From Memorial and Genealogical Record of Dodge and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin, publ. 
1894 - Page 121-122
 
CHRISTIAN ANDREW CHRISTIANSEN.  The American bar offers the finest opportunities for 
preferment of any country upon the face of the earth, its members being privileged, if the talent is 
not wanting, to attain not only the greatest distinction in the profession, but it is the easiest way of 
approach to the highest positions in the land.  An intelligent and well-posted attorney is C. A. 
CHRISTIANSEN, who is also filling the responsible and honorable position of judge of Dodge 
County.  He is a native of Flensburg, Schleswig, Denmark, where he was born January 15, 1848, 
a son of John Caspar and Antonia CHRISTIANSEN.  He was educated at Flensburg and Odense 
Colleges, and in 1866 entered the University of Copenhagen, graduating there in 1872, and three 
years later he was admitted to the bar of Copenhagen and practiced his profession in that city 
successfully until 1884.  May 11, 1877, he was united in marriage with Miss Wilhelmine Gertrude 
GJENDRUP, a daughter of Frederick William GJENDRUP.  She was born in Copenhagen, and in 
January 1884, came to the United States with her husband, and from the City of New York to 
Wisconsin March 1, 1884, and took up their residence in Juneau.  Mr. CHRISTIANSEN was 
admitted to the bar of Dodge County in September of that year, and has been actively engaged in 
the practice of his profession ever since.  In 1887 and 1888 he served in the capacity of deputy 
county clerk, and in 1889, 1890 and 1891 was clerk of the city of Juneau.  In 1893 he was elected 
to the responsible position of county judge.  In 1889 he was enrolling clerk of the Wisconsin 
Senate.  He has two children: Wilhelmine M., and Johannah M., both of whom were born in 
Denmark.  He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.
 
Submitted by Carol