This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SIMONSEN, NIELSEN/NELSON, MONK, RASMUSSEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BhB.2ACI/228 Message Board Post: Researching family of Niels SIMONSEN (1811-1882) who emigrated from Horsens area of Denmark in 1872. He took out homestead papers for land in Township 96 of Range 53, Turner County, Dakota Territory in 1873. He and wife are buried at Rosehill Cemetery at Viborg, SD. Seeking info on Niels, wife Maren, and their children and descendants: Simon NELSON, Maren Nielsen Monk RASMUSSEN, Soren Nelson MONK, Jens NIELSEN/NELSON, Andreas NIELSEN. My husband descends from his youngest son, Peter Nielsen/Nelson Monk/MUNK. Any info or clues will be much appreciated!