Married Minnie James at Gentry, Arkansas on July 8, 1912.

Two daughters born to this union:
Mildred (Greenland)
Margaret (Sibley)

A daughter, not on FAG, Margaret Ann (1916 NE-2007 CA) m. Robert D Sibley (1911 CA-2010 CA)

Frederick August was known to his immediate family and friends as Fred. He was born in Dannevirke, Howard County, Nebraska. His father was Rasmus Larsen Christensen, a Danish immigrant and farmer, and his mother was Augusta Philippa Miller, also a Danish immigrant, housewife and mother of six children. Fred had a sister, Anna Marie, and two brothers, William Miller and Edward George. He had two other siblings who died in infancy. Fred spent his early childhood on the family farms near Dannevirke, Ashton and Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska. His first language at home was Danish. He learned English when he started attending elementary school. In 1906, when Fred was 18, his parents moved to a farm near Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas. As an adult, Fred preferred to pursue farming in Nebraska, and he started to establish himself as an independent farmer in his early 20s in Rockville, Sherman County, Nebraska. He met Minnie Adyca James, also a native of Nebraska, and they married in the presence of Fred's family in Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas on Jul 8, 1912. They took up residence on a farm near Jackson, Hall County, Nebraska, and they had two daughters, Mildred Adyca and Margaret Ann. They later moved to a farm near Yale, Valley County, Nebraska (about 1930) and then to another farm near Arcadia, Valley County (around 1935). In Valley County, Fred lived near his parents and his younger brother, Edward, all farmers. In the late 1940s, Fred changed from farming to door-to-door sales. He became a familiar figure in Valley County as he drove from farm to farm in his Ford van with his Watkins products (home commodities). He provided a valued home sales and delivery service to the local farming community for many years. By the time Fred was 60, he weighed around 350 pounds (160 kg), and he joked that he was the biggest man in town. He was well known for his great sense of humor and fun loving nature. In May, 1964, at the age of 76, Fred died of a fall from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for the effects of a stroke. His life gave truth to the old adage, "He came into this world crying and all around him smiling; he left this world smiling and all around him crying." His remains are buried in Arcadia Cemetery, along side those of his wife of 51 years, Minnie.

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Married Minnie James at Gentry, Arkansas on July 8, 1912.

Two daughters born to this union:
Mildred (Greenland)
Margaret (Sibley)

A daughter, not on FAG, Margaret Ann (1916 NE-2007 CA) m. Robert D Sibley (1911 CA-2010 CA)

Frederick August was known to his immediate family and friends as Fred. He was born in Dannevirke, Howard County, Nebraska. His father was Rasmus Larsen Christensen, a Danish immigrant and farmer, and his mother was Augusta Philippa Miller, also a Danish immigrant, housewife and mother of six children. Fred had a sister, Anna Marie, and two brothers, William Miller and Edward George. He had two other siblings who died in infancy. Fred spent his early childhood on the family farms near Dannevirke, Ashton and Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska. His first language at home was Danish. He learned English when he started attending elementary school. In 1906, when Fred was 18, his parents moved to a farm near Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas. As an adult, Fred preferred to pursue farming in Nebraska, and he started to establish himself as an independent farmer in his early 20s in Rockville, Sherman County, Nebraska. He met Minnie Adyca James, also a native of Nebraska, and they married in the presence of Fred's family in Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas on Jul 8, 1912. They took up residence on a farm near Jackson, Hall County, Nebraska, and they had two daughters, Mildred Adyca and Margaret Ann. They later moved to a farm near Yale, Valley County, Nebraska (about 1930) and then to another farm near Arcadia, Valley County (around 1935). In Valley County, Fred lived near his parents and his younger brother, Edward, all farmers. In the late 1940s, Fred changed from farming to door-to-door sales. He became a familiar figure in Valley County as he drove from farm to farm in his Ford van with his Watkins products (home commodities). He provided a valued home sales and delivery service to the local farming community for many years. By the time Fred was 60, he weighed around 350 pounds (160 kg), and he joked that he was the biggest man in town. He was well known for his great sense of humor and fun loving nature. In May, 1964, at the age of 76, Fred died of a fall from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for the effects of a stroke. His life gave truth to the old adage, "He came into this world crying and all around him smiling; he left this world smiling and all around him crying." His remains are buried in Arcadia Cemetery, along side those of his wife of 51 years, Minnie.

-Thanks to Contributor 48589072-