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(Created by and for the descendants of Joseph Sydney Koford and Katherine Hamilton Buckingham
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The island of Bornholm, Denmark, (map) is the birthplace of our great-grandparents, Jens Otto August KOFOED*and Hennea Christine Caroline PEDERSEN (BOHN)*.
Some of those family photos will appear on this Web site. *The spelling of both of these surnames varies somewhat from one source to another. |  Caroline is on the right. For close-up, click on photo. |
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Jens Kofod, or Kofoed, (Aug. 1852-1925, who Anglicized
his name to "James Koford") was a carpenter and cabinetmaker.
He worked construction projects around the Oakland-San Francisco area until he moved his growing family to Vacaville in the mid- 1880's. I think he was interested in having a small town environment for his young children, so he built a house in that new town. When his sons were ready for college, he moved the family to Berkeley, to a house he built for them on Milvia St. From there they could "walk to school" at the State University (U.C.). His three sons, Henning, Jim and Joe, all graduated from there. Carrie, his daughter, taught at the grammar school across the street from their home. Daughter Gertrude was a nurse. |
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Jens Kofod/James Koford |
| searching old Danish census returns & emigrations online ... | Danish Demographic Database |
| exploring Bornholm roots with the experts--in Bornholm!... | Bornholm Genealogy & Local History Society Webpage |
| how many Kofoed relatives you have...? | Bjarne Kofoed's Bornholm database |
| searching for immigrant ancestors' passenger lists... | Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild |
| a comprehensive list of genealogical links... | Cyndi's
List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet |
Page created by Lorna Koford Wallace
e-mail questions/comments to: lornakw at hotmail )
updated April 2009
