Descendants of Francis Ferdinand Rasmussen

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Generation No. 1

1. Francis Ferdinand1 Rasmussen1 was born Abt. Jan 1834 in Denmark, and died in SD. He married Elizabeth Jensen1 Abt. 1859 in Denmark1. She was born Abt. 1840 in Denmark, and died in Denmark.

More About Francis Ferdinand Rasmussen:

Emigration: 1880, from Norway to US.

Residence: Aft. 1880, IA

More About Francis Rasmussen and Elizabeth Jensen:

Marriage: Abt. 1859, Denmark1

Children of Francis Rasmussen and Elizabeth Jensen are:

2 i. Carl2 Rasmussen1, born Abt. 1860 in Denmark; died Bef. 1944 in SD.

3 ii. Jess Rasmussen1, born Abt. 1862 in Denmark; died Bef. 1944 in Denmark.

4 iii. Christian Rasmussen1, born 22 Aug 1864 in Nakeskov, Loland, Denmark; died 11 May 1951 in OR.

More About Christian Rasmussen:

Emigration: 1880

+ 5 iv. Hans Rasmussen, born 22 Aug 1864 in Nakskov, Loland, Denmark; died 18 Feb 1949 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA.

6 v. Peter Rasmussen1, born Abt. 1869 in Denmark; died Bef. 1944.

7 vi. Marie Rasmussen1, born 22 Nov 1866 in Denmark.

 

Generation No. 2

5. Hans2 Rasmussen (Francis Ferdinand1)1 was born 22 Aug 1864 in Nakskov, Loland, Denmark1, and died 18 Feb 1949 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA. He married Gunvor Torgerson Abt. 1883 in In Dakota's per news article, daughter of TorjeTollesen and Engel Svendr. She was born 23 May 1869 in Fjotland, Vest-Agder, Norway, and died 6 Aug 1943 in Benton, OR.

Notes for Hans Rasmussen:

1900 census shows Birth Date Dec 1865. The 1900 census shows they have been married 7 years.

1930 census shows parents born in Denmark.

Cemetery record shows "father" on stone - buried in C-3.

RASMUSSEN TWINS OF MILTON TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

Ca. 1944

Milton's picturesque Rasmussen twins-Hans and Christian-are drawing near their eightieth birthday anniversary. August 22nd is the date, and the occasion warrants a genuine "blowout".

The story behind these two Danes begins with a touch of pathos. On the day they were born their father returned to his village smithy and modest home near Nakskov, Denmark, from the bloody and ruthless war with Prussia, in which the avaricious Prussians took unto themselves from Denmark by might without right the highly developed provinces of Schleswig and Holstein.

By 1880 Father Rasmussen was determined to emigrate to America, and took with him the twins, three other sons and a daughter. The family settled in Iowa but by 1902 Hans had married in the Dakotas and reached Milton. He developed five acres of land on the Walla Walla, but ere long Old Man River started gnawing at that ground and Hans had to move. His house was salvaged and moved to its present location on First Street, were he acquired three large lots which he made a permanent home.

The twins and a sister living at Mabton are the only survivors of the original family.

About a year ago Mrs. Hans Rasmussen passed on, and now the two daughters are home to maintain the feminine touch. Miss Sophie was home ec. teacher at Hanford, CA, a number of years, but in the past two years was associated with the farm security administration in Arizona and California.

Miss Charlotte is a onetime Mac-Hi faculty member, but for some 9 or 10 years has been headquartered in Los Angeles where she has been engaged in Christian education work among the Jews, the objective of which is to create better understanding and appreciation between the two racial groups.

Christian, oldest of the twins by a matter of minutes, never married. He put in a large number of years as porter in a Fort Dodge hotel. When the Klondike gold rush enticed many a man into the far north, Christian was among them.

Some 9 or 10 years ago he came to Milton to make his home with his brother. During that time he acquired a love for high school sports and no Mac-Hi audience at games and meets has been complete most of these years unless Christian was present.

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More About Hans Rasmussen:

Burial: IOOF Cem. Milton, Umatilla, OR

Census: 1900, Woonsocket Sandborn SD ED 299 Pg 192

Emigration: 1880, Per 1930 census

Occupation: 1900, Day Laborer

Notes for Gunvor Torgerson:

1900 census shows they have been married 7 years; she had 2 children, 2 living.

1910 census shows parents born in Norway; she had 5 children, 2 living.

1930 census shows parents born in Norway.

IOOF Cem. shows "Mother" on stone - buried in C-3.

More About Gunvor Torgerson:

Burial: IOOF Cem. Milton, Umatilla, OR

Census: 1900, Woonsocket Sandborn SD ED 299 Pg 192

Emigration: 1887, Per 1930 census

More About Hans Rasmussen and Gunvor Torgerson:

Marriage: Abt. 1883, In Dakota's per news article

Children of Hans Rasmussen and Gunvor Torgerson are:

8 i. Sophie E.3 Rasmussen, born 30 Oct 1893 in SD; died 21 Aug 1972 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Notes for Sophie E. Rasmussen:

IOOF cem. shows buried in 4-3.

More About Sophie E. Rasmussen:

Burial: IOOF Cem. Milton, Umatilla, OR

Census: 1900, Woonsocket Sandborn SD ED 299 Pg 192

9 ii. Charlotte Rasmussen, born Oct 1898 in SD; died 26 Sep 1948 in Umatilla Co. OR. She married Unknown Dawkins.

Notes for Charlotte Rasmussen:

IOOF Cem. record shows buried in C-3 under her maiden name, although once married to a Dawkins.

More About Charlotte Rasmussen:

Burial: IOOF Cem. Milton, Umatilla, OR

Census: 1900, Woonsocket Sandborn SD ED 299 Pg 192

Residence: 1930, Living with Father

 

 

Endnotes

1. Family Group Record - Ancestral File.

2. Sarah Olsen - seador@casco.net.