St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Boomer-Neola Early Families Miscellaneous Lists 2016 by Robert A. Christiansen, file St.Paul'sFamiliesLists.docx, revised 26 Mar '16. Contents page St. Paul's Relationships before 1881 between Charter Member Families 2 St. Paul's Marriages after 1881 between Charter Member Families 2 St. Paul's Charter Members 3 St. Paul's Early Families 4 This document contains material about the early families of St. Paul's Lutheran Church located north of Council Bluffs in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It supplements the collection of reports entitled St. Paul's Boomer-Neola Early Families. Each report in the Early Families collection is a brief biographical sketch of an extended family, members of whom are known to have belonged to St. Paul's over 100 years ago. Herein are a number of lists as shown above in the Contents.
St. Paul's Relationships before 1881 between Charter Member Families Christiansen and Jensen: Mrs. Christian Christiansen (Anna Jensen), Jacob Jensen, and Ole Jensen were siblings. Jensen, Olsen and Madsen: Mrs. Jacob Jensen (Anna Dorthea Madsen) and Mrs. Hans Olsen (Bodil Madsen) were siblings. A third sibling, an early member but not a charter member, was Jorgen Madsen, known in the United States as John Madison. Mrs. Ole Jensen (Karen Marie Olsen) was the daughter of Hans and Bodil Olsen. Christoffersen: Christoffer Christoffersen was the son of Jorgen Christoffersen. Christoffersen, Sorensen and Hansen: Mrs. Jorgen Christoffersen (Karen Jensen) and Mrs. Jorgen Sorensen (Inger Marie Jensen) were sisters. A third sibling, but not a charter member, was Mrs. Thomas Hansen (Christiane Jensen) a long-term resident of southeastern Boomer Township. Mrs. Rasmus Hansen (Marie Jorgensen) was the daughter of Jorgen and Inger Marie Sorensen. Hansen and Nielsen: Mrs. Peter Hansen (Inger Marie Nielsen) was a daughter of Niels and Ane Nielsen. A second daughter, whose children were later members, was Mrs. Peter Rasmussen (Anna Margrethe Nielsen). St. Paul's Marriages after 1881 between Charter Member Families I know of eight marriages between children of the 23 charter families: Martin Christoffersen and Minnie Bondo. Chris Christoffersen and Lena Nielsen. Viggo Hansen and Emma Bondo. P. W. I. Hansen and Anna Sofie Hansen. Jens Peter Hansen and Anna Jensen. Christian M. Chris Jensen and Christina Hansen. Alfred Nelson and Victoria Hansen. Christian Peter Thomas C. P.T Nelson and Jennie Nelson. St. Paul searlysources.docx 3/26/16 page 2
St. Paul's Charter Members (prepared by Robert A. Christiansen Aug 2008) The following list of charter members is copied from page 15 of the 1931 St. Paul s Church Jubilee Book 1881-1931. (1) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nielsen, and their children, Jorgen Peter, and Christian (2) Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Christoffersen and their children, Martin, Christian, and John. (3) Mr. and Mrs. Niels Hansen and their children, Hans and Maria. (4) Mr. and Mrs. Lars Nielsen (sic, Nelson) and their daughter, Jenny. (5) Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hansen and their children, Victoria and Viggo. (6) Mr. and Mrs. Christian Andersen and their daughter, Jensine. (7) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hansen and their daughter, Cecilia. (8) Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Hansen and their sons, Hans and Marius (admitted during the summer of 1881). (9) Mr. and Mrs. Christian Christiansen and their sons, Jens and Nels. (10) Mr. and Mrs. Hans Olsen and their son, Ole (admitted sometime in 1881). (11) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hansen and their children, Karen, Hans, Niels and William. (12) Mr. and Mrs. Jorgen Sorensen and their children, Jens and Sorine. (13) Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jensen and their children, Karen, Johanna, Mary and Martin. (14) Mr. and Mrs. Niels Nielsen. (15) Mr. and Mrs. Christoffer Christoffersen. (16) Mr. and Mrs. Christian Bondo and their children, Peter, Minnie, Henry, Christine, Willie, and Marie. (17) Mr. and Mrs. Jens Christensen and their children, Peter and Frank. (18) Mr. and Mrs. Jeppe Nielsen. (19) Mr. and Mrs. Jens Jensen. (20) Carl Petersen. (RAC: not yet identified) (21) Thomas Petersen. (RAC: not yet identified) (22) Ole Jensen. (23) Jens Sandersen. St. Paul searlysources.docx 3/26/16 page 3
St. Paul's Early Families - Family Roster begun in 1900 Covers families who were members in 1900 or joined before the early 1920s. Transcribed by Elaine Hoyer & Robert Christiansen, "*" denotes charter families. nbr page heads of family 1 Oluf Peter Bondo & Alvine Rasmussen 2 3 Niels Jorgen Christensen & Maren Kathrine Andersen *4 Christian Christiansen & Ane Kirstine Jensen 5 Jens Christiansen & Rasmine Rasmussen 6 Niels Christiansen & Mette Marie Rasmussen 7 Martin Jorgen Christoffersen & Aline Gomine Bondo 8 92 Jorgen Christoffersen & Karen Jensen 9 Isaac Hansen & Marie Jensen 10 Niels Hansen & Karen Sofie Henriksen 11 92 Hans Peter Hansen & Karen Sofie Olsen 12 92 Peter Hansen & Nielsine Jensen 13 93 Peter Hansen & Inger Marie Nielsen 14 93 Rasmus Hansen & Maria Jorgensdatter 15 93 Viggo Peter Isaac Hansen & Emma Louise Bondo 16 93 Carl Jensen & Maren Hanna Knudsen 17 Jacob Jensen & Ane Dorthea Madsen 18 Lars Jensen & Phoebe Christine Rief 19 94 Christian Peter Thomas Nielsen & Jennie Nielsen 20 Lars Nielsen & Karen Andersen 21 94 Niels Juul Nielsen & Mary Jensen 22 94 Peter Nielsen & Caroline Petersen 23 94 Svend Nielsen & Helene Sandstrom 24 94 Hans Olsen & Bodil Madsen 25 94 Paul Olsen & Anna Helvig Jensen 26 95 Thomas Christian Pedersen & Maria Elizabeth Bondo 27 95 Lars Christian Rasmussen & Karen Marie Andersen 28 95 Jorgen Madsen (John Madison) & Hilde Marie Moller 29 95 Peter Wilhelm Isak Hansen & Johanne Augusta Olsen/Anna Sofie Hansen 30 95 Jens Peter Hansen & Anna Jensen 31 95 Christian Jensen & Hansine M. K. Hansen 32 95 Erik Elias Eriksen & Johanne Thode 33 95 N. J. J. Nielsen & Anna Christine Bondo 34 95 Peter S. Petersen & Lydia Bondo 35 96 Sherman Christian Ferdinand Bondo & Magrete Hansen Christensen 36 96 Lars Petersen & Inger Marie Petersen 37 96 John Petersen & Bertha Cecilia Hansen 38 96 Christen Christoffersen & Anna Larsen 39 96 Larenz Clausen & Christine Jorgensen 40 96 Jens Jorgensen & Sofia Madsen 41 96 Alfred Nielsen & Victoria Marie Hansen 42 96 Mrs. Niels Olsen 43 97 Carl Albert Christian Bondo & Marie Iversen St. Paul searlysources.docx 3/26/16 page 4
*44 Mrs. L. C. Bondo 45 97 Carl C. Carlsen & Alma Hulda Olsen 46 Niels Peter Nielsen & Henriette Nielsen 47 97 Simon Peter Erikson & Kristine A. (Anina) Christensen 48 97 Martin Hedegaard & Katie Iversen 49 97 Jakob Peter Christoffersen & Laura Christensen 50 97 Carl P. Jensen & Carrie Larsen 51 George Jensen & Dora Nelsen 52 97 William Driver & Mary Jensen 53 98 Hans R. Nielsen & Hilma M. Sandberg 54 98 Jens Nielsen Lauridsen & Mary Johnson 55 Andrew Jorgen Larsen & Maria? 56 98 Clarence Peter Christensen & Alice Elizabeth Lauridsen 57 Charles T. Christensen & Laura Nielsen 58? Otto Christoffersen & Anna Christensen 58? Alfred H. Christensen & Dagny Schmidt 59 Hans Petersen & Mary Petersen 60 Mrs. Niels C. Jensen 61 98 Martin Jensen & Agnes Kristine Junker 62 Chris J. Jorgensen & Esther Cecilia Sandberg 63 George William Parish & Emma Stortz 64 Carl Emil Magnussen & Esther Henriette Bondo 65 99 Viggo Bondo Petersen & Christina Petersen 66 James Willard Bensen & Lila Anna Petersen 67 Alfred Iverson & Asta Jorgensen 68 Bernhard Nielsen 69 Henry C. Peterson & Elsie B. Benson 70 99 Harry Norbert Lauridsen & Martha M. Christiansen 71 99 Peter Iverson 72 99 Harry Nelson & Olga E. Peterson? 91 Oluf Peter Simon Christian Bondo & Ida Marie Olsen? Albert Arthur Jensen &? Jensen? Carl Jaeger &? RAC Oct 2010: I have now drafted sketches for all families on the above list, with two exceptions: Paul Olsen & Anna Helvig Jensen, #25: This couple was childless and had no known relatives in the St. Paul s community. Carl Jaeger: This family is on the list erroneously, as they did not join St. Paul s until 1931, when they moved to Boomer Township from Council Bluffs. In 1944 they returned to Council Bluffs. St. Paul searlysources.docx 3/26/16 page 5