Jens Petter “Peter” Jeppesen (1844-1932)

Jens Petter “Peter” Jeppesen

Birth

15 Aug 1844

Uggerby, Hjørring Kommune, Nordjylland, Denmark

Death

16 Jul 1932 (aged 87)

Ruskin, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA

Burial

Spring Creek Cemetery

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Plot

Lot 174, Grave 3

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Jens Petter Jeppesen was born August 15, 1844 and baptized August 15, 1844 at Uggerby Sogn, Hjorring, Denmark. He was the son of Jeppe & Kristiane (Jensdatter) Pedersen. (Source: Denmark Church Records)

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The Nelson Gazette (Nelson, NE), Thursday, July 21, 1932; pg. 5

Peter Jeppesen passed away at his home in Ruskin July 16, 1932, at the age of 87 years, 11 months and 1 day. He had been confined to his home several years and the greater part of the last year was bed fast. His wife and one daughter preceded him in death. The following children are left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father: Jeppe of Ruskin, Ole of Bostwick, Ezra of Big Springs, Mrs. Nellie Henry of Houston, Texas; Mrs. Minnie Petit of Omaha; also eighteen grand-children, two great grand children, and one sister in Denmark. Mr. Jeppesen had been a resident of Nuckolls county (sic) since 1881, and was highly respected by a host of friends. -- Ruskin (Special Correspondence.)

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The Nelson Gazette (Nelson, NE), Thursday, July 21, 1932; pg. 5