the family! It all fits together perfectly - including the fact that the names of Marie Andersen's parents (per the 1925 Iowa state census) match those that Merete gives us.

The only connection I don't see is George - there are so many Eichhorn brothers and cousins in Iowa - how can you tell George was Marie's second husband?

 

[Homer Ficken]

The only connection I don't see is George - there are so many Eichhorn brothers and cousins in Iowa - how can you tell George was Marie's second husband?

I said "probably" because he had middle initial A as on the airline list, and was a farmer in Woodbury County near Sioux City.   

The only other George Eichhorn of appropriate age had middle initial E and lived in Poweshiek County, east of Des Moines.

[Jane C]

Oh - I didn't remember him from that airline list. Okay, I'm sold. That's him!

[inge merete bay nielsen]

Dear Jane and Homer
Great work you two.
Spoke to my mother again she not sure if they arrived by plane or ship ,but they left a few days before my mothers wedding 1 june 1952.
And she remember Marie husbands name was George like her own father
She did not know if Marion married.
Thanks again I never thought I would solve this puzzle.
Merete Bay Nielsen

[Jane C]

You're welcome Merete! It's fun helping

Here's more about James V "Jim" Poulosky  Obituary 03 Jul 1998 Death Place: Sioux City IA
Age: 78, born abt 1920

from Ancestry.com
James Vincent Poulosky, called Jim, born 15 Nov 1919 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
Father John William Poulosky, mother Anna Marie Gollee
Died 2 Jul 1998 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa

[Jane C]

To fill out the obit for Arthur Bollinger (posted above) - verifies that Walter Bollinger's parents were Victor Bollinger and Minnie Marbet (as can be found in the census):

Mr. Bollinger was born June 3, 1913, in Plymouth County Iowa the son of Victor and Minnie (Marbet) Bollinger. He graduated from Hinton High School. He farmed in the Plymouth County area, raising cattle and Belgian horses....