Photograph of a woman wearing a dark dress with her hair pulled back. This woman is the mother of H. J. Berndt.

Photograph of an older man and two boys surrounding a small table. The man on the left is Lauritz Lauritzen, the father of Laura Lauritzen Berndt. Two of his five sons, Niels and Otto, stand and sit at the table.

Photograph of an older man and two boys surrounding a small table. The man on the left is Lauritz Lauritzen, the father of Laura Lauritzen Berndt. Two of his five sons, Niels and Otto, stand and sit at the table.

Photograph of a man, two women, and eight children. The last row's names are Mette Lauritzen (born 1867), Else Marie Lauritzen, Else Marie Lauritzen (born 1865), Johanna Lauritzen (born 1833), and Anders Oddershede Lauritzen (born 1836). The first row's names are Olivia Lauritzen (born 1868), Petrea Lauritzen (born 1873, died 1958, immigrated to U.S.), Hannah Andersine Johanne Lauritzen (born 1874), Anton Frederick Lauritzen (born 1876, died 1964, immigrated to U.S.), Andreus Lauritzen (born 1872, died 1957, immigrated to U. S.), and Laura Lauritzen (born November 1st, 1869, died 1905, immigrated to U. S.).

Photograph of Mads Andersen wearing a Danish Army uniform, in which he served. Afterwards, he traveled to America in 1880 and arrived in Danevang, Texas in 1894. Mads Andersen was born July 24th, 1857 in Fyn, Denmark. He died October 11, 1938 and was buried at Danevang Lutheran Cemetery.

Photograph of Marie Kristine Tordenskov Berndt. A woman with her hair pulled back with a high white collar on her dress.

Photograph of three young girls in a dark dress with white lace collars. These three girls, Marie, Magda, and Agnes Berndt are sisters to Andrea, Nissen, and Simon Berndt and children of Christin Nissen Berndt.

Photograph of Bertha Christine Knudsen Andersen, a young woman born April 3rd, 1869 who came to Texas in 1895, and married Mads Andersen in 1896. She died November 30th, 1941, and was buried at Danevang Lutheran Cemetery in Danevang, Texas.

Photograph of a young man in a black and white suit. His name is Frands Lauritsen.

Photograph of a woman with ribbons in her hair wearing a fine dress. This woman is Kristine Berndt Claussen, H. J. Berndt's sister.