When Jens Eriksen was born on 3 February 1868, in Sporup, Gjern, Skanderborg, Denmark, his father, Niels Eriksen, was 35 and his mother, Karen Ditlevsen, was 27. He married Helene Christiansen on 2 September 1892, in York, York, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Otis Township, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States for about 30 years and Hampton, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years. He died on 7 July 1944, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Hampton, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States.
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Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Hamilton, Nebraska, United States
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Morten, Alf, Johan, Aase, Bjorn, Einer, Fredrik, Helle, Iver, Knud.
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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