Anders Nielsen (1818 - 1911)

Born 24 Sep 1818 in Denmark

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1911 at age 92 in Milton, Morgan, Utah, United States

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Biography

Anders Nielsen was born in Denmark

Anders Nielsen was a Utahn.

Anders Nielsen was born 24 Sep 1818 in Lyngs parish, Refs, Thisted to Marie Nielsdatter and Niels Pedersen. They were unmarried. He was baptized in the church on 25 Sep 1818. He passed away on 3 Jun 1911 in Milton, Morgan, Utah and is buried in plot 7E in Milton Cemetery, Milton, Morgan, Utah. ^[1][2] His name on his cemetery headstone reads Anders Nielson.

His name is listed as "Andrew Nelson" on his death certificate. He came on the ship, Monarch of the Sea in 1861 with his wife, Dorthea Poulsen Nielsen (age 36) and children, Waldemer Theodore Nielsen (age 7), Laura Nicoline Nielsen (age 3), Mathilda Nielsine Nielsen (age 3), and Joseph Anders Nielsen (age 1). They traveled with the Samuel A. Woolley Company in 1861.

1860 Danish Census - Smidstrup by, Eggeslevmagle, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, Family 26, Møllehuset ^[3]

Andreas Nielsen, married male, age 42, born abt 1818, husleier, maskinmester. Dorthea Nielsen f. Hansen, age 35, born abt 1825 in Utterslev, Maribo Amt. Their children: Theodor Valdemar Nielsen, son, age 6, born abt 1854 in Eggeslevmagle sogn; Mathilde Nielson, daughter, age 5, born abt 1855 in Elleslevmagle sogn; and Laura Nicoline Nielsen, age 3, born abt 1857 in Eggeslevmagle sogn.

1870 U.S. Federal Census - Morgan City, Morgan, Utah Territory, 25 Jun 1870, page 42, Dwelling 351, Family 351^[4]

Andrew Neilson, farmer, age 52, born abt 1818, value of real estate $300, personal property $150, born in Denmark. Soffiah, assumed wife, age 50, born abt 1820, keeping house, born in Denmark. Children: Valmer, son, age 16, born abt 1854, a laborer, born in Denmark; Matilda, daughter, age 14, born in Denmark abt 1856; Laura, daughter, age 11, born in Denmark in abt 1859 ; Joseph, son, age 10, born abt 1860 in Utah; Hiram, son, age 8, born abt 1862 in Utah; Emma, daughter, age 6, born abt 1864 in Utah; Ann, daughter, age 3, born abt 1867 in Utah; and Willard, son, age 1, born abt 1869 in Utah.

Note: Soffiah (Maren Sophia) is not the mother of all the children.

1880 U.S. Federal Census - Milton City Precinct, Morgan, Utah, 2 Jun 1880, ED 34, page 3C, Dwelling 20, Family 22 ^[5]

Anders Nielsen, married male, age 61, a farmer, unemployed 5 months during census year, he and parents born in Denmark. His wife, Maren S., age 59, keeping house, she and parents born in Denmark. Daughters, Emma, age 16 and Annie, age 12, born in Utah, born 1864 and 1868, respectively. Also living with them is a granddaugher, Rosetta Nielsen, age 2, born in Utah.

1900 U.S. Federal Census - Milton Precinct, Morgan, Utah, 20 Jun 1900, ED 112, sheet 7B, Dwelling 111, Family 119 ^[6]

Andrew Nielson, father-in-law, age 81, born Sep 1818 in Denmark, immigrated to US in 1861, can read and write. Living with son Nels Peterson Living next door to probable daughter, Laura Nielsen Poulson, age 42, born Jan 1858 in Denmark, and husband, Andrew Poulson, age 54, born Dec 1846 in Denmark.

US Federal Census 1910 - Milton, Morgan, Utah, sheet 7B, Dwelling 114, Family 117^[7]

Nels Peterson, head, married male, age 52, married once for 31 years. Matilda Peterson, his wife, age 54, bore 8 children, 8 living. He immigrated in 1863 and she in 1861. Both were born in Denmark. Children: Bertha M., daughter, age 19; Nels, son, age 16; Bessie V., daughter, age 14. Also living with them is his father-in-law, Andrew Neilson, a widow, age 91, born in Denmark. The children were born in Utah. Nels is a general farmer working on his own account; owns a farm.

Research Notes

1910 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB7-942S?i=2&cc=1727033&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM5XC-J28

Sources

1. ↑ Danish Family Search, Census data and Searches for Denmark: Archives Online Danish National Archives, Copenhagen Danish National Archives, Copenhagen; (Birth: Churchbook 1814-1851 Lyngs, Lyngs parish, Refs, Thisted, page 8) https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/sogn1772/churchbook/source134464/opslag14524452
2. ↑ "Utah State Archives Indexes," database and images, Utah State Archives (https://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes: accessed September 17, 2021), Department of Health. Office of Vital Records and Statistics Death certificates, Series 81448. Death Certificate 1100952, recorded under the name of Andew Nelson.
3. ↑ Danish Family Search, Census data and Searches for Denmark: Archives Online Danish National Archives, Copenhagen Danish National Archives, Copenhagen; (1860 Census,Smidstrup by, Eggleslevmagle, Vester Flakkebjerg, Sorø, page 22) https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid14941327
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XHRQ-513?cc=1438024&wc=KLBZ-N38%3A518653001%2C518655502%2C518831001 : 12 June 2019), Utah Territory > Morgan > Morgan County > image 42 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBJ-648?cc=1417683&wc=X4HP-RM9%3A1589415070%2C1589394896%2C1589415310%2C1589394812 : 3 October 2016), Utah > Morgan > Milton City > ED 34 > image 3 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6429-F6M?cc=1325221&wc=9B74-6YX%3A1030550201%2C1030758701%2C1030762801 : 5 August 2014), Utah > Morgan > ED 112 Canyon Creek, Milton, Petersen Precincts > image 14 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XC-J2W : accessed 16 September 2021), Nels J Peterson, Milton, Morgan, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 7B, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1604; FHL microfilm 1,375,617.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29320762/anders-nielson : accessed 17 September 2021), memorial page for Anders Nielson (4 Sep 1818–3 Jun 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29320762, citing Milton Cemetery, Milton, Morgan County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by gdrich (contributor 47268884) .