Grand Island Daily Independent Saturday 15 March 1890 p. 4
The Death of Mrs. Andresen
Mrs. Dorothea Andresen, widow of the late Christian Andresen, one of the first pioneers of the Grand Island settlement, died March 4th in Blair, 67 years old, after a sickness of about 3 weeks.
She and her husband, who preceded her in death some years ago, came out to this, then entirely uninhabited country in 1857, with the Davenport colony, which was the embryo of the Grand Island settlement, and the later Hall co. Mrs. Andresen was one of five ladies, who at the time ventured out with the first pioneers, and stood all the dangers and privations of frontier life, right in the country of the Indians, 65 miles west of the last white settlements. She was an honest, hard working woman, a true help to her husband, and a good mother to her little Caroline, the first white child that lived in the Grand Island country. She and her husband built up a fine farm, and were well to do, when they a long while ago moved away to Omaha and later to Blair, where she now has found her final resting place by the side of her husband. she will be kindly remembered as long as any of our first pioneers are living.
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1860 Census - German (German Settlement) , Hall Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
Christian Andresen 40
Dora 34
Lena 6 - born Brazil
1870 Census - Omaha, Douglas Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
C. Andresen 50
Dora 40
Lena 18 - born Brazil
Celia 6 born New York
Julius Anderson laborer 18 born Denmark
Chris Miller 33 laboroer born Holstein
John Olson 21 Laborer born Denmark
Peter Neslon 18 laborer born Denmark
1880 Census - fort Calhoun, Washington Co., NE
Indexed as Andressen
Christian 60 Occ - Saloon keeper.
Dora 56
also 3 boarders - Henry Schroeder 21, John J. Whittington 22 and Henry Myers 22.
The Death of Mrs. Andresen
Mrs. Dorothea Andresen, widow of the late Christian Andresen, one of the first pioneers of the Grand Island settlement, died March 4th in Blair, 67 years old, after a sickness of about 3 weeks.
She and her husband, who preceded her in death some years ago, came out to this, then entirely uninhabited country in 1857, with the Davenport colony, which was the embryo of the Grand Island settlement, and the later Hall co. Mrs. Andresen was one of five ladies, who at the time ventured out with the first pioneers, and stood all the dangers and privations of frontier life, right in the country of the Indians, 65 miles west of the last white settlements. She was an honest, hard working woman, a true help to her husband, and a good mother to her little Caroline, the first white child that lived in the Grand Island country. She and her husband built up a fine farm, and were well to do, when they a long while ago moved away to Omaha and later to Blair, where she now has found her final resting place by the side of her husband. she will be kindly remembered as long as any of our first pioneers are living.
*****
1860 Census - German (German Settlement) , Hall Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
Christian Andresen 40
Dora 34
Lena 6 - born Brazil
1870 Census - Omaha, Douglas Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
C. Andresen 50
Dora 40
Lena 18 - born Brazil
Celia 6 born New York
Julius Anderson laborer 18 born Denmark
Chris Miller 33 laboroer born Holstein
John Olson 21 Laborer born Denmark
Peter Neslon 18 laborer born Denmark
1880 Census - fort Calhoun, Washington Co., NE
Indexed as Andressen
Christian 60 Occ - Saloon keeper.
Dora 56
also 3 boarders - Henry Schroeder 21, John J. Whittington 22 and Henry Myers 22.
Grand Island Daily Independent Saturday 15 March 1890 p. 4
The Death of Mrs. Andresen
Mrs. Dorothea Andresen, widow of the late Christian Andresen, one of the first pioneers of the Grand Island settlement, died March 4th in Blair, 67 years old, after a sickness of about 3 weeks.
She and her husband, who preceded her in death some years ago, came out to this, then entirely uninhabited country in 1857, with the Davenport colony, which was the embryo of the Grand Island settlement, and the later Hall co. Mrs. Andresen was one of five ladies, who at the time ventured out with the first pioneers, and stood all the dangers and privations of frontier life, right in the country of the Indians, 65 miles west of the last white settlements. She was an honest, hard working woman, a true help to her husband, and a good mother to her little Caroline, the first white child that lived in the Grand Island country. She and her husband built up a fine farm, and were well to do, when they a long while ago moved away to Omaha and later to Blair, where she now has found her final resting place by the side of her husband. she will be kindly remembered as long as any of our first pioneers are living.
*****
1860 Census - German (German Settlement) , Hall Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
Christian Andresen 40
Dora 34
Lena 6 - born Brazil
1870 Census - Omaha, Douglas Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
C. Andresen 50
Dora 40
Lena 18 - born Brazil
Celia 6 born New York
Julius Anderson laborer 18 born Denmark
Chris Miller 33 laboroer born Holstein
John Olson 21 Laborer born Denmark
Peter Neslon 18 laborer born Denmark
1880 Census - fort Calhoun, Washington Co., NE
Indexed as Andressen
Christian 60 Occ - Saloon keeper.
Dora 56
also 3 boarders - Henry Schroeder 21, John J. Whittington 22 and Henry Myers 22.
The Death of Mrs. Andresen
Mrs. Dorothea Andresen, widow of the late Christian Andresen, one of the first pioneers of the Grand Island settlement, died March 4th in Blair, 67 years old, after a sickness of about 3 weeks.
She and her husband, who preceded her in death some years ago, came out to this, then entirely uninhabited country in 1857, with the Davenport colony, which was the embryo of the Grand Island settlement, and the later Hall co. Mrs. Andresen was one of five ladies, who at the time ventured out with the first pioneers, and stood all the dangers and privations of frontier life, right in the country of the Indians, 65 miles west of the last white settlements. She was an honest, hard working woman, a true help to her husband, and a good mother to her little Caroline, the first white child that lived in the Grand Island country. She and her husband built up a fine farm, and were well to do, when they a long while ago moved away to Omaha and later to Blair, where she now has found her final resting place by the side of her husband. she will be kindly remembered as long as any of our first pioneers are living.
*****
1860 Census - German (German Settlement) , Hall Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
Christian Andresen 40
Dora 34
Lena 6 - born Brazil
1870 Census - Omaha, Douglas Co., NE
Indexed as Anderson
C. Andresen 50
Dora 40
Lena 18 - born Brazil
Celia 6 born New York
Julius Anderson laborer 18 born Denmark
Chris Miller 33 laboroer born Holstein
John Olson 21 Laborer born Denmark
Peter Neslon 18 laborer born Denmark
1880 Census - fort Calhoun, Washington Co., NE
Indexed as Andressen
Christian 60 Occ - Saloon keeper.
Dora 56
also 3 boarders - Henry Schroeder 21, John J. Whittington 22 and Henry Myers 22.
Gravesite Details
First name unknown. Info. compiled from http://www.blairnebraska.org/cemetery/Cemetery.asp
Family Members
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