Hans RASMUSSEN & Wilhelmina Serafina HANSEN

Hans RASMUSSEN
Wilhelmina Serafina HANSEN

NOTICE: a matrilineal (direct female line) descendant of Wilhelmina Serafina (HANSEN) RASMUSSEN is participating in the Danish Demes Regional DNA Project. Anyone who suspects they descend from her on a matrilineal line can support that connection with an mtDNA test.

Husband: Hans RASMUSSEN
Birth: 23 Jan 1841, of København, Sokkelund Herred, København Amt, DK
Death: 23 Nov 1919
Disposition: buried Center Grove Cemetery (Section 4E 19), New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN

Marriage: 1866(?), Friendship, PA(?)

Wife: Wilhelmina Serafina HANSEN
Birth: 6 Jun 1847, of København, Sokkelund Herred, København Amt, DK
Death: 6 Apr 1931, Olmsted Co., MN
Disposition: buried Center Grove Cemetery (Section 4E 20), New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN
mtDNA Haplogroup: H ("Clan Helena")
Father possibly: Rasmus HANSEN
Mother possibly: Inger Ehlersdatter CHRISTENSEN

Children:

— born in MN, presumably in Mantorville Twp., Dodge Co., MN:
1. Amelia RASMUSSEN, b. 1868/9

— born in MN, either in Mantorville Twp., Dodge Co., MN, or New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN:
2. Albert RASMUSSEN, b. 1871/2
3. Axel RASMUSSEN, b. 1873/4
4. Nancy RASMUSSEN, b. 1876/7
5. Elvene Lucretia RASMUSSEN, b. 1878/9

— born in New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN:
6. Otis J. RASMUSSEN, b. 1882/3
7. (Child) RASMUSSEN, b. ca. 1885/6; d. bef. 1900
8. Netta RASMUSSEN, b. Dec 1888
9. (Child) RASMUSSEN; d. bef. 1900

Keywords for search engines: USA, United States, Minnesota, Pennsylvania

Sources (n.b., Olmsted and Dodge Cos. were formed in 1855; the counties are adjacent):

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Hans Rasmussen
Birth: 23 Jan 1841, of Kobenhavn, Denmark; Death: 23 Nov 1919
Marriage: 1866, Friendship, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Wilhelmina Sarafena Hansen
Birth: 06 Jun 1847, of Kobenhavn, Denmark; Death: 06 Apr 1931
Source: patron submission

Wilhelmine Sarafine HANSEN
Christening: 27 Aug 1847, Trinitatis, Kobenhavn, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Father: Rasmus HANSEN; Mother: Inger Ehlersdr CHRISTENSEN
Source: Kirkebøger, 1660-1907. Den Danske Folkekirke. Københaven Trinitatis sogn

This Wilhelmine Sarafine HANSEN is very likely our subject's wife, but confirmation is needed.

2. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 25): Mantorville P.O., Mantorville Twp., Dodge Co., MN, Roll M593_3, p. 741, PN 17, ???/135, enumerated 14 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Rasmusson H 29 M W Farm laborer Denmark

_________ Wilhelmena 23 F W Domestic servant Denmark

_________ Amelia 1 F W Minn

They were living in someone else's household, apparently as their live-in employees, but the record is so faded and blurred, I didn't try to extract the whole thing. The family they're living with was from NY, so I don't think any genealogically significant information was omitted.

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 21): New Haven, Olmsted Co., MN, Roll T9-0628, p. 405D, PN 20, SD 1, ED 211, enumerated 16 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: 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 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

191 193 Rasmusson Hans W M 38 \ Farmer DK DK DK

_________ Mina W F 32 Wife \ Keeping House DK DK DK

_________ Anelia W F 11 Dau \ at School \ MN DK DK

_________ Albert W M 8 Son \ \ MN DK DK

_________ Axel W M 6 Son \ MN DK DK

_________ Nancy W F 3 Dau \ MN DK DK

_________ Elvass? W F 1 Dau \ MN DK DK

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 19): New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN, Roll T623_778, p. 99A, SN 4, SD 128, ED 110, enumerated 5 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: 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 25 26 27 28

66 67 Rasmussen Hans Head W M Jan 1841 59 M 31 DK DK DK 1867 33 Na Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 61

_________ Wilhelmine Wife W F Jun 1847 32 M 31 9 7 DK DK DK 1869 31 Keeping House Y Y Y

_________ Netta Dau W F Dec 188? 11 S MN DK DK School 3 Y Y Y

Can't find Otis or Elvene, and they're not married yet.

7. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #17 of 19): New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN, Roll T624_713, p. 100A, SN 9A, SD 1, ED 109, enumerated 30 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).

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 24 26 27 28 29

147 Rasmussen Otis Head M W 28 M1 MN DK DK Eng General Farm OA Y Y O M F 135

_________ Emma Wife F W 24 M1 3 3 2 MN Ger WI Eng none Y Y

[Otis & Emma's children]

_________ Hans father in law M W 69 S DK DK DK 1866 nat Eng none Y Y

_________ Wilhelmena mother in law F W 62 M1 41 9 7 DK DK DK Eng none Y Y

8. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 19): Pine Island No. 1, New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN, Roll T625_847, p. 98A, SN 5A, SD 156, ED 109, enumerated 19/20/22 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 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

* Fm 95 97 Rasmussen Otis J Head O F M W 39 M Y Y MN DK Danish DK Danish Y Farmer General farm Em 73

_________ Emma A Wife F W 35 M Y Y MN Ger German WI Y None

[Otis & Emma's children]

_________ Wilhelminia Mother F W 72 Wd 1879 pa Y Y DK Danish DK Danish DK Danish None

*Pine Island No. 1

9. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 36): New Haven Twp., Olmsted Co., MN, Roll 1110, p. 67A, SN 4A, ED 55-14, SD 13, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

42 42 Rasmussen Otis Jr Head O Y M W 47 M 24 N Y MN DK DK Y Farm General O Y N 42

_________ Emma Wife F W 43 M 20 N Y MN Ger MN Y None

_________ Wilhemena Mother F W 82 WD N Y DK DK DK Danish before
1900 Na Y None

10. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Hans Rasmussen Wilhelmenia Rasmussen

Death Date: 23 Nov 1919 6 Apr 1931

Death County: Olmsted Olmsted

State file number: 009456 009561

Certificate Number: 009456 009561

Certificate Year: 1919 1931

Record Number: 288487 587965

11. John Dalby. 2003. Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties. The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Hans Rasmussen Wilhelmina Rasmussen

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1841 1847

Death Date: 23 Nov 1919 1930

Cemetery: Center Grove Center Grove

Section: 4E 19 4E 20

Township: New Haven New Haven

County: Olmsted Olmsted

Comments: Sp. Wilhelmina Sp. Hans

12. Message posted to the Hansen Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

13. Email from descendant.

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