Christian Andersen Tønder

1891 - 1943  (52 years)

• Name	Christian Andersen Tønder
  Born	17 Feb 1891	Skærbæk, Skærbæk Sogn, Tønder Amt
  Christened	7 Jun 1891	Skærbæk Kirke
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Oct 1943
  Person ID	I739	Rossen Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Christian Jørgensen Tønder,   b. 2 Aug 1862, Arrild Mark, Arrild Sogn, Tønder Amt ,   d. 12 Sep 1925, Skærbæk, Skærbæk Sogn, Tønder Amt  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Birgitte Kirstine Holm,   b. 28 Jul 1859, Agerskov Mark, Agerskov Sogn, Haderslev Amt, Danmark ,   d. 19 May 1934, Skærbæk, Skærbæk Sogn, Tønder Amt  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	9 Nov 1885	Agerskov Kirke
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ovidia Mathilde Nilsen,   b. 8 Jul 1897, Skotfos, Mælum Sokn, Solum Prestegjeld, Telemark, Norway ,   d. 2 Jan 1960, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1918	Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Doris Christine Tonder,   b. 5 Sep 1929, Medford City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1983, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 53 years)  [Birth] + 2. Elsie Mathilde Tonder,   b. 7 Oct 1931, Medford City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1999, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA  (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2016
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Christian Jørgensen Tønder with his wife Birgitte Kirstine (nee Holm) and their 7 children Picture probably taken during the visit from Bothilde Marie in Denmark. She lived in Boston, USA but came with 2 of her children on a visit in the 2nd half of 1921. Her brother Christian Andersen Tønder also immigrated to Boston but he and his Norwegian wife Olga Mathilde lived in Skærbæk, Denmark from 1920-1922 before they immigrated for good in 1922.
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Portrait
  		SS Oscar II The ship that brought Christian Andersen Tønder to the USA in 1913
  		SS Oscar II The ship that brought Christian Andersen Tønder to the USA in 1913
  		SS Hellig Olov The ship that Christian Andersen Tønder and Olga Mathilde Tønder (nee Nielsen) travelled on when immigrating for the 2nd time to the USA. The ship left Copenhagen/Denmark on 18 Feb 1929 with Christian on board. One day later on 19 Feb 1922 the ship left Oslo/Norway with the new passenger Olga Mathilde on board. Arrival was 10 days later on 29 Feb 1922 in New York

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Christian Andersen Tonder WW II Draft Registration Card, page 1
  		Christian Andersen Tonder WW II Draft Registration Card, page 2
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Alfabetische Liste (lægdsrulle) - Conscription register
  		Christian Andersen Tonder and Olga Mathilde Nilsen Marriage record from the vital records of the city of Woburn, Massachusetts 30 mar 1918
  		Christian Andersen Tonder, his wife Ovidia (in the USA named Olga) Mathilde (nee Nilsen) and their daughter Doris Christine Tonder Census 1930 They lived in Medford City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Christian worked as a tailor
  		Christian Andersen Tonder, his wife Ovidia (in the USA named Olga) Mathilde (nee Nilsen) and their daughters Doris Christine and Elsie Mathilde Tonder Census 1930 They lived in Medford City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Christian worked as a tailor Census 1940 They lived in Medford City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Christian worked as a tailor
  		Christian Andersen Tonder and his wife Ovidia (in the USA named Olga) Mathilde Nilsen Census 1920 They lived in Woburn City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Christian worked as an attendant at the rail road
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Birth and baptism record from The Danish Church Books Skærbæk Sogn, 1891 He was christened on 25 Feb 1891 in a so called "Emergency Christening" (Nottaufe in German). That could indicate that he was struggling with his health. Later, on 7 Jun 1891, he was christened in the church of Skærbæk.
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Confirmation record from The Danish Church Books Skærbæk Sogn, 16 Apr 1905
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Birth record from Civil Registry/Personregistret/Standesamt Skærbæk, 24 Feb 1891
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Passenger list sailing aboard "SS Oscar II" from Copenhagen on 21 Aug 1913 with arrival in New York on 3 Sep 1913, page 1 He was on his way to his brother-in-law Frederik Meyer who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Frederik was married to Christian´s sister Bothilde Marie You find Christian as no. 2
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Passenger list sailing aboard "SS Oscar II" from Copenhagen on 21 Aug 1913 with arrival in New York on 3 Sep 1913, page 2 He was on his way to his brother-in-law Frederik Meyer who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Frederik was married to Christian´s sister Bothilde Marie You find Christian as no. 2
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Passenger list sailing aboard "SS Helig Olav" from Copenhagen on 18 May 1922 with arrival in New York on 29 May 1922, page 1 He was on his way to his brother-in-law Frederik Meyer who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Frederik was married to Christian´s sister Bothilde Marie You find Christian as no. 1
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Passenger list sailing aboard "SS Helig Olav" from Copenhagen on 18 May 1922 with arrival in New York on 29 May 1922, page 2 He was on his way to his brother-in-law Frederik Meyer who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Frederik was married to Christian´s sister Bothilde Marie You find Christian as no. 1
  		Christian Andersen Tønder City Direction, 1915 Lynn, Massachusetts Christian works as a tailor
  		Christian Andersen Tønder City Direction, 1916 Lynn, Massachusetts Christian works as a tailor
  		Christian Andersen Tonder City Direction, 1918 Boston, Massachusetts Christian works as an attendant
  		Christian Andersen Tonder City Direction, 1920 Woburn, Boston, Massachusetts Christian works as an attendant
  		Christian Andersen Tonder City Direction, 1921 Woburn, Boston, Massachusetts Christian works as an attendant Quite interesting as he during the period 1920-1922 lived in Skærbæk, Denmark
  		Christian Andersen Tonder City Direction, 1938 Medford, Massachusetts He lived on 29 Draper Street
  		Christian Andersen Tønder Declaration of intention to naturalize 9 Feb 1925
  		Christian Andersen Tønder and his wife Olga Mathilde (nee Nilsen) Census/Folketælling 1921, page 1 They live in Skærbæk, Denmark which is the little town where Christian was born in 1891. They came to Skærbæk from America in 1920. They lived in America in 1918. Christian is working as a tailor for his father who also is a tailor. They live for rent, probably renting a small flat.
  		Christian Andersen Tønder and his wife Olga Mathilde (nee Nilsen) Census/Folketælling 1921, page 2 They live in Skærbæk, Denmark which is the little town where Christian was born in 1891. They came to Skærbæk from America in 1920. They lived in America in 1918. Christian is working as a tailor for his father who also is a tailor. They live for rent, probably renting a small flat.
  		Christian Andersen Tonder WWI Draft Registration Card, page 1
  		Christian Andersen Tonder WWI Draft Registration Card, page 2
  		Christian Andersen Tonder Ovidia Mathilde (nee Nilsen) Declaration of Intention to Naturalize, 9 Feb 1925 Both on same page!

  
  

• Notes

  Occupations: Tailor, attendant, janitor