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View Tree for Emilie Frederika GrønholmEmilie Frederika Grønholm (b. 1871, d. date unknown)

Emilie Frederika Grønholm (daughter of Christian Frederik Joachim Grønholm and Laura Vilhelmine Christine Bloch) was born 1871 in Odense, Denmark, and died date unknown. She married Mr Meibom.

 Includes NotesNotes for Emilie Frederika Grønholm:

The Granholm archives....

I have an original document that was found in Julius Grønholm’s personal possessions after his death. The document was 2-sided with an English-written typed letter on one side and a Danish hand-written letter on the other. The hand-written letter is not addressed to anyone nor is it signed by anyone. The typed side is from Julius’ father, Christian Grønholm. (Note that Christian was born in 1840, so he was about 79 years old when this letter was written.) Either way, both sides of this document reveal fascinating insight into the life of Julius’ family back in Denmark around the year 1919.

First the typed English-written letter (with mistakes and all) ...

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To the commander - in chief for the American army

L O R D P E R S H I N G.

Dear Sir:

Herby I aske the general if I can have any particulars about my son, who under the name John Johnson was come to pass in the American army.
His last letter is written and sent off from St. Antonia Texas the 9th. decbr 1916, since I do not have heard from him, some our letters are returned.
Inclosed I am handing you a picture og the regiment and a picture of his comrades.
His address was: Co I 1 Wis Comp. Wilson, St. Antonia, Texas.
I should be glad to receive your further news, meanwhile I remain, dear sir,
Yours respectfully,

merchant Grønholm,
adr. Fru Meibom, Søndergade 8,
Odense Danmark.

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Now I also have in my possession an original response document sent through the Danish Red Cross (Croix Rouge Danoise), dated 30 July 1919, replying that they have no information about this person but will forward any that may arrive. This note is addressed to Mrs. E. Meibom in Odense, which is the married name of Julius’ sister Emile. This leads me to believe that Emile also wrote the hand-written letter. The note also says that they are returning the photograph (which was noted in the typed letter).

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Now it gets really interesting. The back side of the typed letter appears to be a letter to Julius. It may be that the original letter sent to General Pershing was returned to Denmark (by the Red Cross?) and then this letter was recycled by someone sending a hand-written letter to Julius. Because of the address on the typed side having Fru Meibom, my best guess is that this was Julius’ sister Emilie Meibom who wrote this letter. The letter was written after the death of Julius’ brother Valdemar (who went down with a ship at sea during WWI) and speaks of Valdemar’s twin sister Valborg. Interestingly enough, it also speaks of someone named Jenny. (Can we assume this to be our Aunt Jenny? Grandma Helen and Aunt Jenny, age 8, did not come to America until October 1919, and the Red Cross note was written in July 1919. But then again, the hand-written note is not dated.)

*** This letter was translated by David Grønholm during his visit to David L. Granholm’s home in New Jersey on October 18, 1999. (And then again by Valdemar Grønholm.)

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When you write home, do not mention Valborg as the one who takes care of old people. I think I dare to say that she will be married before you receive the next letter. Yet she has not spoken to me of this, but for a while others have spoken of it. And now she has said it at home. That was the meaning regarding Dad.
Nobody can object, once she found out who she loves, it all just came so suddenly. And besides she found a widower with 5 grown up children and Valborg has never been child-friendly, good with kids. So, we are not especially happy about it at home!
Please don’t mention that I told you anything before she or mother has written to you about this. She will probably write you herself or maybe when you ask about Valdemar’s wife. She is the daughter of Millmaster Hansen of the concrete factory Norden, in Aalborg, and her name is Olga. She is a nice woman but we barely know her, as she has been here but a few times. She is used to more rich people. As you know, Valdemar was well employed and combined with his life insurance from the company she has plenty. 3000 Danish kroner yearly to live on. So she should not have any problems getting her son properly raised.
Robert Kelsen's address is not known. He has been to Java, working as a singer and he has sent us pictures of himself, dressed in the native clothing. Johannes' address we don't have either. He is so foreign now, and has forgotten how to write Danish, so his last letter was no good. It is a comfort that this has not gotten to your head yet, because then we would not have anything out of that either.
I hereby send you a Spring Greeting from the Danish forest. Now I am tired and have to stop. How does little Jenny like being in America? She seems to have a roguish twinkle in back of both ears.



Children of Emilie Frederika Grønholm and Mr Meibom are:
  1. Anna Meibom.
  2. Valborg Meibom, d. date unknown.
  3. Emil Meibom, d. date unknown.
  4. Else Meibom.
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