Iwer Christian Jessen

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  • Name Iwer Christian Jessen 
    Born 7 Mar 1850  Tinningstedt, Karlum Parish, Schleswig - Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Iwer Jessen's name was kindly sent by Douglas Jessen, Calgary, Canada.
      It is thought Iwer emigrated to the USA. His family did not hear anything further of him.

      Tinningstedt is a municipality in the northernmost state of Germany Schleswig-Holstein. Tinningstedt is located in the administrative district Nordfriesland.

      Emigration From Schleswig-Holstein

      Jessen, Andreas, born 1844
      He emigrated to Queensland in 1866.
      AUS

      Jessen, Iwer Christian * 1850 son of Christian Johann. Accused of not showing for military service and of leaving the country without the required permit. Farmer. Permission for emigration was denied in 1872. Intended destination : Australia. A brother ran a pub in Queensland (a town called Fairo ? Tairo ?). AUS

      Emigration from Schleswig-Holstein
      Jessen, Iwer Christian * 1850 Accused of not showing for military service and of leaving the country without the required permit. Farmer. ???
      (Emigration out of Schleswig-Holstein, 19th century, RootsWeb)

      Name Iver Jessen
      Event Type Immigration
      Event Date 24 Mar 1882
      Event Place New York, New York, New York, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 31
      Birthplace Prussia
      Occupation Laborer
      Ship Name India
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1851
      Departure Port Hamburg
      Literacy Unknown
      Destination Place Usa
      Transit or Travel Compartment Staying in the USA [Transit]; Steerage [Travel]
      "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch

      Name Walter Tanke
      Spouse's Name Carrie Jessen
      Event Date 28 Jun 1902
      Event Place Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin
      Father's Name Walter Tanke
      Mother's Name Not Known Not Known
      Spouse's Father's Name Iver Jessen
      Spouse's Mother's Name Margaret Petersen
      "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch

      Event Place Kenosha city Ward 1 & 4, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 50
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Race (Original) W
      Relationship to Head of Household Head
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
      Years Married 22
      Birth Date Nov 1850
      Birthplace Denmark
      Marriage Year (Estimated) 1878
      Immigration Year 1881
      Father's Birthplace Denmark
      Mother's Birthplace Denmark
      "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch

      Household
      Ivar Gesson Head M 50 Denmark
      Margarita Gesson Wife F 55 Denmark
      Caroline Gesson Daughter F 23 Denmark
      Fred Gesson Son M 10 Wisconsin
      "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch

      Possible Burial but not Probable
      Name Iver Jensen
      Event Type Burial
      Event Date 1922
      Event Place Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
      Photograph Included N
      Birth Date 14 Nov 1850
      Death Date 07 Mar 1922
      Affiliate Record Identifier 151013926
      Cemetery Green Ridge Cemetery
      Created by: Kenosha County Genealogy Society
      Added: 21 Aug 2015
      Find a Grave Memorial 151013927

      (The inscription is Margrethe Jessen)
      Margrethe Jensen
      Birth 15 Nov 1845
      Death 20 Nov 1924 (aged 79)
      Burial
      Green Ridge Cemetery
      Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA
      Plot S-E (so of Newell)
      Memorial ID 151013927
      Created by: Kenosha County Genealogy Society
      Added: 21 Aug 2015
      Find a Grave Memorial 151013927

      George Jessen, birth, 18 Dec 1879, Kolding, Denmark parents, Iver Jessen and Margrethe Peterson, death, 20 Dec 1928, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, burial, 24 Dec 1928, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Painting Contractor, spouse, Evelyn Jessen


      Anne Marie Jessen, born, 14 Oct 1881, Ødis, Vejle. Christened, 12 Nov 1881, Ødis, Vejle, Denmark, parents, Iver Jessen and Margrethe Petersen


    Gender Male 
    Emigration 5 Mar 1882  From Odis, Dänemark to USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    This is most probably not the correct Iwer Jessen

    Name: Iver Jessen
    Departure Date: 5 Mrz 1882 (5 Mar 1882)
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
    Age: 31
    Gender: männlich (Male)
    Residence: Odis, Dänemark (Denmark)
    Occupation: Landmann
    Ship Name: India
    Captain: Haberland
    Shipping Line: Edward Carr
    Shipping Clerk: Morris & Co.
    Ship Type: Dampfschiff
    Accommodation: ohne Angabe
    Ship Flag: Deutschland
    Port of Departure: Hamburg
    Port of Arrival: New York
    ( Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten, Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 )

    Ødis Parish, Vejle, Dänemark

    Name: Iver Jessen
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1882
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
    Age: 31
    Birthplace: Prussia
    Occupation: Laborer
    Ship Name: India
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1851
    Departure Port: Hamburg
    Literacy: Unknown
    Destination Place: Usa
    Transit or Travel Compartment: Staying in the USA [Transit]; Steerage [Travel]
    Affiliate Manifest ID: 00036499
    Affiliate Publication Title: Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897
    Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1746067
    (United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897, LDS Family Search)

    Name: Iver Jessen
    Event Place: Kenosha City, Kenosha, Wisconsin
    Number of White Males: 2
    Number of White Females: 2
    Birthplace: United States: 2; Scandinavia: 2;
    (Wisconsin, State Census, 1885)

    Probably Incorrect
     
    Naturalization 25 Mar 1898  Kenosha Circuit Court, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probably not the correct Naturalization of Iwer/Iver Jessen
    name: Iver Jessen
    event: Naturalization
    event place: Kenosha, Wisconsin
    event date: 1898
    age: 47
    birth year: 1851
    birthplace: Denmark
    nara publication title: Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for U.S. District & Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950
    (LDS Family Search)  
    Died United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8297  Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen
    Last Modified 14 May 2021 

    Father Christian Johannsen Jessen,   b. 15 Jan 1809, Tinningstedt, Karlum Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark/ Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1889, Tinningstedt, Karlum Parish, Schleswig - Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Catharina Maria Karstensen/Carstensen,   b. 2 Mar 1816, Tinningstedt, Karlum Parish, Schleswig- Holstein Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1889, Tinningstedt, Karlum Parish, Schleswig - Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1840  Karlum , Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark/ Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Huffner Christian johannsen Jessen in Tinningstedt, son of Lütje Jessen, Maricka Christiansen- and Catharina Maria Carstensen, in Tinningstedt, daughter of Hufner Johann Carstensen and Anna Margretha Golde in Clixbull
      Witnesses:
      Jes Sönnichsen Jessen and Johann Carstensen both in Tinningstedt
      Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1518-1921
    Family ID F1481  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Christian Johannsen Jessen and his family in the Denmark Census 1860
    Christian Johannsen Jessen and his family in the Denmark Census 1860
    Denmark Census, 1860
    Klixbüll
    Karlum Sogn, Südtondern Amt
    Dorf Tinningstedt
    Tinningstedt 2. Angl.
    Hufengebäude 1
    Christian Johannsen Jessen, age, 51,, Verheir., Hufner, birthplace, Tinningstedt
    Kathrina Maria Kartensen, age, 44, Verheir., seine Ehefrau, birthplace, Tinningstedt
    Ludwig Martin Jessen, age 19, Unverheir., ihre Kinder, birthplace, Tinningstedt
    Andreas Peter Jessen, age, 15, Unverheir., ihre Kinder, birthplace, Tinningstedt
    Anna Margretha Jessen, age, 13, Unverheir., ihre Kinder, birthplace, Tinningstedt
    Iwer Christian Jessen, age, 10, Unverheir., ihre Kinder, birthplace, Tinningstedt
    Christian Karsten Jessen, age, 6, Unverheir., ihre Kinder, birthplace, Tinningstedt

    Danish Demographic Database


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