Martin Peter Gregersen

1881 - 1959  (78 years)

• Name	Martin Peter Gregersen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	8 Mar 1881	Kjalding, Denmark   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Baptism	22 May 1881	Vejle, Denmark   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	27 May 1904	New York, New York, USA   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  	Departed Liverpool, England aboard SS Aurania
  Census	1920	Maple, Ida, Iowa, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married to Verda; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	May 1929	Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA   [8]
  Census	1930	Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	6 May 1959	Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA   [4, 5]
  Burial	Hartington Cemetery, Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I29222	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Christian Gregersen
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ellen Kjør
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verda Slater,   b. 15 Oct 1892, Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA d. 24 May 1929, Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1912	Battle Creek, Ida, Iowa, USA   [2, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Phyllis Gregerson,   b. 28 Aug 1927, Nebraska, USA  [natural]
  Family ID	F13757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 22 May 1881 - Vejle, Denmark Immigration - Departed Liverpool, England aboard SS Aurania - 27 May 1904 - New York, New York, USA Marriage - 6 Mar 1912 - Battle Creek, Ida, Iowa, USA Residence - May 1929 - Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA Census - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska, USA Death - 6 May 1959 - Coleridge, Cedar, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Hartington, Cedar, Nebraska; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2341003. 1930 United States Federal Census [S1432] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Maple, Ida, Iowa; Roll: T625_492; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 65. 1920 United States Federal Census [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S35] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cedar County News; Publication Date: 14 May 1959; Publication Place: Hartington, Nebraska, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/700171237/?article=e9e5f511-4fd1-4303-9333-e53ad23e88b9&focus=0.17422074,0.337895,0.2836125,0.6587183&xid=3355. [S161] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1904; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 27; Page Number: 132. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [S1410] Ancestry.com, Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Rigsarkivet; Danmark; Kontraministerialbog; Reference: 8033715351. Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1918 [S3413] Obituary of Verda Gregerson - Cedar County News - 1929, (Name: Cedar County News; Location: Hartington NE; Date: 30 May 1929;), MRS MP GREGERSON DIES FRIDAY MORNING • FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN WAS HELD SUNDAY. Mrs M P Gregersen of Hartington died at her home Friday morning about 10:00 after suffering from tuberculosis since last September. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the house and at 2:00 at Trinity Lutheran church, Rev Falk of the Wynot Lutheran church officiating. Burial was in the Hartington cemetery. Mrs Gregersen, formerly Miss Verda Slater, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Slater, was born October 15th 1892 at Amazona MO. When she was a year old her parents moved to Battle Creek Iowa where she grew to womanhood. On March 6th 1912 she was married to Mr Gregersen at Battle Creek where they began housekeeping. Her mother died in 1916 and in 1924 the Gregersen family moved to Omaha and in 1925 came to Hartington. Mrs Gregersen was a member of the Royal Neighbor lodge and of the Lutheran church having been baptized and confirmed in that faith last September. She is survived by her husband who is in the blacksmith business in Hartington, by five children one brother and four sisters. The children are Mildred, Ellen, Leonard Lyle, and Phyllis. Mildred, 16 has been attending school until last fall when she remained at home to care for her mother, the house, and the other children, the two youngest Lyle and Phyllis, being only five and two years old respectively. The brother is Henry Slater of Correctionville IA, and the sisters are Mrs George Sand of Danbury IA, Mrs Bertha Damarest of Correctionville IA, Mrs Chas Ronberg of Omaha, and Mrs Fred Mortensen whose address has been unknown the last nine years. All the brothers and sisters except Mrs Mortensen were present at the funeral. • Cedar County News • Hartington, Nebraska • 30 May 1929, Thu • Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/699921061/?article=ad283502-d95b-4ae5-a8b0-9a646c2d533c&focus=0.022179116,0.42316604,0.14389314,0.7573506&xid=3355 [S35] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Cedar County News; Publication Date: 30 May 1929; Publication Place: Hartington, Nebraska, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/699921061/?article=ad283502-d95b-4ae5-a8b0-9a646c2d533c&focus=0.022179116,0.42316604,0.14389314,0.7573506&xid=3355. [S3413] Obituary of Verda Gregerson - Cedar County News - 1929, (Name: Cedar County News; Location: Hartington NE; Date: 30 May 1929;), MRS MP GREGERSON DIES FRIDAY MORNING • FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN WAS HELD SUNDAY. Mrs M P Gregersen of Hartington died at her home Friday morning about 10:00 after suffering from tuberculosis since last September. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the house and at 2:00 at Trinity Lutheran church, Rev Falk of the Wynot Lutheran church officiating. Burial was in the Hartington cemetery. Mrs Gregersen, formerly Miss Verda Slater, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Slater, was born October 15th 1892 at Amazona MO. When she was a year old her parents moved to Battle Creek Iowa where she grew to womanhood. On March 6th 1912 she was married to Mr Gregersen at Battle Creek where they began housekeeping. Her mother died in 1916 and in 1924 the Gregersen family moved to Omaha and in 1925 came to Hartington. Mrs Gregersen was a member of the Royal Neighbor lodge and of the Lutheran church having been baptized and confirmed in that faith last September. She is survived by her husband who is in the blacksmith business in Hartington, by five children one brother and four sisters. The children are Mildred, Ellen, Leonard Lyle, and Phyllis. Mildred, 16 has been attending school until last fall when she remained at home to care for her mother, the house, and the other children, the two youngest Lyle and Phyllis, being only five and two years old respectively. The brother is Henry Slater of Correctionville IA, and the sisters are Mrs George Sand of Danbury IA, Mrs Bertha Damarest of Correctionville IA, Mrs Chas Ronberg of Omaha, and Mrs Fred Mortensen whose address has been unknown the last nine years. All the brothers and sisters except Mrs Mortensen were present at the funeral. • Cedar County News • Hartington, Nebraska • 30 May 1929, Thu • Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/700171237/?article=e9e5f511-4fd1-4303-9333-e53ad23e88b9&focus=0.17422074,0.337895,0.2836125,0.6587183&xid=3355 Obituary-GREGERSON Verda