Ellen Christenson

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Christenson was born on 14 May 1863, in Tobøl, Holsted, Ribe, Denmark, her father, Christen Christensen, was 50 and her mother, Anne Katrine Christiansdatter, was 39. She married Soren Karl Davidsen on 26 April 1884, in Føvling, Malt, Ribe, Denmark. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Wittenberg, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States in 1920 and Stanley, South Dakota, United States in 1930. She died on 23 January 1931, in Olivet, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Wakonda, Clay, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Soren Karl Davidsen
1857–1922
Ellen Christenson
1863–1931
Marriage: 26 April 1884
John Peter Davidson
1884–1967
Anna Katrine Davidson
1886–1968
Johanne Katrine Davidson
1888–1985
Chris Jorgen Davidson
1892–1970
Amelia Davidson
1895–1897
Johanne Sofie "Amelia" Davidson
1896–1974
Segria Rosalee Davidson
1898–1980
Lena's Twin Davidson
1901–1901
Karlena Serina "Lena" Davidson
1901–1998
Guring "Gertie" Davidson
1905–1998

Sources (16)

  • Elen Davidson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ellen Christensen, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • Ellen Kristensen, "Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1871

Historical Boundaries: 1871: Hutchinson, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Christensson or Kristensson: patronymic from the personal name Christen , Kristen. This is also an Americanized form of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Christensen and Kristensen . Compare Christeson and Christianson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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