Vesterende

"Vesterende" is in Ballum Parish, Tonder County, Southern Jutland, Denmark. This is where Peder Andersen Holm and Anke Marie Lindberg lived after they were married and where Theodore and his siblings grew up.In the first picture below< "vesterende No. 39 (left) and numbers 41 and 42" is the notation on the backside and No. 39 is Theodore's home.  The second picture is No. 39 from the front side looking from the west toward the east. And the third picture is the backside of No. 39 looking from the east toward the west          click on pictures to enlarge.

Peder owned a blacksmithy, a smaller shop, and he was the biggest merchant with the largest grocery in the area. Peder's father owned one of the largest farms in his area and Anke Marie's father also was the owner of one of the largest farms in his area. The families on both sides were considered well-to-do. Vesterende in Ballum is about 20 miles from Holmgard in Brons. Theodore lived for 35 years. He grew up in a comfortable  environment but he is buried in a pauper's grave. The name "Olufsen" is sometimes found in the records as "Olesen" . This is most likely because the names sound very much alike and the written name in Danish script looks the same.                                                                                                                                                         Top

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