Relationship Record 6

Male/Husband}   Møller, Christian Hansen		Family History} Olson
Female/Wife}   Hansen, Dorthea		Relationship Type} Marriage
Marriage: Date} Fam 17 Dec 1892	Place} St. Stephan's Lutheran, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, NJ
Ended: On Date} Exa 14 May 1944                      By} Death of husband		Source 1}  50 = Family hstry Source 2}  52 = Interview Source 3}  54 = 1900 USA cen Source 4} 218 = Cemetery rec Source 5} 222 = Photograph Source 6} 232 = 1910 USA cen Source 7} 251 = Marriage rec Source 8} 253 = Death certif Source 9} 258 = Marriage rec Source 10} 556 = Newspaper Source 11} 630 = Photograph Source 12} 746 = 1930 USA cen Source 13} 748 = 1920 USA cen Source 14} 903 = 1910 USA cen Source 15} 1001=Marriage rec
1st Household No.} 36 = Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey
Photographs}  The six young children The four adult children
Last Updated         by} Karen Hancock Date Updated}    9 Apr 2010 Date Created}    1 Jan 1992
Notes:  Christian Hansen Møller and Dorthea Hansen were married 17 Dec 1892 in St Stephan's Danish Lutheran Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.  They appear in the 1900 USA census records living at 237 Washington Street, Perth Amboy.  They had four children, Hans, Alfred, R. Christian, and Peter, ages 6, 5, 3, and 1 year respectively.  Christian was a brakeman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. By 1910, Christian had moved his family a block to 315 Washington Street, Perth Amboy, pictured at right, which became their long time home.  Harold, the youngest son was age 6.  Alfred, age 15, was not listed, as he was living with his uncle, Hans Nielsen Miller.  At some time a girl named Dorthea came to live with the family.  She is seen in the photograph with the young children.  No one spoke about her in later years, and nothing more is known about her. Peter married Evelyn Baldwin in 1918 and left the home.  Alfred died in 1919, probably of the flu.  Hans married Helen Sokolinski about 1920.  In 1920, Christian and Dorthea had only their sons R. Christian and Harold living in the family home.  R. Christian was a fireman for the copper works, and Harold, at age 16, was a clerk in a bank. In 1930, Christian was still a railway conductor.  Living with them in the household was their son Harold, and a couple, Tice and Mary Bowman. It is not known when Christian retired from the Lehigh Valley Railroad, but the family recalls that he was always afraid of the dangers of coupling.  Christian and Dorthea celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 17 Dec 1942 with family and friends in their own home.  At this time they were members of the Our Saviour's Luthern Church in Perth Amboy. Christian died 14 May 1944 in the Perth Amboy General Hospital.  He was buried 17 May 1944 in the Alpine Cemetery in Perth Amboy.  Following his death, Dorthea went to live with their youngest son, Harold, in Reading, Pennsylvania.  She died 24 Sep 1948 after a fall down a flight of stairs.  She is buried alongside her husband in the Alpine Cemetery.
Children:	Total # of Children} 6	Seq. # of Primary} 4
1st Child} Miller, Hans Johansen   2nd Child} Miller, Alfred Peter   3rd Child} Miller, Rasmus Christian (R.C.)   4th Child} Miller, Peter John (Pete)   5th Child} Miller, Harold M.   6th Child} Miller, Dorothea (Dottie)
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