Notes:

Her aunt Kirsten Marie Sorensen (of Solbjerg) is listed as godmother.

Christened:
in the home

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Henry
• Cause of Death: Arterial schlerosis
• Occupation: Master painter and decorator
• Religion: Lutheran
• Research Notes: Wendell Mohr gave birthdate as “about 1850.” I have been unable to find Heinrich in the 1930 census. He died at about the same time as the census was being enumerated, so it’s possible that he was missed. Death certificate gives residence address as 4125 Cornelia Ave, Chicago, which was the home of his daughter Thora and her husband Alfred Wilhelm Hansen. Death certificate lists father’s birthplace as Hamburg, Germany and mothers as Fyen, Denmark.
• Census: 1880, Frederiksberg, København, Denmark
• Census: 1885, Frederiksberg, København, Denmark
• Emigration: 1892
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Aug 1925, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Notes:

Returned to Copenhagen in 1878. Came to the US in 1892, followed in 1895 by wife and children. In 1920, lived in a boarding house run by William Steckelshad at 64 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. At the time his daughter Rosalie’s death (August 1925), Henry was living in Los Angeles with his daughter Etta.

Christened:
In the church

Census:
Saxogade 27

Census:
Valdemarsgade 45-47

Census:
1001 Talman Avenue (now 1840 N. Talman Avenue)

Census:
1433 Oakley Avenue

Census:
64 West Grand Avenue

Buried:
Section LQ, Grave 61

Heinrich married Ane Marie Sørensen on 8 Feb 1874 in Nykøbing Mors, Thisted, Denmark. Ane (daughter of Søren Andersen Lÿkke and Maren Andersdatter) was born on 11 Oct 1847 in Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark; was christened on 14 Oct 1847 in Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark; died on 21 Jun 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 24 Jun 1918 in Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Nephritis
• Occupation: Housewife
• Religion: Lutheran
• Medical Notes: According to census records, Anna had two children that died before 1900 (9 born, 7 surviving). This corresponds to the two daughters who died in Denmark (Emma and Maren), which means there was no additional son (Henry). Died of “chronic nephritis, with secondary uraemia.”
• Research Notes: Mt. Olive Cemetary burial record gives age at death at 70 years. Wendell Mohr and 1910 census give first name as “Anna.” Clifford Mohr always said her maiden name was Lÿkke, but that doesn’t seem right. Her death certificate lists her father’s name as Anders Sorensen, Thorwald Mohr’s Christening certificate lists her name as Sorensen, and the California Death Index entries for two of her daughters (Frances and Dagmar) each give her maiden name as Sorensen as well. Other records all support this: birth records of her other children, danish census, marriage, and finally her birth record! It seems her father had the tilnavn Lÿkke, but such names are not usually passed on to daughters. 1885 census (Folketælling) gives her birthplace as Nykøbing på Mors. This sent me in the right direction, but the 1880 census is more accurate, giving her correct birthplace: Solbjerg, Thisted Amt.
• Census: 1850, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1855, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1860, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1880, Frederiksberg, København, Denmark
• Census: 1885, Frederiksberg, København, Denmark
• Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

According to the Dansk Data Arkiv Emigration Database, Ane registered for emigration on 17 Oct 1894. Her last residence was in Kobenhavn and her destination was Chicago. She departed through a foreign port.

Her death certificate lists her usual residence as 313 Wisconsin St. in Chicago. She died at 2016 N. Kedvale Ave.

Census:
Saxogade 27

Census:
Valdemarsgade 45-47

Census:
1001 Talman Avenue (now 1840 N. Talman Avenue)

Census:
1433 Oakley Avenue

Died:
2016 N. Kedvale, Chicago, Illinois

Buried:
Section LQ, Grave 61

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Night watchmen at the main railroad station of the Sjælland Railroad in Copenhagen
• Research Notes: Death certificate of his son Heinrich lists birthplace of Hamburg, Germany. 1850 and 1880 Danish Census entries give birthplace as Holstein. 1850 entry also lists a town name, but it is difficult to read. The DDD extraction gives “Eggested” which is Eggstedt in German. 1885 census lists “Pimberg” in Holstein. According to Wendell Mohr’s notes, he “drove train from Schleswig Holstein to Denmark.”
• Census: 1850, København, Denmark
• Census: 1880, København, Denmark
• Census: 1885, København, Denmark

Notes:

Came to Copenhagen in 1846. According to the 1880 census, Jochim’s first marriage ended in 1868.

Jochim married Emma Oline Marie Cathrine Petersen on 2 Jun 1850 in Frederiksberg, København, Denmark, and was divorced. Emma was born in Jul 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: Birth record of her son Charles gives age as 44 years, which would put her birth year at about 1829. Death certificate of her son Heinrich lists birthplace of Fyen [Funen], Denmark.
• Census: 1885, København, Denmark

Notes:

Emma was granted a divorce decree (from Jochim) on 22 November 1867 and was granted permission to marry on 29 December 1870.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Laborer, farmer
• Research Notes: The death certificate of his daughter Ane Mohr lists his name as Anders Sorensen.
• Census: 1834, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1845, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1850, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1855, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1860, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1870, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1880, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark

Søren married Maren Andersdatter on 25 Nov 1842 in Sundby, Thisted, Denmark. Maren (daughter of Anders Christensen Qvist and Mette Thorsdatter) was born on 3 Jul 1816 in Tødsø, Thisted, Denmark; was christened on 24 Nov 1816 in Tødsø, Thisted, Denmark; died on 27 Mar 1880 in Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark; was buried on 2 Apr 1880 in Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: The death certificate of her daughter Ane lists her name as Anna Quist. This is probably because her father had the tilnavn Qvist, although Maren likely never used the name herself.
• Census: 1845, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1850, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1855, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1860, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1870, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1880, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark

Heinrich + Metta Catharina Kolpien. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Tenant farmer
• Census: 1787, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1834, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1850, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1855, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark

Notes:

Listed as blind in 1787 census.

Anders + Else Marie Jensdatter. Else was born about 1779; died on 5 Jun 1841 in Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark; was buried on 13 Jun 1841 in Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1834, Solbjerg, Thisted, Denmark

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: The date column is unreadable in Anders’ birth record, so the exact date is not known. Entries immediately before and after his are from 1771, so the year is very likely to be the same.
• Census: 1787, Tødsø, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1801, Tødsø, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1834, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1845, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1850, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark

Anders + Mette Thorsdatter. Mette (daughter of Thor Christensen and Johane Pedersdatter) was born about 1782 in Tøndering, Viborg, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Research Notes: 1850 census lists birthplace as Durup Sogn, Viborg Amt. Durup is about 2km from Tøndering.
• Census: 1787, Tøndering, Viborg, Denmark
• Census: 1801, Tøndering, Viborg, Denmark
• Census: 1834, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1845, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark
• Census: 1850, Sundby, Thisted, Denmark

Notes:

In 1801, Mette was a domestic in the household of Peder Christensen.

Notes:

Anders and Mette were living with their daughter Maren (and her husband Søren Andersen) in 1845.