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Christina Marie (Larson) Day (1883 - 1959)

Christina Marie Day formerly Larson aka Dowell
Born in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmarkmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 75 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Christina Marie Larson was born on 20 June 1883 in Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark to John Larson (1843-1921) and Elizabeth Nielsdatter Jacobson (1857-1935). She immigrated to the United States with her parents in c. 1884. She and her brother John Albert were the only two of the 9 children born in Denmark.

Marriages and Family

She married twice. Her first husband died when she was 33.

  1. Jacob David Dowell (1868-1916) in 1899.
  2. John Edward Day (1869-1959) as his second wife in c. 1918 in Iowa, USA.

Children of the Dowell-Larson Marriage

  1. Albert Dowell was born on 17 February 1901 in Nebraska, USA. He died on 28 November 1977 in Montebello, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  2. Orval Leroy Dowell was born on 7 September 1904 in Brunswick, Antelope, Nebraska, USA. He died on 1 January 1972 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  3. Verna May Dowell was born on 29 March 1906 in Brunswick, Antelope, Nebraska, USA. She married Augustus B. Collins (1883-1942) c. 1928. Verna died on 1 March 1971.
  4. Harold Joseph Dowell was born on 10 September 1907 in Antelope County, Nebraska, USA. He married Lucille Jane Hendrix (1903-1985) after 1930. Harold died on 21 December 1985 in Sacramento County, California, USA.
  5. Clyde Israel Dowell was born on 31 May 1912 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA. He married 1) Emma Helena Wollan (1912-1975) c. 1934, they divorced after 1955 and 2) Mabel Ethel Peterson (1907-2007). Clyde died on 24 January 1991 in Eureka, Lincoln, Montana, USA.

Death and Burial

Christina died on 4 February 1959 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States at the age of 75. She was buried in the Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa. Headstone photo is available. Find A Grave: Memorial #8414934

Sources

  • 1900 United States Federal Census on 8 June in Eden, Antelope, Nebraska. Page 3, lines 22-30. [1]
  • 1910 United States Federal Census on 22 April in Ellsworth, Antelope, Nebraska. Page 6A, lines 25-30. [2]
  • 1920 United States Federal Census on 3 January in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa. Page 3B, lines 55-57. [3]
  • 1925 Iowa State Census on 1 January in Sioux City, Woodbury. Gives all names of parents. [4]
  • 1930 United States Federal Census on 11 April in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa. [5]
  • 1940 United States Federal Census on 4 April in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa. Page 4B, lines 61-63. [6]
  • Iowa Births and Christenings Index for daughter Joyce Day.
  • Iowa Death Records for daughter Joyce Frances Day.
  • U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index for Christina Larson Day, daughter of Elizabeth Jacobson and John Larson.
  • Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

  1. 1900: Larson, John 57/Dec 1842 in Denmark, arrived 1884, naturalized, farmer, m. 19 years, head; Elizabeth 42/Nov 1857 in Denmark, arrived 1884, 11 children born and 8 living, wife; Christina M. 16/Jun 1883, Denmark, arrived 1884, daughter; William 14/Dec 1885 in IL, son; Carl J. 12/March 1888 in IL, son; Frank N. 9/Jul 1890 in IL, son; Clyde P. 6/Nov 1893 in NE, son; Everett L. 5/March 1895 in NE, son; Walter S. 2/Jun 1897 in NE, son.
  2. 1910: Dowell, G.W. 42, b. MT, 1st marriage for 10 years, carpenter, head; Christina 26, b. Denmark, 4 children born & living, wife; Albert 9, b. NE, son; Orval 5, b. NE, son; Verna 4, b. NE, daughter; Harold 2, b. NE, son.
  3. 1920: Day, J.E. 47, house carpenter, head; Christina 36, b. Denmark, naturalized, wife; Joyce 4 months, daughter.
  4. 1925: Day, John E. 53, head; Christine 42, b. Denmark, father John Larson & mother Lizzie Jacobson, wife; Dowell, Orvell 20, father Jake Dowell and mother Christene Larson; Dowell, Verna 19, b. NE, father Jake Dowell and mother Christine Larson; Dowell, Harold 17, b. NE, father Jake Dowell and mother Christine Larson.
  5. 1930: Day, John E. 58, rent, laborer, head; Christine 46, wife; Joyce 10, daughter; George 5, son.
  6. 1940: Day, John E. 68, head; Christine 58, wife; George E. 15, son.




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PLEASE do not change the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. Thank you.
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Waiting for pm of duplicate profile to fix father before merging.
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