Hillbillies & Vikings
This site is focused broadly on all descendants of John Denboe, an indentured servant who came to the Crown Colony of Maryland in about the year 1664. Also, it maintains a special emphasis on the descendants of John Denbow (1797-1862) and his brother Bazeleel (1795-1857), early pioneers in the hills of Southeastern Ohio, as well as the descendants of Jón Jónsson (1841-1934) of Dalasýsla, Iceland, who was an Icelandic immigrant to Canada and now has progeny throughout North America.

Niss Tadsen
1. Niss Tadsen Family/Spouse: Sike. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Magnus Tadsen
was born on 22 Feb 1843; died on 13 Oct 1913 in Ohio, USA; was buried on 15 Oct 1913 in Ohio, USA.
- 2. Magnus Tadsen
Generation: 2
2. Magnus Tadsen
(1.Niss1) was born on 22 Feb 1843; died on 13 Oct 1913 in Ohio, USA; was buried on 15 Oct 1913 in Ohio, USA. Magnus married in 1870 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Sophia Tadsen
was born in 1871; died in 1928; was buried in Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 4. Nick T. Tadsen
was born on 7 Oct 1872 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Mar 1965 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 5. Peter Knudsen Tadsen
was born on 6 Nov 1874 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 8 Apr 1945 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 6. Magnus 'Meyer' Tadsen
was born on 19 Jun 1877 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened in Sep 1877 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 28 Apr 1896 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 7. Dora E. Tadsen
was born on 28 Apr 1880 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died in 1962; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 8. Anna Margarethe Katherine Tadsen
was born on 23 Mar 1883 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died in 1945.
- 3. Sophia Tadsen
Generation: 3
3. Sophia Tadsen
(2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born in 1871; died in 1928; was buried in Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Sophia married Henry Rofkar on 26 May 1888 in Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Henry (son of Henry Carl Rofkar and Anna Rebecca Marselius) was born in 1866 in Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died in 1958; was buried in Ottawa, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Arthur Rofkar
- 10. Carrie Rofkar
- 11. Paul Rofkar
- 9. Arthur Rofkar
4. Nick T. Tadsen
(2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 7 Oct 1872 in Ohio, USA; died on 12 Mar 1965 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Nick married Dorothea Marie Lorenzen on 16 May 1901 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Dorothea (daughter of Lorenz J. Lorenzen and Catherine Kruse) was born on 20 Sep 1881 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened on 27 Oct 1881 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 1 Nov 1963 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Eunice Irene Tadsen
was born on 9 Sep 1902 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened on 23 Nov 1902 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 12 Apr 1994 in Texas, USA; was buried on 14 May 1994 in Trumbull, Ohio, USA. - 13. Kathryn Margaret Tadsen
was born on 25 Dec 1909 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened on 19 Jun 1910 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA.
- 12. Eunice Irene Tadsen
5. Peter Knudsen Tadsen
(2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 6 Nov 1874 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 8 Apr 1945 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Peter married Helen M. Gordon on 15 Oct 1919. Helen was born in 1890; died in 1985; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Magnus 'Meyer' Tadsen
(2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 19 Jun 1877 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened in Sep 1877 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 28 Apr 1896 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. 7. Dora E. Tadsen
(2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 28 Apr 1880 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died in 1962; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Family/Spouse: Frederick G. Zeis. Frederick was born in 1883; died in 1943; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Frederick M. Zeis
was christened in 1901; died in May 1960; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 15. Gertrude E. Zeis
was born in 1903; died in 1937; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. - 16. Boyd Zeis
was born in 1909; died in 1932; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA.
- 14. Frederick M. Zeis
8. Anna Margarethe Katherine Tadsen
(2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 23 Mar 1883 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died in 1945. Family/Spouse: Albert August Wenger. Albert (son of Edmund Wenger and Anna Meyer) was born on 23 Jan 1883; was christened on 13 Jan 1884 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died in 1954; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Doris Wenger
- 18. Pauline Wenger
- 17. Doris Wenger
Generation: 4
9. Arthur Rofkar
(3.Sophia3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1)10. Carrie Rofkar
(3.Sophia3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1)11. Paul Rofkar
(3.Sophia3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1)12. Eunice Irene Tadsen
(4.Nick3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 9 Sep 1902 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened on 23 Nov 1902 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; died on 12 Apr 1994 in Texas, USA; was buried on 14 May 1994 in Trumbull, Ohio, USA. Eunice married Leslie Clayton Rader on 12 Jun 1926 in Ohio, USA. Leslie (son of Charles C. Rader and Anna Shelar) was born on 19 Jan 1900 in Ohio, USA; died in 1975; was buried in Trumbull, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
13. Kathryn Margaret Tadsen
(4.Nick3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born on 25 Dec 1909 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA; was christened on 19 Jun 1910 in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Kathryn married Robert Henderson Sharp on 29 Dec 1934 in St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Robert (son of Andrew Vance Sharp and Maude Elsie Sherer) was born on 12 Mar 1904 in Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio, USA; was christened after 12 Mar 1904 in Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
14. Frederick M. Zeis
(7.Dora3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was christened in 1901; died in May 1960; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Family/Spouse: Imogen Lockwood. Imogen was born on 13 Oct 1903; died on 7 Oct 1958; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Lockwood Zeis
- 24. Susie Zeis
- 25. Sarah Jane 'Sally' Zeis
was born in 1929; died in 1940; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA.
- 23. Lockwood Zeis
15. Gertrude E. Zeis
(7.Dora3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born in 1903; died in 1937; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Pauline Knudsen
was born in 1848; died in 1934.
- 26. Pauline Knudsen
16. Boyd Zeis
(7.Dora3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1) was born in 1909; died in 1932; was buried in Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, USA. 17. Doris Wenger
(8.Anna3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1)18. Pauline Wenger
(8.Anna3, 2.Magnus2, 1.Niss1)
