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Niels Terpager Jepsen (1857 - 1927)

Niels Terpager Jepsen
Born in Vamdrup, Anst, Ribe, Denmarkmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 18 Aug 1878 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 70 in Ringsted, Emmet, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Danish Native
Niels Jepsen was born in Denmark

Biography

NIELS TERPAGER JEPSEN was born on May 16, 1857,in Vamdrup Parish, Ribe County, Denmark, the son of CECILIE and JEPPE ANDERSEN [1] He married ANNA KATRINA NISSEN on August 18, 1878, in Chicago, Illinois. They had two children during their marriage. He died on June 9, 1927, in Ringsted, Iowa, at the age of 70, and was buried there. His primary language was Danish, but he spoke English around the family.

Name: NELS TERPAGER JEPSEN. [2] [3]

Born 16 May 1857. Vamdrup, Ribe, Denmark [2] [3]

Died 9 Jun 1927. Ringsted, Emmet, Iowa, USA. [2]

Buried Ringsted, Emmet County, Iowa, United States of America. [2]

Naturalization as a Citizen: 1884 USA

Marriage Husband @P21@. Wife @P20@. Child: @P113@. Child: @P7@. Marriage 18 Aug 1878. Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [4]

Research Notes

(The spelling of the middle name is in question: Tergager, Terpager, or Tropager. Some old documents are hard to read. His middle name appears to be the maiden name (surname) of his mother. Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 Name: Niels Terpager Jepsen • Event Type: Birth Event Place: Hjarup, Ribe, Danmark • Event Place (Original): Hjarup, Ribe, Denmark Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 May 1857 Father's Name: Jeppe Andersen • Mother's Name: Cecilia Terpager • Volume: 12 Volume Date Range: 1855 - 1862

Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 Name: Niels Terpager Jepsen • Event Type: Birth Event Place: Hjarup, Ribe, Danmark • Event Place (Original): Hjarup, Ribe, Denmark Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 May 1857 Father's Name: Jeppe Andersen • Mother's Name: Cecilia Terpager • Volume: 12 Volume Date Range: 1855 - 1862

(Her maiden name of Terpager was given as a middle name to her son Nels (or Niels) who was my great-grandfather. This is the only record of Bastrup as a last name. It is "supposed" that she had been previously married.) Cecilie Terpager Bastrup mentioned in the record of Niels Terpager Jepsen Name: Cecilie Terpager Bastrup Sex: Female Husband: Jeppe Andersen Son: Niels Terpager Jepsen Other information in the record of Niels Terpager Jepsen from Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941

Name: Niels Terpager Jepsen • Event Type: Confirmation Event Date: 1 Oct 1871 • Event Place: Hjarup, Ribe, Danmark • Event Place (Original): Hjarup, Ribe, Denmark Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 May 1857 • Father's Name: Jeppe Andersen • Mother's Name: Cecilie Terpager Bastrup • Volume: 1 Volume Note: 1862 - 1873 Page Number Reference: 348


Sources

  1. ↑ Rigsarkivet, København: Ribe Amt, Vamdrup Kontraministerialbog 1855 - 1862 p. 10 # 7
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Source: #S894535246 Ancestry Record 60525 #64733888
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Source: #S894556107 Ancestry Record 2556 #67176
  4. ↑ Source: #S894556107 Ancestry Record 2556 #67176

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Ole Selmer
Bastrup is the name of the village where they were living.
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