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James Robert Christiansen was born in Saland, Denmark September 3,1859, and died at his home near Admah July 24, 1922 after over four months illness.

He came to the United States in March, 1863, reaching Salt Lake city that fall.

Early in the spring of 1865 he left Utah with an ox team for Omaha, Neb., arriving there late in the fall of the same year.

He lived in Omaha until the spring of 1869 when he moved with his parents to a homestead in Sheridan township, Washington county, where he has since made his home.

In 1856 he was married to Elizabeth Larson, and to this union ten children were born, two of whom died in infancy.

Besides many friends who esteemed him as a man of honest upright character, he leaves to mourn the loss of a kind affectionate husband and father, his wife, five daughters, Mrs. N Greenwood, Craig; Mrs. Carl Hanson, Lyons; Mrs. T. W. Petersen, Herman; Ella and Lillie at home; and three sons, Ernest, living near and Calvin and William at home. Also two granddaughters.

The funeral was held at the home at 2 o’clock Wednesday, the services being conducted by Rev. James Petersen, pastor of the Admah Lutheran church.

An escort of Masonic brothers conducted the body to the West Admah Lutheran cemetery where the Masonic burial was held.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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