Ingeborg Sorensen or Hansdatter

Born 23 December 1812 in Denmark to Hans Kasper Sorensen and Else Knudsdatter
Married Rasmus Olsen 4 Aug 1836 in Denmark
Ingeborg-Jens Peder-James Peter-Raymond-Earl
Died 6 July 1883 in Ephraim
Buried in Ephraim

1860 Census
1880 Census

At this site there is an image of a document written in Danish dated the day Ingeborg died. I don't know anything more about it. This is a letter Rasmus wrote to his daughter with some more information. And don't miss this link to Rasmus' diary even though it's in Danish. Here's more information about Rasmus's ancestry. Rasmus's diary and papers are open to public research at BYU.

Ingeborg was born in Stensby, Praesto, Denmark, 23 December 1812. She was the eighth of ten children. At age 16, she married Jens Larsen. They became parents of three before he passed away in 1835. She then married Rasmus Olsen on August 4, 1836. They became parents of seven, the last child born in Utah in 1858.

The Olsen family converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark and came to Utah by 1858. They made their home in Ephraim for the remainder of their lives. Ingeborg was a worthy citizen and used her talents and energy in caring for her large family and church work. She was endowed and sealed in the Endowment House on November 11, 1858. She passed away June 6, 1883, at age seventy in Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah. Rasmus followed her in death, five years later.

Her parents are Hans K. Sorensen and Else Knudsen. She became a pioneer in 1858. Her first spouse is Jens Larsen. They were married November 11, 1829, in Praesto, Denmark. Jens Larsen died in Denmark in the year of 1835. Their children were Catherine born February 7, 1830, Maren Catherine born 20  February, 1832, and Anna born April 17, 1835.

Ingeborg and Rasmus Olsen had seven children: Jens born 4 August 1837; Ole born 9 March 1839; Jens born 14 May 1841; Hans Peter born 1843; Kirsten born February 27, 1844; Hans Rasmussen born 16 December 1850; and Hans Peter born 18 September 1858. Rasmus died 7 May 1888 in Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah.


The following is a Google Translate version of the Danish text at this site:

Fourth emigration group left Copenhagen on 26 December 1853 and consisted of something over 300 people. The first part of the journey was performed with the steamer "Eideren" and went, as was the case with the earlier groups of Kiel, Glückstadt and Hull to Liverpool. Furthermore arrived Mon, 9 januar 1854th Here assaulted Mon of an epidemic of fever which mainly consisted of the children. During two weeks dead 22 children and two adults.
 On 22 January they went aboard in 'Benjamin Adams' together with some Germans, but a few days later, a doctor 15 of them to be medical fit for the journey, and they were left with the understanding that they were sent to New York when they were healthy enough to it.

On 28 came 'Benjamin Adams' away from Liverpool with 384 Mormons on board, and arrived after a pleasant trip to New Orleans on 22 in March. On the journey died two elderly persons and 6 children, while 2 children were born to 9 couples were married. Things went to St. Louis by steamer and arrived there on 3 April. The bad climate on this stretch again demanded his duty, and 14 of the emigrants died. Mon nevertheless continued and arrived on 10 April to Kansas City, and here met with the Mon country men from group III, who had waited for Group IV's arrival to make the journey across the plains together with friends from there. The city of Westport (now part of Kansas City) in Jackson County, Missouri, was this year instead of equipping the saints before the big trip.

The start took place on 15 June and the route was a second, shorter than the previous groups had been followed. It was discovered quickly, just 20 miles from Kansas to all carts were loaded too heavily, the oxen had difficulty pulling. One study showed that nearly all the emigrants had overweight luggage. I was already running into the unpleasant surprise that both oxen and wagons were far more expensive than calculated, which had resulted in that many could not feel able to pay. It had, however, at best, fraternal manner helped each other, so nobody was left behind because he lacked funds. On the other hand was now the last resource exhausted, and there was no possibility of acquiring more oxen.

It was known that one of the twelve apostles were in Leavenworth City, about 30 miles away, it was Orson Pratt, and a few men were hurriedly sent to him to ask for advice. They came back with 50 oxen, bought with money, as the Apostle had borrowed them on behalf of the group.

It was a terrible trip. Cholera ravaged the group throughout. Every day you had to stop to bury the dead who were placed in a hole in the ground without a coffin. Mortality in this trip was so great that the 680 only managed just over 500 to Utah. The rest died either of illness or travel hardships. The surviving reached Salt Lake City on 5 October 9 ½ months after they left Denmark.