Hansine Margrethe Kjøller Schrøder, Part 4 -- maternal ancestors

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller Schrøder, ca 1903

Generation 1 –

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller, born 17 September 1853, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married 30 June 1876, Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark to Hans Christian Schroder, born 8 October 1852, Odense, Odense, Denmark, divorced; died 9 May 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

Three children:

1.    *Axel William (also written  Villiam) Schrøder, born 20 January 1877, Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark;  married 27 April 1912, Seattle, King, Washington, to Anna Mikalsdatter Hornnes, born 20 January 1884, Hornnes, Aust Agder, Norway; died 14 March 1951, Rural Torrance, Los Angeles, California.  Two children:  William Lawrence Schroder, born 14 March 1913, Seattle, King, Washington; two children;  died 28 July 1970, Seattle and Evelyn “Betty” M. Schroder, born 25 May 1914, Seattle, King, Washington, married 30 March 1935 to (1) Theodore “Ted” Tremper, divorced; married 9 May 1943 to (2) Rudi Becker divorced; no children; died 8 October 1981.

2.    Unnamed daughter Schrøder, born 22 August 1880, Helsingør, Fredriksborg, Denmark, died 22 August 1880, Helsingør.
3.    Camillo Kjøller Schrøder, born 13 June 1885, Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark, died 11 July 1885, Rønne.

Generation 2 –

Ane Malene (also written as Anne Magdalene) Jensen, born 4 December 1818, Vestermarie  married 11 August 1852, Vestermarie, to Jens Peter Kjøller,   born 26 May 1826, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married 11 August 1852, Vestermarie,; died 16 October 1902, Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark.  They had four children all born and christened in Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark.

(1)*Hansine Margrethe Kjøller was born 17 September 1853, see above Generation 1.
(2)    Hans Georg Kjøller, born 8 September 1855.  Hans Georg married  (1) Anna Caroline Viktoria Sonne (born 16 September 1861, died before 1890) about 1881.  They had one child:  Alfred Laurentias Kjøller, born 19 March 1883.  After the death of Anna, Hans G. married (2) Agneta Marie Hansen (born 29 August 1869) in 1890.  No children have been discovered yet.
(3)    Ane Katrine Kjøller, born 8 November 1857.  Ane Katrine never married.
(4)    Jane Caroline Magdalene Kjøller, born 11 November 1860.  Jane married Hans Christian Skov (alternate spellings: Skou, Schouv, Schouw) born 6 August 1863, died 6 March 1916, on 8 June 1883 at Vestermarie.  Hans Christian Skov was the son of Christian Schou and Ingeborg K. Rasmusen.  Hans C. and Jane Caroline had seven children:  Ingeborg Malene Skov, born 19 March 1884; Alma Skov, born 7 December 1885, died 19 January 1887; Herluf Kristian Schou, born 2 August 1887; Harald Valdemar Schou, born 10 November 1889; Henry Knud Schouv, born 24 August 1892, died 28 May 1893; Hans Kristian Schouv, born 8 April 1894; Herman Jensen Schouw, born 8 October 1898. 

Generation 3

Jens Jensen, born 1794, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married (1) 17 February 1818 to Margrethe Christine Mogensdatter, born 1791, Vestermarie, the daughter of Mons or Mogns Jorgensen and Karen Jeps’datter also written Ibsen.  Margrethe Christine died 30 August 1831. 
They had 5 children all born and christened in Vestermarie:

(1)    *Ane Malene (also written Anne Magdalene) Jensen, born 4 December 1818, see Generation 2 above.
(2)    Karen Christine Jensen, born 1820
(3)    Jens Kristensen Jensen, born 1823 - twin
(4)    Mogens Jorgen Jensen, born 1823 – twin
(5)    Hans Jensen, 24 April 1828

After the death of Margrethe Christine in 1831, Jens Jensen married (2) 14 February 1833 Ellen Margrete Mogensdatter, born 1809. 
They had 7 children all born and christened in Vestermarie.

(1)    Ingeborg Margrete Jensen, born 1834
(2)    Johanne Kristine Jensen, born 1837
(3)    Jorgen Jensen, born 1839
(4)    Lars Jorgen Jensen, born 1842
(5)    Jep Mogensen Jensen, born 1845
(6)    Peder Jensen, born 19 January 1848
(7)    Janus Kristian Jensen, born 1851

Generation 4

Jens Kristensen, born about 1755, Bornholm, Denmark; married about 1780, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark, to Ane Marlene Hans’datter, born about 1760, the daughter of Hans Jensen Levinsen. 
They had at least 3 children born and christened, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark:

(1)    Hans Jensen, born 1780
(2)    *Jens Jensen, born 1784, see generation 3 above
(3)    Karen Jensdatter, 1786

Generation 5

Kristen [Only his first name is known at this time.]
At least one child:
(1) *Jens Kristensen, born about 1755, see generation 4 above

See note about additional generations below.

Nyker one of four round churches on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, 1982

A view from Hammerhus castle, 1982

The pathway back from the lighthouse point to the hotel at Sandvig, 1982

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Note:

1.  Generations 6 through 16 can be found and are linked to our family tree on the Internet site FamilySearch.org; however, there are several warning notes about inaccuracies, such as a 200-year difference in the birth of children to certain parents, so I chose not to include those generations here until the problems can be solved.  Pedigree charts collapse and are diamond shaped rather than a never-ending spread outward; therefore, it was not a surprise to find the Koeller (Kjøller) and Kofoed families re-connecting around the year 1520.  The earliest date on the disputed Family Tree portion of FamilySearch.org for Hansine’s maternal line is 1301.  It should also be noted that dates prior to about 1520 are suspect since the church kept vital records and reliable record keeping started following the Reformation.

2.  Some of the material posted here originally appeared in "the family gathering" newsletters, Vol. X, issue 1, March 1987, page 122-125 and Vol. XVI, issue 2 (51), July 1993, page 152.  Some new information has been added that was not known at the time the newsletters were sent out.

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller Schrøder, Part 3 -- paternal ancestors

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller, ca 1876

Generation 1 –

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller, born 17 September 1853, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married 30 June 1876, Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark to Hans Christian Schroder, born 8 October 1852, Odense, Odense, Denmark, divorced; died 9 May 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.

Three children:

1.    *Axel William (also written  Villiam) Schrøder, born 20 January 1877, Nexø, Bornholm, Denmark;  married 27 April 1912, Seattle, King, Washington, to Anna Mikalsdatter Hornnes, born 20 January 1884, Hornnes, Aust Agder, Norway; died 14 March 1951, Rural Torrance, Los Angeles, California.  Two children:  William Lawrence Schroder, born 14 March 1913, Seattle, King, Washington; two children;  died 28 July 1970, Seattle and Evelyn “Betty” M. Schroder, born 25 May 1914, Seattle, King, Washington, married 30 March 1935 to (1) Theodore “Ted” Tremper, divorced; married 9 May 1943 to (2) Rudi Becker divorced; no children; died 8 October 1981.

Betty and Bill, ca 1917

1.    Unnamed daughter Schroder, born 22 August 1880, Helsingør, Fredriksborg, Denmark, died 22 August 1880, Helsingør.
2.    Camillo Kjøller Schrøder, born 13 June 1885, Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark, died 11 July 1885, Rønne.

Generation 2 –

Jens Peter Kjoller,   born 26 May 1826, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married 11 August 1852, Vestermarie, to Ane Malene (also written as Anne Magdalene) Jensen, born 4 December 1818, Vestermarie; died 22 August 1900, Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark.  They had four children all born and christened in Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark.

(1)    *Hansine Margrethe Kjøller was born 17 September 1853, see above Generation 1.
(2)    Hans Georg Kjøller, born 8 September 1855.  Hans Georg married  (1) Anna Caroline Viktoria Sonne (born 16 September 1861, died before 1890) about 1881.  They had one child:  Alfred Laurentias Kjøller, born 19 March 1883.  After the death of Anna, Hans G. married (2) Agneta Marie Hansen (born 29 August 1869) in 1890.  No children have been discovered yet.
(3)    Ane Katrine Kjøller, born 8 November 1857.  Ane Katrine never married.
(4)    Jane Caroline Magdalene Kjøller, born 11 November 1860.  Jane married Hans Christian Skov (alternate spellings: Skou, Schouv, Schouw) born 6 August 1863, died 6 March 1916, on 8 June 1883 at Vestermarie.  Hans Christian Skov was the son of Christian Schou and Ingeborg K. Rasmusen.  Hans C. and Jane Caroline had seven children:  Ingeborg Malene Skov, born 19 March 1884; Alma Skov, born 7 December 1885, died 19 January 1887; Herluf Kristian Schou, born 2 August 1887; Harald Valdemar Schou, born 10 November 1889; Henry Knud Schouv, born 24 August 1892, died 28 May 1893; Hans Kristian Schouv, born 8 April 1894; Herman Jensen Schouw, born 8 October 1898. 

Exterior view of Vestermarie church, 1982

Vestermarie church interior, 1982

Generation 3 –

Hans Kioller Hansen or Hans Hansen Kiøller, 25 February 1798, Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married about 1825, Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark to
Anne Margrete Madsdatter Kofoed, born 1 August 1801,  who was the daughter of Mads Larsen Kofoed and Anne Margrete Jens’datter; died at Vestermarie.  They had six children:


(1)    *Jens Peter Kjøller was born 26 May 1826, see Generation 2 above.
(2)    Hans Vilhelm Kjøller, born 30 March 1828, married 3 August 1855 in Ostermarie, Mathea Petrea Mognsen, born about 1834 in Vestermarie.  They had six children:  Anine Catrine Kjøller, born about 1858; Hans Svendsen Kjoller, born about 1860; Mathilda Magrete Kjøller about 1862;  Peter Kristian Kjøller, born about 1868;  Sexine Vilhelmine Kjøller born about 1874; Alfred August Kjøller born about 1876.
(3)    Bolsine Catrine Kjøller, born about 1830.
(4)    Bodil Cathrine Kjøller, born 4 January 1831
(5)    Andreanus Kjøller, born 5 March 1837
(6)    Lars Peter Kjøller, born 9 July 1840.  Lars married (1) Johanne Kristine Jensen on 2 March 1861 at Vestermarie.  They had 9 children:  Ane Ellen Margrete Kjøller, born 6 June 1861, died 11 October 1886; Hansine Katrine Kjøller, born 2 December 1862; Jane Laurentia Kjøller, born about 1865; Frida Johanne Kjøller, born about 1867; Petra Ingeborg Karolina Kjøller, born about 1869; Magnus Andreas Kjøller, born about 1861; Jorgine Kristine Kjøller, born 3 February 1872, died 3 August 1911; Hans Jensen Kjøller, born about 1875; Lars Peter Kjøller, born 12 January 1879, died 13 January 1879.  Johanne Kristine died 16 days following the birth of her last child on 29 January 1879.  Lars Peter married (2) Annine Boline Andreasen, born 1855.  They had 2 children:  Peter Andreas Kjøller, born 24 August 1886; Marta Margrete Kjøller, born 11 March 1894. 

Generation 4 –

Hans Espersen Kioller, born about 1764 at Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark; married 15 January 1793 to Bodil Catrine Jens’datter.  Bodil died 13 September 1830, Vestermarie.  They had five children:

(1)    Seijne Hansen Kjøller, born 1793, Østermarie.
(2)    Jens Hansen Kjøller, born 1794, Østermarie.
(3)    *Hans Kioller Hansen (also written as Hans Hansen Kioller), born 25 February 1798; see Generation 3 above.
(4)    Unnamed son Hansen Kjøller, born 1801; died 15 November 1801, Østermarie.
(5)    Anna Cathrine Hansen Kjøller, born 26 November 1803, Østermarie.

Generation 5

Esper or Esber Kioller
 [At this point we only have his name.  It is hoped that as more records are digitized and/or filmed it will be possible to add information about Generation 5 and beyond.]
At lease one child:

(1)  *Hans Espersen Kioller, born about 1764 at Østermarie, Bornholm, Denmark), see Generation 4 above. One of the attractions on the island of Bornholm is the ruins of Hammerhus seen below in photos taken in 1982.


One of the main attractions on the island of Bornholm, are the ruins of Hammerhus castle pictured below, 1982.

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Note: 

Some of the material posted here originally appeared in "the family gathering" newsletters, Vol. X, issue 1, March 1987, page 122-125 and Vol. XVI, issue 2 (51), July 1993, page 152.  Some new information has been added that was not known at the time the newsletters were sent out.

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller Schrøder, Part 1

 Hansine and her grandchildren, Bill and Betty, ca 1918-1919

This marvelous photograph above of Hansine Margrethe Kjøller Schøder and her two grandchildren, my father, William L. (Bill) and his sister, Evelyn (Betty), was taken about 1918 or 1919 at the family home near Lake Union in Seattle, 2231 Yale Avenue North.  Judging from the finery of their dress, it looks as if it may have been Easter or some other special occasion.

From oral history accounts, Hansine was said to have been a formidable appearing woman.  In an interview with Herb Solwold, Sadie Stean’s husband, he said Mrs. Schrøder was imposing woman.  Sadie was Anna’s niece and had lived with Axel and Anna for a while before she married Herb.  He said he was at the house often before he left for France during World War I and knew the family well.  Lil Anna Hornnes, Hansine’s daughter-in-law, wrote in her journal:  “I was scared stiff of his (Axel’s) mother, and all my friends didn’t make it any better with their advice.”  At 5’ 10” Hansine would have been extremely tall in the early 1900s.  She was born 17 September 1853 in Vestermarie, Bornholm, Denmark, the first of four children born to Jens Peter Kjøller and Anna Magadalena Jensen. 

The other children in the family were: 

Hans Georg, born 8 September 1855
Ane Katrine, born 8 November 1857
Jane Caroline Magdalene, born 11 November 1860.

The picture below taken in 1982 shows some of the flat farmland near Vestermarie with the church on the horizon.  The church is brick and has a hedge fence surrounding it. 

 View of Vestermarie with church on horizon, 1982

Vestermarie Church, 1982

Among the monuments in the churchyard are two standing stones with runes on them.  A remarkable history of Vestermarie compiled by one of the pastors of the church was discovered as an addendum to the parish register and included a runic/Danish alphabet with a translation into Danish of the two stones.  This stone shown below says in Danish: 

Rune stone in the Vestermarie Churchyard, 1982

“Asur lit noa stein ifter Alvard fadur sin truknade han ute med ala spikare,”
and in English: 
“Asur erected this stone in memory of his father Alvard who was drown at sea with all aboard ship.” 

The stones are approximately 4 to 5 feet high and were carted 13 kilometers or about 8 miles from somewhere near Rønne to Vestermarie in the year 1658.  The historical account of Vestermarie in the church register runs about 17 handwritten pages.  One interesting detail in the history relates to the forest, Almindingen.  This is not a natural forest, as first supposed, but was planted by the islanders in the 19th century.  During part of Hansine's life the forest would not have existed and it would have been a small woodland when she left Denmark for America in 1904.  Now it is the third largest forest in Denmark.

The Kjøllers were landowners first in Østermarie and then later in Vestermarie.  According to records searched thus far the Jensen side of Hansine’s family lived in Vestermarie as early as 1727, probably even earlier.  It is even possible that they were living there during the Bornholmers uprising in 1658 when the Swedes were expelled from the island after Jens Kofoed killed the Swedish commandant.  There are many families on the island with the surname Kofoed including some who connect to our family line.  Through FamilySearch.org our branch of the Kofoed line has been extended as part of the shared FamilyTree feature.  

 Monolith to commemorate Jens Kofoed and the Bornholm uprising of 1658

[photo taken 1982]

A translation of an inscription on a tall granite monolith commemorating the 1658 event stands near the castle ruins of Hammerhus and reads:

“This people threw off its foreign yoke
Here, where rock breaks into sea.
Freeborn, men speak mother’s tongue—
Danish still will Bornholm be.”

When she was 22 years old Hansine left Vestermarie in May 1876 to move to Nexø, a seaport town on the eastern side of the island, where she married Hans Christian Schrøder a baker and confectioner on 30 June 1876.  Their first child, Axel William, was born 20 January 1877 while they were living in Nexø.  By July 1877 Hansine, Hans Christian and Axel had moved back to Vestermarie where they stayed for the next two to three years living with her family. 

Hansine Margrethe Kjøller, 1876, about age 22 or 23

Hans Christian Schrøder, 1876, about age 24

The two photographs, one of Hansine and the other of Hans Christian, shown above were both taken by G. Stockel of Rønne, Bornholm.  It is not known if they were taken at the same time; however, they appear to have been taken sometime near the date of the marriage.  While we do have a few other photos of Hansine, including snapshots, this is the only picture we have of Hans Christian.  It is interesting to note that several of his physical characteristics have carried through the generations, the light curly hair, deep set eyes, the mouth and the overall shape of his ears and head for example. 

By using the available Danish census records and parish registers it is possible to piece together some of what must have occurred following their return to Vestermarie.  It appears that Hansine and Hans Christian left Bornholm and traveled by sea at least as far as København/Copenhagen, on the island of Sjæland, that would have been a 7 hour voyage in 1880, and most likely by sea from there north to Helsingør another 2 hours.  Today modern ferries run between Rønne and Ystad, Sweden (about 2 hours) with good roads and a drive across southern Sweden to Malmö, then a short 1½ hour ferry to Copenhagen, and another 1 hour drive up the coast for about a 4½ hour journey. 

The 1880 Danish Census shows them living in Helsingør at Fredriksborg, Lynge-Kronborg, Helsingør Købstad, Sct. Annagaden, [Fredriksborg, Lynge-Kronborg district, City of Helsingør, Saint Anna Street].  However, only Hansine is actually living there.  She is listed with the widower, Franz Georg Wilhelm, a music teacher, his daughter, Julie Franciska Pouline Wilhelm, and Mathilde Bernhardtdine Andersen who is thought to be Franz’s stepdaughter.  Hans Christian is temporarily living at the Hollandske Møll (Dutch Mill).  It looks like the Dutch Mill was some sort of school and dormitory and since he was a baker it is possible he went there to get additional training for his profession.

 The church register for Helsingør, Fredriksborg, Denmark shows the birth and death of a baby girl on 22 August 1880 born to Hans Christian Schrøder and Hansine Margrethe Kjøller. This little girl was born 12 weeks prematurely and died before she could be christened and given a name. 

The next time we see Hansine in the records it is 1885 and she is back on Bornholm living with her parents who have left the farm in Vestermarie and are now in the city of Rønne.  On 13 June 1885 Hansine gives birth to a boy named Camillo Kjøller Schrøder.  She is listed as divorced and Camillo is marked as illegitimate in the church register.  The legitimacy issue probably arose due to her status as a divorced woman.   Camillo was christened at home on 6 July 1885 and dies on 11 July 1885.  There is no indication in the church register to show the name of the father of this child so we do not yet know if it was Hans Christian or another man.



(To be continued in part 2)

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Note:  Some of the material posted here originally appeared in "the family gathering" newsletters, Vol. X, issue 1, March 1987, page 122-125 and Vol. XVI, issue 2 (51), July 1993, page 152.  Some new information has been added that was not known at the time the newsletters were sent out.