| Sources:
1. Mathiesen Pedigree by Søren H. Schmidt, Lokalhistorisk
Arkiv, Bredebro, DK.
2a. The Danish Emigration Archives, Aalborg, Denmark (online
at www.emiarch.dk):
| Name: |
Mathiesen, Carsten Andersen |
| Age: |
22 |
| Occupation: |
Landarbejder* |
| Birth
Place: |
Slesvig |
| Last
Residence City/Parish/County: |
Slesvig, ?, Slesvig |
| Destination
City/State/Country: |
New York City, New York State, USA |
| Registraton
Date: |
5/6/1903 |
| Name
of Ship: |
Hellig Olav |
| Contract
No. / IDCode: |
180400 / D0103M2911 |
*farm laborer (one who does not own the land they work, as opposed to a
farmer, who does)
2b. Ellis Island Immigration Records: Passenger Record
(online at www.ellisislandrecords.org):
| PASSENGER RECORD |
| Name: |
Mathiesen, Carsten A. |
| Ethnicity: |
Germany, Scandinavian |
| Place
of Residence: |
Germany |
| Date
of Arrival: |
May 18, 1903 |
| Age
on Arrival: |
22y 2m |
| Gender: |
M |
| Marital
Status: |
S |
| Ship
of Travel: |
Hillig Olav |
| Port
of Departure: |
Copenhagen City, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Couldn't find Maria, but I may not have searched exhaustively enough —
or she may not have come through Ellis Island.
3. Marriage Record:
4. 1910 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image
#13 of 432): 243 Hannah Street, Oakland City (Ward 2), Oakland Twp.,
Alameda Co., CA, Roll 70 (Book 1), p. 7A, SN 7A, SD 3, ED 87, enumerated
21 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana
Gale Matthiesen):
| 1910: for an explanation of the column
headings, please see What
the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained
no data). |
| |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
| * |
243 |
140 |
150 |
Matthiesen Carsten |
Head |
M |
W |
29 |
M1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ger-Danish |
Ger-Danish |
Ger-Danish |
1903 |
Na |
Eng |
Farmer |
Moulder |
Foundry |
W |
N |
Y |
Y |
R |
15 |
8 |
9 |
X |
| |
|
|
__________ Maria |
Wife |
F |
W |
26 |
M1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ger-Danish |
Ger-Danish |
Ger-Danish |
1905 |
|
Eng |
None |
|
|
|
|
Y |
Y |
|
|
|
|
|
| *Hannah Street |
5. 1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#26 of 59): 1925 Marin St., [Vallejo City,] Vallejo Twp., Solano
Co., VA, p. 49B, SN 13B, SD 3, ED 207, enumerated 15 Jan 1920, official
enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen).
| 1920: for an explanation of the column
headings, please see What
the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained
no data). |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
| * |
1925 |
224 |
281 |
Matthiesen Carsten |
Head |
R |
M |
W |
38 |
M |
1903 |
na |
1908 |
|
Y |
Y |
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
Y |
Riviter |
Navy Yard |
W |
| |
|
|
__________ Maria |
Wife |
|
|
W |
35 |
M |
1905 |
na |
1908 |
|
Y |
Y |
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
Y |
none |
|
|
| |
|
|
__________ Charles A? |
Son |
|
|
W |
9 |
S |
|
|
|
Y |
|
|
CA |
|
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
|
none |
|
|
| |
|
|
__________
Peter |
Bro |
|
|
W |
44 |
D |
1893 |
na |
1899 |
|
Y |
Y |
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
Ger |
Dan |
Y |
Riviter |
Navy Yard |
W |
| * Marin Street |
Carsten's and Peter's brother, Mathies
MATTHIESEN, is three pages away, also a riveter in the naval yard.
6. 1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#11 of 14): Mariposa Ave., Center Twp., Sacramento Co., CA, p. 19B,
SN 6B, ED 34-15, SD 3, enumerated 11 Apr 1930, official enumeration date
1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
| 1920: for an explanation of the column
headings, please see What
the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained
no data). |
| 1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
32 |
| * |
154 |
157 |
Matthiesen Ceisten |
Head |
O |
R |
Y |
M |
W |
49 |
M |
29 |
N |
Y |
DK |
DK |
DK |
Danish |
1901 |
Na |
Y |
Riveter |
Car Shops |
W |
Y |
N |
113 |
| |
|
__________ Marria |
Wife |
|
|
|
F |
W |
45 |
M |
25 |
N |
Y |
DK |
DK |
DK |
Danish |
1905 |
Na |
Y |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
__________ Charles |
Son |
|
|
|
M |
W |
19 |
S |
|
N |
Y |
CA |
DK |
DK |
|
|
|
Y |
Clerk |
Cigar Store |
W |
Y |
|
|
| *Mariposa Ave |
7. California Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com; missing
columns contained no data):
Last
Name |
First
Name |
Middle |
Birth
Date |
Mother
Maiden |
Father
Last |
Sex |
Birth
Place |
Death Place
(County) |
Death
Date |
SSN |
Age |
| Matthiesen |
Carsten |
A |
02/06/1881 |
Fredricksen |
Matthiesen |
M |
Rest (Other) |
Placer |
01/20/1947 |
700-09-0159 |
65 yrs |
| Matthiesen |
Maria |
M |
04/19/1884 |
|
Konstman |
F |
Rest (Other) |
Placer |
04/20/1951 |
|
67 yrs |
| Matthiesen |
Charles |
A |
07/08/1910 |
|
|
M |
California |
Orange |
06/17/1971 |
557-22-4402 |
60 yrs |
There appears to be no such surname as KONSTMAN. Maria's surname
is most likely KUNZMAN — at least, that's the closest surname I could find,
and even it is rare.
8. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration
Cards, 1917-18. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National
Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index
online at Ancestry.com):
| Roll
| Serial No. | Order No: |
1530652 | 2209 | A1033 |
| Name: |
Carson Anderson Matthiesen |
| Permanent
Home Address: |
1813 9th St. Alameda Alameda California |
| Age
in Years | Date of Birth: |
37 | Feby 6th 1881 |
| Race: |
White |
| U.S.
Citizen: |
Naturalized |
| Present
Occupation: |
Riverter |
| Employer's
Name: |
Hanlon Dry Dock & [??] Co |
| Place
of Employment: |
Foot [?? ??] Oakland Cal |
| Nearest
Relative: Name: |
Maty Matthiesen Wife |
| Nearest
Relative: Address: |
1813 9th St. Alameda Cal |
| Signature: |
C A Matthiesen |
| Height
(tall, medium, short): |
Tall |
| Build
(slender, medium, stout): |
Medium |
| Color
of Eyes | Color of Hair: |
Blue | Light |
| Physically
Disabled: |
|
| Date
of Registration: |
9 12 '18 |
| Draft
Board: |
#1 City of Alameda |
|
