Historical records matching Pvt. Jean Moritz (Mauritz) Litonius, U.S.V.
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About Pvt. Jean Moritz (Mauritz) Litonius, U.S.V.
- Jean served as private in Company E, 34th Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The Veterans Administration index card noted that he was born on 16 July 1878; enlisted for service on 22 July 1899; and was discharged from service on 12 February 1902. The card also noted that he died on 20 January 1960. See "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T8G-B8ZM : 23 October 2019), Jean Litonius, 12 Feb 1901; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
- Jean performed his military service in Laoag City, Illocos Norte Province, Luzon Island, the Philippines. He was there during the United States occupation of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. (Because he was in the Philippines when the Twelfth Census of the United States was taken, his information was recorded in "Schedule No. 1 -- Population, Military and Naval Population.") It was noted that, in the United States, Jean had resided in Alpha, Wisconsin; was white, male, and born in July 1878; was 21 years old and single; was born in Sweden to parents who were born in Sweden; had emigrated to the United States in 1883; had resided in the U.S. for 16 years; and was a naturalized United States citizen. See "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31X-SLJ : accessed 20 December 2020), Jean Litonius, Laong Province Ilocos Norte Luzon Detach Military Hosp Corp US Army Infantry, Philippines; citing enumeration district (ED) 187, sheet B, family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,841.
- Per the 1910 United States census of ED 181, Ward 10 of Seattle, King County, Washington (enumerated on 21 April 1910), the following people resided in the Litonius household (see "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJH-VJ3 : accessed 20 December 2020), Jean N Litonius, Seattle Ward 10, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 181, sheet 11B, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1661; FHL microfilm 1,375,674.):
- Litonius, Jean, head, male, white, age 31, married, married for three years, born in Sweden to parents who were born in Sweden, emigrated to the United States in 1891, a naturalized United States citizen, and employed as the proprietor of an employment office.
- Litonius, Anna, wife, female, white, age 36, married, married for three years, the mother of one child (who was living), born in Sweden to parents who were born in Sweden
- Litonius, Marian, daughter, female, white, age 1, born in Washington to parents who were born in Sweden.
- Jean either had some lapses of memory, or confused the dates of when & where he first arrived in the United States. The information that he provided in the 1920 United States census, in his 1923 "Declaration of Intention" for naturalization, and in his 1925 "Petition for Naturalization" vary slightly. The most glaring discrepancy was why he declared, in 1920, that he had become a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1898, yet he submitted paperwork, in 1923 and 1925, to become a naturalized citizen. See below, in chronological order.
- Per the 1920 United States census for ED 88, Seattle, King County, Washington (enumerated on 9 January 1920), the following people resided in the Litonius household (see "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHN2-DBL : accessed 19 December 2020), Marian Litonius in household of Jean Litonius, King, Washington, United States; citing ED 88, sheet 8B, line 80, family 205, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1925; FHL microfilm 1,821,925.):
- Litonius, Jean, head, male, white, age 41, married, emigrated to the United States in 1886, a naturalized United States citizen, naturalized in 1898, born in Sweden to parents who were born in Sweden, and employed in the composing room of a newspaper.
- Litonius, Anna, wife, female, white, age 43, married, unknown when emigrated to the United States, a naturalized United States citizen, and born in Sweden to parents who were born in Sweden.
- Litonius, Marian, daughter, female, white, age 11, born in Washington to parents who were born in Sweden.
- Olson, Harold, nephew, male, white, age 19, single, born in North Dakota to parents who were born in Sweden, and employed as a clerk in a wholesale company.
- In his "Declaration of Intention" for naturalization, United States of America, Western District of Washington, dated 24 October 1923, Jean provided the following information (see "Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPL-Z5FL : 24 November 2020), Jean Morritz Litonius, 1923.):
- His name was Jean Morritz Litonius, age 45 years, and was employed as a proof reader.
- He was white, with a light complexion, was 6-feet tall, weighed 186 lbs., had gray hair and blue eyes.
- He was born in Gottenburg [Gothenburg, Göteborg], Sweden on 10 July 1878.
- He now resided at 2109 North 65th Street in Seattle, Washington.
- He emigrated to the United States from Vancouver, British Columbia on the vessel G.N. Ry.
- He was married, and his wife's name was Anna, born in Sweden, and who resides with him.
- He had arrived in the United States at the port of Blaine, Washington, or or about 10 August 1914.
- In his Petition for Naturalization for United States citizenship, dated 2 December 1925, Jean provided the following information (see "Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGP2-15WL : 24 November 2020), Jean Morritz Litonius, 1925.):
- His name was Jean Morritz Litonius, residing at 2109 North 65th Street in Seattle, Washington.
- He was employed as a printer.
- He was born on 16 July 1878 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- He emigrated to the United States on or about 5 September 1886 and arrived at the port of New York on 22 September 1886 on the vessel Slavonia.
- He declared his intention to become a United States citizen on 24 October 1923 at the U.S. District Court of Western Washington.
- He was married and his wife's name was Anna, born in Sweden, and who resides with him.
- He had one child, a daughter named Marian, born 21 August 1908 in Seattle and who resides with him.
- He had resided in the United States continuously since 22 September 1886 in the state of Washington. He was temporarily employed in Canada from November 1911 to 19 August 1914, but that his home and his family were in Seattle. [He also noted that he was in the U.S. since 20 January 1903, but that conflicts with his other dates.]
- In his World War Two draft registration card (dated 27 April 1942), Jean provided the following information (with a discrepancy in his date of birth from his naturalization paperwork). See "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-LF9K : 8 May 2020), Jean Mauritz Litonius, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).:
- He was Jean Mauritz Litonius, residing at 411 East Republican, in Seattle, Washington.
- He was 63 years old, born in Göteborg, Sweden; his date of birth was 16 July 1878
- The person who would always know his address was Mrs. Mickey Neylan at 202 Labor Temple, Seattle.
- He was employed at the Seattle Typographical Union at 202 Labor Temple.
- He was 6-feet, 2-inches tall, weighed 220 lbs., had blue eyes, gray hair, and had a light complexion. He had a scar near the tip of his nose.
- Also see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5251495/jean-m-litonius
- Jean's name appeared often in the Seattle and Spokane newspapers, as "J. M. Litonius". By at least 1932, he was president of Seattle Typographical Union No. 202. See The Spokesman Daily Chronicle, Spokane, Wash., Saturday June 11, 1932, page three. By at least July 1937, he was referred to as Secretary of that union. See The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Monday Morning, July 5, 1937 page 3.
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Pvt. Jean Moritz (Mauritz) Litonius, U.S.V.'s Timeline
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July 16, 1878
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Gothenburg [Göteborg], Västra Götaland County, Sweden, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
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| 1909 |
1909
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Washington, United States
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| 1960 |
January 20, 1960
Age 81
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Washington, United States
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Queen Anne Columbarium, Seattle, King, Washington, United States
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