Family lore I heard as a child has that our great-grandfather, Carsten Petersen,
Family lore I heard as a child has that our great-grandfather, Carsten Petersen, Sr., after the death of his first wife, placed his children with relatives and neighbor families and went to Denmark/Germany to find and bring back a second wife.
To explore the basis of this story, I followed the time line of events and his travel back to Nebraska with Ida Lucia Martensen.
- Carsten’s first wife, Margaretha (Hollman) Petersen, died 24 Apr 1886 nine days after a difficult birth of her seventh child on 15 Apr 1886. The child, a boy named Johan Henry Petersen, died a month later on 21 May 1886.
- On 31 Jan 1887, Carsten’s father, Carsten Petersen, died in Joldelund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (formerly a part of Denmark).
- Carsten traveled to Germany – When he began his travels is not known (Possibly there are newspaper articles or other records not yet found that show when Carsten left Nebraska for Germany and how he traveled.)
- Carsten Petersen, Sr. and Ida Lucia Martensen sailed on the steamship Australia (see Ship/Line Notes below) from Hamburg, Germany on 4 Mar 1887 and arrived in New York, New York, USA on 22 Mar 1887 (18 days at sea).
- Carsten and Ida arrived in Platte County, Nebraska less than a week later.
- Carsten and Ida were married on 30 Mar 1887 in Columbus, Nebraska.
The following are records of Carsten Petersen, Sr.’s return trip with Ida Lucia Martensen:
Record of their departure from Hamburg, Germany
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Name:
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Ida Martensen | ||||
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Departure
Date: |
4 Mrz 1887 (4 Mar 1887) |
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Estimated
Birth Year: |
abt 1859 |
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Age:
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28 | ||||
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Gender:
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weiblich (Female) | ||||
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Marital
Status: |
ledig (Single) | ||||
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Residence:
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Jordlund, Schleswig (Schleswig-Holstein) |
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Ship
Name: |
Australia | ||||
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Captain:
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Franck | ||||
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Shipping
Line: |
Edward Carr |
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Shipping
Clerk: |
Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft |
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Ship
Type: |
Dampfschiff (Steamship) | ||||
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Accommodation:
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Zwischendeck (which is “steerage”, or between-deck, often shortened to “tween-deck”) | ||||
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Ship
Flag: |
Deutschland | ||||
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Port
of Departure: |
Hamburg | ||||
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Port
of Arrival: |
New York |
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Household
Members: |
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Source Citation:
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Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 058 A; Page: 111; Microfilm No.: K_1735. |
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Name:
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Karsten Petersen | ||||
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Departure
Date: |
4 Mrz 1887 (4 Mar 1887) |
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Estimated
Birth Year: |
abt 1850 |
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Age:
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37 | ||||
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Gender:
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männlich (Male) | ||||
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Residence:
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Omaha, USA |
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Occupation:
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Landmann(Farmer) | ||||
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Ship
Name: |
Australia | ||||
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Captain:
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Franck | ||||
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Shipping
Line: |
Edward Carr |
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Shipping
Clerk: |
Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft |
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Ship
Type: |
Dampfschiff (Steamship) | ||||
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Accommodation:
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Zwischendeck (which is “steerage”, or between-deck, often shortened to “tween-deck”) | ||||
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Ship
Flag: |
Deutschland | ||||
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Port
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