Lars Christian Caspersen

1838 - 1925  (86 years)

• Name	Lars Christian Caspersen
  Born	25 Mar 1838	Tømmerby, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark
  Gender	Male
  Died	1925	Vr. Han, Thisted, Denmark
  Person ID	I5856883551	Master Tree
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2004

  
  

  Father	Casper Josva Preetzmann Larsen Djernes,   b. 05 Mar 1803, Lild, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark ,   d. 12 Aug 1842, Lild, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Helene Pedersdatter,   b. 19 Dec 1813, Arup, Vr. Han, Thisted, Denmark ,   d. 21 Feb 1878, Kjaret, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark  (Age 64 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1836	Tømmerby, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark
  Family ID	F5350498663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	16 Mar 1876	Lild, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark
  Notes	The marriage record in the Lild Parish Register is signed by OleNielsen, Mariane's father, an d Lars Christian Nielsen, husband of Lars'aunt Caspara Larsen Djernes.
  Family ID	F5350498601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	06 Nov 1868	Thisted, Denmark
  Family ID	F5350498662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Mar 1838 - Tømmerby, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark Married - 06 Nov 1868 - Thisted, Denmark Married - 16 Mar 1876 - Lild, Vester Han, Thisted, Denmark Died - 1925 - Vr. Han, Thisted, Denmark  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Information on Lars comes from Cai Mygind's book, 'Some Families From the two Counties Hanherred and Hillerslev Herred in Northern Jutland,' pages 52 and 53. He was born a twin (his brother was Christian Peter Caspersen) on the tenant farm of Kjerup parsonage. The brothers were separated at an early age, and Lars was brought up to about age 12 by his grandmother, Mariane Prµtzman, at Diernesgaard. The 1840 census for Djernisgaard shows Lars, age 2, listed as Mariane's foster son (Plejes²n). The 1845 census lists him as her foster son and the son of her son. He returned at some time after 1845 to his mother and her second husband, Lars Larsen Diernis, helping on the farm. He left for Lild at age 17, becoming a farmhand at the inn. The Lild Parish Register, FHL MF 0053228, pages 85 and 86, shows that Lars was confirmed April 8, 1852 at the T²mmerby Church with his twin brother, Christian Peter Caspersen. The confirmation record lists his residence that year at age 14 as Madsb²l in Hjardemaal Parish. Lars was drafted in 1860, according to an undated document written by his son, Casper L. Djernes of Clearbrook, Minnesota. In 1861 he came home for two months, but was called back in 1862. He was sent to Slesvig, probably along the southern border, to fight in the 1864 war against Prussia and Austria. He was taken prisoner during the battle at Dybboel, one of over 3,000 prisoners. He spent two months in a prison camp at Rendsborg, returning to northern Jutland on foot with a friend after his release. Lars' military record, Record #51, Thisted Amt, Vesterhanherred, 1864, Rigsarkivet-Kobenhavn M Folkarkivet--12707, says that Lars was in the 9th Battalion, 3rd Company, service number 236. When Lars returned, he found that his stepfather had lost the farm and money in gambling and drinking. In 1865 Lars moved with his mother and half-brother to Glaede and then Kaeret in Lild parish. He continued to live with his mother even after his marriage to Maren Andersdatter in 1868. A child, Helene, was born in 1869, but Maren died in 1870. Lars married Mariane Olesen in 1876; they had 12 children. Lars made his living fishing in an open boat, and also had a small plot of land with sheep and cows. Lars' death date is given as 1920 in the Mygind book, but Viola May Djernes Carter says (1996) that it was 1925, since he nearly celebrated a Golden Wedding anniversary with his second wife. In 1996 Gudrin Kaspersen, wife of Gunner Kaspersen, a grandson of Lars' twin brother, Christian Peder Kaspersen, sent a clipping from a 1923 local newspaper in Denmark, apparently near T²mmerby. She translated the article as follows: 'Twins 85 Years Old--It is very seldom that twins reach so high an age as the brothers ex-farmer at Tommerby Christian Kaspersen and small-holder Lars Christian Kaspersen at Kaeret who on Sunday 25 March will be 85 years old. Both are of good health and mind, really two fine stout men who have worked hard throughout their lives never giving up, and now they can look back on along life's good work. Both brothers have had many children, and it is worth mentioning that Lars Christian Kaspersen has 8 children in America, one of whom volunteered as an American soldier in World War I. Lars Christian Kaspersen himself is a veteran from the war in 1864 between Denmark and Prussia. The two old twins are the eldest of six still living brothers and sister. The others are not young either and their ages counted together reach the high number of 470.'