Christen married Anna Sophie Lindberg in 1868 in Vester Vedsted Kirke, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt. Anna (daughter of Anders Jessen Lindberg and Petrea Barbara Augusta Bjerrum) was born on 30 Oct 1841 in Sønder Farup, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt; was christened on 12 Dec 1841 in Vester Vedsted Kirke; died on 18 Feb 1913 in Ydre Bjerrum, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt; was buried on 24 Feb 1913 in Vester Vedsted Kirkegård, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Petrea Barbara Augusta Tygesen was born on 27 Nov 1872 in Ydre Bjerrum, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt; was christened on 29 Nov 1872 in i hjemmet/at home.
2. Kirstine Tygesen was born on 15 Aug 1875 in Ydre Bjerrum, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt; was christened on 16 Aug 1875 in i hjemmet/at home.
3. Thyge Jesper Thygesen was born on 2 Jan 1879 in Ydre Bjerrum, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt; was christened on 15 Jan 1879 in i hjemmet/at home; died on 11 Feb 1967; was buried in Vester Vedsted Kirkegård, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt.
4. Ane Marie Tygesen was born on 7 Nov 1881 in Ydre Bjerrum, Vester Vedsted Sogn, Ribe Herred og Amt; was christened on 14 Nov 1881 in i hjemmet/at home.