Maren Sophie K Nielsen

1849 - 1893  (43 years)

• Name	Maren Sophie K Nielsen
  Birth	25 May 1849	Assentorp, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Baptism	15 Jun 1849	Stenmagle, Soro, Denmark   [9]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	May 1893	Morgan, Redwood, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  	Dannebod Cemetery
  		Maren Sophie K Jensen Nelson (Nielsen) Headstone Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/148704510/maren-s-nelson : accessed 07 May 2021), memorial page for Maren S Nelson (25 May 1849–21 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148704510, citing Dannebod Cemetery, Morgan, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by James McDermott (contributor 47449043) .
  Death	21 May 1893	Minnesota, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I185	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Niels Jensen,   b. 11 Feb 1824, Stenmagle, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Johanne Marie Nicolaisdatter,   b. 4 Jun 1828, Nyrup, Stenmagle, Alsted, Sorø, Denmark
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	28 Apr 1849	Stenmagle, Sorø, Denmark   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F6674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hans Peder Nielsen,   b. 24 Aug 1845, Slagelse, Soro, Vestsjalland, Denmark d. 25 Mar 1925, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1874	Eden, Brown, Minnesota, USA   [5, 12]
  		Hans Peter Nielsen and Mary Sophie Nelsen Wedding Certificate Mary Sophie's name is spelled Nelsen and Nelson (and one witness is Jens Jensen, which I believe is her correct last name.)
  		Hans Peter Nielsen and Mary Sophie Nelson Marriage
  Children	1. Rose Johanna Mary Nelsen,   b. 27 Feb 1889, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 26 Nov 1965, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Frank Grant Nelson,   b. 15 May 1875, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 22 Mar 1960, Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. John Canritch Nelson,   b. 22 Jun 1877, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 30 Mar 1953, Spink, South Dakota, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. James Peter Nielsen,   b. 25 Jan 1879, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Edward Emmanuel Nielsen,   b. 6 Mar 1881, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   6. Henry Albert Nelson,   b. 30 Jan 1883, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   7. Hans Nicolas Nielsen,   b. 28 May 1884, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   8. Emil Emanuel Nelson,   b. 9 Feb 1892, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 8 May 1968, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 15 Jun 1849 - Stenmagle, Soro, Denmark Marriage - 28 Apr 1874 - Eden, Brown, Minnesota, USA Burial - May 1893 - Morgan, Redwood, Minnesota, USA Death - 21 May 1893 - Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Maren Sophie K Jensen Nelson (Nielsen) Headstone Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/148704510/maren-s-nelson : accessed 07 May 2021), memorial page for Maren S Nelson (25 May 1849–21 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148704510, citing Dannebod Cemetery, Morgan, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by James McDermott (contributor 47449043) .
  	Hans Peter Nielsen and Mary Sophie Nelsen Wedding Certificate Mary Sophie's name is spelled Nelsen and Nelson (and one witness is Jens Jensen, which I believe is her correct last name.)
  	John Canritch Nelson Birth Record
  	Maren Sophie Nielsen Birth Record It appears in Denmark she was born with the patronymic Nielsen, but when they got to America, they used the father's "last name" (patronymic) of Jensen
  	Hans Peter Nielsen and Mary Sophie Nelson Marriage

  
  

• Sources

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