My Name is Warren Martin. I live in Minot, North Dakota, USA. I am looking for some additional help with finding information on Hans Mortensen, born on Jan 30th 1826 in Hostrup. I believe Hans is my GGGrandfather. His fathers name was Morten Hansen, born about 1798, mothers name Johanne Jepsdatter, born about 1799 and all were living in Sielborg at the time of Hans birth.
Morten Hansen died March 31st 1831 in Hjerting. We believe that Mortens fathers name was Hans Mortensen and also lived in the Sielborg area. He may have had another son by the name of Hans Hansen born about 1801. Maybe the Hostrup church records would verify this and provide for additional family records. My goal would be to find any descendants of this family that are still living in the Denmark area. If any descendants can be located, I am planning on being in Denmark at the end of June and would like to visit with them if they are willing.
Thank You
Warren Martin
Hi Warren,
Morten Hansen, 26, married Johanne Jepsdatter, 26, in Hostup, Skast, Ribe on 20 Oct 1825, opslag 33 nr 3. One of the witnesses is Hans Mortensen.
Sincerely,
Paul
North Carolina
Hi Warren,
Morten Hansen was born in Hostup in 1798, parents Hans Mortensen and Kirsten Hansdatter, opslag 67. He was baptized on the 4th Sunday in Advent 1798.
Hans Mortensen died in Hostrup 25 Dec 1828, opslag 48 nr 6.
Sincerely,
Paul
Hi Warren,
Hostrup tilgangliste 1826, opslag 37 nr 7, Johanne Jepsdatter coming from Warde (Varde?).
Sincerely,
Paul
Take a look at the following Censuses for Ribe
1834 http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid2581572 (http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid2581572)
1840 http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid4461938 (http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid4461938)
1845 http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid5400320 (http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid5400320)
1850 http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid6791815 (http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid6791815)
1855 http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid8291638 (http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid8291638)
1880 http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid10210678 (http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid10210678)
They may be for the Hans Mortensen you want information on.
Hi Martin and Lynn,
The Hans Mortensen born in Føvling is not the Hans we are looking for. I found his birth in Føvling.
Sincerely,
Paul
Hi Martin and Lynn,
I have found Johanne Jeppesdatter, age 36, leaving Guldager on 5 Apr 1835 going to Als sogn, opslag 137. She married Peder Jacobsen of Hierting on 27 Mar 1835 in Guldager, opslag 95 nr 1.
Sincerely,
Paul
Here is Peder Jacobsen in the 1834 census. Note that it is Aals not Als.
All persons in the household
Ribe, Vester Horne, Aal, Oxbøl by, En Gaard, 34, FT-1834, C3185
Name: Age: Marital status: Pos. in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Peder Jacobsen 54 Gift Gaardmand
Maren Sørensdatter 50 Gift Hans kone
Jacob Pedersen 18 Ugift Deres børn
Ole Pedersen 6 Ugift Deres børn
Paul
The Peder Jacobsen of Aal is not our Peder.
Paul
Hi,
I'll link to the previous thread, so we don't need to look for the same data again:
https://www.slaegtogdata.dk/forum/index.php/topic,78265.msg411944.html#msg411944
Regards,
Peter
Here is Johanne Jepsdatter in the 1840 Aals census.
All persons in the household
Ribe, Vester Horne, Aal, Oxbøl by, En Gaard, 34, FT-1834, C3185
All persons in the household
Ribe, Vester Horne, Aal, Grundsøehuus, et Huus, 121, FT-1840, C7071
Name: Age: Marital status: Pos. in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Johanne Jepsdt 42 Gift Huusmandskone, Manden tjener i Hjerting
Jens Mortensen 11 Ugift deres Børn
Ane Marie Pedersdt 5 Ugift deres Børn
and in the 1845 census
All persons in the household
Ribe, Vester Horne, Aal, Skjødstrup, et Huus, 70, FT-1845, B4550
Name: Age: Marital status: Pos. in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Niels Hansen 66 Gift Huusmand, Aftægtsmand her i Sognet
Johanne Jeppesdt. 47 Gift hans Kone, Væverske Janderup Sogn, Ribe Amt
Ane Marie Pedersdt. 10 Ugift Konens Datter af et tidligere Ægteskab her i Sognet
Paul
Johanne Jepsdatter was baptized on 13 Jan 1799 in Janderup, Vester Horne, Ribe, parents Jep Jensen and Elisabeth Jensdatter, opslag 261.
Here is the family in the 1801 census
All persons in the household
Ribe, Vester Horne, Janderup, Jægum Bye, -, 96, FT-1801, b9010
Name: Age: Marital status: Pos. in household: Occupation: Birth place:
Jep Jensen 48 Gift Hosbonde Gaardmand og Bonde
Lisbet Jens Daatter 34 Gift Hans Konne -
Jens Jepsen 13 - Deres Børn -
Maren Jeps Daatter 9 - Deres Børn -
Mette Jeps Daatter 7 - Deres Børn -
Karen Jeps Daatter 4 - Deres Børn -
Hanna Jeps Daatter 2 - Deres Børn -
Jens Pedersen 20 Ugift Tieneste Folk -
Else Thomas Daatter 19 Ugift Tieneste Folk
Paul
Hi Warren
I tried to follow the different leads to see if I could locate some family, where we could try to find the descendant up to present time.
Here is what I checked and found:
Start: Hans Mortensen, JAN 30 1826, Hostrup, Skast, Ribe – emigated to US approx. 1856
Hans Mortensen's brother:
Jens Mortensen * 09 AUG 1828
Wife: Ane Margrethe Andreas Poulsen *30 JUN 1825
(Parents: Gaardmand og sømand Andreas Poulsen Andreasen i Koldbye og Ane nee Lorentzen of Søer, Riis Sogn)
Married: 06 JUN 1856 in Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder (1843-1923 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 73)
Children of Jens Mortensen:
Andreas Poulsen Mortensen *19 APR 1858 (1763-1933 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 139)
Johanne Kirstine Mortensen *18 SEP 1861 (1763-1933 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 148)
After 1861 I can't find them in the churchrecord for neither Hjersted or the neighbor parish of Emmerlev.
They might have left due to the 1864 war - and you stated that at least the children did go to US.
Hans Mortensen's Parents:
Morten Hansen, *1798 Hostrup, Skast, Ribe †MAR 31 1831 Hjerting
Johanne Jepsdatter *13 JAN 1799 Janderup, Vester Horne, Ribe. †1875 Aal, Vester Horne, Ribe
Married: OCT 20 1825 i Hostrup, Skast, Ribe
His father Morten Hansen's parents:
Hans Mortensen. *1774 †DEC 25 1828 Hostrup, Skast, Ribe
Kirsten Hansdatter *1765
Married: 31 OCT 1795 (1721-1802 Hostrup, Skast, Ribe Opslag 104)
His father Morten Hansen's Siblings:
Karen Hansdatter *27 MAY 1797 (1721-1802 Hostrup, Skast, Ribe Opslag 64)
Hans Hansen *20 MAY 1801 (1721-1802 Hostrup, Skast, Ribe Opslag 71) – dies as child (?)
I can not find Morten's brother Hans Hansen anywhere - they is a number of death entries that could be him. But I'm not sure.
His father Morten Hansen's sister:
Karens Hansdatter marries 4 NOV 1821 to
Knud Sørensen af Søvig Mark, Janderup Sogn *1788
In Census of 1840:
Knud Sørensen 53 Gift Huusmand og Fisker
Karen Hansdatter 44 Gift Hans Kone
Gjertrud Kirsten Knudsdatter 15 Ugift Deres Børn
Søren Knudsen 6 Ugift Deres Børn
Maren Catr. Knudsen 1 Ugift Deres Børn
And Census of 1845:
Ribe, Skast, Hostrup, Sjelborg Bye, et Huus, 58, FT-1845, C0648
Knud Sørensen 57 Gift Dagleier og Fisker Outrup Sogn Ribe Amt
Karen Hansdatter 50 Gift hans Kone Her i Sognet
Søren Knudsen 11 Ugift deres Børn Her i Sognet
Maren Catrine Knudsen 6 Ugift deres Børn Her i Sognet
Hanssine Knudsen 2 Ugift deres Børn Her i Sognet
Census of 1850
Ribe, Skast, Hostrup, Sjelborg Bye, Frøested, 1 Huus, 65, FT-1850, C1500
Knud Sørensen 61 Gift Huusmand, Dagleier, Huusfader Outrup Sogn
Karen Hansdatter 53 Gift hans Kone Her i Sognet [ Hostrup]
Maren Cathrine Knudsen 11 - deres Børn Do [ her i Sognet - Hostrup]
Hanssine Knudsen 7 - deres Børn Do [ her i Sognet - Hostrup]
So At least we know Hans Mortensen left af number of cousins behind
Regards
Ellen
Let's go back to Hans's brother Jens Mortensen:
Children of Jens Mortensen:
Morten Hansen Mortensen *18 DEC 1856 (1763-1933 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 67)
Andreas Poulsen Mortensen *19 APR 1858 (1763-1933 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 69)
(Andrew Paulson Martin born April 18th, 1858) – Arrival US 1878
Stillborn *20 MAY 1860 †20 MAY 1860 (1763-1933 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 74)
Johanne Kirstine Mortensen *18 SEP 1861 (1763-1933 Hjerpsted, Højer, Tønder ops 77/148)
(=Jennie Peterson (Married Name) born Sept 22 1862?) – Arrival US 1877
Niels Lorentzen Mortensen *1 AUG 1864 (1867-1870 Varde, Vester Horne Ribe, Opsl. 38)
(=Nels Martin born August 1st, 1864) – Arrival US 1881
James Soren Martin born August 1st, 1866 – Where? (Ancestery says AUG 1867)
Arrival US 1885
As you can see I found another son. Unfortunately, I can not find the family after the baptism of Niels - although we should be able to find the confirmations of the children.
As Niels is born i Varde, it seems like the family moved North after the war in 1864. However, Varde might just have be a temporary stopover. They might have gone on to another Parish.
Apparently they did NOT go to US at the same time - so there might be children and decendants of these left in Denmark.
Maybe somebody else can find the family after 1864?
To find descendants we can also try to find Hans Mortensens half-sister:
Ane Marie Pedersdatter *01 MAJ 1835 Aal (1833-1850 Ål, Vester Horne, Ribe Opsl 36)
CONF 3 MAR 1850 i Aal (Opsl. 59)
But as in the census of 1880 she is still not married:
Ribe, Vester Horne, Billum, Kjelst, En Gaard, 58, FT-1880, C8145
Navn: Alder: Civilstand: Stilling i husstanden: Erhverv: Fødested:
Søren Thomsen Mathisen 50 Gift Husfader og Gaardejer Janderup
Maren Mathisen født Thuesen 45 Gift Hans Kone Billum Sogn, Ribe Amt
Thue Hansen Mathisen 17 Ugift Deres Barn Billum Sogn, Ribe Amt
Karen Mathisen 14 Ugift Deres Barn Billum Sogn, Ribe Amt
Mathis Søren Mathisen 12 Ugift Deres Barn Billum Sogn, Ribe Amt
Niels Marinus Mathisen 6 Ugift Deres Barn Billum Sogn, Ribe Amt
Thue Hansen 74 Enkemand Nyder Aftægt Billum Sogn, Ribe Amt
Ane Marie Pedersen 44 Ugift Tjenestepige Aal Sogn, Ribe Amt
Regards
Ellen