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Ole Anton Sorenson (Sorensen)

Also Known As: "Sorensen", "Ole Eliassen"
Birthdate:
Death: August 19, 1961 (77)
West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Elias Sorensen, Vigmostad and Karen Sorenson (Mortensdatter)
Husband of Anna Bertina Sorenson
Brother of Soren Martinius Eliassen; Elise Nelson (Sorenson); Thora Alvilde Eliassen; Carl S. Sorenson and Martin Sorensen infant

Managed by: Carol Ann Selis
Last Updated:

About Ole Sorenson

Baptismal record of Ole A. Sorensen

This is Ole Anthon in 1884, number 3:

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9545&idx_id=9545&...

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Ole Anton Sorensen Norway, Baptisms Name: Ole Anton Sorensen Gender: Male Event Date: 02 Jun 1884 Event Place: Aust-Agder, Norway Birth Date: 09 May 1884 Father's Name: Elias Sorensen Father's Age: 1848 Mother's Name: Karen Tobine Mortensdatter Mother's Age: 1852 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04214-6 , System Origin: Norway-EASy , GS Film number: 1282586 , Reference ID: B3 P34 E3

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Ole A /Sorensen/ View Tree GENDER

Male BIRTH

9 May 1884 Norway Sources4 RESIDENCE

Waterloo, Iowa Sources1 RESIDENCE

1 January 1925 Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa Sources1 RESIDENCE

1930 Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Head/Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Sources1 BAPTISM

2 June 1884 Aust-Agder, Norway Sources1 PARENTS

FATHER

Elias /Sorensen/ MOTHER

Karen Tobine /Mortensdatter/ MARRIAGES (1)

SPOUSE

Anna Belle /Jones/ MARRIAGE

26 December 1936 Marshalltown, Iowa, Iowa, USA Sources1 SOURCES (4)

1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 643; Page: Ancestry.com : Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927 Ancestry.com : Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937 Ancestry.com : Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry.com : CITING THIS RECORD

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37DS-ZWZ : accessed 2015-10-12), entry for Ole A /Sorensen/.

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Over in Norway Ole would of had the last name of Ole Eliassen after his dad's first name, but once he came to the US. it got changed to the American way of doing last names which would of been the same as his dads last name; Sorensen.

Informasjon om bosted

Forrige bosted  Neste bosted  

Informasjon om bostedet:

Tellingsår: 1900

Kommune: Eide

Kommunenummer: 0925

Navn på bosted: Gulduren

Antall personer registrert på bostedet: 5

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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

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Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

about Ole Sorenson

Name: Ole Sorenson

Birth Year: abt 1887

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: 424

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Household Members:

Name Age

Ole Sorenson 28

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In 1920 Ole Anthon Sorenson along with his mother Karen Sorenson and brother Carl, were taking care of 3 of his sister's Elise's children. Elise had died in 1917.

1920 United States Federal Census

about Ole Sorenson

Name: Ole Sorenson

Home in 1920: Auburn, Fayette, Iowa

Age: 36 years

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884

Birthplace: Norway

Relation to Head of House: Head

Father's Birth Place: Norway

Mother's Name: Calan

Mother's Birth Place: Norway

Race: White

Sex: Male

Home owned: Rent

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 67

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Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

about Olie Sorenson

Name: Olie Sorenson

Census Date: 1 Jan 1925

Residence County: Black Hawk

Residence State: Iowa

Locality: Waterloo

Birth Location: Norway

Marital Status: Single

Gender: Male

Birth Year: abt 1883

Race: White

Relation to Head: Son

Mother: Karen Morton

[Karen Sorenson]

Mother's Birth Year: abt 1853

Mother's Birthplace: Norway

Father: Aleis Sorenson

Father's Birthplace: Norway

Marriage Place: Norway

Line: 18

Roll: IA1925_1606

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Household Members:

Name Age

Karen Sorenson 72

Olie Sorenson 42

Violia Nelson 18

Wm Johnson 23

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1930 United States Federal Census

about Ole A Sorensen

Name: Ole A Sorensen

Home in 1930: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa

Age: 46

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884

Birthplace: Norway

Relation to Head of House: Head

Mother's Name: Karen

Race: White

Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace:

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Household Members:

Name Age

Ole A Sorensen 46

Karen Sorensen 78

Esther Nelson 18

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Ole A Sorenson United States Census, 1940 Name: Ole A Sorenson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Ward 3, Waterloo, East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States Gender: Male Age: 55 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Norway Birth Year (Estimated): 1885 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Ole A Sorenson Head M 55 Anna R Sorenson Wife F 50 District: 7-34 , Family Number: 43 , Sheet Number and Letter: 3A , Line Number: 27 , Affiliate Publication Number: T627 , Affiliate Film Number: 1140 , Digital Folder Number: 005461437 , Image Number: 00884

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Ole Anton Sorenson Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: May 9, 1884, Norway Death: Aug. 19, 1961 West Union Fayette County Iowa, USA

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Spouse:
 Anna Bertina Askelson Sorenson (1889 - 1956)

Burial: First Lutheran Church Cemetery Ossian Winneshiek County Iowa, USA

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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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Ole Sorenson's Timeline

1884
May 9, 1884
June 2, 1884
Aust-Agder, Norway
1961
August 19, 1961
Age 77
West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, United States
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First Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States