Agnes Marie Christiansen
1913 - 2009 (96 years)1. Agnes Marie Christiansen was born on 16 Jul 1913 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas (daughter of Peter Christian Christiansen and Anna Marie Brown); died on 14 Aug 2009 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, USA; was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. Notes:
The Hillsboro Argus
Washington County, Oregon
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Agnes Higgins, 96, local homemaker
FOREST GROVE - Agnes M. Higgins, 96, died Aug. 14, 2009, at her home.
Services have been held, with interment at Skyline Memorial Gardens, Portland.
Agnes Christiansen was born July 16, 1913, in Horton, Kan. She spent her early life in Twin Falls, Idaho.
She married James Higgins, Nov. 20, 1937, in Twin Falls.
She was a homemaker, a librarian for a time, and a member of Reedville Presbyterian Church and Reedville Presbyterian Tri-n-Will Women's Group. She also belonged to Aloha Grange and Aloha Rebekahs and had been an active league bowler in Hillsboro.
She was an Aloha and Hillsboro resident since 1942, and a Forest Grove resident since 2006.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Annie Christiansen, and a daughter Sharon Higgins in 1959.
Survivors include her husband, James Higgins; her son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Peggy Higgins; her daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Jim McGowan and Linda and Roger Hooper; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Remembrances: Washington County Hospice or Reedville Presbyterian Church.
Services: Donelson-Fir Lawn, Hillsboro.Agnes married James Alvin Higgins on 20 Nov 1937 in Twin Falls, Idaho. James was born on 9 May 1911 in Council, Adams County, Idaho, USA; died on 27 Oct 2009 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, USA; was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Sharon D Higgins was born on 26 Jan 1940; died on 25 Apr 1959; was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
- Dennis D Higgins
- Linda Dee Higgins was born on 3 May 1947 in Hillsboro, Oregon.
2. Peter Christian Christiansen was born on 18 Aug 1878 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas, USA (son of Christian Lassen Christiansen and Botilda Christina Wollesen); died on 17 Feb 1958 in Horton Rest Home, Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho. Peter married Anna Marie Brown in 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Anna Marie Brown Children:
- 1. Agnes Marie Christiansen was born on 16 Jul 1913 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas; died on 14 Aug 2009 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, USA; was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
- Cora Botilda Christiansen was born on 7 Nov 1922 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho; died on 12 Nov 2007 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Generation: 3
4. Christian Lassen Christiansen was born on 19 Mar 1849 in Stade, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was christened on 31 Mar 1849 (son of Christian Christiansen and Anna Margrethe Petersen); died on 17 Sep 1936 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA. Notes:
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Christian married Botilda Christina Wollesen. Botilda (daughter of Nis Peter Wollesen and Kjerstine Marie Moll) was born on 13 Mar 1849 in Løgum, Øster Løgum Sogn,Åbenrå Amt; was christened on 20 Mar 1849 in i hjemmet/at home; died on 11 Apr 1945; was buried in twin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Botilda Christina Wollesen was born on 13 Mar 1849 in Løgum, Øster Løgum Sogn,Åbenrå Amt; was christened on 20 Mar 1849 in i hjemmet/at home (daughter of Nis Peter Wollesen and Kjerstine Marie Moll); died on 11 Apr 1945; was buried in twin. Children:
- Christena Marie Christiansen was born on 9 Aug 1885 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas, USA; died on 25 Oct 1975 in Buhl Nursing Home, Twin Falls County, Idaho.
- Mata Christiansen was born on 6 Jul 1888 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas, USA.
- 2. Peter Christian Christiansen was born on 18 Aug 1878 in Whiting, Jackson County, Kansas, USA; died on 17 Feb 1958 in Horton Rest Home, Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho.
Generation: 4
8. Christian Christiansen was born on 11 Oct 1824 in Øster Højst, Højst Sogn, Tønder Amt; was christened on 17 Oct 1824 in Højst Kirke (son of Christian Lassen Christiansen and Kirsten Maria Schmidt Jensen). Christian married Anna Margrethe Petersen on 1 Jun 1846 in Burkal Kirke, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt. Anna (daughter of Andreas Petersen and Mette Cathrine Paulsen) was born on 9 Dec 1824 in Rens, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt; was christened on 19 Dec 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Anna Margrethe Petersen was born on 9 Dec 1824 in Rens, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt; was christened on 19 Dec 1824 (daughter of Andreas Petersen and Mette Cathrine Paulsen). Children:
- Marie Cathrine Christiansen was born on 11 Aug 1846 in Jyndevad, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt; was christened on 30 Aug 1846.
- 4. Christian Lassen Christiansen was born on 19 Mar 1849 in Stade, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was christened on 31 Mar 1849; died on 17 Sep 1936 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA.
- Lars Paulsen Christiansen was born on 22 May 1851 in Stade, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was christened on 9 Jun 1851 in Burkal Kirke, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt.
- Rasmus Jensen Christiansen was born on 23 Apr 1854 in Stade, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was christened on 7 May 1854 in Burkal Kirke, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt.
- Kjestine Marie Christiansen was born on 2 Nov 1856 in Jyndevad, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt; was christened on 30 Nov 1856.
- Peter Christiansen was born on 4 Mar 1859 in Stade Mark, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was christened on 17 Apr 1859 in Burkal Kirke, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt; died on 3 May 1859 in Stade Mark, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was buried on 8 May 1859 in Burkal Kirkegård, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt.
- Andreas Peter Christiansen was born on 14 Nov 1862 in Stade Mark, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt, Denmark; was christened on 4 Jan 1863 in Burkal Kirke, Burkal Sogn, Slogs Herred, Tønder Amt.
10. Nis Peter Wollesen Nis married Kjerstine Marie Moll. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Kjerstine Marie Moll Children:
- 5. Botilda Christina Wollesen was born on 13 Mar 1849 in Løgum, Øster Løgum Sogn,Åbenrå Amt; was christened on 20 Mar 1849 in i hjemmet/at home; died on 11 Apr 1945; was buried in twin.