Shelby County Danish Connections

Danish Research

• Danish Immigrant Museum, and Family History & Genealogy Center in Elk Horn, Iowa.
• Danish Emigration Archives
• Genealogy Resource Index for Denmark.
• Society for Danish Genealogy and Biography.
• IA-DANES Mailing List - for anyone interested in exchanging information on Danish ancestors and also for discussions of Danish culture and traditions in Iowa.
• Scandanavia and the Nordic Countries - A list of Genealogy Links and Resources at Cyndi's List of Genealogy Resources on the Internet.
• Advanced Danish Research (article and examples)
• NORDIC soc.genealogy.nordic is a unmoderated newsgroup for genealogy and family history discussion among people researching ancestors, family members, or others who have a genealogical connection to any people in any part of the Nordic countries. At present, there is no associated mailing list or archive, although you will find some of messages archived at Google Groups by searching for "soc.genealogy.nordic."
• German Connections
• Luxembourg Connections
• Other Foreign Interests

Maps

• County map of Denmark
• Map of Denmark at Lonely Planet
• Mapquest - an interactive World Atlas. Zoom-in on the town your ancestors came from.

Danish Family Connections
Shelby County Ancestor information may be contributed here by contacting the site coordinator.
Browse the gravestones at Elk Horn Cemetery, and other cemeteries in Shelby County, Iowa.
Aslo review the Query pages for more Danish connections or to submit a query

DANISH IMMIGRANTS IN SHELBY COUNTY, IOWA (add yours)

Legend: NAME; b. (Birth date); in (Birth location); m. (Spouse)

NIELSEN, Hans Peter; born 12 Mar 1849 in Aahojrup, Denmark

NISSEN, John; born 20 Aug 1836 in Denmark; m. Helena C JACOBSEN

PAULSON, Henry; born 10 Nov 1895 near Irwin

Your Danish family ancestor(s) to be listed HERE.

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Descended Families

Links to Descendant information for Danish Immigrants in Shelby County, Iowa. Contribute your ancestor.

John NISSEN, son of John NISSEN and Catherine DOCWHILER, was born in Denmark in August 1836. He married Helena C. "Lena" JACOBSEN in 1868. Helena was born in Denmark in 1841. John and Helena are buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Shelby Co., Iowa. Descendant information at the home page of Phyllis Peterson - 01/02/98. (Sorry, page is no longer available.)

Henry Paulson, son of Hans Peter Nielsen and Karen Thomsen, adopted by Peter and Anna Paulsen. Descendant information -- contributed by Rod Golay - 01/22/99.

Your Danish ancestor's family tree and/or biography to be linked from HERE.

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