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Thora Elizabeth <I>Jessen</I> Nicholson

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Thora Elizabeth Jessen Nicholson

Birth
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Death
30 May 1931 (aged 79)
Dwight, Morris County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Dwight, Morris County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Thora married Jens Peter Nicholson on March 11, 1875 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Aged 79 y, 5 m, 3 days.
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Thora Elizabeth Jessen Nikolaisen (1851-1931) had been a seamstress for the Danish royal family during the reign of King Christian IX. Thora's mother, Marie Jessen, had been a dressmaker in Denmark.
In 1890, Thora, her husband, Jens Peter Nikolaisen, and their seven children immigrated to American and then anglicized their surname to "Nicholson." They eventually settled in Geary County and began to farm.

*Excerpt from the obituary of Ruth Reid.

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Thora's parents are:
Peter Christian Jessen (abt 1823 - May 3, 1901)
and Marie Christine Olsen-Jessen (abt 1827 - 1893)
They were married on Dec 15, 1848 in Denmark.
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Thora married Jens Peter Nicholson on March 11, 1875 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Aged 79 y, 5 m, 3 days.
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Thora Elizabeth Jessen Nikolaisen (1851-1931) had been a seamstress for the Danish royal family during the reign of King Christian IX. Thora's mother, Marie Jessen, had been a dressmaker in Denmark.
In 1890, Thora, her husband, Jens Peter Nikolaisen, and their seven children immigrated to American and then anglicized their surname to "Nicholson." They eventually settled in Geary County and began to farm.

*Excerpt from the obituary of Ruth Reid.

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Thora's parents are:
Peter Christian Jessen (abt 1823 - May 3, 1901)
and Marie Christine Olsen-Jessen (abt 1827 - 1893)
They were married on Dec 15, 1848 in Denmark.
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Please respect the copyright laws on photo's.
You need permission to use photo's.
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Gravesite Details

Burial: May 31, 1931



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