Unknown Lady

Soren Hansen

CUTE ELDERLY COUPLE ~ Sent in by Betty Gunderson Woodbury ~ Unknown

Soren Hansen ~ from Betty Gunderson Woodbury Collection

A geneological search revealed that Soren Jacobsen Hansen 1866-1937  married Nils and Anna Rosenlof's daughter Mary Annie Rosenlof in 1895. The back of the picture states "Soren Hansen brother to Hans Hansen--Bishop".

Rosenlof and Beckstrom Family from Sweden ~

  The Rosenlof Family Picture was taken soon after they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley from Sweden in 1860. They sailed on the "Wm Tapscott" from Liverpool 11 May 1860, arriving in New York 16 June 1860. They finally settled at Mt Pleasant in the fall of 1860. The family of five included Nils Pehrsson Rosenlof 1826-1908, Anna Marie Rosengren Rosenlof 1835-1875 and their three children Olaf 1854-1932, Janne (John) 1857-1922 and Emma Amalie1860-1861. Five more children were born in Mt Pleasant, Martin Albert 1862-1947, Helma Emogine 1865-1869, Mary Annie 1867-1940, Niels Frank 1870-1941 and Fritz 1875-1937



Two years later my Great Grandmother Kirsti Louisa Rosengren Beckstrom immigrated to Mt Pleasant through the encouragement of her half-sister, Anna Marie Rosengren Rosenlof. Louisa arrived just three weeks before her sister's 4th child Martin Albert was born 22 Oct 1862. She lived with her sister and helped with the children until she married Andrew Beckstrom , 28 Oct 1863. He arrived from Sweden in 1859 with the 8th Handcart Co. They had 11 children, 8 grew to adulthood. (Their picture is included.)

Andrew and Louise Beckstrom

Rosenlof Obituaries

Stahl, Nielsen, Knudsen ~~~ Betty Gunderson Woodbury Collection

Betty Woodbury writes: Here are three pictures that I think are connected. #1 with two men is labled Ras Stahl Nielson & Andrew Knudsen on the back. # 2 is of Knudsen or Nielson. #3 seems connected, written on the back is "Miss Amanda Beckstrom ,Mount Pleasant April 15, 1892 ". My Grandmother, Amanda Beckstrom Gunderson married a little over 2 years later. I have been trying to determine the connection between Knudsen and Nielson but after reading your website on the John and Karen Knudsen History I felt you should have the picture of their youngest son Andrew Born 21 July 1870 in Mt Pleasant. From this history I learned that Andrew's , sister Annie Johanna Knudsen (who married Magnus Rolph ) had a daughter Anna who married my father's cousin Vern Henry Gunderson.