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Mary/Marie <I>Paulsen</I> Andersen

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Mary/Marie Paulsen Andersen

Birth
Jacksonville, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Death
26 Aug 1971 (aged 85)
Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Jacksonville, Shelby County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Mary was the daughter of Nels & Ida Paulsen. Mary was baptized, confirmed and went to Sunday School and church at Jacksonville Lutheran church.

On 6 Mar 1906 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA, Mary married John Andersen, the son of Peter Hansen Andersen & Kathrine Koch. The couple had 5 children: Evelyn, Sylvia, Doliver, LeRoy (1920-1924), and Harold, a stillborn son in 1906.

John & Mary owned a grocery store in Jacksonville. A fire in the chimney resulted in the store being burned down. John & Mary used the Danish Brotherhoood (dance) Hall to temporarily maintain their business while a new store was built by local carpenters. Once re-established, John sold the new store.

1921--John & Mary moved to Harlan, Shleby County, IA. John was on the Harlan City Council for 10 years.

2 Nov 1948-- John died in Harlan. Mary lived in their home for several years and then went to the Baptist Memorial Home in Harlan in about 1966. She died 26 Aug. 1971.

SOURCE: JACKSONVILLE, IA 1897-1997, page 38.
Mary was the daughter of Nels & Ida Paulsen. Mary was baptized, confirmed and went to Sunday School and church at Jacksonville Lutheran church.

On 6 Mar 1906 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville, IA, Mary married John Andersen, the son of Peter Hansen Andersen & Kathrine Koch. The couple had 5 children: Evelyn, Sylvia, Doliver, LeRoy (1920-1924), and Harold, a stillborn son in 1906.

John & Mary owned a grocery store in Jacksonville. A fire in the chimney resulted in the store being burned down. John & Mary used the Danish Brotherhoood (dance) Hall to temporarily maintain their business while a new store was built by local carpenters. Once re-established, John sold the new store.

1921--John & Mary moved to Harlan, Shleby County, IA. John was on the Harlan City Council for 10 years.

2 Nov 1948-- John died in Harlan. Mary lived in their home for several years and then went to the Baptist Memorial Home in Harlan in about 1966. She died 26 Aug. 1971.

SOURCE: JACKSONVILLE, IA 1897-1997, page 38.


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