Lars C Larsen

Lars Christian Larsen & Clara Christena Jensen By Janna Wolfley based on information I could find in family tree and in various census records. Lars was born January 28, 1842 in Gudumlund, Nordjylland, Denmark* to Anders and Maren Jensen Larsen. Clara Christena was born May 1, 1848 in Slots- Bjergby, Soro, Denmark she has many parents listed in new.familysearch.org and I am not sure which one is correct. However her death certificate lists her father as J C Jensen and her mother as Christine Petersen. In the year 1861 Lars boarded a boat with his parents and siblings bound for Zion. They traveled on the ship “Monarch of the Sea”. On July 4th 1861 father Anders Larsen (46) and wife Maren Jensen Larsen (49) and children Lars Christian Larsen (19), Ness Larsen (18), Johannes Larsen (16), Andrea Marie Larsen (9), Ane Kersten Larsen (7), left Florence Nebraska and arrived in Salt Lake between September 12 – 19 1861. They traveled in the John R. Murdock company. In 1870 we find a reason for some discrepancies in the name of Lars wife. For some reason her name appears to be written as Mary. I have no idea why she would have been going by Mary at that time in her life. It certainly does not appear to be an actual part of her name. They had children Lars C (3) and Mary (6months) living with them. In the 1880 census we find Lars & Clara Christena living in Logan Utah. She gives only the given name of Christena at that time indicating that she probably preferred Christena to Clara at least at that time in her life. They have children Lars C Larsen (12), Mary Larsen (10), James Larsen (5), and Peter A. Larsen (5 months) living with them at that time. All of the children were born in Utah. In the 1900 census the family is still living in Logan with children James (26), Alice M. (18), Nephi H (15), Annie L (12). The 1900 census also tells us she is the mother of 10 children six of whom are living. We also learn that Clara is again going by Clara as that is the name she gave on the census. We also learn that Clara immigrated to the United States in 1862. We also learn that Lars is making a living as a farmer. Lars passed away on April 11, 1920 and was buried in Logan Utah. Clara Christena passed away on April 30, 1905 and was buried in Logan Utah. *new.familysearch.org has birth place as Gudumlund, Aalborg but after googling Gudumlund I believe that Aalborg should not be included in the place name. The town is Gudumlund and the county is Nordiylland. Aalborg is another town so it would not be correct to write Gudumlund, Aalborg. That would be like writing Salt Lake City, Orem, Utah.

Lars Christian Larsen Sr.was the 2nd child of Anders Larsen Hammer [Hammer designates the hilly area in which they lived.] and Maren Nissen (Mary Jensen), from Gudumlund, Aalborg, Denmark. His progenators, came from the Northern part of Denmark called JUTLAND. These people were known as fierce and warlike Vikings; described as being adventurous, romantic and warring to keep their freedom. Our Danish ancestors were very industrious and thrifty, also a fun-loving people who enjoyed recreation as well as work. ~The Larsen family lived in the central part of the Northern Peninsula where there was considerable hills and from this they took the name "HAMMER". This is not a surname but indicates that they lived in a hilly country. Most of Denmark is like the great plains of America, and includes many, many islands. !The ancestors of L.C. Larsen, Sr. were weavers, others farmers or stockraisers. !He was Bapt. 18 Feb 1856, at age 14, by Jens Nessen in Gudemlund, Aalborg, Denmark. He was confirmed 24 Feb 1856 by Johanas Larsen, same place. Ordained a Teacher, 28 May 1860; An Elder, 2 Dec 1860, by Bro. P. Petersen. ~He labored as a Traveling Elder in his Native Land from 1 Nov 1860??, until 8 May 1861 at which time he prepared to leave Denmark for Utah with his Parents and his two brothers Ness 18, and John 16, plus two younger sisters Andrea Maria 10, and Anna Chrestena (Christina) 8 years old. One brother Andreas, had died when he was 1 1/2 years, and Lars' youngest sister Susan Marie Christine, died in infancy, before they left Denmark. ~All members of Lars' family had accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They left Copenhagen, Denmark Thursday, 9 May 1861 on the Ship Waldemar. There were 565 Scandinavians, about 370 were Latter-day Saints. Pres. John Vancott joined the emigrants at Germany and accompanied them to England. ~The company was divided, 1 group (about 200 saints) immediately boarded the steamer Brittania at 3: p.m. for Hull, England, and arrived there May 12th. ~Group 2 (169 saints) left Hamburg 11 May 1861 at 3 p.m. on the steamer Eugenia, and arrived at Grimsby, England on 13 May 1861. The Capt. of this ship treated the emigrants with respect and kindness. While the opposite was true with the Capt. of the Brittania. ~The 2 companies joined, at Grimsby and left next day by rail for Liverpool, England arriving at 2 p.m. By 4 p.m. the were boarded on the largest vessel that had carried LDS emigrants across the Atlantic Ocean, the "Monarch of the Sea". This company of Saints was ALSO the largest to cross on one ship. ~The Company was organized on 16 May, by Pres. Amasa M. Lyman, Charles C. Rich and George Q. Cannon, who appointed Jabez Woodward from Switzerland, Pres. with Hans Olin Hansen and Niels Wilhelmsen as counselors. At 11 A.M. 16 May 1861, the great ship lifted Anchor amid the cheers of parting friends and began its long Voyage. !Later the group was divided into 2 Districts. Rasmus Nielsen acted as Sheriff for the Scandinavians. The people were treated kindly by officers and crew. The food was good and sufficient. Some inconveniences were experienced. !On the voyage to New York 9 persons died, mostly children. Fourteen couples were married and 4 babies were born. The weather was favorable most of the way. A couple of windy days, passed large icebergs, one was judged to be 200 ft. above the water. They were becalmed a couple of days and when they awoke in the morn. their faces and bedding were covered with soot. !They arrived in New York 19 Jun 1861, where they were met by Elders Jones and Williams and were housed in Castle Garden. Apostle Rasmus Snow spoke to the Danes in Danish. !From N.Y. they traveled by rail and steamboat to Florence, Douglas County, Nebraska, also known as Winter Quarters. Part arrived 1 Jul and the rest 2 Jul. Preparations for the journey across the plains, started at once. Those who had means bought their own wagons. Others were helped by the Church wagons. The Larsen family came across in Church wagons. (Marinda Larsen Millard, John L's daughter, has a receipt that shows a $86.oo emigration fee was paid by a member of the Larsen family.) They came across the plains in the John R. Murdock Company with ox teams. There were 763 persons in this company. They arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah 12 Sep 1861. !However, Lars Christian stayed at Florence, Neb. and came later with the Goodby and Wright Company. He drove a wagon and ox team for them to save imigration fees across the plains. He arrived in S.L.C., Utah, 10 Oct 1961. ("Pioneers and Prominent Men in Utah" by Frank Esshom.) !All of the Anders Larsen family, of which Lars Christian was the oldest LIVING child, went directly to Logan, Cache, Utah, where they settled in the North Field, where his father (Anders) became a stock raiser and farmer. !Lars Christian Larsen (Sr.) Married Clara Christina Jensen, (Born 1 May 1848, the dau. of Jens Christian Jensen and Christinia Petersen, at Slosbyerly, Salagelse, Denmark) 6 Nov 1864 in Logan, Cache, Utah. W.B.Preston, Officiated. They then went S.L.C., Utah; where they received their Endowments and were sealed in the Endowment House, 13 Jan 1865. This trip took them a week by Ox Team. !We learn the following about the Larsen Family early life in Logan, from his son Lars Christian Larsen Jr. own words: "My father followed in his father's footsteps, and became a farmer, he raised many animals, namely horses, cows, pigs, sheep and chickens. He acquired forty (40) acres of land thru the L.D.S. Church Plan. His land was in several places because according to the Church Plan, each person would be given only a small piece of land at first, according to his ability to take care of it. Later,as they acquired more, they could buy or trade land so as to get their land centralized around their homes. ~"My father's home was located on 4th West Street, between 3rd and 4th North, later given the house number of 371 and later still, 360 North 4th West. !"At first all of the 4 or 5 Wards used a building called The Hall, which was located on 1st North and Main Street for Church Services. Later it was sold & the money divided among the Wards and each Ward built a small building to hold both School and Church in. We lived in the Third Ward. !"We raised sugar cane, wheat, barley, oats, *peas and some grass. The cane was stripped of its leaves before it was cut, by hand using a corn cutter. It was then hauled to the molasses mill, where we received a certain percentage of the molasses that the crop produced. !"The wheat was ground for flour, obtaining 40 lbs. of flour from a bushel of wheat. We usually had some over to sell. The oats, barley and hay we used to feed the cattle and other animals. !*"We used a lot of dried peas in many different ways. Peas were ground and used with flour for bread, cracked peas for Mush, cooked them also for a vegetable, sold some for seed and fed the rest to the animals. The peas were cut with a scythe, and beat out with a flail or horses, and separated by winowing; which is throwing the vines against a board, usually when there was a wind. Many times as a child, I've ridden the horse threshing out the peas until I was sore. Sometimes we rode 1 horse, leading 2 others to thresh a bigger circle." !Lars Christian Larsen Sr. was ordained a Seventy on 6 Jan 1884, by Charles W. Nibley at Logan, Cache, Utah. He did the Endowment for his father, Anders Larsen on 3 Dec 1884. He was ordained a High Priest 2 Nov 1886 by Samuel Roskelly. He went on a 6 month Home Mission. He left 16 Nov 1890 and returned 16 May 1891. !He presided in the absence of the Bishop of the 3rd Ward in Logan, Cache, Utah, for some time. He was a Ward(Home)Teacher for forty years. He also worked on various Church buildings, and assisted in building the Logan Temple; and the Utah Northern Railroad. !Joseph Hyrum (Hite) Nelsen, Lars' grandson, (Mary's oldest son), recalls early days with his grandfather. Hite's parents lived several miles Southwest of Logan, in College Ward; too far for a small boy of 8 yrs to get to school. So he went to live with his Grandparents for 2 full yrs. During school, he helped with chores, and in the summers he helped put up hay & harvest grain as well as chores which he continued for several summers after. !He remembers, how his grandfather always removed his Chore Shoes at the door & put on a pair of slippers to wear in the house. After washing up he would sit in his big rocking chair and comb his beautiful long white beard and then his hair. Hite remembers the 2 small buildings in back of his Grandparents home a shanty and a cellar. They were joined to each other and to the house with board walks & a roof overhead for protection from the weather. The shanty was used for a kitchen in summer and for keeping meat frozen in winter. The cellar kept veggies, etc. from freezing in winter. !It was the custom of Hite's family to go to town (Logan) on Saturdays and they always went to visit their parents. They loved to be with them. Grandfather was always pleasant and enjoyed having his children and grandchildren around him. As well as niece Marinda (John's dau.), who recalls how she was always welcomed into the Larsen's home. Many times she stayed for a week at a time and enjoyed the association of the Larsen family most especially her cousins Alice and Luina who were near her age. !Marinda also admired her Aunt Clara Christine, how well she managed her home, & how she was always ready and willing to go out night or day to help families & nurse those who were sick. Her girls were so well trained, they could take over all the many duties of the pioneer household in her absences. !Marinda also recalls how impressed she was with her uncle's love of books. How good he was to his family, including his mother, Mary Jensen Larsen, who lived across the street from him in a little log house. He saw to it that she never wanted for food nor chopped wood to keep her comfortable as long as she lived. She also welcomed all the relatives and their children. Marinda loved to go there and have bread, jelly or jam and `Sunday School Tea'. Hite also has happy memories of (his privilege) to thread her needles so she could quilt or sew. ~Lars Christian received his 2nd Annointing 15 October 1913. Pres. Wm. Budge officiating in the Logan Temple. ~Grandson, Milton Owen, (Annie Luina's oldest son,) remembers seeing his G.F.'s initials (L.C.L.) on the bottoms of his chairs. He explained that when they had finished building the Logan Temple, the people were asked to bring their chairs from home to help seat the people at the Dedication of the Temple. That's why. [I, Kathleen Larsen Follett, have a garden fork with the same initials burned in the handle.] !Milton recalls his grandfather liked to hold his grandchildren on his lap, and sometimes let them comb his beard. Grandfather was a good Church worker, who paid tithing, "in kind". He was also kind but firm with children, example: One day while the Owen Family were visiting, Clarence, Milton's younger bro. did something he shouldn't do at grandpa's house, so grandpa told him to sit on the stairway. Clarence didn't want to sit there. So Grandpa "followed through" and Clarence received a Firm but painless punishment that he never forgot. !Grandfather loved horses and all his animals. He always went out to see if they were all bedded down and comfortable for the night before he went to bed. Even though he was lame and it was very hard for him to get around in his last days, he milked his cow(s)?? himself until about a week before he died. !He passed away at his home at 371 North 4th West, Logan, Cache, Utah, on 11 Apr 1920 at 78 Yrs. and was buried 15 Apr 1920, in the Logan City Cemetery. BURIAL: Logan City Cemetery