Using Timelines

In my decendency research of the Lund family, I am currently focusing on Didrich and Karen's oldest daughter, Christine, and her family. I have collected a lot of documents and know a lot more now than I did before. But, I still have a few questions I need to answer before I can keep going.

• What do I know so far?
• Where are there holes in the timeline?
• Are there records available to fill in the holes?
• Where can I go from here?

I think that making a timeline will help me answer these questions. So, using my Roots Magic software, I selected Peder Jensen and his wife Christine Funk Lund and their children to create a timeline report and saved it as a word document. This document includes the citations, so I can refer to them as needed.


Below I've added my timeline so far. I've also added ideas for further research.

Jensen Family Timeline

Date	Event	Person	Place
27 Aug 1839	Birth1–4	Peder JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
27 Aug 1839	Chr3	Peder JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
6 Oct 1839	Church3	Peder JENSEN	brought to church; Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
18 May 1840	Birth1,4–8	Christine Funk LUND	Akirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark
2 Aug 1840	Chr7,9	Christine Funk LUND	Akirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark
14 Jul 1842	Vacc1	Peder JENSEN	by Zahrtmann
14 Jul 1842	Vacc1	Christine Funk LUND	by Zahrtmann
Bef 1 Feb 1855	LDS Bapt10	Christine Funk LUND	Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
30 Jun 1858	LDS Bapt	Christine Funk LUND
Confirmation – I should be able to find a confirmation record for Peder, and possibly for Christine. They would have been confirmed in their teens, prior to their 19th birthday.
Abt 1861	Marriage9	Peder JENSEN and Christine Funk LUND	Akirkeby, Bornholm, Denmark
28 Apr 1865	Occupation	Christine Funk LUND	servant; Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
28 Apr 1865	Occupation1	Peder JENSEN	farm hand; Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
28 Apr 1865	Marriage1,11–15	Peder JENSEN and Christine Funk LUND	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
3 Mar 1866	Birth4,16–18	Annine Margrethe Christine JENSEN	Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
20 Apr 1866	Chr17	Annine Margrethe Christine JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
20 Apr 1866	Occupation17	Peder JENSEN	laborer; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
27 Jun 1866	Vacc17	Annine Margrethe Christine JENSEN	by Zahrtmann; Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
16 Feb 1868	Birth4,19–20	Laurits Peter JENSEN	Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
29 Mar 1868	Chr20	Laurits Peter JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
29 Mar 1868	Occupation20	Peder JENSEN	Fisherman; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
22 Jun 1869	Vacc20	Laurits Peter JENSEN	by Zahrtmann; Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Feb 1870	Religion21	Peder JENSEN	Lutheran; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Feb 1870	Occupation21	Peder JENSEN	Fisherman; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Feb 1870	Census21	Peder JENSEN	Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
6 Feb 1873	Birth15,22–23	Sanna Caroline Dorthea JENSEN	Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
6 Feb 1873	Occupation15,23	Peder JENSEN	Fisherman; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
10 Apr 1873	Chr15	Sanna Caroline Dorthea JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
27 Dec 1878	Birth24–25	Jacob Peter JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
27 Jan 1879	Death26–27	Sanna Caroline Dorthea JENSEN	Pneumonia; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
Probate Certificate – listed on Sanna’s death record. Need to pull this up on mircofilm at FHL.
2 Feb 1879	Burial26	Sanna Caroline Dorthea JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
Confirmation – the Jensen children may also have been christened. I should look for these records in the Nylarsker Parish records.
2 Feb 1879	Occupation26	Peder JENSEN	Fisherman; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Feb 1880	Occupation4	Peder JENSEN	day laborer in agriculture; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Feb 1880	Religion4	Peder JENSEN	Lutheran; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Feb 1880	Census4	Peder JENSEN	Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
9 Mar 1888	Death18	Annine Margrethe Christine JENSEN	chest disease; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
Probate Certificate – listed on Annine’s death record. Need to pull this up on mircofilm at FHL.
16 Mar 1888	Burial18	Annine Margrethe Christine JENSEN	Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
16 Mar 1888	Occupation	Peder JENSEN	Fisherman; Arnager, Nylarsker, Bornholm, Denmark
1 Jan 1889	LDS Conf9	Christine Funk LUND
29 Jun 1892	LDS SealPar9	Christine Funk LUND	LOGAN - Logan Utah
11 Feb 1900	Death9	Christine Funk LUND
5 Mar 1914	LDS Endow9	Christine Funk LUND	SLAKE - Salt Lake
5 Mar 1914	LDS Init9	Christine Funk LUND	SLAKE - Salt Lake
18 Jan 1960	LDS Bapt9	Christine Funk LUND
30 Jan 1996	LDS SealSp9	Peder JENSEN and Christine Funk LUND	JRIVE - Jordan River Utah

• Christine's LDS baptism/confirmation -- I have four different dates for Christine's baptism. I need to see if I can find her in the Bornholm Branch records. Also, I'll need to take a look at what Family Search has. It would not be surprising to find that she was baptized while alive and then had the work done for her as well.
• All the "blue" facts come from the FamilySearch Family Group Record sheet for Didrich, Christine's father.
• 1888 is the last time I have real, verified information for the Jensen family.

Where can I go from here?
Besides looking up the records listed above in purple, I have some other ideas.

1. 1890 Danish Census - Where are the Jensen's? Are they still in Denmark or have they immigrated?
2. Nylarsker Parish records - I will continue my search for future years to see if I can find death records for Peder and Christine as well as possible marriage records for their two sons.
3. I know from Jacob Peter's christening record that he immigrated to America ... perhaps I could find a passenger list for him? Or, maybe find him in a US Census.

Obviously, I'd like to find children for Laurits and Jacob. But, I need to know more! Onward!

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Endnotes:

1. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images, Statens Arkivers Arkivalieronline (www.sa.dk/ao/ : downloaded 22 November 2011), marriage record for Peder Jensen and Christine Funch, 28 Apr 1865; Nylarsker Parish.

        2. 1870 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 123, line 15-18, Poder Jensen Family; digitial images, Statens Arkiver (www.sa.dk/ao : downloaded 8 November 2011); Danish National Archives. Gives Peter's age as 30 as of 1 Feb 1870 and his birth place as Nylars.

        3. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Peder Jensen Christening Record.

        4. 1880 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Nylarsker Parish, p. 320, lines 45-49, Peder Jensen Family; digitial images, Statens Arkiver (www.sa.dk/ao : downloaded 29 March 2012); Danish National Archives.

        5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "New FamilySearch," database, Family Search (new.familysearch.org : accessed 17 May), Diderich Funk (PID: KWJF-P6R) Family Group Record. Lists the incorrect date.

        6. 1850 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 54, 130, Didrik Jacobsen Funk Family; digitial images, Statens Arkiver (www.sa.dk/ao : downloaded 8 November 2011); Danish National Archives. lists birth place as Aakirkeby.

        7. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Christine Funk, Christening Record, 1840.

        8. 1870 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 123, line 15-18, Poder Jensen Family. Gives Christine's age as 29 on 1 Feb 1870 and her birth place as Aaker.

        9. LDS, "New FamilySearch," database, Family Search, Diderich Funk (PID: KWJF-P6R) Family Group Record.

        10. 1855 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 200, 119, Didrik Jacobsen Funck Family; digitial images, Statens Arkiver (www.sa.dk/ao : downloaded 8 November 2011); Danish National Archives.

        11. 1870 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 123, line 15-18, Poder Jensen Family. Peter and Christine are listed as Married in the 1870 Census.

        12. 1880 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Nylarsker Parish, p. 320, lines 45-49, Peder Jensen Family. Peder and Christine listed as "married.".

        13. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanne Caroline Dorthea Jensen Death Record. Claudine Christine listed as Peder's wife.

        14. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanna Jensen christening record, to be moved to 1873. Claudine Christina listed as Peder's wife in their daughter, Sanna's, christening record.

        15. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanna Caroline Dorthea Jensen christening record.

        16. 1870 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 123, line 15-18, Poder Jensen Family. Gives Anine's age as 3 on 1 Feb 1870.

        17. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Annine Margrethe Christine Jensen Christening Record.

        18. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Annine Margrethe Kristine Jensen death record.

        19. 1870 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 123, line 15-18, Poder Jensen Family. Gives Lauritz' age as 1, as of 1 Feb 1870.

        20. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Laurits Peter Jensen Christening Record.

        21. 1870 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Arnager, Bornholm, p. 123, line 15-18, Poder Jensen Family.

        22. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanne Caroline Dorthea Jensen Death Record. Gives Sanna's age at death as 5 years old. Supports her birth date.

        23. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanna Jensen christening record, to be moved to 1873.

        24. 1880 Danish Census, Arnager, Bornholm, Denmark, population, Nylarsker Parish, p. 320, lines 45-49, Peder Jensen Family. Gives Jacob Peter Jensen's age as 1 year old on 1 Feb 1880.

        25. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Jacob Peter Jensen christening record.

        26. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanne Caroline Dorthea Jensen Death Record.

        27. Danish State Archives, "Kirkebøger," digital images Sanna Caroline Dorthea Jensen christening record. Priest marked "dead" on her christening record.