Karl (Carl) Jensen Martensen

born February 4, 1840, baptized May 14, 1840, Sønder Seyerslev, Emmerlev parish, Schleswig, Denmark

parents Jens Martensen & Karen Andersdotter

vaccinated for smallpox April 15, 1843

confirmed in 1854, Emmerlev parish

married Anna Matilda Petersen about 1865, according to divorce records

labeled a workman in birth records

they moved to new port city of Esbjerg, Jerne sogn, Ribe amt, between 1868 and 1870, probably in part to avoid Prussian occupation and draft, and to take advantage of the construction work available

came alone to US with son Henry about sometime between 1872 and 1881 (probably closer to 1881) settled in NYC (NJ)

deserted wife soon after that for another woman; Henry stayed with father in NYC (NJ)

Anna Matilda divorced Karl September, 1888, in Burlington

Anna Matilda (Ana Matilde) Petersen (Pedersen) Martensen Thyggesen (Thygesen, Thygersen, Thygessen, Thyggessen, Tygesen, Tikesen)

born May 27, 1841 (Vieno Martensen made a note in her family tree that the year should be 1844, not 1841, but I don’t know her source; 1841 is in several sources), Neukirchen parish, Schleswig, Denmark (now in Germany)

died June 12, 1914, West Burlington

funeral at St. Paul's Evangelical Church (now UCC), West Burlington (identified as German Methodist Church in obit)

buried Aspen Grove

came to US sometime between 1879 to 1883 with younger son Cornelius; Glenn Martensen said she went first to New Jersey to visit Henry, and confront her husband and the woman with whom he lived

Cornelius recalled he was about seven years old on the journey, and shipwrecked along the way, adrift in a lifeboat for more than a day, lost all possessions  

record of Anna M. Petersen sailing on the “Thingvalla” Copenhagen to NYC October 6, 1883 (though no mention of a shipwreck)

not mentioned on any passenger list of shipwrecked passenger steamships in 1979-1883, but those published lists are not always complete; some minor wrecks probably not even reported

went on to Burlington after she found Karl living with the other woman

identified as wife of Markus Thyggesen by 1884

divorced former husband Karl Jensen Martensen September, 1888, in Burlington, for drunkenness and desertion, to safeguard property she said she had bought 

said she had been "abandoned" in 1872, for at least two years (Cornelius born in 1872)

children:

Jens(?) Christian Martensen

age 6 by Feb. 1, 1870, born in Emmerlev sogn

on the 1900 census, Anna said she had had five children, and that two were living

Heinrich (Henry) Josias Martensen

age 2 by Feb. 1, 1870, born in Emmerlev parish

Marie Christine Martensen

born Jan. 22, 1870, Jerne parish

baptized March 27, 1870

Cornelius

born May 7, 1872, Jerne parish

baptized June 23, 1872

Heinrich (Henry) Josias Martensen (Martinsen in obit)

born January, 1870, in Emmerlev parish

according to Glenn, came to US with his father about 1872, settled outside of New York City in New Jersey; but in 1900 census, Henry says he’s been in the US for 19 years, since 1881, naturalized as a minor (this makes more sense)

champion lightweight boxer in New York, according to my mother; Henry states occupation as mechanic

by June, 1900, living in Pequannock Township, Morris County, NJ

census says his occupation is “(unreadable word) steel”

lived in Nutley, NJ, about 40 years (obit), so about 1908 to death in 1848

1910 census, living in a rented house, working as a peddler

couldn’t find him in 1920 census

when Glenn was nine, in 1923, whole family went to visit Henry in Nutley using a rail pass Cornelius got through his work   

Cornelius & Catherine went on to Hartford, CT, where Cornelius had cousins

left children with Henry - Glenn remembers their very untidy house

1930 census, living on a farm in Nutley, working as a farmer

in 1937, Glenn drove his parents back to Nutley in his new '36 Chevy

died January 12, 1848 in Nutley; his address was 37 Watchung Ave.

funeral from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; buried in Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield

married Lynah (Elizabeth) Graham Sept. 27, 1892 (1893?) in Hudson County, NJ

marriage record says that both are from Harrison City, Harrison Township, and that it’s a first marriage for both of them

Lynah (Elizabeth) Graham

born August, 1873, in Ireland

1900 census says she came to the US in 1888, not naturalized

children:

Natalie (Greenwood)

born October 6, 1898, in NJ

married Samuel Greenwood c. 1924

he was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, a medical doc who served in WWI

1930 census, they lived with his widowed mother in Newark, Essex County, New 

Jersey

only son, Samuel B, was under a year at the time of the census

Cornelius

born March, 1900, in NJ

1900 census says they’ve had five children, and that two are living; 1910 census says they’ve had nine, four are living

Harry

born 1902 in NJ

1930 census, living in Keyport, Monmouth County, NJ, living as a boarder with a family, working as a tinsmith

                         

Edwin

born c. 1911 in New Jersey

living with his parents in Nutley, working on a construction crew at 1930 census

Henry’s obit also lists Neil and Norma (Weiss), but not Cornelius

Markus Thyggesen

also spelled Marcus; Thygesen, Thygersen, Thygessen, Thyggessen, Tygesen, Tikesen

born March 3, 1841 or March 5, 1838 (this one probably correct), baptized August 22, Folding parish, Denmark

went to Grimstrup parish in 1858

Markus called a "cottager" in one baptismal certificate in Denmark

came to US in 1883, went at least soon to West Burlington; obit says he worked in the railway

shops there for many years

didn’t answer the questions on 1900 census, how many years of school? could he read?  could

he write?

Anna identified as his wife in property deeds by 1884

divorce from Johanne granted in Burlington on Oct. 19. 1888

Cornelius had left home at age 14(about 1886) because Markus abused him; later they

reconciled, and became close; Markus was godfather to the first of Cornelius' children, Harvey

became a naturalized citizen of US Oct. 24, 1892, Des Moines County District Court

died of pneumonia Jan. 11, 1917, West Burlington

his stepson Cornelius cared for him during his last illness, his son John was with him when he died

funeral at St. Paul's Evangelical Church (now UCC), West Burlington

buried Aspen Grove

married Johanne Margrethe Frandsen June 2, 1860 (divorce deposition says 1861, but Grimstrup parish register says 1860), who is from Roust, at her church in Grimstrup; he was 22, she was 27

by the time son Jeppe is born in 1861, they live in Roust

children with Johanne (all petitioned Markus' estate in 1917):

  John

  spells his own name Thygersen

  born February 25, 1867, Roust, Grimstrup sogn (his obit says Copenhagen, but this is unlikely)

  immigrated to Ashland, WI, at age 19 in 1886, to work as a tailor

  moved to Iron Mountain, MI, and then to Fond du Lac in 1905

  died of a heart attack in his shop on Jan. 19, 1923

  his wife didn’t supply the name of his mother on the death certificate

  buried in Rienzy Cemetery (section 18F)

     married Clara Auguste Radke July 22, 1894, at Ashland

     Clara Auguste Radke Thygersen

     born August 11, 1873, Wincester, WI

     died August 26, 1960, Fond du Lac

     children:

     Jennings (Fred), born c. 1898

     Ruth, 1899-1994

     John W., 1901-1984

     William, 1903-1984

  Frands

  also spelled Franc, Frantz

  born Denmark

  1917, living in Esbjerg, Denmark

 

  Hans

  born Denmark

  1917, living at No. 4 Norregade, Esbjerg, Denmark

  died between March and October, 1920?  

  Thyge

  also spelled To'ger, Thyger

  born Denmark

  1917, living in Roust, Grimpstrup sogn     

  died by March, 1920?

  Niels

  also spelled Nels

  born Oct. 15, 1868, Roust, Grimpstrup sogn

  1917, living in Galtho, Tistrup St., Denmark

 

family of son Jeppe, petitioning the court in 1934 after wife Ebbine's death

Jeppe Christian

born Dec. 21, 1861, Roust, Grimstrup sogn

baptized Jan. 19, 1862

died June 20, 1910 Copenhagen 

worked as a forman at time of death

married Ebbine Christine Hansen Dec. 27, 1885

Ebbine Christine Hansen Tygesen

died Feb. 20, 1934, Denmark

  children:

  Aage Halfred

  born May 23, 1889, Copenhagen

  1934, living at 1445 Quins S.A.W. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

  Johannes Christian Bendix

  Aug. 22, 1891, Copenhagen

  died Jan. 9, 1923, Copenhagen

  married Ingeborg Edith Olga Tygesen

    

     Ingeborg Edith Olga Lebran? Sebran? Tygesen

     1934, living at Borgergade 62.4, Copenhagen K

       

        children:

        Gunnar Bendix Johannes Tygesen

        born Aug. 21, 1919, Copenhagen

  Malfred Elisabeth Tygesen Arnt

  also spelled Malfrid

  born Oct. 11, 1893, Copenhagen

  1935, living at Borups Alle 20, Copenhagen

  married Johan Vilhelm Axel Arnt

     Johan Vilhelm Axel Arnt

     born Oct.4, 1891

  Bernhard Frank

  born Nov. 25, 1896, Copenhagen

  1934, living at Hornemannsgade 31, Copenhagen O(slash)

 

history of land purchases for Markus and Anna Thyggesen

March 28, 1883

Markus buys the original plot, about ten acres,

from Nils and Ann Hansen for $600.                                                    

Oct. 1, 1884

Markus & Anna sell the same plot to Hans C. Hansen for $600.

Dec. 17, 1884

Markus buys part of the same plot? from a group of inheritors from Cook County, Illinois, and Des Moines County for $660.

Nov. 8, 1888

Markus deeds half of that plot to Anna.

April 6, 1899

Markus & Anna buy 222 Ballard from H.B. & Leona C. Scott for $400 (plus interesting covenant prohibiting manufacture or sale of alcohol on property).

Karl Martensen, Anna Matilda Petersen, Markus Thyggesen

You can find the places named on a map