33 Cousins - The Grandchildren of Frederik & Christine

Frederik & Christine Frederiksen had 9 children - 5 boys in a row (Chris, Ed, Fred, Ole & Henry) and then 4 girls in a row (Ebba, Mary, Ellen & Nina). Henry died as a child, but 7 of the 8 had a total of 33 grandchildren for Frederik and Christine. Fred and his wife, Elda, had no children.

• The 33 were born between 1917 and 1941 - a span of 24 years
• 17 were girls, 16 were boys
• There were 2 sets of twins - Jack & Jean, Howard & Horace
• 7 of the 33 (21%) died as infants or children - 4 girls, 3 boys
• 2 gave their lives for their country in WWII - Clarence & Keith
• 4 other served in the military in WWII and Horace was a prisioner of war
• 2 graduated from the University of Idaho - Kenny and Jack - and several others attended business school or teacher preparation programs. Many of their children attended the U of I as well
• They were farmers, government workers, business owners, postmasters, teachers and housewives
• Howard and Horace farmed the McGovern family homestead adjacent to the Frederiksen homestead in Kilgore for all of their lives
• Their names were Frederiksen, Fredericksen, Cederberg, Clement, Goody, Wyman, Taylor, Alexander, Thomas, Dalling, Nielsen, Gentillion, Towne, Oleson, Cook, Freeman, Walker and Grant (some of the maiden names were Paul, McGovern, Steele, Harris, Bunch, Lannigan, Martin, lawson, Javaux, Leek, Hunter Drown, Olsson, Knight, Taylor & Stiers) I hope I got them all.
• They managed to stay in contact with one another by letters, Christmas cards, birth announcements, occasional visits and by an annual Idaho Falls luncheon that many still attend today. They have inspired their children to remain connected to family in a myriad of ways.