Peter Tordsen[1, 2]

Male 1856 - 1937  (81 years)


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  • Name Peter Tordsen 
    Born 19 Jan 1856  Schwabstedt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Apr 1937  Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I0662  Gerber Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 

    Father Jacob Tordsen,   b. Abt 1820, Schwabstedt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1865, Schleswig Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Mother Anna Struve,   b. 24 Jun 1821, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1899, Scott County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married WFT Est 1837-1859  [1, 2
    Family ID F0262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Christina Henderson,   b. 1858, Schleswig Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1888, Schleswig Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married WFT Est 1874-1886  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Alfred Tordsen,   b. 23 Jun 1877,   d. 19 Dec 1900  (Age 23 years)
    +2. William Claus Tordsen,   b. 14 Jan 1879,   d. 9 Mar 1959  (Age 80 years)
     3. Ella Mary Tordsen,   b. 23 Sep 1882,   d. 17 Dec 1955  (Age 73 years)
     4. John Tordsen,   b. 3 Apr 1884,   d. 5 Oct 1948  (Age 64 years)
     5. Mary Tordsen,   b. 5 Aug 1885,   d. Apr 1950  (Age 64 years)
    +6. Herman Cleveland Tordsen,   b. 10 Jan 1888,   d. WFT Est 1938-1980  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F0269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Lamp,   b. 17 Mar 1869, Broderdorph, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1952, Lakefield, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 16 Aug 1888  Ida County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
    +1. Laura Tordsen,   b. Private
     2. Reinhart H. Tordsen,   b. Private
     3. Wilma Emma Tordsen,   b. Private
    +4. Harry Adolph Tordsen,   b. Private
     5. Louie Tordsen,   b. 15 Jan 1890,   d. WFT Est 1909-1981  (Age 90 years)
     6. Ferdinand William Tordsen,   b. 1 Oct 1891,   d. WFT Est 1910-1982  (Age 90 years)
     7. Helmuth Peter Tordsen,   b. 17 Jul 1893,   d. WFT Est 1924-1984  (Age 90 years)
     8. Walter Tordsen,   b. 29 Sep 1903,   d. 1925, Mobridge, SD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    +9. Alice Lillian Tordsen,   b. 20 Oct 1912,   d. Abt 1990, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F0270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jan 1856 - Schwabstedt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Aug 1888 - Ida County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1937 - Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • [schlotfeldt.FTW]

      [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Tree #3710, Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001]

      Resident of Rost Township, Minn for 44 years. Stricken with Pneumonia and
      heart trouble.
      Came to America when 16 years old and settled in Davenport, Iowa where
      he worked on a farm. Started farming for himself and remained there till
      1882, when he moved to Holstein, Iowa until 1893. Moved from there to
      Jackson County, Minn. in 1893, purchasing a farm in Sec. 34, Rost Twp.
      Added land through hard work and good mgm't until he had 813 acres of
      good rich soil.
      Retired in 1917 and moved to Lakefield for the 20 years prior to his
      death. Director of School Board, Farmers Co-op Elev. Co. . Very successful
      and deep thinker. Pall bearers were eight sons, William, John, Herman, Louie, Helmuth, Ferdinand, Reinhardt and Harry.
      Notes: Holstein is in Ida County, Iowa and the Co-op was a dairy co-op.

  • Sources 
    1. [S0028] schlotfeldt.FTW.
      Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001

    2. [S0033] World Family Tree Vol. 6, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., (Release date: August 22, 1996), Tree #3710 (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Jan 30, 2001