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Re: Axel Peter Axelson

Posted: 23 Apr 2006 3:57AM GMT
Classification: Bible
Surnames: Axelson, Landt, Rusch, Kaack

Please get in touch with me, I sure would like to see some of the pictures you have. My GG / GGG-Grandmother may be in them along with my GG-Aunt Julia. I am trying to get has much information I can and any photos for my family history/ tree. Hope you can help.

Re: Axel Peter Axelson

Posted: 4 Sep 2006 5:25AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Axelson, Landt, Rusch, Kaack
I am still having a hard time finding any information on my GG/ GGG relatives. Especially the Landts. My maiden name is Landt and I am using my husbands emailing address. I did get an email from you once. I was still wondering if you have any pictures or information that will help me out, which would really be helpfull.
Annette Landt Collins

Re: Axelsen family

Posted: 28 May 2007 4:16PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: jessen, wilder
I am starting research on a Jessen family that moved from Schleswig-Holstein to Nevada. My grandmother was Mary Jessen and I believe Henriette is the name of her grandmother. In your research, have you come across the name Peter Wilder...Mary Jessen's husband? I'm new to this and would appreciate any information you might have. Thank you. Linda Shineman

Cornelius & Julia (Kaack) Axelson

Posted: 1 May 2011 7:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
I would like to correspond with any family member who may have any further information on Cornelius and Julius (Kaack) Axelson/Axelsen. I am a historian for the Hall County NEGenWeb Project. I am working on an Annotated Biography of all the first settlers of Grand Island. Cornelius Axelsen was one of the twenty-five Germans, five being women and a four-year-old girl made the trek to the Nebraska wilderness to the place called Grand Island or Le Grande Ile by the French trappers.

I have found that Cornelius only stayed in Grand Island until the next group heading back to Davenport in the spring or early summer of 1858. Uncertain why he didn't stay but would like to figure it out. Then I found him married to Julia Kaack, daughter of Hans Friedrich Juergen and Catherine (Catrina) Margarete (Hinrichs) Kaack on November 4, 1858 in Davenport, Iowa. Some after their marriage, they headed to Minnesota and had a daughter, Minna (abt Dec 1859). In which, Cornelius remained until after the Civil War. It seems to me that he worked with the War Department because by 1866 he was paid $1500 to work in the effort of the reconstruction of the South and moved his family to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where the family remained since late 1860. Although, he was enumerated in Brown County Minnesota 20 Jun 1860.

There Cornelius and Julia had moved to Mississippi while still pregnant with Henry P. for he was born Aug 19, 1860 in Warren County, MS. Then the following children came: Agnes, Ida R., Albert C., Udo O. Eva Catherine, and Emma, all born in Warren County, MS.

Cornelius seems to be somewhat of a politician for he served as a superintendent in Vicksburg and a J.P. during the reconstruction period. He was defending his rights upon one election when he found out that his ballots were thrown out by the opponent party. He was a Republican. Later found his missing ballots by the river by a "negro" who supposedly voted in that election, even though he sworn he didn't sign his ballot note. Well, it got interesting from there especially when the governor had to step down to end the riot over the missing black vote ballots. It seems to me that even Cornelius was accuse of being black too.

So time later in 1878, an outbreak of Yellow Fever occurred in the South. It reach Vicksburg and killed 1000s upon 1000s citizen there. Among them were Cornelius himself and two of his children, Miss Agnes and Henry P. First it was Miss Agnes on October 20, 1878, two weeks later her father, Cornelius on November 5, 1878, and then two weeks after that was Henry P. on November 21, 1878.

In 1884, Miss Minna married Frank J. Cuneo in Warren County, MS, then they moved to Hamilton County TN. I believed Frank died in 1901, but has a hard time tracking down Minna and her other children, except for one in 1910 who lived with her Grandmother Julia and Uncle Albert in MS.

As for the rest of Cornelius and Julia's children. I found them buried in the Cedar Hill City Cemetery, except for Emma. She is the youngest of the family but not been able to find her yet.

Well this is about what I have on this family. If you have more about them or even a family photograph. I would love to hear from you.

Thanks, Matt Friend

Re: Cornelius & Julia (Kaack) Axelson

Posted: 16 May 2011 3:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Matt,

I do have more info on Cornelius; the reason he went to Minnesota is that he owned land near New Ulm in Milford Twp. In 1862 he and other family members were their during the Indian uprising. I have a letter that his father wrote to him from Germany "sending pictures to replace those you lost in the fire". I searched for his name in New Ulm in the record of persons who were involved, but Axelsen was not listed. I did know at that time that he went to Mississippi, because I have an original letter he wrote in 1875 to his family. I searched the land records and found that the land was not sold for several years.

I have more details but they are packed in boxes and I will have to get them out. Off to work right now so must go.
I have a family pic of his parents, not sure Cornelius is in it - only 3 children??? will have to look

Ruth Arndt

Re: Cornelius & Julia (Kaack) Axelson

Posted: 9 Mar 2012 6:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Ruth Arndt

I am wondering if you could be so kind to provide me with more details about Axelson's life in Minnesota and later in Mississippi. Do you have copies of these letters and photos lonline somewhere or here that can help me see or read more about him. I know that Axelson's life have been an interesting one.

The reason for my research on him is because he was one of the 25 German settlers in Hall County Nebraska. I am trying to put together a biography for the Hall County NEGenWeb Project of the first settlers and what happened to them later.

Can you help me? If you want to, you can contact me at blindgenealogist@gmail.com to attach those files or mail them to me at

Matthew D. Friend
2005 Bruce St. Apt. C
Conway AR 72034.

Thanks,
Matt Friend

Re: Axel Peter Axelsen from Krems Germany

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 8:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: AXELSEN
Hi Jeff, Our Axelsen family is also in Colorado. We know there are some others here, but don't know of the relationship. Most of the Axelsen famlies we DO know, and most are still in Wisconsin. Please reply.
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