Her headstone is wrong.
Death Announcement,
"Mrs. Christine M. Peterson
(Wife of C. H. Peterson, Deceased)
Born, in Denmark, May 20, 1835
Died, at Greenleaf, Kansas, May 10, 1915
Age 79 Years, 11 Months and 20 days
Funeral Services at the Christian Church, Wednesday at One O'clock
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery."
Family History, retold by Sylvia Paulson Smith, July 1991, and transcribed by Ellen Paulson Doty:
"There is an interesting story about Uncle Lewis, the oldest son of Grandfather and Grandmother Peterson. On their tombstones, in Maplewood Cemetery, Lewis changed their birthdates because Christina Peterson was born in 1835 and was older than her husband, who was born in 1838. Lewis did not think that it was proper for a wife to be older than her husband, so he changed the dates, giving Christina the date May 20, 1938 and Christopher April 21, 1835.
Also, it was Lewis who placed the "GAR - Grand Army of the Republic" Star emblem (from the American Civil War) by the tombstone to give his father honor and prestige. However, the Civil War ended in 1865, seven years before the family came to America in 1872. Christopher probably did serve in the Danish army in 1864, during the war with Germany, but that had nothing to do with the United States Civil War."
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Her marriage to Christopher was her second. She had two children, Johanna and Sophie Peterson, from a marriage in Denmark. Her parents were Hans (b Aug 10, 1808 Nordenbro, Langeland, Denmark - d 1858) and Anna Marie (Madsdatter) (b Nov 25, 1810 Denmark - d 1858) Christensen. Christine and Christopher were married October 29, 1860 in Hjortholm, Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark.
- Hans Christian's (1808 - 1858) parents were Christian Rasmussen and Christine Margrethe Christiandatter.
- Anna Marie Madsdatter's (1810 - 1858) parents were Mads Hansen and Maren Hansdatter.
- Maren Hansdatter's parents were Hans Pederson (b abt 1751 bapt Dec 27, 1751) and Anna Michelsdatter (bapt March 10 1747/48).
- Anna Michaelsdatter's parents were Michael Nielson (d Aug 1780) and Maren Nielsdatter (Oct 15, 1784)
- Michael Nielson's parents were Niels Michelsen (b 1669 Denmark) and Anna Madsdatter (b abt April 1669 Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark d Jan 3, 1718/19 Humble Parish...)
Death Announcement,
"Mrs. Christine M. Peterson
(Wife of C. H. Peterson, Deceased)
Born, in Denmark, May 20, 1835
Died, at Greenleaf, Kansas, May 10, 1915
Age 79 Years, 11 Months and 20 days
Funeral Services at the Christian Church, Wednesday at One O'clock
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery."
Family History, retold by Sylvia Paulson Smith, July 1991, and transcribed by Ellen Paulson Doty:
"There is an interesting story about Uncle Lewis, the oldest son of Grandfather and Grandmother Peterson. On their tombstones, in Maplewood Cemetery, Lewis changed their birthdates because Christina Peterson was born in 1835 and was older than her husband, who was born in 1838. Lewis did not think that it was proper for a wife to be older than her husband, so he changed the dates, giving Christina the date May 20, 1938 and Christopher April 21, 1835.
Also, it was Lewis who placed the "GAR - Grand Army of the Republic" Star emblem (from the American Civil War) by the tombstone to give his father honor and prestige. However, the Civil War ended in 1865, seven years before the family came to America in 1872. Christopher probably did serve in the Danish army in 1864, during the war with Germany, but that had nothing to do with the United States Civil War."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Her marriage to Christopher was her second. She had two children, Johanna and Sophie Peterson, from a marriage in Denmark. Her parents were Hans (b Aug 10, 1808 Nordenbro, Langeland, Denmark - d 1858) and Anna Marie (Madsdatter) (b Nov 25, 1810 Denmark - d 1858) Christensen. Christine and Christopher were married October 29, 1860 in Hjortholm, Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark.
- Hans Christian's (1808 - 1858) parents were Christian Rasmussen and Christine Margrethe Christiandatter.
- Anna Marie Madsdatter's (1810 - 1858) parents were Mads Hansen and Maren Hansdatter.
- Maren Hansdatter's parents were Hans Pederson (b abt 1751 bapt Dec 27, 1751) and Anna Michelsdatter (bapt March 10 1747/48).
- Anna Michaelsdatter's parents were Michael Nielson (d Aug 1780) and Maren Nielsdatter (Oct 15, 1784)
- Michael Nielson's parents were Niels Michelsen (b 1669 Denmark) and Anna Madsdatter (b abt April 1669 Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark d Jan 3, 1718/19 Humble Parish...)
Her headstone is wrong.
Death Announcement,
"Mrs. Christine M. Peterson
(Wife of C. H. Peterson, Deceased)
Born, in Denmark, May 20, 1835
Died, at Greenleaf, Kansas, May 10, 1915
Age 79 Years, 11 Months and 20 days
Funeral Services at the Christian Church, Wednesday at One O'clock
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery."
Family History, retold by Sylvia Paulson Smith, July 1991, and transcribed by Ellen Paulson Doty:
"There is an interesting story about Uncle Lewis, the oldest son of Grandfather and Grandmother Peterson. On their tombstones, in Maplewood Cemetery, Lewis changed their birthdates because Christina Peterson was born in 1835 and was older than her husband, who was born in 1838. Lewis did not think that it was proper for a wife to be older than her husband, so he changed the dates, giving Christina the date May 20, 1938 and Christopher April 21, 1835.
Also, it was Lewis who placed the "GAR - Grand Army of the Republic" Star emblem (from the American Civil War) by the tombstone to give his father honor and prestige. However, the Civil War ended in 1865, seven years before the family came to America in 1872. Christopher probably did serve in the Danish army in 1864, during the war with Germany, but that had nothing to do with the United States Civil War."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Her marriage to Christopher was her second. She had two children, Johanna and Sophie Peterson, from a marriage in Denmark. Her parents were Hans (b Aug 10, 1808 Nordenbro, Langeland, Denmark - d 1858) and Anna Marie (Madsdatter) (b Nov 25, 1810 Denmark - d 1858) Christensen. Christine and Christopher were married October 29, 1860 in Hjortholm, Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark.
- Hans Christian's (1808 - 1858) parents were Christian Rasmussen and Christine Margrethe Christiandatter.
- Anna Marie Madsdatter's (1810 - 1858) parents were Mads Hansen and Maren Hansdatter.
- Maren Hansdatter's parents were Hans Pederson (b abt 1751 bapt Dec 27, 1751) and Anna Michelsdatter (bapt March 10 1747/48).
- Anna Michaelsdatter's parents were Michael Nielson (d Aug 1780) and Maren Nielsdatter (Oct 15, 1784)
- Michael Nielson's parents were Niels Michelsen (b 1669 Denmark) and Anna Madsdatter (b abt April 1669 Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark d Jan 3, 1718/19 Humble Parish...)
Death Announcement,
"Mrs. Christine M. Peterson
(Wife of C. H. Peterson, Deceased)
Born, in Denmark, May 20, 1835
Died, at Greenleaf, Kansas, May 10, 1915
Age 79 Years, 11 Months and 20 days
Funeral Services at the Christian Church, Wednesday at One O'clock
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery."
Family History, retold by Sylvia Paulson Smith, July 1991, and transcribed by Ellen Paulson Doty:
"There is an interesting story about Uncle Lewis, the oldest son of Grandfather and Grandmother Peterson. On their tombstones, in Maplewood Cemetery, Lewis changed their birthdates because Christina Peterson was born in 1835 and was older than her husband, who was born in 1838. Lewis did not think that it was proper for a wife to be older than her husband, so he changed the dates, giving Christina the date May 20, 1938 and Christopher April 21, 1835.
Also, it was Lewis who placed the "GAR - Grand Army of the Republic" Star emblem (from the American Civil War) by the tombstone to give his father honor and prestige. However, the Civil War ended in 1865, seven years before the family came to America in 1872. Christopher probably did serve in the Danish army in 1864, during the war with Germany, but that had nothing to do with the United States Civil War."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Her marriage to Christopher was her second. She had two children, Johanna and Sophie Peterson, from a marriage in Denmark. Her parents were Hans (b Aug 10, 1808 Nordenbro, Langeland, Denmark - d 1858) and Anna Marie (Madsdatter) (b Nov 25, 1810 Denmark - d 1858) Christensen. Christine and Christopher were married October 29, 1860 in Hjortholm, Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark.
- Hans Christian's (1808 - 1858) parents were Christian Rasmussen and Christine Margrethe Christiandatter.
- Anna Marie Madsdatter's (1810 - 1858) parents were Mads Hansen and Maren Hansdatter.
- Maren Hansdatter's parents were Hans Pederson (b abt 1751 bapt Dec 27, 1751) and Anna Michelsdatter (bapt March 10 1747/48).
- Anna Michaelsdatter's parents were Michael Nielson (d Aug 1780) and Maren Nielsdatter (Oct 15, 1784)
- Michael Nielson's parents were Niels Michelsen (b 1669 Denmark) and Anna Madsdatter (b abt April 1669 Humble Parish, Langeland, Denmark d Jan 3, 1718/19 Humble Parish...)
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