Nels Petersen, Maude Timblin
1909 - Wedding Photo
Eight years prior to their wedding, my grandpa had arrived in the U.S. as an immigrant from Denmark, with $6 in his pocket. By the time of this photo, he was working in Wyoming, where my grandma, whose family had moved there temporarily because of health reasons (at least that's my understanding) was living. My grandma was working as a waitress in a restaurant, where she met my grandpa who worked with the railroad.
Nels Petersen left Liverpool, England on January 12, 1901, arriving at New York January 19th, 1901 - on the Campania of the Cunard Line. Somehow he had made his way to England from Denmark. I don't suppose that leg of the journey would have been too difficult, since they're not that far apart.
Nels, 19 years old, was on his way to Hinckley, Illinois to stay with his sister and brother-in-law. I believe that immigrants had to have a sponsor, and they would have provided that sponsorship. Even in 1901, $6 wouldn't have taken my grandpa very far if he hadn't already had a job lined up.
Nels was my mother's father. My paternal grandfather was from Sweden, but that's another story.
So, what's the story of your ancestors? Have you ever searched for them on EllisIsland.org?
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