Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 6882
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 884
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Jens married Laura Katherine "Ditte" Eriksen in 1940 in Hjallerup, Hjallerup Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark. Laura (daughter of Dyrlæge Jens Eriksen and Ane "Johanne" Jensen) was born on 10 Jul 1903 in Gandrup, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 186
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 1940; Laura Katherine "Ditte" Jensen

Notes:

Min Søster, Laura Kathrine – “Ditte” - Eriksen f.10.7.1903
blev født i Gandrup. Hun fik huslig uddannelse og havde bl.a. været husbestyrerinde i København, da hun 37 ar gl blev gift med dyrlrege i Hjallerup, Jens Anton Jensen 23.12.1893-13.1.1972

Jfr. kap.7 var Ditte og han næstsøskendebørn, idet han var sønnesøn af vores morfars bror Anders. Han var enkemand med fire børn pa dengang 14, 13, 11 og 7 år
Selv fik Ditte dattersen:

Hanne Ramsgaard Jensen, f 6.4.1943-12.27.2015

My sister, Laura Kathrine - "Ditte" - Eriksen f.10.7.1903
Born in Gandrup. She had domesticate education and had, been a housekeeper in Copenhagen and when she was 37 years old married a veterinarian from Hjallerup, Jens “Anton” Jensen 23.12.1893-13.1.1972

You can see in Chapter 7 that Ditte was Anton’s second cousins, since he was the grandson of our grandfather's brotherAnders. At the time of the marriage he was a widower with four children 14, 13, 11 and 7 years.
Ditte had one daughter, Hanne Ramsgaard Jensen, born 4.6.1943-27.12.2015

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 882
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Christen married Krestine Marie Hovalt. Krestine was born about 1865 in Skanderborg, Horsens Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Krestine Marie Jensen
• Reference Number: 883
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 207
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

Vi er nu nået til min nærmeste familie, men selvom mine bedsteforældres ægteskaber har Været omtalt, kan det måske Være nyttigt at opsummere:

Farfar Lars Peter Eriksen, f.8.5.1840, d.26.1.1911, og farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter, f.22.2.1843, d.13.8.1915, blev gift 1.12.1865. Farfar blev ejer af Hougaards Mølle i Vester Hassing. Af deres ti børn, hvoraf tre døde som små, var far Jens Eriksen nr. otte.

Morfar Thomas Jensen, f.26.4.1837, d.13.10.1910, og mormor Laura Kathrine Spliid, f.2.12.1849, d.10.5.1898, blev gift 11.6.1875. Også han var landmand og blev ejer af Øster Laden, Langholt. Af deres syv børn, hvoraf fire døde som små, var mor Ane Johanne Jensen nr. tre.

Far Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960, og mor Ane Johanne Jensen f.28.3.1880, d.26.10.1961, blev gift 16.9.1902. Far var dyrlæge og praktiserede først i Gandrup, indtil han ved farfars død i 1911 overtog Hougaards Mølle og dermed blev både dyrlæge og landmand i V.Hassing. Da mine forældre rykkede ind i Møllen, havde de fået deres fire første børn, som fik glæde af farmor, der fortsat boede der til sin død i 1915. Siden kom de to sidste børn til – med mig som den yngste. Møllen er således mit barndomshjem, hvor jeg er vokset op sammen med mine fem ældre søskende. Det var et muntert og gæstfrit hjem, som ofte var samlingssted for den talstærke familie.

I 1948 solgte mine forældre Møllen til Marcus Kaasgaard, gift med farmors niece Anne Mette Ottosen, Krogaarden i V.Hassing. Derefter boede mine forældre i et hus i V.Hassing, som vi kaldte "Lille Møllen". Der døde min 'far 82 år gl., og der boede min mor fortsat til sin død 1.5 år senere.

Vi børn er:
Laura Kathrine Eriksen, f.10.7.1903
Inger Marie Eriksen, f.3.11.1904
Ottha Larsetty Eriksen, f. 31.8.1906
Knud Aage Eriksen, f.10.4.1910_, d.13.9.1969
Esther Margrethe Eriksen, f.15.5.1917
Lars Peter Eriksen, f.28.6.1919

We have now come to my immediate family, but even though my grandparent's marriage has been discussed, it might be useful to summarize:

Grandpa Lars Peter Eriksen, f.8.5.1840, d.26.1.1911 and Grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter, f.22.2.1843, d.13.8.1915, married 1/12/1865. Grandfather became the owner of the farm ‘Hougaards Mill’ in Vester Hassing. Of their ten children, three died young, and my father, Jens Eriksen was born No. eight.

Grandpa Thomas Jensen, f.26.4.1837, d.13.10.1910 and Grandmother Laura Kathrine Spliid, f.2.12.1849, d.10.5.1898, married 6/11/1875. He also was a farmer and became the owner of the farm Langholt in East Laden. Of their seven children, four died young, and mother, Ane Johanne Jensen was born third.

Father Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960 and mother Ane Johanne Jensen f.28.3.1880, d.26.10.1961, married 9/16/1902. Dad was a veterinarian and practiced first in Gandrup until his grandfather's death in 1911 when he took over Hougaards Mill and thus was both a veterinarian and a farmer in V.Hassing. When my parents moved onto the farm, their first four children had the benefited of having their paternal grandmother living with them until her death in 1915. After that there were two other children - with me as the youngest. The Mill Farm was my home, where I grew up with my five older siblings. It was a cheerful and hospitable home, which was often a gathering place for our large family.

In 1948 my parents sold the farm to Marcus Kaasgaard, who was married to grandmother's niece Anne Mette Ottosen, from Krogaard farm in V.Hassing. Then my parents lived in a house in V.Hassing, which we called the "Little Mill". They died there; my father 82 years old, and my mother continued living there until her death 1.5 years later.

We children are:
Laura Kathrine Eriksen, f.10.7.1903
Inger Marie Eriksen, f.3.11.1904
Ottha Larsetty Eriksen, born 31.8.1906
Knud Aage Eriksen, f.10.4.1910, d.13.9.1969
Esther Margrethe Eriksen, f.15.5.1917
Lars Peter Eriksen, f.28.6.1919

Jens married Ane "Johanne" Jensen on 16 Sep 1902 in Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. Ane (daughter of Thomas Jensen and Laura Kathrine Spliid) was born on 28 Mar 1880 in Øster Laden, Langholt, Horsens Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; died on 26 Oct 1961 in Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; was buried on 29 Oct 1961 in Kirkegård, Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 208
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 16 Sep 1902; Ane "Johanne" Eriksen

Notes:

Vi er nu nået til min nærmeste familie, men selvom mine bedsteforældres ægteskaber har Været omtalt, kan det måske Være nyttigt at opsummere:

Farfar Lars Peter Eriksen, f.8.5.1840, d.26.1.1911, og farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter, f.22.2.1843, d.13.8.1915, blev gift 1.12.1865. Farfar blev ejer af Hougaards Mølle i Vester Hassing. Af deres ti børn, hvoraf tre døde som små, var far Jens Eriksen nr. otte.

Morfar Thomas Jensen, f.26.4.1837, d.13.10.1910, og mormor Laura Kathrine Spliid, f.2.12.1849, d.10.5.1898, blev gift 11.6.1875. Også han var landmand og blev ejer af Øster Laden, Langholt. Af deres syv børn, hvoraf fire døde som små, var mor Ane Johanne Jensen nr. tre.

Far Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960, og mor Ane Johanne Jensen f.28.3.1880, d.26.10.1961, blev gift 16.9.1902. Far var dyrlæge og praktiserede først i Gandrup, indtil han ved farfars død i 1911 overtog Hougaards Mølle og dermed blev både dyrlæge og landmand i V.Hassing. Da mine forældre rykkede ind i Møllen, havde de fået deres fire første børn, som fik glæde af farmor, der fortsat boede der til sin død i 1915. Siden kom de to sidste børn til – med mig som den yngste. Møllen er således mit barndomshjem, hvor jeg er vokset op sammen med mine fem ældre søskende. Det var et muntert og gæstfrit hjem, som ofte var samlingssted for den talstærke familie.

I 1948 solgte mine forældre Møllen til Marcus Kaasgaard, gift med farmors niece Anne Mette Ottosen, Krogaarden i V.Hassing. Derefter boede mine forældre i et hus i V.Hassing, som vi kaldte "Lille Møllen". Der døde min 'far 82 år gl., og der boede min mor fortsat til sin død 1.5 år senere.

Vi børn er:
Laura Kathrine Eriksen, f.10.7.1903
Inger Marie Eriksen, f.3.11.1904
Ottha Larsetty Eriksen, f. 31.8.1906
Knud Aage Eriksen, f.10.4.1910_, d.13.9.1969
Esther Margrethe Eriksen, f.15.5.1917
Lars Peter Eriksen, f.28.6.1919

We have now come to my immediate family, but even though my grandparents' marriage has been discussed, it might be useful to summarize:

Grandpa Lars Peter Eriksen, f.8.5.1840, d.26.1.1911 and Grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter, f.22.2.1843, d.13.8.1915, married 1/12/1865. Grandfather became the owner of the farm ‘Hougaard Mill’ in Vester Hassing. Of their ten children, three died young, and my father, Jens Eriksen was born No. eight.

Grandpa Thomas Jensen, f.26.4.1837, d.13.10.1910 and Grandmother Laura Kathrine Spliid, f.2.12.1849, d.10.5.1898, married 6/11/1875. He also was a farmer and became the owner of the farm Langholt in East Laden. Of their seven children, four died young, and mother, Ane Johanne Jensen was born third.

Father Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960 and mother Ane Johanne Jensen f.28.3.1880, d.26.10.1961, married 9/16/1902. Dad was a veterinarian and practiced first in Gandrup until his grandfather's death in 1911 when he took over Hougaards Mill and thus was both a veterinarian and a farmer in V.Hassing. When my parents moved onto the farm, their first four children had the benefited of having their paternal grandmother living with them until her death in 1915. After that there were two other children - with me as the youngest. The Mill Farm was my home, where I grew up with my five older siblings. It was a cheerful and hospitable home, which was often a gathering place for our large family.

In 1948 my parents sold the farm to Marcus Kaasgaard, who was married to grandmother's niece Anne Mette Ottosen, from Krogaard farm in V.Hassing. Then my parents lived in a house in V.Hassing, which we called the "Little Mill". They died there; my father 82 years old, and my mother continued living there until her death 1.5 years later.

We children are:
Laura Kathrine Eriksen, f.10.7.1903
Inger Marie Eriksen, f.3.11.1904
Ottha Larsetty Eriksen, born 31.8.1906
Knud Aage Eriksen, f.10.4.1910, d.13.9.1969
Esther Margrethe Eriksen, f.15.5.1917
Lars Peter Eriksen, f.28.6.1919

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 867
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Anders married Kirstine Ramsgaard in 1862. Kirstine was born on 28 Jun 1830; died on 26 Apr 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 881
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 1862; Kirstine Jensen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 239
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

I 1. kapitel så vi, at farfar Lars Peter Eriksen blev født på Nejst 8.5.1840 og voksede op sammen med en ældreog to yngre søskende. I 3. kapitel så vi, at farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter blev født pa Holtegaard 22.2.1843 og voksede op sarnmen med elleve søskende, hvis livsforløb er beskrevet i
4. kapitel.

Der var frodighed omkring farmor, og efter billeder at dømme var hun også frodig at se til. Ikke alene kom hun af en stor børneflok og fik selve mange børn, men hun nåede også i sit 72 årige liv at opleve 21 af de ialt 26 børne-børn, som kom efter hende og farfar.

Farfar og farmor blev gift 1. december 1865, da han var 25 og hun 22 år. Han var landmand ligesom sin far og blev ejer af Hougaards Mølle i Vester Hassing. I årene 1866-84 fik de ti børn:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866, død som barn
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871, d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873, d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen, f.1876, d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881, død som barn
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884, død som barn.

Vi vender tilbage til min far, når vi også har set på min mors slægt. Så her skal Vi først møde hans søskende.

In chapter 1, we saw that grandfather Lars Peter Eriksen was born on Nejst 05/08/1840 and grew up along with one elderly and two younger siblings. In chapter 3 we saw that grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter was born on Holtegaard 02/22/1843 and grew up with eleven siblings, whose life cycle is described in chapter 4.

Grandma was an energetic person and from pictures we can see that she was a friendly buxom person. Not only was she from a large family where there were many children, but she also reached the age of 72 years and saw 21 of the her 26 grandchildren who were direct descendants of her and Grandpa.

Grandfather and grandmother got married 1 December 1865 when he was 25 and she 22 years. He was a farmer like his father and became the owner of the farm ‘Hougaards Mill’ in Vester Hassing. In the years 1866-84 they had ten children:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866 , died as a child
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871 , d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873 , d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen f.1876 , d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878 , d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881 , died as a child
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884 , died as a child.

We will return to my father, when we looked at my mother's family. So here we must first meet his siblings.

Lars married Inger Marie Ottosdatter on 01 Dec 1865 in Danmark. Inger (daughter of Otto Larsen and Mette Christensdatter) was born on 22 Feb 1843 in Holtegaard, Dronninglund Sogn, Hjørring Amt, Danmark; died on 13 Aug 1915 in Hougaards Mølle, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; was buried on 18 Aug 1915 in Kirkegård, Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 240
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 01 Dec 1865; Inger Marie Eriksen

Notes:

I 1. kapitel så vi, at farfar Lars Peter Eriksen blev født på Nejst 8.5.1840 og voksede op sammen med en ældreog to yngre søskende. I 3. kapitel så vi, at farmor Inger Marie Ottosdatter blev født pa Holtegaard 22.2.1843 og voksede op sarnmen med elleve søskende, hvis livsforløb er beskrevet i
4. kapitel.

Der var frodighed omkring farmor, og efter billeder at dømme var hun også frodig at se til. Ikke alene kom hun af en stor børneflok og fik selve mange børn, men hun nåede også i sit 72 årige liv at opleve 21 af de ialt 26 børne-børn, som kom efter hende og farfar.

Farfar og farmor blev gift 1. december 1865, da han var 25 og hun 22 år. Han var landmand ligesom sin far og blev ejer af Hougaards Mølle i Vester Hassing. I årene 1866-84 fik de ti børn:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866, død som barn
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871, d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873, d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen, f.1876, d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878, d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881, død som barn
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884, død som barn.

Vi vender tilbage til min far, når vi også har set på min mors slægt. Så her skal Vi først møde hans søskende.

In chapter 1, we saw that grandfather Lars Peter Eriksen was born on Nejst 05/08/1840 and grew up along with one elderly and two younger siblings. In chapter 3 we saw that grandmother Inger Marie Ottosdatter was born on Holtegaard 02/22/1843 and grew up with eleven siblings, whose life cycle is described in chapter 4.

Grandma was an energetic person and from pictures we can see that she was a friendly buxom person. Not only was she from a large family where there were many children, but she also reached the age of 72 years and saw 21 of the her 26 grandchildren who were direct descendants of her and Grandpa.

Grandfather and grandmother got married 1 December 1865 when he was 25 and she 22 years. He was a farmer like his father and became the owner of the farm ‘Hougaards Mill’ in Vester Hassing. In the years 1866-84 they had ten children:

Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1866 , died as a child
Mette Sofie Eriksen, f.1868
Erik Georg Eriksen, f.1870
Else Marie Eriksen, f.1871 , d.1939
Ane Katrine Eriksen, f.1873 , d.1947
Ottilia Jensine Eriksen, f.1875
Otto Larsen Eriksen f.1876 , d.1906
Jens Eriksen, f.27.5.1878 , d.14.4.1960
Thøger Peter Eriksen, f.1881 , died as a child
Thøger Thomsen Eriksen, f.1884 , died as a child.

We will return to my father, when we looked at my mother's family. So here we must first meet his siblings.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 209
• Reference Number: Ful-DK

Notes:

Thomas Jensen var min morfar. Vi skal i det følgende kapitel høre om hans søskende, ligesom vi naturligvis senere skal høre om hans ægteskab med min mormor. Men det skal allerede her nævnes, at han i 1866 overtog forældrenes øster Laden i Langholt nede ved Limfjorden på det område, hvor nu Nordjyllandsværket ligger. Stuehuset findes endnu, men er også på vej til at blive opslugt af værket. I morfars tid var der mørkt på området ved nattetid, og kaptajnen på den daværende båd mellem København og Aalborg havde derfor en aftale med morfar om, at han skulle stille en lygte ud ved vandet, så båden havde den at styre efter.

Morfar Thomas Jensen, 26.4.1837-13.10.1910
og
Mormor Laura Kathrine Spliid, 2.12.1849-10.5.1898 blev gift 11.6.1875, da han var 38 og hun 26 år. De fik syv børn, men de har ikke haft det let. Fire af børnene døde som små - to af dem endda næsten samtidig og vistnok af difteritis. Børnene var:

Laurits Bjørn Spliid Jensen, f.31.7.1876, d.25.1.1941
Jens Christian Jensen, f.25.8.1878, d.23.5.1880
Ane Johanne Jensen, f.28.3.1880, d.26.10.1961
Jenny Christine Jensen, f.29.5.1881, d.19.4.1884
Jens Christian Jensen, f.9.11.1883, d.11.4.1884
Johan Christian Jensen, f.16.8.1885, d.14.1.1886
Jens Jensen, f.19.6.1887

Foruden min mor levede således kun brødrene Laurits og Jens. Og .disse tre søskende mistede tilmed deres mor, da de var henholdsvis 21, 18 og 10 år. Hun blev kun 48 år. Morfar kom til at bo det meste af sit liv på Øster Laden, som han flyttede til med sine forældre, da han var 15 år, som han selv overtog, da han var 26, og som var hans hjem, til han døde 73 år gl. i 1910.

Thomas Jensen was my grandfather. We shall in the following chapter hear about his siblings, and we naturally later hear about his marriage to my grandmother. But it has already been mentioned that in 1866 he took over his parental farm Øster Laden in Langholt down by the fjord in the area where now North Jutland Electrical Plant is located. The farmhouse is still there [1997], but is on its way to being absorbed by the [power] plant. In my grandfather's time it was dark in that area at night, and the captain of the boat, which at that time traveled between Copenhagen and Aalborg, had an agreement with grandfather that he should put a lamp out by the water so the boat had a light to steer by.

Grandfather Thomas Jensen, 26.4.1837-13.10.1910
and
Grandmother Laura Kathrine Spliid, 2.12.1849-10.5.1898 married June11, 1875, when he was 38 and she 26 years. They had seven children, but they did not have it easy as four of the children died in infancy - two of them nearly at the same time, probably of diphtheria. The children were:

Laurits Bjørn Spliid Jensen,b.31.7.1876 , d.25.1.1941
Jens Christian Jensen, b.25.8.1878 , d.23.5.1880
Ane Johanne Jensen, b.28.3.1880 , d.26.10.1961
Jenny Christine Jensen, b.29.5.1881 , d.19.4.1884
Jens Christian Jensen, b.9.11.1883 , d.11.4.1884
Johan Christian Jensen, b.16.8.1885 , d.14.1.1886
Jens Jensen, b.19.6.1887

In addition to my mother only her brothers Laurits and Jens lived past childhood, and then these three siblings lost their mother when they were 21, 18 and 10. She was only 48 years old when she died. Grandpa lived most of his life on Øster Laden, a farm he had moved to with his parents when he was 15, and which he took over when he was 26, and that became his home until he died in 1910 at the age of 73.

Thomas married Laura Kathrine Spliid on 11 Jun 1875 in Danmark. Laura (daughter of Laurits Bjørn Spliid and Johanne Kirstine Pedersdatter) was born on 02 Dec 1849 in Danmark; died on 10 May 1898 in Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark; was buried on 14 May 1898 in Kirkegård, Vester Hassing, Vester Hassing Sogn, Aalborg Amt, Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 210
• Reference Number: Ful-DK
• Name: 11 Jun 1875; Laura Katherine Jensen

Notes:

Morfar Thomas Jensen, 26.4.1837-13.10.1910
og
Mormor Laura Kathrine Spliid, 2.12.1849-10.5.1898 blev gift 11.6.1875, da han var 38 og hun 26 år. De fik syv børn, men de har ikke haft det let. Fire af børnene døde som små - to af dem endda næsten samtidig og vistnok af difteritis. Børnene var:

Laurits Bjørn Spliid Jensen, f.31.7.1876, d.25.1.1941
Jens Christian Jensen, f.25.8.1878, d.23.5.1880
Ane Johanne Jensen, f.28.3.1880, d.26.10.1961
Jenny Christine Jensen, f.29.5.1881, d.19.4.1884
Jens Christian Jensen, f.9.11.1883, d.11.4.1884
Johan Christian Jensen, f.16.8.1885, d.14.1.1886
Jens Jensen, f.19.6.1887

Foruden min mor levede således kun brødrene Laurits og Jens. Og .disse tre søskende mistede tilmed deres mor, da de var henholdsvis 21, 18 og 10 år. Hun blev kun 48 år. Morfar kom til at bo det meste af sit liv på Øster Laden, som han flyttede til med sine forældre, da han var 15 år, som han selv overtog, da han var 26, og som var hans hjem, til han døde 73 år gl. i 1910.

Grandfather Thomas Jensen, 26.4.1837-13.10.1910
and
Grandmother Laura Kathrine Spliid, 2.12.1849-10.5.1898 married June11, 1875, when he was 38 and she 26 years. They had seven children, but they did not have it easy as four of the children died in infancy - two of them nearly at the same time, probably of diphtheria. The children were:

Laurits Bjørn Spliid Jensen,b.31.7.1876 , d.25.1.1941
Jens Christian Jensen, b.25.8.1878 , d.23.5.1880
Ane Johanne Jensen, b.28.3.1880 , d.26.10.1961
Jenny Christine Jensen, b.29.5.1881 , d.19.4.1884
Jens Christian Jensen, b.9.11.1883 , d.11.4.1884
Johan Christian Jensen, b.16.8.1885 , d.14.1.1886
Jens Jensen, b.19.6.1887

In addition to my mother only her brothers Laurits and Jens lived past childhood, and then these three siblings lost their mother when they were 21, 18 and 10. She was only 48 years old when she died. Grandpa lived most of his life on East Laden, a farm he had moved to with his parents when he was 15, and which he took over when he was 26, and that became his home until he died in 1910 at the age of 73.