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Else Marie (Sørensen) Nelson (1831 - 1895)

Else Marie (Elsie Marie) "Elisabet" Nelson formerly Sørensen aka Nielsen
Born in Fjellerad, Gunderup, Fleskum, Aalborg, Danmarkmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 24 Jan 1853 in Gunderup, Gunderup, Fleskum, Aalborg, Danmarkmap
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Died at age 63 in Guilford, Nodaway, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Biography

Danish Native
Elsie Marie (Sørensen) Nelson was born in Denmark
Elsie Marie (Sørensen) Nelson was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Else Marie Sørensdatter was born on 20 June 1831 in Fjellerad, Gunderup Parish, Fleskum District, Aalborg County, Denmark, and she was christened in the den Danske Folkekirke = the Danish National (Lutheran) Church in Gunderup on 24 July 1831.[1]

Religion: In her youth, Else was a member of the Danske Folkekirke (Danish National Lutheran Church). She was confirmed at the Gunderup Church, Gunderup Parish, Fleskum District, Aalborg County, Denmark on 19 April 1846.[2] She was still reported as Lutheran in the 1855 Census.

Else Marie was betrothed to Jacob Pedersen on 5 December 1852, and the pair were wed on 24 January 1853 in the parish church at Gunderup, Fleskum District, Aalborg County, Denmark.[3]

She and her husband were converted in Denmark to the Mormon faith, and after an excursion to Utah where they became disaffected with the LDS Church, they joined the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (R.L.D.S.) Church.

Baptism: Elsie Marie Sørensen was baptized into the RLDS church (Platte Branch) on 2 November 1869 by Christen Christenson in Guilford, Nodaway Co., MO. Confirmed by Ole Madison.

Profession: Housewife and farmer.

Lived: Denmark - 1863 ; Manti, UT Summer 1863 - May 1867; Rea, MO August 1867- ; Guilford, MO -1895

Elsie Marie Nielsen passed away in 1895.

Funeral: Conducted by Elder Peter Anderson and Elder John Evans.

Sources

  1. ↑ Arkivalieronline Kontraministerialbog Gunderup, Fleskum, Aalborg, Denmark 1813-1832. Opslag 56 (1831), ledger page 56, entry #252.
  2. ↑ Arkivalieronline Kontraministerialbog Gunderup, Fleskum, Aalborg, Denmark 1833-1846. Opslag 89 (1846), ledger page 201, entry #17.
  3. ↑ Marriage: Arkivalieronline Kontraministerialbog Gunderup, Fleskum, Aalborg, Denmark 1847-1866. Opslag 96 (1853), pages 235-236, entry #3.
  • 1855 Census of Fjellerad, Gunderup Parish, Fleskum District, Aalborg County, Denmark [page 175, House # 31]
  • Church record sources: Platte Branch RLDS Church Records Ledger pg 2, entry #22 & Ledger pg 11, entry #19. Guilford RLDS Church General Membership Records Branch Report, book B, page 87, entry #18.
  • 1870 Census of Grant Twp., Nodaway Co., MO [page 8, House #52/52, line 9]
  • 1880 Census of Grant Twp., Nodaway Co., MO [Vol. 25, ED 249, Sheet 20, Line 21 - House #179/181]
  • Obituaries: SAINT'S HERALD Vol. 42(1895), page 288 [issue of]; Maryville (MO) Tribune, Thursday, 2 May 1895, page 5, column 5.




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