Lauritsen Timeline (as connected to Clotilda Sasselli) (rev. 4/2007)
note: main burial place is the Hills Ferry Cemetery by
Newman, CA
1334 West Stuhr Road (or P.O. Box 657), Newman, CA 95360 phone
(209) 862-0501
map coordinates: center: 37 19.961N
121 3.081W
1869 Laurits (Louis) H. Lauritsen born (January) in
Denmark (“H.” probably for Hansen)
Laurits is likely an older brother of Rasmus Lauritsen.
1871 Rasmus Hansen Lauritsen born in Denmark (27 April 1871)
1879 Clotilda Sasselli born in
Switzerland (13 March 1879)
(probably in Ascona area by Lake Maggiore)
1886 Laurits (Louis) H. Lauritsen emigrates to US from Denmark. records not found
1889 Rasmus Hansen Lauritsen emigrates to US from Denmark. records not found
1896 Louis H. Lauritsen goes to Alaska from Newman, CA (May 1896) and works as a miner.
1899 Clotilda Sasselli immigrates to US from Switzerland.
1900 US Census. Clotilda Sasselli is living in
Flores Creek Oregon with her sister Alfonsa Sargenti
and
Alfonsa’s family (Benjamin, Ben Jr., Percy) also there was
John Gilardi.
1900 US Census. Rasmus H. Lauritsen. cannot find
1900 Alaska Census. Louis H. Lauritsen is in Sunrise,
Southern Sup. Dist. Alaska.
Louis
went to Alaska in May 1896. Louis’ “post office at home” was
listed as Newman, Calif.
His year of immigration was listed as 1886.
His “occupation at home” was “farmer” and his
“occupation in Alaska” was given as “miner.”
1910 US Census. Clotilda Sasselli Gilardi is living
in Oregon still, listed as a widow, but is actually
just
separated from her husband John Gilardi. Her children
William, Henry and Elsie are
listed with her. (Elsie is later Elsie Souza)
1910 US Census. R. H. Lauritsen (Rasmus). Age 39
boarder, single, imm. in 1889 from Denmark.
New
Era, Merced Co., CA occupation: driver, cream wagon. Workers
on the census page
mostly had jobs having to do with “dairy farm” or “creamery.”
1910 US Census. L. H. Lauritsen. Age 41 born Jan. 1869. Single. Immigrated in 1886. 24 yrs in U.S.
occupation is “Miner” with some other notation written on top
1918 (approx.) Rasmus and Clotilda are married. (her age 39, his age 47 approximately)
1920 US Census. Rasmus H. and Clotilda
(misspelled Cortilda) Lauritsen in Gustine, Merced Co.
Immigrations years listed as 1889 (Rasmus) and 1899 (Clotilda).
Rasmus is listed as a farmer and Clotilda has no listed occupation.
Rasmus’ native language is listed as Danish and Clotilda’s is
Italian.
1920 US Census. Laurits Lauritsen (probably Louis)
in Seattle (King Co., WA)
A
roomer at 4557 Brooklyn Avenue. Single, age 51, born about 1869.
Immigrated in 1886 from
Denmark. Occupation is coal miner.
1924 Louis H. Lauritsen dies. grave map coordinates:
37 19.974 N 121 03.154 W
buried at Newman, Hills Ferry Cemetery before other family members
were buried
Louis’ grave marker is adjacent to and just N of Clotilda’s
1930 US Census. Robert and Tilly Lauritzen (Rasmus
and Clotilda Lauritsen) Newman,
Stanislaus Co., CA. Tilly’s “age at first marriage” is listed as
39, although that was
probably her age when she married Robert (Rasmus) Lauritsen, her
Danish husband.
Rasmus is listed as a gardener for a city park.
Their
address (107 R St) is less that 0.5 mi from daughter Elsie
Souza
(Elsie at 154 P Street) [this address is ca. 4 mi. from Clotilda’s
1920 address in Gustine]
1938 Clotilda “Tilly” Sasselli Lauritsen dies (4 Jan.
1938) and is buried at the Hills Ferry Cemetery
in Newman, CA adjacent to the grave of Louis H. Lauritsen.
grave marker map coordinates: 37 19.974
N 121 03.154 W
1941 Rasmus Hansen Lauritsen dies (24 Jan. 1941)
possibly from complications of broken back
(John
Sargent Sr. told me that Mr. Lauritsen long been confined to
bed, immobile due to
a
broken back. The injury was probably due to a fall while tree
trimming.)
grave marker coordinates: 37 19.974 N
121 03.154 W