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Show Pige C2 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Ltah, Saturday, January 30, 1999 GENEALOGY By KAREN HOAG CIctcry nckcs fie: The Daily Herald LEHI Carol cssrccicto Ashton Oxborrow is a genealogist. Her grandfather Tarvel Hansen from emigrated Denmark at the age of 12 along with his parents, Neils Christian Hansen and Johanne Christensen Hansen. They arrived in Utah in 1862. Carol remembers the stories about Denmark and her journey to Utah that her grandfather Tarvel and her great-aun- t Karen Hansen Jones shared with her when she was a young girl. It The Dairy Herald LEHI Reaching back into history makes her appreciate today. Carol Oxborrow of Lebi became curious about her ancestors 20 years ago. 1 like to search for old pictures and the stories that go with them," says the grandma who's in her late 50s. 1 can remember my grandfather and mom telling stories," says Oxborrow. Later that inspiration from family gave her the impetus to travel Heritage preserved It's not only because of the great stories that Carol can almost visualize the Hansen homestead in Denmark, it's also because t Karen wrote a family history; therefore preserving her heritage for future generations, like Carol. Because of a small, simple few pages of family history, Carol knows how her grandparents met, how they lived and why they decided to move to to graveyards, courthouses and libraries collecting infor- great-aun- mation. She taps resources like M Passing ter, one-roo- to learn In the meantime Johanne hired out to do work on the farm, namely cooking, black-smithin- cleaning, milking. After they married they built a blacksmith shop on their farm in Hjelmsted. People brought horses to be shod; Neils would pack his tools and go to large ranches as well. Johanne plowed the grounds. Then she bound and tied the grain after Neils cut it with a scythe. She tended the sheep and moved them from place to place. She also served as a midwife for neighbors. school Karen and her brothers and One-roo- Daily Herald It on: Carol Oxborrow leafs through her albums of genealogy information with her granddaughBeardahl, 2, on Wednesday. Carol does her genealogy research at home on her computer. sisters attended a school where they sat on benches and recited lessons they had memorized earlier in the day. "If we couldn't recite correctly, we would have to sit down and study it until we could," writes Karen in a family history. "The teacher had a ruler that he would use when the students looked up from their books and weren't studying." Neils and Johanne worked from early morning to late at night. When baby Jim was 1 year old he fell into a great big iron pot of hot buttermilk at the fireplace; it was waist deep. Johanne was with him. Karen writes, "Father ran into the house, picked up the baby, got on his horse and rode as fast as he could for eight miles to the doctor with Jim screaming all the way." Karen remembered sitting and rocking Jim "day in and day out" after his return from the doctor. He was sick a long time. Not only was the milk scalding but the baby ingested some of it. America. The story might sound similar to other family historians, it goes like this: Johanne was 15 when she met Neils, who lived eight miles away. He walked the miles to court her every other week. Neils finished school at 15, then went into a seven-yea- r program Alicia ARC LESTERAThe m Courtesy photo History: Neils Christian Hansen and Johanne Christensen Hansen moved to America from Denmark after joining the LDS Church. Conversion When Neils heard about the LDS church in Denmark, he attended a meeting that lasted late into the night. Johanne didn't know where he was and when Neils invited her to the next one she wouldn't go. Johanne had wanted to become a Baptist; Neils wasn't in favor of it so she didn't join that church. When it was time for the next Mormon meeting Neils told her it was time to go; Johanne gave in. The Mormons didn't have a good reputation in their rural , If you use them correctly, mailing lists offer good information I got a computer for Christmas and am now "online." I have joined several mailing lists, but am a little nervous about actually posting to the list. Can you help me? .Mailing lists are a great way to find researchers with similar interests or even your long-los- t cousins. But it takes a well constructed query to get results. Below are some tips for writing an effective post that will increase your chances for success. Be sure you are addressing your query to the appropriate list. Make sure that the subject line is concise and reflects the information you are seeking. Many people are on several mailing lists and because they receive so much mail, they only have time to scan subject lines. Get to the point. Most peodon't want to take the time ple to read a long, drawn out query. The first paragraph should contain the "Who, What, Where and When" of your request. Include only one request in your post. Too many requests may decrease your chance for a response. Capitalize SURNAMES so they are easy to pick out of the post and subject lines. You shouldn't capitalize an entire message as it is more difficult HOAA ASK ANCESTRY find addresses: InfoSpace at http:www.infospace.com Juliana's Links at has links to libraries, Juliana S. Smith to read and some consider it the online equivalent of shouting. Be careful with abbreviations in your query. Remember that many mailing lists have members from all parts of the world who may not be familiar your abbreviations. Familiarize yourself with online resources so you don't post unnecessary requests. If you are looking for a geographic location, try looking at online maps to locate an ancestor's town. Some popular map sites are: MapQuest at http:www.mapquest.com USGS CountyLocation Finder at Pam Rietsch's 1895 U.S. Atlas at http:www.livgenmi.com1895. htm Online directories can help FOR rwEHoUMYS genealogical societies, historical societies and other research facilities and services. Visit the organization or facility's Web page to find hours, addresses, etc. Make sure you are only sending messages in plain text to mailing lists. Others may not have the capability to read HTML coded messages. Do not send your query as an attachment. Many viruses are transmitted as attach- ments and as a result, most people wisely do not open attachments from people they don't know. Sign your post with your name and address. Some programs don't show your address and without it people can't respond to your query. Reread your post carefully before you send it. Check for typos. 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They are a great place to make friends and to find relatives and information. Juliana S. Smith is the editor of Ancestry Daily News, a free newsletter from Ancestry.com. She is also the author of the Ancestry Family Historians Address Book. ship to New York. Next they took a train to Salt Lake City. "We ate from a yisit : . , diphtheria. "Just being a part of these a people, to be an inheritance of them," Oxborrow is grateful. v' i big box of food we had prepared before we left Denmark all Karen. dried food" wrote N They settled in Mayfield in a one:room home. Neils was so disappointed in the surroundings he wanted to return to Denmark. Their beds were made of straw. Customers paid Neils for blacksmithing with wheat for there was no money. "When we left Mayfield," wrote Karen, "we had a whole granary full of wheat." They sold it for 35 cents a bushel. In time they moved to Lehi and bought a home; Neils had more work there than he could do. "They're great," Carol says about her ancestors. "I can't even imagine them surviv- in 1863. The first fiddlermusician in town, James organized the first orchestra, band and choir; taught music and dance lessons; and sang whenever needed. He took his brass band to Fountain Green to meet Brigham Young and escort him and his company to Mt. V Pleasant. When LDS Church authorities told James he needed to become a farmer, he moved his families three miles west of town. Fiddler's Green was named for him. If you are a descendant, or, if you know of any, please contact Mary Louise Seamons by letter at 1774 S. 340 East, Orem UT 84058 or by telephone at (801) 7 225-876- AND if I ' ,y ' HUMMEL v ONE OF UTAH'S LARGEST SELECTIONS LLADROAND HUMMEL COLLECTOR'S FIGURINES 2 Burning : ing." MT. PLEASANT The James Hansen clan invites to a family descendants reunion and to help locate and contact as many family members as possible. Plans are being made to hold a James Hansen family reunion in Mt. Pleasant on Aug. 21. The tricky part is identifying and contacting all descendants of James and his three wives (Sophia Hansen, born in Denmark in about 1832; Johannah Marie Domgaard, born in Denmark on Sept. 22, 1838; Johanna Anderson, born in Sweden on Jan. 4, 1845). James, along with two wives, was in the first company of settlers to Mt. Pleasant in early 1859. He married his last wife www.heraldextra.com Fast, Safe and Effective No Scarring or ' Hansen clan in search of family members us online LASER HAIR REMOVAL GRAND OPENING H v L OFF OUR ENTIRE STOCK A TRADITION OF QUALITY FDA Approved SINCE 1904 3 176 W. Center Also At 50 E. Tabernacle St. George CALL TODAY FOR A FREE CONSULTATION Laser Skin Care Salon area; neighbors told Neils they had seven or eight wives. Thus, Johanne didn't want the LDS elders to meet in her home. However, Neils overruled again and .they came. Johanne hid. behind" the stove to listen and believed they were preaching the truth. When the elders continued and even stayed coming overnight it was hard on the family. Neighbors thought it was a disgrace and stopped bringing work to Neils' blacksmith shop. When the Hansens decided to move to America they took a cattle boat across the North Sea to Scotland. From there they traveled 1 1 days on a large ' Oxborrow says, "You have ' to stay in one family or you get confused." She's proud to be part of all her family lines. "I have a wonderful family, they had !' some tragic times. I can't r even imagine them surviving. A And we think we are being picked on." What does she mean? "So many babies lying on I the plains as the pioneers I would have a ' came across hard time doing that," the genealogist says. "My grand-..-- , ma had 12 kids and raised only five." Some of them were stillborn or only lived a couple : days or died of a disease like !) OF QUALITY Medically Staffed and Supervised Beaching those who need help. Touching us alL 1(800)41 http:www.unitedway.org cousins and great uncles for data as well. "Now you can get on the computer and access the archives," she says. "So many LDS Stake Centers have information, too." One morsel she uncovered was that her grandmother's father and Butch Cassidy's tciy father were brothers." Another family line shows relatives in a chain gang in the South. There they are, she says, pointing to a photo- graph, in black and white striped suits with ball and chain on their ankles. By KAREN HOAG s' a nan tbe New Year offftigbt! fpoo& |