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From: Lars Jørgen Helbo <>
Subject: Re: Surname Tjornelund
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 14:26:00 +0200


At 06:32 02-10-99 -0500, you wrote:
>My grandmother, Annie Tjornelund, b. 15 July 1877, on her marraige
>certificate says that she came from Slesvig Tyshlund. I believe this
>is now Schleswig-Holstein. Annie came to the USA in 1895. Her
>parents are Soren Tjornelund and Annie Dorthea Jensen.

Could also be the northern part of Schleswig, which is now in Denmark.

>I cannot find a surname of Tjornelund in Denmark or Germany.
>Please someone help me. Also, what port would she have left from
>in Germany if she lived in Slesvig Tyshlund. Any help would be
>greatly appreciated.

No, because the correct spelling is Tjørnelund. There 136 persons in
Denmark with this name, but they may not all be related.
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