NOTE: Cemetery records show death year as 1885.
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Ingwert Nickelsen* 20.1.1842 in Oldsum, Island Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. His father (Peter Nickelsen, 1814 -1879) is born in Bredstedt. His mother came from Midlum -Island Föhr,her name: Christina Peters * 1814 -1861..
Ingwert and 3 siblings immigrated to Amerika. - In 1859 he came with the ship JOHN BERTRAM to New York. In 1867 he left NY, settled in Oregon and bought a store in THE DALLES.
In 1872 he visited his Little Island Fohr in Germany, an he met his bride.
He married Josine Paulina Früdden* 1843 -1883, from Oldsum. Marriage 30.Aug.1872 in the St.Laurentii church in Suederende.
In 1879 Nickels, his wife Josine and their daughter Christine (Born in Oldsum * 1873) - left Fohr and went to New-York, to San Franzisco, to Oregon...an lived in The Dalles. ...only 4 years together in Amerika, then Josine died.
Ingwert Nickelsen sent a lot of letters to his Family on Föhr. All the letters you can read in a Story: " Von Oldsum nach Oregon" - written by my father Brar C. Roeloffs * 1928 - 2013.
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NOTE: Cemetery records show death year as 1885.
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Ingwert Nickelsen* 20.1.1842 in Oldsum, Island Föhr, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. His father (Peter Nickelsen, 1814 -1879) is born in Bredstedt. His mother came from Midlum -Island Föhr,her name: Christina Peters * 1814 -1861..
Ingwert and 3 siblings immigrated to Amerika. - In 1859 he came with the ship JOHN BERTRAM to New York. In 1867 he left NY, settled in Oregon and bought a store in THE DALLES.
In 1872 he visited his Little Island Fohr in Germany, an he met his bride.
He married Josine Paulina Früdden* 1843 -1883, from Oldsum. Marriage 30.Aug.1872 in the St.Laurentii church in Suederende.
In 1879 Nickels, his wife Josine and their daughter Christine (Born in Oldsum * 1873) - left Fohr and went to New-York, to San Franzisco, to Oregon...an lived in The Dalles. ...only 4 years together in Amerika, then Josine died.
Ingwert Nickelsen sent a lot of letters to his Family on Föhr. All the letters you can read in a Story: " Von Oldsum nach Oregon" - written by my father Brar C. Roeloffs * 1928 - 2013.
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