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Thiesen He built the [[Thiesen Building]] on the northeast corner of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Romana Street]]s in [[1901]]. He was reportedly warned that his venture would fail and the building would be lost to receivership; when this failed to happen, Thiesen gloated by flying the Danish flag from the building every year until his death.
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Thiesen's fortunes improved in 1884 when he married Emilie Lupkes, a widow who owned a profitable saloon. The widow's previous husband had died in the epidemic. Emilie died in January, 1900 due to complications of childbirth. In April, 1901, Thiesen married Effie Lee Mitchell. They had four children who lived to adulthood; Thiesen also adopted his stepdaughter Dina. Thiesen was granted U.S. citizenship in 1902.
Thiesen's wife Effie divorced him in 1927. Thiesen died in [[1934]], and is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery.
[[Category:Deceased persons|Thiesen, Christen]] [[Category:Business biographies|Thiesen, Christen]]
