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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JACOB MATSEN was born in Denmark, June 14, 1852, and came to America in the spring of 1873. He first located in Ludington, Mich., where he spent two years, and went from there to Racine, Wis., where he worked on a farm for about two years. Next he came to Kearney county, Nebr., in the spring of 1876 and settled on a homestead in Grant township, and built a sod house, and farmed some the first year. His farm now comprises two hundred acres and it is well improved. One of his first acts was to plant fruit trees, and as a result he now has considerable choice fruit.
Mr. Matsen was married August 9, 1879, to Miss Carrie Larson, who is a native of Denmark, born July 6, 1850. She came to America in 1879. This union has been blessed with three children, viz. — Annie M., born July 4, 1880; George, born October 7, 1882; and Jim M., born March 9, 1888.
He has filled various local offices and is one of the representative Danes of Grant township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Matsen belong to the Lutheran church.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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