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Carl S. Sorenson

Also Known As: "karl"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Eide Ned, Lillesand, Norway
Death: January 1969 (76)
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Elias Sorensen, Vigmostad and Karen Sorenson (Mortensdatter)
Husband of Myrtle A. Sorenson
Brother of Soren Martinius Eliassen; Elise Nelson (Sorenson); Thora Alvilde Eliassen; Ole Sorenson and Martin Sorensen infant

Managed by: Carol Ann Selis
Last Updated:

About Carl S. Sorenson

Baptism of the child Karl (Carl) in Eide 1892.

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=6140&idx_id=6140&...

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Instructions: Page forward to page 16, by either going 1 page at a time forward, or by using the "jump to page 20", and going backwards to page 16. (carol)

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Karl Sorensen Norway, Baptisms Name: Karl Sorensen Gender: Male Event Date: 14 Aug 1892 Event Place: Aust-Agder, Norway Birth Date: 24 Jul 1892 Father's Name: Elias Sorensen Father's Age: 1837 Mother's Name: Karen Tabine Mortensdatter Mother's Age: 1853 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04214-6 , System Origin: Norway-EASy , GS Film number: 1282586 , Reference ID: B4 P16 E4

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Informasjon om bostedet:

Tellingsår: 1900

Kommune: Eide

Kommunenummer: 0925

Navn på bosted: Gulduren

Antall personer registrert på bostedet: 5

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Carol,

This must be your Tobena in census 1900, then she live as widow in Eide municipality. The census state what I suspect that your Amercan Aleis is identical to Norwegian Elias.

http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste.aspx?ft=1900&knr=0925&...

Navn Familie-stilling Sivil-stand Yrke Fødselsår Fødested Etnisitet

Tobine Mortensen hm e Gaardeier, dagarbeiderske ved gaardsbrug og husvæsen 1852 Søgne LM

Søren Eliassen s ug Sjømand, matros, Sliberiarbeider 1878 Vestre Moland

Ole Eliassen s ug Sjømand Matros 1884 Eide Ned

Carl Sørensen s ug Søn 1892 Eide Ned

Elise Eliasdatter d ug tjenestepige 1882 Eide Ned

Tjenestepige-=tjenestepige (see "tjenestepike")

tjenestepike = servant, employee, maid (female), housemaid

Sjomand or sjømann or Matros= sailor, seaman

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Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

about C S Sorenson

Name: C S Sorenson

Birth Year: abt 1890

Birth Place: Norway

Gender: Male

Race: White

Marital Status: Single

Census Date: 1915

Residence State: Iowa

Residence County: Fayette

Locality: Auburn

Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Father's Birthplace: Norway

Roll: IA1915_188

Line: 425

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Household Members:

Name Age

C S Sorenson 25

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1920 United States Federal Census

about Carl Sorenson

Name: Carl Sorenson

Home in 1920: Auburn, Fayette, Iowa

Age: 27 years

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893

Birthplace: Norway

Relation to Head of House: Brother

Father's Birth Place: Norway

Mother's Birth Place: Norway

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Sex: Male

Year of Immigration: 1903

Able to read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Image: 610

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Household Members:

Name Age

Ole Sorenson 36

Viola Nelson 13

Esther Nelson 8

Caspia Nelson 7

Carl Sorenson 27

Calan Sorenson = (Karen) 67

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Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

about Carl Sorenson

Name: Carl Sorenson

Census Date: 1 Jan 1925

Residence County: Black Hawk

Residence State: Iowa

Locality: Waterloo

Birth Location: Norway

Marital Status: Married

Gender: Male

Birth Year: abt 1894

Race: White

Relation to Head: Head

Mother: Karen Mortenson

Mother's Birth Year: abt 1853

Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Father: Aleis Sorenson

Father's Birthplace: Norway

Marriage Place: Norway

Spouse Name: Myrtle Sorenson

Line: 21

Roll: IA1925_1606

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Household Members:

Name Age

Carl Sorenson 31

Myrtle Sorenson 21

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1930 United States Federal Census

about Carl Sorensen

Name: Carl Sorensen

Home in 1930: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa

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Age: 36

Estimated birth year: abt 1894

Birthplace: Norway

Relation to Head of House: Head

Spouse's name: Myrtle A

Race: White

Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace:

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Household Members:

Name Age

Carl Sorensen 36

Myrtle A Sorensen 25

Caspars Nelson 16

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Social Security Death Index

about Carl Sorenson

Name: Carl Sorenson

SSN: 481-10-1304

Last Residence: 50702 Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States of America

Born: 24 Jul 1892

Died: Jan 1969

State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (Before 1951 )

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Carl Sorenson Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: 1892 Death: 1969

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery Waterloo Black Hawk County Iowa, USA Plot: Section A

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Notes by CASPARA OVIDA NELSON (BURGER) ( TOUTANT)

My Mother was born September 7, 1882, Elissa Cathrine Sorenson and passed away May 25, 1917. She was born in Norway. Her mother was Karen Tobena, and I don’t know about her father. Brothers and Sister were Ole, Carl and Martin. Martin died at sea. She had Vie, Lloyd, Esther, me, Selma and Eliza. My Dad Ole L. Nelson was born in Norway December 03, 1865 and died at Gunder Iowa May 05, 1925. I don’t know a thing about his parents. His brothers and sisters were. Nels, Christian, Kjersty and Anna. He had Carl ( Charley), Lloyd, Esther, Me, Selma and Eliza. My mother had Vie out of wedlock before she and dad were married, My dad had Charley with his first wife, Carrie Kold. Who passed away when Charley was 3. This all took place at Gunder Iowa in Clayton County.

My mother died of T.B.  My dad died of enlargement of the heart.  

Your dad and I were married November 29, 1934 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo. We were divorced October 31, 1955. The L in my dads name doesn’t stand for anything and his brother Nels took the name of Larson, to get away from too many Nels.Nelsons. My dad came from Lillessond and my mother came from Stavonger, Both from Norway.
Lloyd Cornel, Esther Constance, Caspara Ovida, Selma Theadore, Eliza ( No middle name ) and Vie was Martha Viola. ESTHER CONSTANCE NELSON was born October 19, 1911 on a farm near Gunder Iowa, Clayton County. Drown July 09, 1933 in sand pit Black Hawk County, near Cedar falls. Was Buried in East Clermont Cemetery, Clayton County. She never married.

          Karen Tobina Sorenson, born at Black Mountain, Norway. Died  October, 1933 in Waterloo, Black hawk County. Was buried there at Elmwood Cemetery. Her father was Morton Anderson.  Her mother was Karen Anderson.  Her husband was Elias Sorenson.  She had a sister  Ingeborg  Mortenson.  She had two brothers Andres Mortenson and Martin Mortenson.   Her Children were.  OLE, CARL, MARTIN, ELISSA and one more daughter.( No name).  She was born Karen Tobine Mortenson,  February 24, 1852.  She was married to Elias Sorenson in 1873. He died in Norway 1898.  She came to America in 1905.

MATHA VIOLA NELSON (SMITH) was born June 11, 1907 sb 1904 at a farm near Eldorado, Iowa Fayette County, with Mrs Nels (Karina) Reinertson as midwife to Elissa Sorenson and Emil Dahl. She never went by Dahl. She was Never adopted by Ole L. Nelson. She went by Nelson tho. She Married Jessie Bennet Smith in Waterloo Iowa February 27, 1926. We had the same mother. Vie had a different dad.
CARL (CHARLEY) NELSON , was born near Gunder Iowa, Clayton County. June 22, 1892 too Ole L and Kari Nelson. He married Clara Sharlewis of Postville Iowa in 1926. He passed away August 31, 1968. Near Carson City Michigan and buried there.
SELMA THEODORA NELSON born February 09, 1915. Died 1925 at Oakdale, Iowa. She was born Near Gunder, Iowa in Clayton County. Buried at East Clermont Cemetery, in Clayton County.
LLOYD CORNEL NELSON born near Gunder Iowa, Clayton County. December 23, 1909. He married Grace Sawvell. June 06, 1936.
ELIZA NELSON (BIGLER) born May 01, 1917 out side of Clermont, Iowa, Clayton County. She married Charles W. Bigler. November 16, 1942., at Oelwein Iowa, Fayette County.
Sam and I were married June 19 1967 in Blooming Prairie, Minn..
Arthur W Burger and I were married November 29, 1934 at Sacred Heart Church in Waterloo.
Charley or Carl had a middle name of Norman, He was born in1892. Vies dad Emil Dahl never married our mother. According to Lloyds old records Vie was born 1904. She didn’t know that either! She thought it was 1906
I Robert L Nelson typed the notes of Caspara Nelson. They were very faint and very hard to read. They were hand written.

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Carl S. Sorenson's Timeline

1892
July 24, 1892
Eide Ned, Lillesand, Norway
August 14, 1892
1969
January 1969
Age 76
Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States
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Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States