Niels Lausten Rossen

1863 - 1935  (72 years)

• Name	Niels Lausten Rossen
  Born	21 Jan 1863	Abild, Abild Sogn, Tønder Herred og Amt, Denmark
  Christened	1 Mars 1863	Abild Kirke
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Dec 1935	Mentor, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
  Buried	Rosehill Cemetery, Mentor, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I37	Rossen Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Søren Christensen Rossen,   b. 28 Jan 1830, Abild, Abild Sogn, Tønder Herred og Amt ,   d. 15 Nov 1883, Sølsted, Abild Sogn, Tønder Herred og Amt  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anna Botille Lausten,   b. 23 May 1828, Møgeltønder, Møgeltønder Sogn, Lø Herred, Tønder Amt ,   d. 18 Nov 1914, Borg, Brede Sogn, Tønder Herred og Amt  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	15 Oct 1854	Brede Kirke, Brede Sogn, Tønder Herred og Amt
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleonora Andersen,   b. 25 Aug 1865, Skovshoved By, Hals Sogn, Kær Herred, Ålborg Amt, Danmark ,   d. 20 Mar 1923, Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1887	Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
  Children	+ 1. Anna Marie Pauline Rossen,   b. 22 Oct 1890, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 10 Nov 1973, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA  (Age 83 years)  [Birth] + 2. Walter Christ Rossen,   b. 22 Aug 1898, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 1964, Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   3. Myrtle Lovise Rossen,   b. 5 Dec 1901,   d. 23 Dec 1902  (Age 1 years)  [Birth] + 4. Edna Katherine Rossen,   b. 14 Apr 1904, Eugene, Oregon USA ,   d. 12 Jun 2002, McIntosh Manor Nursing Home in McIntosh, Minnesota, USA  (Age 98 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Nels Lausten Rossen and Elenora Andersen wedding picture
  		Brothers Jorgen and Nels Lausten Rossen about 1927
  		Nels Lausten Rossen on the Mentor farm, Minnesota
  		Nels Lausten Rossen Portrait
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and his wife Elenora (nee Andersen)
  		Nels Lausten Rossen on the Mentor farm in Minnesota with his grandchildren Shirley Ann Rossen and James Donald Casey, around 1933
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and wife Eleonora (nee Andersen) with their children Edna Katherine and Walter Christ Rossen
  		Nels Lausten Rossen, wife Eleonoa (nee Andersen) and the kids Edna Katherine, Walter Christ and Anna Marie in front of the house in Eugene, Oregon where they lived from 1902-1907
  		Rossen Farm in Mentor, Minnesota around 1940
  		Nels Lausten Rossen, wife Eleonora (nee Andersen) and their children Anna Marie, Edna Katherine and Walter Christ Rossen
  		Anna Marie Rossen (nee Jensen) and Eleonora Rossen (nee Andersen) Wives of the brothers Jorgen and Nels Lausten Rossen
  		Nels Lausten Rossen, an unknown man and 2 horses
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and wife Eleonora (nee Andersen)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Niels Lausten Rossen Birth and Baptism record from The Danish Church Books Abild Parish, 1863
  		Terre Bonne Township Map Nels Lausten Rossen´s farm is in square no 28
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and his wife Eleonora (nee Andersen) Nekrolog A brief summary of their lives. Source unknown...
  		Nels Lausten Rossen Obituary
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and Eleonora Andersen Marriage Record They got married on 14 Mar 1887 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa
  		"Mr and Mrs Nels L Rossen and family of Tyler, Minnesota, who had been visiting here, returned Monday" The Nashua Reporter, Iowa, 27 Nov 1902
  		Census 1895 with Nels Lausten Rossen, wife Eleonora (nee Andersen), daughter Anna Marie and Eleonora´s younger brother Carl Vilhelm Andersen They lived in Coon Creek, Lyon County, Minnesota
  		Census 1900 with Nels Lausten Rossen, wife Eleonora (nee Andersen) and children Anna Marie and Walter Christ They lived in Coon Creek, Lyon County, Minnesota
  		Census 1910 with Nels Lausten Rossen, wife Eleonora (nee Andersen) and the 3 children Anna Marie, Walter Christ and Edna Katherine They lived in Terrebonne, Red Lake County, Minnesota
  		Census 1920 with Nels Lausten Rossen, wife Eleonora (nee Andersen) and children Walter Christ, Edna Katherine Rossen They lived in Terrebonne, Red Lake County, Minnesota
  		Nels Lausten Rossen City Direction, Eugene/Oregon, 1907
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and daughter Edna visited Hans Hanson, Chris Miller homes and also Omaha and other Nebraska Cities The Nashua Reporter, Iowa, 1923
  		Mrs Nels Lausten Rossen visited the Hans Hanson and Chris Miller homes The Nashua Reporter, Iowa, 1917
  		Nels Lausten Rossen Advertising in Red Lake Falls Gazette, Minnesota, 1917 He is offering a mare
  		Niels Lausten Rossen Alfabetische Listen (lægdsrulle) - Conscription register He only showed up in 1883 which isn´t surprising as he immigrated to the USA in 1883. Difficult to read but he was 171.5 cm tall which is about 5.6 feet. As you can see then it is written in German. At that time this part of Denmark belonged to Germany/Prussia.
  		Nels Lausten Rossen City Direction, Eugene/Oregon, 1908
  		Niels Lausten Rossen Confirmation record from The Danish Church Books Døstrup Sogn, 4 Mar 1877 Interesting is that he lived in Døstrup but his parents in Abel which in Danish will be Abild. Niels probably worked on a farm. At the confirmation he was 14½ years old - time to move away from home!
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and his 2nd cousin Christian Lorenzen Rossen in City Direction Omaha, Nebraska, 1890 Nels named Nelson and worker at Howell Lumber Co. Christian Lorenzen Rossen bartender at Gottlieb Wuethrich
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and his 2nd cousin Christian Lorenzen Rossen in City Direction Omaha, Nebraska, 1892 Nels is a worker at Howell Lumber Co. Christian Lorenzen Rossen has a saloon
  		Nels Lausten Rossen and his 2nd cousin Christian Lorenzen Rossen in City Direction Omaha, Nebraska, 1891 Nels named Nelson and worker at Howell Lumber Co. Christian Lorenzen Rossen bartender at Gottlieb Wuethrich
  		Nels Lausten Rossen, his daughter Edna Katherine Rossen and his granddaughter Shirley Ann Rossen Census 1930 They lived in Terrebonne, Red County, Minnesota, USA Nels is a farmer
  		Niels Jørgen Rossen and his wife Anna Marie Jensen "Mr. and Mrs. J. Rossen left in their car last Sunday for Mentor, Minnesota, where theyplan to spend two or three months with Mr. Rossen´s brother. They planned to stop at Minden and Omaha for a visit with relatives on their way" The Curtis Enterprise, 17 May 1928

  
  

  Headstones		Nels Lausten Rossen Headstone
  		Niels Lausten Rossen and his wife Eleonora Andersen Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  The story my mother always told is that he had to leave Denmark to avoid conscription into the German army. When it came time to leave he went to tell his mother but she had a neighbor visiting so he had to leave without telling her good bye. Anna Walden, grandchild, 29 Nov 2016 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15679253/person/272004280317/facts