1. JACOB KONRAD1 SVENDSEN was born June 13, 1848 in Holsteinborg, Vr. Flakkenbjærg, Sorø, Denmark, and died Unknown. He married KAREN MARIE HANSEN November 27, 1875. She was born December 22, 1854 in Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark, and died Unknown.
Marriage Notes for JACOB SVENDSEN and KAREN HANSEN:
Several of Jacob and Marie's children (including Peder Johannes) were born in a house in Slaglille called Sejehuset.
| 2. 3. 4. 5. | i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. xii. xiii. | HANS PEDER2 SVENDSEN, b. March 06, 1876, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. FREDERIK BERNHARDT SVENDSEN, b. August 20, 1877, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. EDVARD SEVERIN SVENDSEN, b. August 29, 1879, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. CHRISTIAN KONRAD SVENDSEN, b. November 22, 1881, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. April 1967. FREDERIK FERDINAND SVENDSEN, b. November 22, 1883, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. CARL AUGUST SVENDSEN, b. April 28, 1885, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. CHRISTIAN SVENDSEN, b. February 14, 1887, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. VICTOR JULIUS SVENDSEN, b. December 04, 1889, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. PEDER JOHANNES SVENDSEN, b. March 29, 1892, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. May 22, 1953. PETREA MARIE JOHANNE SVENDSEN, b. June 06, 1894, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. CARL LUDVIG SVENDSEN, b. March 22, 1895, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. THORA MARIE SVENDSEN, b. May 16, 1896, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. PEDER OLUF SVENDSEN, b. January 25, 1899, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark; d. Unknown. |
2. CHRISTIAN KONRAD2 SVENDSEN (JACOB KONRAD1) was born November 22, 1881 in Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark, and died April 1967. He married CHRISTINE JORGENSON Abt. May 06, 1920 in Canada. She was born October 05, 1885 in Hals, Denmark.
Notes for CHRISTIAN KONRAD SVENDSEN:
According to the Danish Emigration database, he and his brother, Carl August, bought their tickets to leave Denmark on May 6, 1903, destination, Racine, WI. His last place of residence before emigration was Viby which is northeast of Slaglille.
Conrad moved to Canada in 1917.
Notes for CHRISTINE JORGENSON:
BIRTH: Another family source has the year as 1888 not 1885.
Child of CHRISTIAN SVENDSEN and CHRISTINE JORGENSON is:
| i. | HENRY VICTOR3 SVENDSEN, b. March 04, 1922, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; m. MARGARET R. CARLSON, August 24, 1961; b. March 01, 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois. |
3. CARL AUGUST2 SVENDSEN (JACOB KONRAD1) was born April 28, 1885 in Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark, and died Unknown. He married LARCINE SORENSON.
Notes for CARL AUGUST SVENDSEN:
According to the Danish Emigration database, he and his brother, Christean Konrad, bought their tickets to leave Denmark on May 6, 1903, destination, Racine, WI. Sometime after he arrived in the US, Carl August Svendsen changed his name to August Swenson.
| i. | NORMAN3 SWENSON, b. Unknown; d. 1993. | |
| Notes for NORMAN SWENSON: It is said that Norman had seven children. He lived in Chicago, Illinois. | ||
| ii. | RAYMOND SWENSON, b. January 02, 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois; d. January 10, 1997, Gages Lake, Illinois. | |
| More About RAYMOND SWENSON: Burial: January 16, 1997, Libertyville, Illinois in Highland Memorial Park Cemetery Occupation: Deliveryman. |
4. PEDER JOHANNES2 SVENDSEN (JACOB KONRAD1) was born March 29, 1892 in Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark, and died May 22, 1953. He married GLADYS MAE LANDON October 25, 1919 in Woodstock,McHenry, Illinois, daughter of WILLIS LANDON and CHARLOTTE HAYES. She was born November 23, 1900 in Onterio, Wisconsin, and died October 29, 1992 in Zion, Illinois.
More About PEDER JOHANNES SVENDSEN:
Burial: Browntown, Green, Wisconsin in Cadiz Cemetery
Christening: June 26, 1892
Emigration: 1914
Immigration: 1914, New York City, NY
Military service: Georgia Remount Division WWI
Occupation: Laborer/farmer
Notes for GLADYS MAE LANDON:
Gladys' grandfather fought in the Civil War. He took part in the Battle of the Kennesaw Mountains in 1864. Kennesaw Mountains are northwest of Atlanta, Georgia, and they are now part of a national monument of the Civil War.
More About GLADYS MAE LANDON:
Burial: November 02, 1992, Browntown, Wisconsin in Cadiz Cemetery
Cause of Death: Congestive heart failure
Medical Information: Also had coronary artery disease
Occupation: Homemaker
| i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii ix. | UNKNOWN, d. unknown. JOHN PETER3 SVENDSEN, JR. WESLEY LEROY SVENDSEN ARNOLD VICTOR SVENDSEN AUDREY MAE SVENDSEN DORIS ROSELLA SVENDSEN ALICE MARIE SVENDSEN DON LANDON SVENDSEN ELSIE CAROL SVENDSEN |
5. PETREA MARIE JOHANNE2 SVENDSEN (JACOB KONRAD1) was born June 06, 1894 in Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark, and died Unknown.
More About PETREA MARIE JOHANNE SVENDSEN:
Christening: September 09, 1894
| i. | KAREN MARGRETHE3 SVENDSEN, b. September 05, 1915, Slaglille, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark. |