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From: Rockne Johnson <>
Subject: Re: [DK] Hans Sorensen Willard NY
Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 08:27:19 -0700
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Hi Ruben,

The 1910 census for Romulus, Seneca County, New York, shows Has Sorensen,
age 34. married four years to Lara, age 30. There were no children. He
was an attendant at the State Hospital, she was unemployed. She was born
in new York, her father in Switzerland. His year of immigration (from
Denmark) is given as what looks like 1887 but is blurred. He was naturalized.

I do not find him in other census years.

Rock


At 07:06 AM 5/4/2005, Ruben Højmark wrote:
>Hans Sorensen was born on feb. 19 - 1876 in Verst parish, Ribe County,
>Denmark.
>
>Hans left Denmark on apr 20, 1897 onboard S/S Island bound for NY.
>According to danish police files (on emigration) he was 21 y.o., when he
>left Denmark. Occ.: Musician.
>
>Hans arrived on may 7, 1897 at Ellis Island.
>
>Fron a not complete collection of letters from Hans Sorensen and his
>sister Katrine Sorensen to their sister (my grandmother) we find that at
>the beginning of his stay in US he moved a lot around NY state.
>
>In 1900 his adress was:
>Hans Sorensen
>Richfield Spring
>Otsigo Co.
>NY
>
>1902:
>Hans Sorensen
>113 Warren St.
>Trenton
>NY
>
>And from 1905:
>Hans Sorensen
>Box 158
>W. S. H. (Willard State Hospital)
>NY
>
>In his latest letter still in family hands, dated Jan 15, 1928 he writes:
>"I am now a musical director in Willard, is alone and have no children".
>There is a little bitterness in this letter.
>
> >From the letters to Denmark he had a wife, whose name was Laura M.
> (Sorensen). In may 1906 she was a maternity patient. Laura is a nurse
> working at a hospital nearby.
>On may 1909 she is 30 y.o., and her mother is still alive. Laura has two
>sisters and 2-3 brothers, and she is from Lion, NY.
>In august 1909 Laura again is a maternity patient (baby 6 month old), and
>in december 1909 Lauras mother dies from a heart attack.
>Laura died to my best between 1912 and 1928, and she may have been a nurse
>at W. S. H.
>
>Hans was for a time teaching music and ended up as a musical director with
>a 16 piece band probably playing music at the hospital.
>
>One of Hans Sorensens sisters, Ane (Anne Kathrine Sorensen, was born on
>feb. 2, 1880 same parish as Hans.
>She died on may 19, 1912.
>
> >From her death certificate NY State reg. nr.: 2553 she died in Romulus
> Town, Seneca Co, NY.
>Occupation: Attendant
>Employer: Willard State Hospital
>She is buried in Ovid on march 22, 1912.
>
>To my best Hans Sorensen died in or near Willard, Seneca Co, NY.
>
>I am looking for all information on Hans Sorensen, his sister Ane Kathrine
>Sorensen and Hans wife Laura.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Ruben Hojmark
>Soro
>Denmark
>
>



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