Paul Bartlett Van Buren Genealogy
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William Bedient
M, #1801, b. 1 April 1770, d. 1 September 1828
Parents
| Father | Mordecai Bedient, Sr. (b. 7 October 1737, d. 10 November 1777) |
| Mother | Abigail Raymond (b. 1740) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family:
| Daughter | Sarah Bedient+ (b. 30 April 1804, d. 12 October 1885) |
Biography
William Bedient was born on 1 April 1770 in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1
William Bedient married Mary Frances in 1793 in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
William Bedient died on 1 September 1828 in New York at age 58.1 He was buried in Feguson Corners Cemetery, Wayne County, New York.1
William Bedient married Mary Frances in 1793 in Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
William Bedient died on 1 September 1828 in New York at age 58.1 He was buried in Feguson Corners Cemetery, Wayne County, New York.1
William Bedient was baptized on 1 July 1770 in Congregational Church, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. ].2
William Bedient and Mary Bedient appeared on the census of 1800 in South Hero, Chittenden County, Vermont.3
William Bedient and Mary Bedient appeared on the census of 6 August 1810 in South Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont.4
William Bedient and Mary Bedient appeared on the census of 1820 in Butternuts, Otsego County, New York.5
William Bedient and Mary Bedient appeared on the census of 1800 in South Hero, Chittenden County, Vermont.3
William Bedient and Mary Bedient appeared on the census of 6 August 1810 in South Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont.4
William Bedient and Mary Bedient appeared on the census of 1820 in Butternuts, Otsego County, New York.5
| Last Edited | 25 May 2024 |
Citations
- [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, William Bedient
BIRTH 1 Apr 1770, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 1 Sep 1828 (aged 58), New York, USA
BURIAL Ferguson Corners Cemetery, Wayne County, New York, USA
INSCRIPTION The monument is hardly legible. One stone for both William and Mary Francis.
MEMORIAL ID 28763658
Married Mary Francis c 1793
Family Members
Parents, Mordecai Bedient, 1737–1777
Spouse
Mary Francis Bedient, 1768–1828
Siblings
Mordecai Bedient, 1762–1855
Eleazer Bedient, 1763–1827
Isaac Bedient, 1772–1859
Anna Bedient Hoyt, 1776–1871
Children
Mary "Polly" Bedient Johnson, 1794–1874
Walter Bedient, 1796–1896
Elizabeth "Betsey" Bedient, 1802–1888
Sarah Bedient Drake, 1804–1885?
John Bedient, 1806–1888
Rebecca Bedient Marr, 1808–1880
William Bedient, 1812–1864
Created by: sylvia hulce
Added: Aug 4, 2008
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 28763658
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28763658/william-bedient: accessed May 25, 2024), memorial page for William Bedient (1 Apr 1770–1 Sep 1828), Find a Grave
Memorial ID 28763658, citing Ferguson Corners Cemetery, Wayne County, New York, USA; Maintained by sylvia hulce (contributor 47026221). Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave. - [S1166] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, online www.ancestry.com, Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
Name William Bedient
Father Mordeai Bedient
Baptism Date 1 Jul 1770
Baptism Place Wilton, Connecticut
Wilton [CT] Congregational Church Records, page 3: BEDIENT, Wm, s. Modeai, bp. July 1, 1770. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. - [S706] 1800 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census
Name William Bedient
Home in 1800 (City, County, State) South Hero, Chittenden, Vermont
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 3
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 (Mary)
Number of Household Members Under 16 4
Number of Household Members Over 25 2
Number of Household Members 6. - [S707] 1810 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census
Name William Bedient
Residence Date 6 Aug 1810
Residence Place South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1 (William)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 4
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 (Mary)
Number of Household Members Under 16 7
Number of Household Members Over 25 2
Number of Household Members 10. - [S708] 1820 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census
Name William Bedient
Enumeration Date 7 Aug 1820
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 2
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures 2
Free White Persons - Under 16 4
Free White Persons - Over 25 2
Total Free White Persons 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.
John Fletcher
M, #1802
Biography
John was born on.
| Last Edited | 11 August 2025 |
Issac Drake, Sr.
M, #1803, b. 7 February 1795, d. 30 June 1873
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Hannah???
| Son | Nathan L. Drake+ (b. 1834) |
| Son | Isaac Drake, Jr. |
Biography
Issac was born on 7 February 1795 in New York.1 He married Hannah??? before 1834.
Issac Drake, Sr., married Sarah Bedient, daughter of William Bedient, on 10 August 1854 in Rock County, Wisconsin.2 Issac died on 30 June 1873, at age 78. He was killed when horses, frightened by a train, threw him out of a wagon in Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin. He is buried in Lot 25 at North Johnstown Cemetery. [Janes-Peek, page 185; Newton, page 7].1 He was buried in North Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown Township, Rock County, Wisconsin, He is buried in Lot 25 at North Johnstown Cemetery. [Janes-Peek, page 185; Newton, page 7].1
Issac Drake, Sr., married Sarah Bedient, daughter of William Bedient, on 10 August 1854 in Rock County, Wisconsin.2 Issac died on 30 June 1873, at age 78. He was killed when horses, frightened by a train, threw him out of a wagon in Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin. He is buried in Lot 25 at North Johnstown Cemetery. [Janes-Peek, page 185; Newton, page 7].1 He was buried in North Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown Township, Rock County, Wisconsin, He is buried in Lot 25 at North Johnstown Cemetery. [Janes-Peek, page 185; Newton, page 7].1
| Last Edited | 11 August 2025 |
Citations
- [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Isaac Drake
Birth: Feb. 7, 1795
New York
Death: Jun. 30, 1873
According to familysearch.org, in the 1850 census, the household members were:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Isaac Drake M 55 New York
Minerva Drake F 56 Vermont
Nathan L Drake M 16 New York
Almira Patch F 24 New York
Emery Patch M 2 Wisconsin
Stilman Andrews M 47 Vermont
Allison Andrews M 21 New York
Maria Caldwell F 13 Nova Scotia
In 1870:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Isaac Drake M 75y New York
Sarah Drake F 66y Vermont
Family links:
Children:
Nathaniel Drake (1834 - ____)*
Burial: North Johnstown Cemetery
Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin
Created by: Marlene Bakken
Record added: Mar 28, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 107470412. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave. - [S1706] Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911, online www.familysearch.org, Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911
Name Isaac Drake
Spouse's Name Sarah Janes
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 10 August 1854
Event Place Rock, Wisconsin, United States
Page Number 16
Cite This Record: "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8P-15T8 : Thu Jul 24 22:30:23 UTC 2025), Entry for Isaac Drake and Sarah Janes, 10 August 1854. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911.
Henry Harrison Waterman
M, #1804, b. 1839
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Adelia Elizabeth Janes (b. 23 January 1844, d. 15 January 1902)
| Daughter | Bessie Waterman |
| Son | William Henry Waterman+ (b. 13 November 1871, d. 16 October 1965) |
Biography
Henry was born on 1839. He married Adelia Elizabeth Janes on 18 December 1867 in Rock County, Wisconsin Territory.1,2
| Last Edited | 11 August 2025 |
Citations
- [S244] unknown name of person, unknown record type, page 186 (1975), Hereinafter cited as History of the Janes-Peek Family.
- [S1706] Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911, online www.familysearch.org, Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911
Name Henry H Waterman
Father's Name H R Waterman
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Diana Waterman
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Adelia E Janes
Spouse's Father's Name Hiram Janes
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Sarah Janes
Spouse's Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 18 December 1847
Event Place Rock, Wisconsin Territory, United States
Cite This Record: "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK85-MC3S : Fri Jul 25 04:25:46 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry H Waterman and Adelia E Janes, 18 December 1847.
. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911.
Isaac DeRemer
M, #1805
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Gitty Runkle
| Daughter | Mary Jane DeRemer+ (b. 9 January 1829, d. 8 July 1908) |
Biography
Isaac was born on. He married Gitty Runkle.
| Last Edited | 13 April 1998 |
Gitty Runkle
F, #1806
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Isaac DeRemer
| Daughter | Mary Jane DeRemer+ (b. 9 January 1829, d. 8 July 1908) |
Biography
Gitty was born on. She married Isaac DeRemer.
| Last Edited | 13 April 1998 |
Arlee E. McGee
M, #1807, b. 12 April 1862, d. 29 October 1943
| Pedigree Link |
Biography
Arlee was born on 12 April 1862. He married Carrie Ella Janes on 15 October 1902. Arlee died on 29 October 1943, at age 81.
| Last Edited | 7 June 1998 |
Bert J. Dennie
M, #1808, b. 4 June 1857, d. 17 December 1935
| Pedigree Link |
Biography
Bert was born on 4 June 1857. He married Cora May Janes on 16 March 1880. Bert died on 17 December 1935, at age 78.
| Last Edited | 7 June 1998 |
Floyd Chester Janes
M, #1809, b. 30 June 1881, d. 23 June 1975
Parents
| Father | Judson E. Janes (b. 17 September 1856, d. 6 February 1938) |
| Mother | Sarah E. Anderson |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Phila Mae Jewell (b. 8 June 1883, d. 30 June 1966)
| Daughter | Floyce Lucille Janes+ (b. 16 January 1915, d. 28 December 1989) |
Biography
Floyd Chester Janes was born on 30 June 1881 [Social Security Death Index].1 He married Phila Mae Jewell on 13 January 1904. [Janes-Peek, page 254]. Floyd died on 23 June 1975, at age 93.1
Floyd Janes was one of five children of Judson Janes and the grandfather of Dan A. Newton.
The Social Security Death Index gives his last residence as Evansville, Wisconsin 53546. Floyd was born on 30 June 1885. [Janes-Peek, page 254].
The Social Security Death Index gives his last residence as Evansville, Wisconsin 53546. Floyd was born on 30 June 1885. [Janes-Peek, page 254].
| Last Edited | 6 June 2001 |
Citations
- [S189] Social Security Death Index.
Phila Mae Jewell
F, #1810, b. 8 June 1883, d. 30 June 1966
Parents
| Father | Augustus Jewell |
| Mother | Mary Cornelia Ross |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Floyd Chester Janes (b. 30 June 1881, d. 23 June 1975)
| Daughter | Floyce Lucille Janes+ (b. 16 January 1915, d. 28 December 1989) |
Biography
Phila was born on 8 June 1883. Janes-Peek, page 254]. She married Floyd Chester Janes on 13 January 1904. [Janes-Peek, page 254]. Phila died on 30 June 1966, at age 83.
| Last Edited | 7 June 2000 |
Floyce Lucille Janes
F, #1811, b. 16 January 1915, d. 28 December 1989
Parents
| Father | Floyd Chester Janes (b. 30 June 1881, d. 23 June 1975) |
| Mother | Phila Mae Jewell (b. 8 June 1883, d. 30 June 1966) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Kenneth Newton (b. 22 August 1916, d. 7 June 1990)
| Son | Dan Allen Newton+ |
Biography
Floyce was born on 16 January 1915. [Janes-Peek, page 254]. She married Kenneth Newton on 27 February 1944. Floyce died on 28 December 1989, at age 74.
| Last Edited | 7 June 2000 |
Kenneth Newton
M, #1812, b. 22 August 1916, d. 7 June 1990
Parents
| Father | Clarence Newton |
| Mother | Elizabeth Richmond |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Floyce Lucille Janes (b. 16 January 1915, d. 28 December 1989)
| Son | Dan Allen Newton+ |
Biography
Kenneth was born on 22 August 1916. [Janes-Peek, page 254]. He married Floyce Lucille Janes on 27 February 1944. Kenneth died on 7 June 1990, at age 73.
| Last Edited | 7 June 2000 |
Maren Kusk Poulsen1
F, #1816, b. 31 May 1859, d. 11 October 1940
Parents
| Father | Poul Sorensen (b. 13 October 1833, d. 1 September 1906) |
| Mother | Inger Marie Christendatter (b. 23 March 1837, d. 5 July 1906) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Soren Thomsen (b. 18 May 1859, d. 24 April 1950)
| Son | Thomas Jensen Thomsen+ (b. 9 April 1882, d. 22 April 1959) |
| Daughter | Else Marie Thomsen+ (b. 28 March 1884, d. 27 April 1959) |
| Daughter | Anna Pouline Thomsen (b. 4 August 1885, d. 8 July 1945) |
| Daughter | Inger Marie Thomsen+ (b. 2 December 1887, d. 30 August 1957) |
| Son | Marcus "Christian" Thomsen (b. 11 May 1890, d. 28 January 1981) |
| Daughter | Mariane (Marion) Kirstine Thomsen (b. 5 May 1892, d. 2 July 1973) |
| Daughter | Thora Thomsen (b. 12 September 1894, d. 7 October 1972) |
| Son | Poul Octavius Thomsen (b. 2 October 1897, d. 7 October 1972) |
| Daughter | Oda Louise Thomsen+ (b. 3 January 1900, d. 31 May 1966) |
Biography
Maren was born on 31 May 1859 in Sjorring (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.2
Maren Kusk Poulsen married Soren Thomsen, son of Thomas Jensen and Marianne Sorensen, on 10 March 1882 in Thisted (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.3 Maren Kusk Poulsen died on 11 October 1940 in Aalborg, Denmark, at age 81.
Maren Kusk Poulsen married Soren Thomsen, son of Thomas Jensen and Marianne Sorensen, on 10 March 1882 in Thisted (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.3 Maren Kusk Poulsen died on 11 October 1940 in Aalborg, Denmark, at age 81.
Maren Kusk Poulsen was christened on 2 June 1859 in Sjorring (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.4,5 She appeared on the census of 1 February 1860 in the household of Poul Sorensen and Inger Marie Christendatter in Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark,
Household in 1860 DK Census
# Name Age Marital status Relation to head
41. Sorensen, Poül 27 Married Head
42. Christensen, Inger Marie 23 Married Housewife
43. Poulsen, Maren 1 Single Daughter.6,7
Maren Kusk Poulsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1870 in the household of Poul Sorensen and Inger Marie Christendatter in Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark,
Household in 1870 DK Census:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
22. Sorensen, Poul M 1833 Married
23. Christensen, Inger Marie F 1837 Married
24. Poulsen, Maren F 1859 Single
25. Poulsen, Soren Christian M 1850 Single
1. Poulsen, Christen M 1862 Single
2. Poulsen, Ane Marie F 1866 Single
3. Poulsen, Sidsel Marie F 1868 Single.8,9
Maren Kusk Poulsen was confirmed on 20 March 1873 in Thisted (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.3,2
Maren Kusk Poulsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1890 in Thisted (Market City), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.10
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen moved from Thisted, Thy, Denmark, to Aalborg, Denmark in 1896.11
Maren Kusk Poulsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1901 in Aalborg (Market City), Denmark,
Household in 1901 DK Census:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
9. Thomsen, Soren M May 18 1859 Married
10. Povlsen, Maren F May 31 1859 Married
11. Povlsen, Anna F Aug 4 1886 Single
12. Povlsen, Inger Marie F Dec 2 1888 Single
13. Povlsen, Markus Christian M May 11 1891 Single
14. Povlsen, Marinus Kristine F May 5 1893 Single
15. Povlsen, Thore Amanda F Sep 17 1895 Single
16. Povlsen, Povl Oktavius M Oct 7 1897 Single
17. Povlsen, Oda Louise F Jan 3 1900 Single.12
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1906 in Aalborg, Denmark.13
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1911 in Aalborg, Denmark.11
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1916 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.14
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1925 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.15 The eldest 6 of their 9 children emigrated from Denmark to the United States. Soren Thomsen visited the United States in 1922.
Household in 1860 DK Census
# Name Age Marital status Relation to head
41. Sorensen, Poül 27 Married Head
42. Christensen, Inger Marie 23 Married Housewife
43. Poulsen, Maren 1 Single Daughter.6,7
Maren Kusk Poulsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1870 in the household of Poul Sorensen and Inger Marie Christendatter in Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark,
Household in 1870 DK Census:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
22. Sorensen, Poul M 1833 Married
23. Christensen, Inger Marie F 1837 Married
24. Poulsen, Maren F 1859 Single
25. Poulsen, Soren Christian M 1850 Single
1. Poulsen, Christen M 1862 Single
2. Poulsen, Ane Marie F 1866 Single
3. Poulsen, Sidsel Marie F 1868 Single.8,9
Maren Kusk Poulsen was confirmed on 20 March 1873 in Thisted (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.3,2
Maren Kusk Poulsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1890 in Thisted (Market City), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.10
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen moved from Thisted, Thy, Denmark, to Aalborg, Denmark in 1896.11
Maren Kusk Poulsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1901 in Aalborg (Market City), Denmark,
Household in 1901 DK Census:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
9. Thomsen, Soren M May 18 1859 Married
10. Povlsen, Maren F May 31 1859 Married
11. Povlsen, Anna F Aug 4 1886 Single
12. Povlsen, Inger Marie F Dec 2 1888 Single
13. Povlsen, Markus Christian M May 11 1891 Single
14. Povlsen, Marinus Kristine F May 5 1893 Single
15. Povlsen, Thore Amanda F Sep 17 1895 Single
16. Povlsen, Povl Oktavius M Oct 7 1897 Single
17. Povlsen, Oda Louise F Jan 3 1900 Single.12
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1906 in Aalborg, Denmark.13
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1911 in Aalborg, Denmark.11
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1916 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.14
Maren Kusk Thomsen and Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1925 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.15 The eldest 6 of their 9 children emigrated from Denmark to the United States. Soren Thomsen visited the United States in 1922.
| Last Edited | 17 November 2025 |
Citations
- [S1489] Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 - MyHeritage, online www.myheritage.com, Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963
Name Thomas J. Thomsen
Birth Apr 9 1882
Denmark
Death Apr 22 1959
Pima, Arizona, USA
Father Soren Thomsen
Father's birth place Denmark
Mother Maren Kusk
Mother's birth place Denmark. Hereinafter cited as Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 - MyHeritage. - [S1411] Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage, online myheritage.com, Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919
Name: Maren Poulsen
Record type: Confirmation
Gender: Female
Age: 13 (Calculated)
Birth/Baptism: May 31 1859
Sjørring, Thisted
Confirmation: 1873
Thisted, Thisted, Denmark
Father: Povl Sørensen
Mother: Inger Marie Kristensen
Book
Country: Denmark Volume date: 1870-1882 Record type: Cnfirmation
County: isted Book 1
Parish: Thisted Page 438. Hereinafter cited as Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage. - [S1411] Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage, online myheritage.com, Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Mar 1882
Event Place: Thisted, Thisted, Danmark
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Birthplace: Nors, Thisted, Denmark
Spouse's Name: Maren Poulsen
Spouse's Birth Date: 31 May 1873
Spouse's Birthplace: Sjørring, Thisted, Denmark
Volume: 1
Volume Note: 1870 - 1882
Page Number Reference: 539. - [S1318] Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 - Family Search, online www.familysearch.org, Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923
Name: Maren Poulsen
Gendee: Female
Christening Date: 02 Jun 1859
Christening Place: SJORRING, THISTED, DENMARK
Father's Name: Poul Sorensen
Mother's Name: Inger Maria Christensen
Citation: "Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYJR-W8H : 6 December 2014), Poul Sorensen in entry for Maren Poulsen, 02 Jun 1859; citing , SJORRING, THISTED, DENMARK; FHL microfilm 53,170. Hereinafter cited as Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923. - [S1442] Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 - MyHeritage, online www.myheritage.com, Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923
Name: Maren
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 2 Jun 1859
Event Place: Sjørring, Thisted, Denmark
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Poul Sorensen
Mother's Name: Inger Marie Christensen. Hereinafter cited as Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 - MyHeritage. - [S1413] 1860 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, 1860 Denmark Census
Name: Poül Sorensen
Birth: Circa 1833
Residence: Feb 1 1860
Sennels, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 27
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Inger Marie Christensen
Household
# Name Age Marital status Relation to head
41. Sorensen, Poül 27 Married Head
42. Christensen, Inger Marie 23 Marrie Housewife
43. Poulsen, Maren 1 Single Daughter. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Denmark Census. - [S1437] Danish Family Search, online www.danishfamilysearch.com, Census Year: 1860
Name: Poul Sørensen
Gender Male
Age 27
County Thisted
Hundred Hillerslev
Parish Sennels
Placename Hou Bye
Born date 1833
Born Place Sennels sogn
House Role Indsidder. dagleier (renter. day laborer)
Marital Status Married
Household
Rec. no. Name Sex Age Born Year Marital Status Information
660 Poul Sørensen Male 27 1833 Married Indsidder. dagleier (renter. day laborer)
661 Inger Maria Christensen Female 23 1837 M arried Hans kone
662 Maria Poulsen Female 1 1859 Single Deres datter
Source: https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid14372176. Hereinafter cited as Danish Family Search. - [S1429] 1870 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, 1870 Denmark Census
Name: Poul Sorensen
Gender: Male
Birth: Circa 1834
Residence: Feb 1 1870
Sennels, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 36
Marital status: Married
Household:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
22. Sorensen, Poul M 1833 Married
23. Christensen, Inger Marie F 1837 Married
24. Poulsen, Maren F 1859 Single
25. Poulsen, Soren Christian M 1850 Single
1. Poulsen, Christen M 1862 Single
2. Poulsen, Ane Marie F 1866 Single
3. Poulsen, Sidsel Marie F 1868 Single. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Denmark Census. - [S1437] Danish Family Search, online www.danishfamilysearch.com, Census Year: 1870
Name: Poul Sørensen
Gender Male
Age 36
County Thisted
Hundred Hillerslev
Parish Sennels
Placename Hou
Born date 1834
Born Place Sennels
House Role Husfader
Marital Status Married
Household
Rec. no. Name Sex Age Born Year Marital Status Information
182 Poul Sørensen Male 36 1834 Married Husfader Indsidder. dagleier (Renter, day laborer)
183 Inger Maria Christensen Female 32 1838 Married Hans kone
184 Maren Poulsen Female 10 1860 Single Deres barn
185 Søren Christian Poulsen Male 19 1851 Single Deres barn
186 Christen Poulsen Male 7 1863 Single Deres barn
187 Ane Maria Poulsen Female 3 1867 Single Deres barn
188 Zidsel Maria Poulsen Female 1 1869 Single Deres barn
Source: https://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid14840658. - [S1412] 1890 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Name: Søren Thomsen
Gender: Male
Birth date: Circa 1860
Residence: Feb 1 1890
Møllevej, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 30
Marital status: Married
Wife: Maren Poulsen
Household
# Name Gender Birth Birthplace Marital Status
6. Thomsen, Søren M 1859 Nors Married
7. Paulsen, Maren F 1859 Sjorring Married
8. Thomsen, Thomas Jensen M 1882 Sennels Single
9. Thomsen, Else Marie F 1884 Hillerslev
10. Thomsen, Ann Pauline F 1885 Hillerslev
11. Thomsen, Inger Marie F 1887 Thisted. Hereinafter cited as 1890 Denmark Census. - [S1369] 1911 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1911
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Ålborg, Danmark
Residence Note: Løkkegade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Household Role Sex Born Birthplace
Søren Thomsen Head Male 18 May 1859 Nors
Marin Thomsen Wife Female 30 May 1859 Sjorring
Thora Thomsen Daughter Female 12 Sep 1894 Thisted
Poul Octavius Thomsen Son Male 2 Oct 1897 Aalborg
Oda Louise Thomsen Daughter Female 3 Jan 1900 Aalborg
Inger Marie Thomsen Daughter Female 2 Dec 1887 Thisted. Hereinafter cited as 1911 Denmark Census. - [S1367] 1901 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Name: Soren Thomsen
Gender: Male
Birth date: May 18 1859
Residence: Feb 1 1901
Helgolandsgade, Aalborg, Denmark
Age: 41
Marital status: Married
Marriage year: 1882
Wife: Maren Povlsen
Household
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
9. Thomsen, Soren M May 18 1859 Married
10. Povlsen, Maren F May 31 1859 Married
11. Povlsen, Anna F Aug 4 1886 Single
12. Povlsen, Inger Marie F Dec 2 1888 Single
13. Povlsen, Markus Christian M May 11 1891 Single
14. Povlsen, Marinus Kristine F May 5 1893 Single
15. Povlsen, Thore Amanda F Sep 17 1895 Single
16. Povlsen, Povl Oktavius M Oct 7 1897 Single
17. Povlsen, Oda Louise F Jan 3 1900 Single. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Denmark Census. - [S1368] 1906 Denmark Census, online www,myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1906
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1906
Event Place: Ålborg, Danmark
Residence Note: Niels Ebbesensgade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 19 May 58
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Søren Thomsen Male
Maren Thomsen Wife Female
Anna Thomsen Daughter Female
Mariane Kirstine Thomsen Daughter Female
Thora Thomsen Daughter Female
Povl Oktavius Thomsen Son Male
Oda Louise Thomsen Daughter Female . Hereinafter cited as 1906 Denmark Census. - [S1441] 1916 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1916
Name Poul Oktavius Thamsen
Sex Male
Birth Date 7 October 1897
Marital Status Single
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum
Poul Oktavius Thamsen's Parents and Siblings
Mother
Name Maren Thamsen
Sex Female
Birth Date 30 May 1859
Marital Status Married
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum
Father
Name Søren Thamsen
Sex Male
Birth Date 18 May 1859
Marital Status Married
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum
Sister
Name Oda Lauise Thamsen
Sex Female
Birth Date 3 January 1900
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum. Hereinafter cited as 1916 Denmark Census. - [S1438] 1925 Denmark Census, online www.myheirtage.com, Denmark Census, 1925
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborg, Denmark
Residence Note: Ågade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Household Role Sex Born Birthplace
Søren Thomsen Head Male 18 May 1859 Nors
Maren Thomsen Wife Female 31 May 1859 Sjorring. Hereinafter cited as 1925 Denmark Census.
Soren Thomsen
M, #1817, b. 18 May 1859, d. 24 April 1950
Parents
| Father | Thomas Jensen (b. circa 1838) |
| Mother | Marianne Sorensen (b. circa 1835) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Maren Kusk Poulsen (b. 31 May 1859, d. 11 October 1940)
| Son | Thomas Jensen Thomsen+ (b. 9 April 1882, d. 22 April 1959) |
| Daughter | Else Marie Thomsen+ (b. 28 March 1884, d. 27 April 1959) |
| Daughter | Anna Pouline Thomsen (b. 4 August 1885, d. 8 July 1945) |
| Daughter | Inger Marie Thomsen+ (b. 2 December 1887, d. 30 August 1957) |
| Son | Marcus "Christian" Thomsen (b. 11 May 1890, d. 28 January 1981) |
| Daughter | Mariane (Marion) Kirstine Thomsen (b. 5 May 1892, d. 2 July 1973) |
| Daughter | Thora Thomsen (b. 12 September 1894, d. 7 October 1972) |
| Son | Poul Octavius Thomsen (b. 2 October 1897, d. 7 October 1972) |
| Daughter | Oda Louise Thomsen+ (b. 3 January 1900, d. 31 May 1966) |
Biography
Soren was born on 18 May 1859 in Nors (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.1 He married Maren Kusk Poulsen on 10 March 1882 in Thisted (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.2 He died on 24 April 1950 in Aalborg, Denmark, at age 90.
Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1860 in the household of Thomas Jensen in Nors (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.3 Soren Thomsen was confirmed on 5 October 1873 in Thisted (Parish), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.2 He was a fiskehandeler (fish dealer) in 1890.4
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1890 in Thisted (Market City), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.5 He was a fiskehandeler (fish dealer) in 1890.6
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen moved from Thisted, Thy, Denmark, to Aalborg, Denmark in 1896.1
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1901 in Aalborg (Market City), Denmark,
Household in 1901 DK Census:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
9. Thomsen, Soren M May 18 1859 Married
10. Povlsen, Maren F May 31 1859 Married
11. Povlsen, Anna F Aug 4 1886 Single
12. Povlsen, Inger Marie F Dec 2 1888 Single
13. Povlsen, Markus Christian M May 11 1891 Single
14. Povlsen, Marinus Kristine F May 5 1893 Single
15. Povlsen, Thore Amanda F Sep 17 1895 Single
16. Povlsen, Povl Oktavius M Oct 7 1897 Single
17. Povlsen, Oda Louise F Jan 3 1900 Single.7 He was a fiskehandeler (fish dealer) in 1901.8
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1906 in Aalborg, Denmark.9
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1911 in Aalborg, Denmark.1 He was a handelsmand (merchant) in 1911.1
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1916 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.10
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1925 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.11
Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1930 in Aalborg, Denmark.12 The eldest 6 of their 9 children emigrated from Denmark to the United States. Soren Thomsen visited the United States in 1922.
His wife, Maren, died on 11 October 1940 in Aalborg, Denmark, at age 81, leaving him a widower.
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1890 in Thisted (Market City), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.5 He was a fiskehandeler (fish dealer) in 1890.6
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen moved from Thisted, Thy, Denmark, to Aalborg, Denmark in 1896.1
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1901 in Aalborg (Market City), Denmark,
Household in 1901 DK Census:
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
9. Thomsen, Soren M May 18 1859 Married
10. Povlsen, Maren F May 31 1859 Married
11. Povlsen, Anna F Aug 4 1886 Single
12. Povlsen, Inger Marie F Dec 2 1888 Single
13. Povlsen, Markus Christian M May 11 1891 Single
14. Povlsen, Marinus Kristine F May 5 1893 Single
15. Povlsen, Thore Amanda F Sep 17 1895 Single
16. Povlsen, Povl Oktavius M Oct 7 1897 Single
17. Povlsen, Oda Louise F Jan 3 1900 Single.7 He was a fiskehandeler (fish dealer) in 1901.8
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1906 in Aalborg, Denmark.9
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1911 in Aalborg, Denmark.1 He was a handelsmand (merchant) in 1911.1
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1916 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.10
Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1925 in Vor Frue (Parish), Fleskum (District), Aalborg (County), Denmark.11
Soren Thomsen appeared on the census of 1 February 1930 in Aalborg, Denmark.12 The eldest 6 of their 9 children emigrated from Denmark to the United States. Soren Thomsen visited the United States in 1922.
His wife, Maren, died on 11 October 1940 in Aalborg, Denmark, at age 81, leaving him a widower.
| Last Edited | 17 November 2025 |
Citations
- [S1369] 1911 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1911
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Ålborg, Danmark
Residence Note: Løkkegade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Household Role Sex Born Birthplace
Søren Thomsen Head Male 18 May 1859 Nors
Marin Thomsen Wife Female 30 May 1859 Sjorring
Thora Thomsen Daughter Female 12 Sep 1894 Thisted
Poul Octavius Thomsen Son Male 2 Oct 1897 Aalborg
Oda Louise Thomsen Daughter Female 3 Jan 1900 Aalborg
Inger Marie Thomsen Daughter Female 2 Dec 1887 Thisted. Hereinafter cited as 1911 Denmark Census. - [S1411] Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage, online myheritage.com, Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Mar 1882
Event Place: Thisted, Thisted, Danmark
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Birthplace: Nors, Thisted, Denmark
Spouse's Name: Maren Poulsen
Spouse's Birth Date: 31 May 1873
Spouse's Birthplace: Sjørring, Thisted, Denmark
Volume: 1
Volume Note: 1870 - 1882
Page Number Reference: 539. Hereinafter cited as Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage. - [S1413] 1860 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, 1860 Denmark Census
Name: Thomas Jensen
Birth: Circa 1838
Residence: Feb 1 1860
Nors, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 22
Marital status: Married
Household
# Name Age Marital status Relation to head
11. Jensen, Thomas 22 Married Head
12. Sorensen, Mariane 25 Married Housewife
13. Thomsen, Soren 1 Single Son . Hereinafter cited as 1860 Denmark Census. - [S1411] Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage, online myheritage.com, Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
Name: Marcus Christian Thomsen
Event Type: Christening
Event Place: Tilsted, Thisted, Denmark
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 May 1890
Father's Name: Søren Thomsen
Mother's Name: Maren Poulsen
Volume: 2
Volume Note: 1883 - 1891
Page Number Reference: 114=4. - [S1412] 1890 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Name: Søren Thomsen
Gender: Male
Birth date: Circa 1860
Residence: Feb 1 1890
Møllevej, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 30
Marital status: Married
Wife: Maren Poulsen
Household
# Name Gender Birth Birthplace Marital Status
6. Thomsen, Søren M 1859 Nors Married
7. Paulsen, Maren F 1859 Sjorring Married
8. Thomsen, Thomas Jensen M 1882 Sennels Single
9. Thomsen, Else Marie F 1884 Hillerslev
10. Thomsen, Ann Pauline F 1885 Hillerslev
11. Thomsen, Inger Marie F 1887 Thisted. Hereinafter cited as 1890 Denmark Census. - [S1412] 1890 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Name: Søren Thomsen
Gender: Male
Birth date: rca 1860
Residence: Feb 1 1890
Møllevej, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 30
Marital status: Married
Wife: Maren Poulsen
Household
# Name Gender Birth Marital Status
6. Thomsen, Søren 1859 Married
7. Paulsen, Maren 1859 Married
8. Thomsen, Thomas Jensen M 1882 Single
9. Thomsen, Else Marie F 1884
10. Thomsen, Ann Pauline F 1885
11. Thomsen, Inger Marie F 1887. - [S1367] 1901 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Name: Soren Thomsen
Gender: Male
Birth date: May 18 1859
Residence: Feb 1 1901
Helgolandsgade, Aalborg, Denmark
Age: 41
Marital status: Married
Marriage year: 1882
Wife: Maren Povlsen
Household
# Name Gender Birth Marital status
9. Thomsen, Soren M May 18 1859 Married
10. Povlsen, Maren F May 31 1859 Married
11. Povlsen, Anna F Aug 4 1886 Single
12. Povlsen, Inger Marie F Dec 2 1888 Single
13. Povlsen, Markus Christian M May 11 1891 Single
14. Povlsen, Marinus Kristine F May 5 1893 Single
15. Povlsen, Thore Amanda F Sep 17 1895 Single
16. Povlsen, Povl Oktavius M Oct 7 1897 Single
17. Povlsen, Oda Louise F Jan 3 1900 Single. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Denmark Census. - [S1411] Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage, online myheritage.com, Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941
Name: Marcus Christian Thomsen
Event Type: Christening
Event Place: Tilsted, Thisted, Denmark
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 May 1890
Father's Name: Søren Thomsen
Mother's Name: Maren Poulsen
Volume: 2
Volume Note: 1883 - 1891
Page Number Reference: 114. - [S1368] 1906 Denmark Census, online www,myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1906
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1906
Event Place: Ålborg, Danmark
Residence Note: Niels Ebbesensgade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 19 May 58
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Søren Thomsen Male
Maren Thomsen Wife Female
Anna Thomsen Daughter Female
Mariane Kirstine Thomsen Daughter Female
Thora Thomsen Daughter Female
Povl Oktavius Thomsen Son Male
Oda Louise Thomsen Daughter Female . Hereinafter cited as 1906 Denmark Census. - [S1441] 1916 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1916
Name Poul Oktavius Thamsen
Sex Male
Birth Date 7 October 1897
Marital Status Single
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum
Poul Oktavius Thamsen's Parents and Siblings
Mother
Name Maren Thamsen
Sex Female
Birth Date 30 May 1859
Marital Status Married
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum
Father
Name Søren Thamsen
Sex Male
Birth Date 18 May 1859
Marital Status Married
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum
Sister
Name Oda Lauise Thamsen
Sex Female
Birth Date 3 January 1900
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Event Type Census
Event Date 1916
Event Place Fleskum, Ålborg, Denmark
Event Place (Original) Ålborg, Fleskum. Hereinafter cited as 1916 Denmark Census. - [S1438] 1925 Denmark Census, online www.myheirtage.com, Denmark Census, 1925
Name: Søren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1925
Event Place: Ålborg, Vor Frue, Ålborg, Denmark
Residence Note: Ågade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Household Role Sex Born Birthplace
Søren Thomsen Head Male 18 May 1859 Nors
Maren Thomsen Wife Female 31 May 1859 Sjorring. Hereinafter cited as 1925 Denmark Census. - [S1365] 1930 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Denmark Census, 1930
Name: Soren Thomsen
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Ålborg, Danmark
Residence Note: Skt Hansgade
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 18 May 1859
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Soren Thomsen Head Male Nors
Maren Thomsen Wife Female Sjorring. Hereinafter cited as 1930 Denmark Census.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen
M, #1818, b. 9 April 1882, d. 22 April 1959
Parents
| Father | Soren Thomsen (b. 18 May 1859, d. 24 April 1950) |
| Mother | Maren Kusk Poulsen (b. 31 May 1859, d. 11 October 1940) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family 1: Johanne Marie Hansen (b. 8 October 1882, d. 7 March 1968)
| Son | Niels Kristian Marius Thomsen+ (b. 6 July 1899, d. September 1938) |
Family 2: Emma Josephine Losinger (b. 7 January 1889, d. 13 July 1980)
| Son | Robert Ronald Thomsen+ (b. 11 January 1914, d. 20 August 2017) |
Capt. Thomas J. Thomsen
Biography
Thomas was born on 9 April 1882 in Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.1,2,3 He married Emma Josephine Losinger on 15 October 1911 in Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota.4
Thomas Jensen Thomsen died from carcinoma of the liver on 22 April 1959 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 77.1,5 He was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.1
Thomas Jensen Thomsen died from carcinoma of the liver on 22 April 1959 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 77.1,5 He was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.1
Thomas Jensen Thomsen was baptized on 30 April 1882 in Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark. ].3 He appeared on the census of 1 February 1890 in the household of Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen in Thisted (Market City), Hundborg (District), Thisted (County), Denmark.6
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Katrine Poulsen emigrated in 1899 from Denmark to the United States, sailing from Kristiansand, Norway, on 5 May 1899 on the ship Thingvalla, and arriving at New York (Ellis Island) on 21 May 1899.7,8,9,10 Thomas was traveling in steerage, 17, single, occupation laborer, Danish, last permanent address Sennels, Denmark. His final destination was Wahpeton, ND, and he had a ticket to get there, he had paid for the passage himself, he had $13 with him, he had not previously been in the United States, and he was going to join his brother Christen Poulsen.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1900 in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minnesota, which lists a Thomas J. Thompson [sic; this person is mis-indexed as Thomas Thompson, Jr., but the census taker was actually trying to write "Thompson, Thomas J.", and the poor handwriting of the "J" has been mis-interpreted as "Jr.".], age 18, born April 1881 [the poor handwriting could be read as 1882] in Denmark as a servant (laborer) living with the David A. Mathews family, who was apparently a Dairiman [sic]. He immigrated in 1899. I am quite sure that this person is actually Thomas Jensen Thomsen.11
He began military service on 21 June 1900 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, by enlisting in Company I, First Infantry, North Dakota National Guard. Grades: Corporal, Sept. 1903; Sergeant, April 10, 1905; 1st Sergeant, July 22, 1906; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, March 9, 1908; 1st Lieutenant, June 20, 1908; Captain, June 19, 1911; called into federal service and served on the Mexican border from July 19, 1916, to Feb. 14, 1917; resumed National Guard status on discharge at Fort Snelling, Minn., and was called into federal service, World War [I], on July 15, 1917; assigned to 164th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from Dec. 14, 1917, to Feb. 26, 1919. Principal stations: Camp Greene, N.C.; Camp Mills, N.Y.; Camp Merritt, N.J.; Camp Dix, N.J.; Camp Dodge, Iowa; AEF [American Expeditionary Force]. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 12, 1919, as a Captain. His name is listed on a plaque of World War I veterans at the Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
1917-1918 Army/Navy Military Service
Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (Including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 4 Rich to Zygmond
Name: Thomas Jensen Thomsen
Army #: none
Registrant: yes, Richland county
Birth Place: Hov, Denmark
Birth Date: 09 Apr 1882
Parent's Origin: naturalized citizen
Occupation: postoffice clerk
Comment: enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on June 21, 1900. Grades: Corporal, Sept., 1903; Sergeant, April 10, 1905; 1st Sergeant, July 22, 1906; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, March 9, 1908; 1st Lieutenant, June 20, 1908; Captain, June 19, 1911; called into federal service and served on Mexican border from July 19, 1916, to Feb. 14, 1917; resumed National Guard status on discharge at Fort Snelling, Minn., and was called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; assigned to 164th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from Dec. 14, 1917, to Feb. 26, 1919. Principal stations: Camp Greene, N. C.; Camp Mills, N. Y.; Camp Merritt, N. J.; Camp Dix, N. J.; Camp Dodge, Iowa; AEF. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 12, 1919, as a Captain.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen was naturalized on 4 April 1904 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, He received his second naturalization papers and became a United State citizen there on 4 April 1904. His affidavit stated that he had enlisted in the United States Army on 21 July 1900, and was still in the army on 4 April 1904.
He was a mail carrier in 1910.12 He was listed as a resident in Ane Marie Van Buren's household in the census report in 1910 in 215 South Second Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.13 He and Emma Josephine Thomsen lived in 1912 in 210 Michigan Avenue, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.14 He was a clerk at the post office in 1912.14
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen appeared on the census of 1920 in 712 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.15 He and Emma Josephine Thomsen lived in 1922 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. He was a clerk at the post office in 1922.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen appeared on the census of 1930 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists T. J. Thomasen, 48, born in Denmark; his wife Emma, 46, born in Minnesota; their son Robert, 16, born in North Dakota; Emma's father, John Losinger, 74, a widower [sic, actually his wife and son were living in Los Angeles, CA], born in Pennsylvania; and a roomer [name illegible].16 He was a clerk at the post office in 1930.16 He was a clerk at the post office in 1935. He and Emma Josephine Thomsen lived in 1935 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. He was ill with with throat cancer, but he recovered circa 1940.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Losinger appeared on the census of 1940 in 316 6th Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota,
[:CR:]Household Members in 1940 Census
Name Age Relationship
Helen Lorenger 73 Mother-in-law
Thomas J Thomsen 58 Head
Emma J Thomsen 50 Wife.17
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen moved from Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, to to Bradenton, Florida, where they lived until 1952. in 1941.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen moved from Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, to to Tucson, Arizona, in 1952, where they spent the remainder of their lives.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Katrine Poulsen emigrated in 1899 from Denmark to the United States, sailing from Kristiansand, Norway, on 5 May 1899 on the ship Thingvalla, and arriving at New York (Ellis Island) on 21 May 1899.7,8,9,10 Thomas was traveling in steerage, 17, single, occupation laborer, Danish, last permanent address Sennels, Denmark. His final destination was Wahpeton, ND, and he had a ticket to get there, he had paid for the passage himself, he had $13 with him, he had not previously been in the United States, and he was going to join his brother Christen Poulsen.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1900 in Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minnesota, which lists a Thomas J. Thompson [sic; this person is mis-indexed as Thomas Thompson, Jr., but the census taker was actually trying to write "Thompson, Thomas J.", and the poor handwriting of the "J" has been mis-interpreted as "Jr.".], age 18, born April 1881 [the poor handwriting could be read as 1882] in Denmark as a servant (laborer) living with the David A. Mathews family, who was apparently a Dairiman [sic]. He immigrated in 1899. I am quite sure that this person is actually Thomas Jensen Thomsen.11
He began military service on 21 June 1900 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, by enlisting in Company I, First Infantry, North Dakota National Guard. Grades: Corporal, Sept. 1903; Sergeant, April 10, 1905; 1st Sergeant, July 22, 1906; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, March 9, 1908; 1st Lieutenant, June 20, 1908; Captain, June 19, 1911; called into federal service and served on the Mexican border from July 19, 1916, to Feb. 14, 1917; resumed National Guard status on discharge at Fort Snelling, Minn., and was called into federal service, World War [I], on July 15, 1917; assigned to 164th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from Dec. 14, 1917, to Feb. 26, 1919. Principal stations: Camp Greene, N.C.; Camp Mills, N.Y.; Camp Merritt, N.J.; Camp Dix, N.J.; Camp Dodge, Iowa; AEF [American Expeditionary Force]. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 12, 1919, as a Captain. His name is listed on a plaque of World War I veterans at the Richland County Courthouse in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
1917-1918 Army/Navy Military Service
Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (Including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 4 Rich to Zygmond
Name: Thomas Jensen Thomsen
Army #: none
Registrant: yes, Richland county
Birth Place: Hov, Denmark
Birth Date: 09 Apr 1882
Parent's Origin: naturalized citizen
Occupation: postoffice clerk
Comment: enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on June 21, 1900. Grades: Corporal, Sept., 1903; Sergeant, April 10, 1905; 1st Sergeant, July 22, 1906; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, March 9, 1908; 1st Lieutenant, June 20, 1908; Captain, June 19, 1911; called into federal service and served on Mexican border from July 19, 1916, to Feb. 14, 1917; resumed National Guard status on discharge at Fort Snelling, Minn., and was called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; assigned to 164th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from Dec. 14, 1917, to Feb. 26, 1919. Principal stations: Camp Greene, N. C.; Camp Mills, N. Y.; Camp Merritt, N. J.; Camp Dix, N. J.; Camp Dodge, Iowa; AEF. Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 12, 1919, as a Captain.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen was naturalized on 4 April 1904 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, He received his second naturalization papers and became a United State citizen there on 4 April 1904. His affidavit stated that he had enlisted in the United States Army on 21 July 1900, and was still in the army on 4 April 1904.
He was a mail carrier in 1910.12 He was listed as a resident in Ane Marie Van Buren's household in the census report in 1910 in 215 South Second Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.13 He and Emma Josephine Thomsen lived in 1912 in 210 Michigan Avenue, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.14 He was a clerk at the post office in 1912.14
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen appeared on the census of 1920 in 712 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.15 He and Emma Josephine Thomsen lived in 1922 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. He was a clerk at the post office in 1922.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen appeared on the census of 1930 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists T. J. Thomasen, 48, born in Denmark; his wife Emma, 46, born in Minnesota; their son Robert, 16, born in North Dakota; Emma's father, John Losinger, 74, a widower [sic, actually his wife and son were living in Los Angeles, CA], born in Pennsylvania; and a roomer [name illegible].16 He was a clerk at the post office in 1930.16 He was a clerk at the post office in 1935. He and Emma Josephine Thomsen lived in 1935 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. He was ill with with throat cancer, but he recovered circa 1940.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Losinger appeared on the census of 1940 in 316 6th Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota,
[:CR:]Household Members in 1940 Census
Name Age Relationship
Helen Lorenger 73 Mother-in-law
Thomas J Thomsen 58 Head
Emma J Thomsen 50 Wife.17
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen moved from Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, to to Bradenton, Florida, where they lived until 1952. in 1941.
Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen moved from Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, to to Tucson, Arizona, in 1952, where they spent the remainder of their lives.
| Last Edited | 9 December 2025 |
Citations
- [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Thomas J Thomsen
Birth: Apr. 9, 1882
Death: Apr. 22, 1959
Inscription: North Dakota Lt. Colonel Inf-Res World War I
Burial:Evergreen Memorial Park
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Plot: Block 18
Created by: Bob & Sue
Record added: Apr 07, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50778821. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave. - [S1411] Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage, online myheritage.com, Name: Thomas Jensen Thomsen
Record type: Birth/Baptism
Gender: Male
Birth/Baptism: Apr 9 1882
Sennels, Thisted, Denmark
Father: Søren Thomsen
Mother: Maren Povlsen
Book
Country: Denmark Volume date: 1878-1891 Record type: Birth/Baptism
County: Thisted Book 1
Parish: Sennels Page 10. Hereinafter cited as Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 - My Heritage. - [S1447] Denmark Church Records, 1812-1918 - Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Denmark, Church Records, 1812-1918
Name: Thomas Jensen Thomsen
Gender: Mandlige (Male)
Event Type: dåb (Baptism)
Birth Date: 9 apr 1882
Baptism Date: 30 apr 1881
Baptism Place: Sennels Sogn, Danmark (Denmark)
Father: Søren Thomsen
Mother: Maren Povlsen. Hereinafter cited as Denmark Church Records, 1812-1918 - Ancestry.com. - [S1414] North Dakota, Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017, online www.ancestry.com, North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017
Name: Thomas J Thomsen
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1882
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1911
Marriage Place: Abercrombie, Richland
Filing Place: North Dakota, USA
Spouse: Emma J Losinger. Hereinafter cited as North Dakota, Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017. - [S1489] Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 - MyHeritage, online www.myheritage.com, Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963
Name Thomas J. Thomsen
Birth Apr 9 1882
Denmark
Death Apr 22 1959
Pima, Arizona, USA
Father Soren Thomsen
Father's birth place Denmark
Mother Maren Kusk
Mother's birth place Denmark. Hereinafter cited as Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 - MyHeritage. - [S1412] 1890 Denmark Census, online www.myheritage.com, Name: Søren Thomsen
Gender: Male
Birth date: Circa 1860
Residence: Feb 1 1890
Møllevej, Thisted, Denmark
Age: 30
Marital status: Married
Wife: Maren Poulsen
Household
# Name Gender Birth Birthplace Marital Status
6. Thomsen, Søren M 1859 Nors Married
7. Paulsen, Maren F 1859 Sjorring Married
8. Thomsen, Thomas Jensen M 1882 Sennels Single
9. Thomsen, Else Marie F 1884 Hillerslev
10. Thomsen, Ann Pauline F 1885 Hillerslev
11. Thomsen, Inger Marie F 1887 Thisted. Hereinafter cited as 1890 Denmark Census. - [S895] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, online www.ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Katrina Poulsen
Arrival Date: 20 May 1899
Birth Date: abt 1881
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Danish
Port of Departure: Chrsand [Christiansand] S, Norway
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Thingvalla
Source Citation: Year: 1899; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 0065; Line: 21; Page Number: 276
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Hereinafter cited as New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. - [S1439] New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 - Family Search, online www.familysearch.org, New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 [1957]
Name: Katrine Poulsen
Event Type: Immigration:
Event Date: 21 May 1899
Event Place: Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
Residence Place: Thisted
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Denmark, Danish
Birth Year: 1881
Last Residence: Thisted
Departure Port: Copenhagen
Ship Name: Thingvalla
U.S. Destination: Wahpeton, ND, to her brother Chr Poulsen
Page Number: 276
Affiliate Line Number: 0021
Name: Thomas J Thomson
Arrival Date: 20 May 1899
Birth Date: abt 1882
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Danish
Port of Departure: Kristiansand, Southern Norway, on 5 May 1999
Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
U.S. Destination: Wahpeton, ND, to his uncle Chr Poulsen
Ship Name: Thingvalla
Thomas J. Thomsen Immigration 21 May 1899 Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States Thisted Male 17 Single Denmark, Danish 1882 Copenhagen Thingvalla
Katrine Poulsen Immigration 21 May 1899 Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States Thisted Female 18 Single Denmark, Danish 1881 Copenhagen Thingvalla . Hereinafter cited as New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 - Family Search. - [S1336] Denmark, Emigration Index, 1868-1908, online ancestry.com, Denmark, Emigration Index, 1868-1908
Name: Katrine Poulsen
Birth Year: abt 1881
Age: 18
Registration Date: 3 May 1899
Residence Year: 1899
Residence Place: Sennels, Thisted
Destination Place: Wahpeton, North Dakota, USA
Occupation: Frøken [Miss]
Ship: Thingvalla
Remarks: ANM:
Contract Number: 48000
ID Code: D9701P2205
URL: http://ddd.dda.dk/udvandrer/udvandr_soeg_uk.asp?navn=&stilling=&alder=&sidste_oph_sted=&s_sogn=&s_oph_amt=&best_by=&best_stat=&best_land=&kontraktens_nr=&aar=1899&maaned=5
Name: Poulsen, Katrine Occupation: Frøken [Miss]
Age: 18 Destination: Wahpeton, N.D.
Contract no.: 48000 Registration date: 03-05-1899
Birth place: ? Birth place: ?
Last res. parish: Sennels Last res. county: Thisted
Last residence: Hou, Thisted Destination country: USA
Destination city: Wahpeton Destination state: North Dakota
Name of ship: Thingvalla
Remarks: ANM: IDcode: D9701P2205. Hereinafter cited as Denmark, Emigration Index, 1868-1908. - [S1399] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, online www.ancestry.com, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Name: Katrina Poulsen
Arrival Date: 20 May 1899
Birth Date: abt 1881
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Danish
Port of Departure: Kristiansand, Southern Norway
Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: Thingvalla. Hereinafter cited as New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. - [S703] 1900 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com.
- [S691] Anna Van Buren Household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, www.ancestry.com Series T623, Roll 1139, Part 1, page 289A.
- [S691] 1910 U.S. Census, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, unknown repository address, 1910 United States Federal Census
Name Anna Van Buren
Age in 1910 43
Birth Date 1867
Birthplace Denmark
Home in 1910 Wahpeton Ward 3, Richland, North Dakota, USA
Sheet Number 11a
Street Iowa Avenue
Race White
Gender Female
Immigration Year 1893
Relation to Head of House Head
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Denmark
Mother's Birthplace Denmark
Native Tongue English
Attended School Yes
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Enumeration District Number 0191
Enumerated Year 1910
Household Members in 1910 US Census:
(Name) Age Relationship
Anna Van Buren 43 Head
Phillip M Van Buren 13 Son
Edwin [Ervin] Van Buren 12 Son
Sada Van Buren 8 Daughter
Anton Paulson 41 Brother
Thomas Thompson 28 Nephew
Frank Sanborn 18 Boarder
John Olson 35 Border
Christine Olson 46 Boarder. - [S734] Ley's Wahpeton [ND] & Breckenridge [MN] City Directory (Saint Cloud, MN: John H. Ley, 1912-13). Hereinafter cited as Wahpeton, ND, City Directory.
- [S149] 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, Thomas J. Thomsen household, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
- [S702] 1930 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, T.J. Thomsen Household, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. Hereinafter cited as 1930 U.S. Census.
- [S1051] 1940 U.S. Census (Ancestry), online www.ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas J Thomsen
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Denmark
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Wahpeton, Richland, North Dakota
Street: 6 Street
House Number: 316
Farm: No
Residence in 1935: Wahpeton
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 3B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 54
Occupation: General Delwery Clerk
Industry: Post Office
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 2100
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Helen Lorenger 73 Mother-in-law
Thomas J Thomsen 58 Head
Emma J Thomsen 50 Wife. Hereinafter cited as 1940 U.S. Census (Ancestry.)
Emma Josephine Losinger
F, #1819, b. 7 January 1889, d. 13 July 1980
Parents
| Father | John Henry Losinger (b. June 1855, d. 25 February 1935) |
| Mother | Helen (Nellie) Celia Long (b. 8 May 1867, d. 18 August 1944) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Thomas Jensen Thomsen (b. 9 April 1882, d. 22 April 1959)
| Son | Robert Ronald Thomsen+ (b. 11 January 1914, d. 20 August 2017) |
Biography
Emma was born on 7 January 1889 in Racine, Mower County, Minnesota.1,2
Emma Josephine Losinger married Thomas Jensen Thomsen, son of Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen, on 15 October 1911 in Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota.3 Emma died on 13 July 1980, in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 91.1 She was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.4
Emma Josephine Losinger married Thomas Jensen Thomsen, son of Soren Thomsen and Maren Kusk Poulsen, on 15 October 1911 in Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota.3 Emma died on 13 July 1980, in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 91.1 She was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.4
Emma Josephine Losinger appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of John Henry Losinger and Helen (Nellie) Celia Losinger in Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota.2 Emma Josephine Losinger appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of John Henry Losinger and Helen (Nellie) Celia Losinger in Center, Richland County, North Dakota, mis-indexed as "Liesinger" or "Loesinger".5 Emma Josephine Losinger was a public school teacher in 1910.5 She and Thomas Jensen Thomsen lived in 1912 in 210 Michigan Avenue, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.6
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1920 in 712 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.7 She and Thomas Jensen Thomsen lived in 1922 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1930 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists T. J. Thomasen, 48, born in Denmark; his wife Emma, 46, born in Minnesota; their son Robert, 16, born in North Dakota; Emma's father, John Losinger, 74, a widower [sic, actually his wife and son were living in Los Angeles, CA], born in Pennsylvania; and a roomer [name illegible].8 She and Thomas Jensen Thomsen lived in 1935 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
Emma Josephine Losinger and Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1940 in 316 6th Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota,
[:CR:]Household Members in 1940 Census
Name Age Relationship
Helen Lorenger 73 Mother-in-law
Thomas J Thomsen 58 Head
Emma J Thomsen 50 Wife.9
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen moved from Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, to to Bradenton, Florida, where they lived until 1952. in 1941. She was the General Delivery Clerk at the Post Office in 1940.9
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen moved from Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, to to Tucson, Arizona, in 1952, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Her Social Security Number was 527-54-5472, issued in 1956 in Arizona.1 Her husband, Thomas, died on 22 April 1959 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 77, leaving her a widow. from carcinoma of the liver.10,11 According to the Social Security Death Index, Emma's last residence was in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.1
Emma J. Thomsen - Find A Grave
Birth: 1889
Death: 1980
Burial:
Evergreen Memorial Park
Tucson
Pima County
Arizona, USA
Plot: Block 18
Created by: Bob & Sue
Record added: May 08, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52150465.4
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1920 in 712 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.7 She and Thomas Jensen Thomsen lived in 1922 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1930 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists T. J. Thomasen, 48, born in Denmark; his wife Emma, 46, born in Minnesota; their son Robert, 16, born in North Dakota; Emma's father, John Losinger, 74, a widower [sic, actually his wife and son were living in Los Angeles, CA], born in Pennsylvania; and a roomer [name illegible].8 She and Thomas Jensen Thomsen lived in 1935 in 316 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
Emma Josephine Losinger and Thomas Jensen Thomsen appeared on the census of 1940 in 316 6th Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota,
[:CR:]Household Members in 1940 Census
Name Age Relationship
Helen Lorenger 73 Mother-in-law
Thomas J Thomsen 58 Head
Emma J Thomsen 50 Wife.9
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen moved from Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, to to Bradenton, Florida, where they lived until 1952. in 1941. She was the General Delivery Clerk at the Post Office in 1940.9
Emma Josephine Thomsen and Thomas Jensen Thomsen moved from Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, to to Tucson, Arizona, in 1952, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Her Social Security Number was 527-54-5472, issued in 1956 in Arizona.1 Her husband, Thomas, died on 22 April 1959 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 77, leaving her a widow. from carcinoma of the liver.10,11 According to the Social Security Death Index, Emma's last residence was in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.1
Emma J. Thomsen - Find A Grave
Birth: 1889
Death: 1980
Burial:
Evergreen Memorial Park
Tucson
Pima County
Arizona, USA
Plot: Block 18
Created by: Bob & Sue
Record added: May 08, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52150465.4
| Last Edited | 9 December 2025 |
Citations
- [S189] Social Security Death Index.
- [S703] 1900 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, John Losinger household, Abercrombie, Richland County, North Dakota.
- [S1414] North Dakota, Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017, online www.ancestry.com, North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017
Name: Thomas J Thomsen
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1882
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1911
Marriage Place: Abercrombie, Richland
Filing Place: North Dakota, USA
Spouse: Emma J Losinger. Hereinafter cited as North Dakota, Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017. - [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S704] 1910 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com.
- [S734] Ley's Wahpeton [ND] & Breckenridge [MN] City Directory (Saint Cloud, MN: John H. Ley, 1912-13). Hereinafter cited as Wahpeton, ND, City Directory.
- [S149] 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, Thomas J. Thomsen household, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
- [S702] 1930 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, T.J. Thomsen Household, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. Hereinafter cited as 1930 U.S. Census.
- [S1051] 1940 U.S. Census (Ancestry), online www.ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas J Thomsen
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Denmark
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Wahpeton, Richland, North Dakota
Street: 6 Street
House Number: 316
Farm: No
Residence in 1935: Wahpeton
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 3B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 54
Occupation: General Delwery Clerk
Industry: Post Office
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 2100
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Helen Lorenger 73 Mother-in-law
Thomas J Thomsen 58 Head
Emma J Thomsen 50 Wife. Hereinafter cited as 1940 U.S. Census (Ancestry.) - [S908] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Thomas J Thomsen
Birth: Apr. 9, 1882
Death: Apr. 22, 1959
Inscription: North Dakota Lt. Colonel Inf-Res World War I
Burial:Evergreen Memorial Park
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Plot: Block 18
Created by: Bob & Sue
Record added: Apr 07, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50778821. - [S1489] Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 - MyHeritage, online www.myheritage.com, Arizona Death Certificates, 1870 - 1963
Name Thomas J. Thomsen
Birth Apr 9 1882
Denmark
Death Apr 22 1959
Pima, Arizona, USA
Father Soren Thomsen
Father's birth place Denmark
Mother Maren Kusk
Mother's birth place Denmark. Hereinafter cited as Arizona Death Certificates, 1870-1963 - MyHeritage.
Robert Ronald Thomsen1
M, #1820, b. 11 January 1914, d. 20 August 2017
Parents
| Father | Thomas Jensen Thomsen (b. 9 April 1882, d. 22 April 1959) |
| Mother | Emma Josephine Losinger (b. 7 January 1889, d. 13 July 1980) |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Ruth Elizabeth Finley (b. 17 July 1907, d. 2 October 2005)
| Son | Thomas Finley Thomsen+ |
Biography
Robert was born on 11 January 1914 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. He married Ruth Elizabeth Finley on 12 June 1940 in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
Robert Ronald Thomsen died on 20 August 2017 in Washington Odd Fellows Home, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, at age 103.
Robert Ronald Thomsen died on 20 August 2017 in Washington Odd Fellows Home, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, at age 103.
Robert Ronald Thomsen appeared on the census of 1920 in the household of Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen in 712 Sixth Street North, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.2 Robert Ronald Thomsen was graduated circa 1930 in Wahpeton High School, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. He appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Thomas Jensen Thomsen and Emma Josephine Thomsen in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, which lists T. J. Thomasen, 48, born in Denmark; his wife Emma, 46, born in Minnesota; their son Robert, 16, born in North Dakota; Emma's father, John Losinger, 74, a widower [sic, actually his wife and son were living in Los Angeles, CA], born in Pennsylvania; and a roomer [name illegible].3 Robert Ronald Thomsen was graduated in 1934 in University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was graduated in 1952 in University of Wyoming, Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, with a doctorate in education. He lived between 1952 and 2008 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, At one time, he lived at 1239 Pleasant, Walla Walla, Washington 99362. He is a professor emeritus in physical education at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where he also coached the football and golf teams.
In 1991, he was inducted into the North Dakota School of Science Sports Hall of Fame and in 2004 he was inducted into the Whitman College Athletics Hall of Fame.
Robert “Bob” Thomsen
Whitman Athletics Hall of Fame
Class of 2004
Dr. Robert “Bob” Thomsen, who joined the Whitman faculty in 1952 as a football coach, enjoyed his greatest success during a 17-year span as the men’s golf coach. During one 10-year stretch, from 1963 through 1972, his teams finished no worse than second in the Northwest Conference, winning five consecutive titles beginning in 1966.
Thomsen’s 1969 golf squad posted a 20-2 record in dual match competition, and his 1970 team won that year’s 72-hole NWC championship tournament by a whopping 65 strokes. Whitman players placed first, second and third in the 1970 tournament; the team’s two remaining competitors also finished in the top 10 in the individual scoring. Missionary golfers won medalist honors three times during the school’s five-year title run, which also produced a dozen all-conference selections.
Thomsen led Whitman to a final NWC golf title in 1978. The next year, in Thomsen’s last season as coach, Whitman finished second at the conference tournament by a narrow six-stroke margin. In all, his golf teams finished first or second in 12 of his 17 seasons.
After serving as an assistant football coach in his first three years at Whitman, Thomsen assumed the head coaching duties in 1955, leading the Missionaries to winning seasons in five of the next seven years. His 1959 gridiron team won its first four games, including a victory over Pacific in the conference opener that drew 2,500 fans to Borleske Stadium.
Thomsen also coached cross country for nine seasons at Whitman, in addition to serving as Dean of Men and chairman of the physical education department. Soon after retiring from Whitman in 1979, Thomsen rounded out 50 years of teaching and coaching by assisting with the football team at Walla Walla’s Pioneer Junior High School for five years. His most notable athlete during that final coaching stint was a young Drew Bledsoe, who later starred at Washington State and in the NFL.
After graduating from the University of North Dakota with degrees in mathematics and physical education, Thomsen worked as a high school coach, teacher and principal from 1934 to 1943, when he joined the U.S. Navy and served as both an aerial navigation instructor and with Naval Air Transport in the Pacific. Following the war, after a final stint as a high school teacher and coach, Thomsen completed his doctoral degree in education at the University of Wyoming.
Thomsen, who has been active in numerous Walla Walla civic groups and endeavors, received Whitman’s Town-Gown Award in 1978. A 25-year veteran of football and basketball refereeing, he was honored in 1988 by the Walla Walla Boosters Club with its Award for Service to Walla Walla Valley Athletics. He was inducted into the North Dakota State College of Science Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
Thomsen, 90, and his wife Ruth continued to make their home in Walla Walla at the time of his induction into Whitman’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The Thomsens, who have one grown son, celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in June of 2004.
The following appeared in the August 23, 2017, edition of the Walla Walla [WA] Union-Bulletin:
Legendary Whitman College coach dies at 103
Robert “Doc” Thomsen
Jan. 11, 1914 — Aug. 20, 2017
Robert R. “Doc Bob” Thomsen, 103, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 20, 2017, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home.
Viewing and visitation will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home. Memorial services will be scheduled and announced at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bob Thomsen Award at Whitman College or the Walla Walla AM VETS through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla, WA 99362. The following appeared in the 28 August 2017 edition of the Walla Walla [WA] Union-Bulletin:
Legendary Whitman College coach dies at 103
As Tom Thomsen recalls the anecdote from the 1980s, his father, Robert ‘Doc” Thomsen, was watching football practice at Pioneer Junior High School in Walla Walla. “Dad saw some kid throwing 30 yard spirals,” his son said, adding that he noticed the kid had big hands. He then asked Coach Dave Klicker what position the seventh-grader would play. Klicker responded that he was thinking about using the kid as an end. “Ever think about putting him in as quarterback?” Doc suggested. The kid, it turned out, was Drew Bledsoe, who went on to a stellar career as a quarterback with the Washington State University Cougars and later the NFL’s New England Patriots.
Doc Thomsen, at age 103 and a Whitman College Hall of Fame coach, died Sunday at the Washington Odd Fellows Home. He’s not only well-known locally for his athletic leadership, but also his activities in veterans organizations as well as the Shriners, Elks, Masons and Rotary.
Born Jan. 11, 1914, Thomsen graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1934 and coached high school sports in his hometown of Wahpeton, N.D., and in southern Minnesota. Drafted into the Navy in 1943, he spent two years as lieutenant teaching navigation to young aviators and his final six months as an air traffic controller in Hawaii.
He returned to teaching and coaching in 1946 and then went back to school in 1950 to earn advanced degrees. “After graduating in 1952, I broadcast all over the west coast that I was available,” Doc Thomsen told Union-Bulletin sports writer Jim Buchan in a January 2014 story on the occasion of Thomsen’s 100th birthday. “Whitman had an unexpected opening and asked if I was interested,” Thomsen said. “I was married, had a child and no job, so, yes, I was available. I had never heard of Whitman College, but it didn’t make any difference. I also had never heard of Walla Walla. I was a babe in the woods.”
He began his Whitman career as an assistant football coach and a physical education instructor. In his second year he was promoted to Dean of Men and in 1955 he became the then-Missionaries head football coach. He had his work cut out for him to doctor up an anemic football program. “I was wondering, ‘How did I get myself into this mess,’” he told Buchan. “They didn’t have two dimes to rub together and we had 17 kids out for football that first year.”
But Thomsen soon had what he called “pretty darn solid program” with support from then athletic director Bob Burgess. Whitman posted winning records in five of his seven seasons, the 1959 team won its first four games, including a Northwest Conference opener that drew 2,500 fans to Borleske Stadium.
He also was as capable — if not more so — on the green as he was on the gridiron. He coached Whitman’s men’s golf team for 17 seasons, during which the team finished no worse than second in 12 of those seasons. Beginning in 1966, the team won five consecutive conference titles, with the 1969 squad posting a 20-2 record in dual matches, and the 1970 team winning the conference title by 65 strokes.
When he retired in 1979, Thomsen kept his hand in sports leadership by helping Klicker coach the Pioneer Junior High team, including the kid named Drew.
Tom Thomsen also recalls his father was a winner off the field as well. “In 1957 he was Dean of Men at Whitman and I was an only child of 13 or 14 at the time,” he wrote in an email to the Union-Bulletin two days after his father’s death. “It was Thanksgiving and the students got about a week off. Two students from Nigeria had no place to go so Dad insisted they stay with us in our basement. I had never met a black person before ... and they turned out to be the nicest young men you could imagine. “That week influenced me the rest of my life and truly showed me the kind of man my father was,” he continued. “Being kind to ALL people regardless of who or what they were was the cornerstone of my father’s life. “I loved him; he was my hero.”
Doc Thomsen’s first wife, Ruth, to whom he was married for 65 years, died in 2005. He is survived by his second wife, Juanita, and his son, daughter-in-law Alice Thomsen, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A viewing and visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday [26 August 2017] at Herring Gloseclose Funeral Home in Walla Walla. A community celebration of his life will be held 11 a.m. Oct. 13 [2017] at Cordiner Hall during Whitman’s annual alumni reunion week.
Celebration of Life/Memorial to be held at Whitman College, Cordner Hall, on October 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
In 1991, he was inducted into the North Dakota School of Science Sports Hall of Fame and in 2004 he was inducted into the Whitman College Athletics Hall of Fame.
Robert “Bob” Thomsen
Whitman Athletics Hall of Fame
Class of 2004
Dr. Robert “Bob” Thomsen, who joined the Whitman faculty in 1952 as a football coach, enjoyed his greatest success during a 17-year span as the men’s golf coach. During one 10-year stretch, from 1963 through 1972, his teams finished no worse than second in the Northwest Conference, winning five consecutive titles beginning in 1966.
Thomsen’s 1969 golf squad posted a 20-2 record in dual match competition, and his 1970 team won that year’s 72-hole NWC championship tournament by a whopping 65 strokes. Whitman players placed first, second and third in the 1970 tournament; the team’s two remaining competitors also finished in the top 10 in the individual scoring. Missionary golfers won medalist honors three times during the school’s five-year title run, which also produced a dozen all-conference selections.
Thomsen led Whitman to a final NWC golf title in 1978. The next year, in Thomsen’s last season as coach, Whitman finished second at the conference tournament by a narrow six-stroke margin. In all, his golf teams finished first or second in 12 of his 17 seasons.
After serving as an assistant football coach in his first three years at Whitman, Thomsen assumed the head coaching duties in 1955, leading the Missionaries to winning seasons in five of the next seven years. His 1959 gridiron team won its first four games, including a victory over Pacific in the conference opener that drew 2,500 fans to Borleske Stadium.
Thomsen also coached cross country for nine seasons at Whitman, in addition to serving as Dean of Men and chairman of the physical education department. Soon after retiring from Whitman in 1979, Thomsen rounded out 50 years of teaching and coaching by assisting with the football team at Walla Walla’s Pioneer Junior High School for five years. His most notable athlete during that final coaching stint was a young Drew Bledsoe, who later starred at Washington State and in the NFL.
After graduating from the University of North Dakota with degrees in mathematics and physical education, Thomsen worked as a high school coach, teacher and principal from 1934 to 1943, when he joined the U.S. Navy and served as both an aerial navigation instructor and with Naval Air Transport in the Pacific. Following the war, after a final stint as a high school teacher and coach, Thomsen completed his doctoral degree in education at the University of Wyoming.
Thomsen, who has been active in numerous Walla Walla civic groups and endeavors, received Whitman’s Town-Gown Award in 1978. A 25-year veteran of football and basketball refereeing, he was honored in 1988 by the Walla Walla Boosters Club with its Award for Service to Walla Walla Valley Athletics. He was inducted into the North Dakota State College of Science Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
Thomsen, 90, and his wife Ruth continued to make their home in Walla Walla at the time of his induction into Whitman’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The Thomsens, who have one grown son, celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in June of 2004.
The following appeared in the August 23, 2017, edition of the Walla Walla [WA] Union-Bulletin:
Legendary Whitman College coach dies at 103
Robert “Doc” Thomsen
Jan. 11, 1914 — Aug. 20, 2017
Robert R. “Doc Bob” Thomsen, 103, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 20, 2017, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home.
Viewing and visitation will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home. Memorial services will be scheduled and announced at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bob Thomsen Award at Whitman College or the Walla Walla AM VETS through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla, WA 99362. The following appeared in the 28 August 2017 edition of the Walla Walla [WA] Union-Bulletin:
Legendary Whitman College coach dies at 103
As Tom Thomsen recalls the anecdote from the 1980s, his father, Robert ‘Doc” Thomsen, was watching football practice at Pioneer Junior High School in Walla Walla. “Dad saw some kid throwing 30 yard spirals,” his son said, adding that he noticed the kid had big hands. He then asked Coach Dave Klicker what position the seventh-grader would play. Klicker responded that he was thinking about using the kid as an end. “Ever think about putting him in as quarterback?” Doc suggested. The kid, it turned out, was Drew Bledsoe, who went on to a stellar career as a quarterback with the Washington State University Cougars and later the NFL’s New England Patriots.
Doc Thomsen, at age 103 and a Whitman College Hall of Fame coach, died Sunday at the Washington Odd Fellows Home. He’s not only well-known locally for his athletic leadership, but also his activities in veterans organizations as well as the Shriners, Elks, Masons and Rotary.
Born Jan. 11, 1914, Thomsen graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1934 and coached high school sports in his hometown of Wahpeton, N.D., and in southern Minnesota. Drafted into the Navy in 1943, he spent two years as lieutenant teaching navigation to young aviators and his final six months as an air traffic controller in Hawaii.
He returned to teaching and coaching in 1946 and then went back to school in 1950 to earn advanced degrees. “After graduating in 1952, I broadcast all over the west coast that I was available,” Doc Thomsen told Union-Bulletin sports writer Jim Buchan in a January 2014 story on the occasion of Thomsen’s 100th birthday. “Whitman had an unexpected opening and asked if I was interested,” Thomsen said. “I was married, had a child and no job, so, yes, I was available. I had never heard of Whitman College, but it didn’t make any difference. I also had never heard of Walla Walla. I was a babe in the woods.”
He began his Whitman career as an assistant football coach and a physical education instructor. In his second year he was promoted to Dean of Men and in 1955 he became the then-Missionaries head football coach. He had his work cut out for him to doctor up an anemic football program. “I was wondering, ‘How did I get myself into this mess,’” he told Buchan. “They didn’t have two dimes to rub together and we had 17 kids out for football that first year.”
But Thomsen soon had what he called “pretty darn solid program” with support from then athletic director Bob Burgess. Whitman posted winning records in five of his seven seasons, the 1959 team won its first four games, including a Northwest Conference opener that drew 2,500 fans to Borleske Stadium.
He also was as capable — if not more so — on the green as he was on the gridiron. He coached Whitman’s men’s golf team for 17 seasons, during which the team finished no worse than second in 12 of those seasons. Beginning in 1966, the team won five consecutive conference titles, with the 1969 squad posting a 20-2 record in dual matches, and the 1970 team winning the conference title by 65 strokes.
When he retired in 1979, Thomsen kept his hand in sports leadership by helping Klicker coach the Pioneer Junior High team, including the kid named Drew.
Tom Thomsen also recalls his father was a winner off the field as well. “In 1957 he was Dean of Men at Whitman and I was an only child of 13 or 14 at the time,” he wrote in an email to the Union-Bulletin two days after his father’s death. “It was Thanksgiving and the students got about a week off. Two students from Nigeria had no place to go so Dad insisted they stay with us in our basement. I had never met a black person before ... and they turned out to be the nicest young men you could imagine. “That week influenced me the rest of my life and truly showed me the kind of man my father was,” he continued. “Being kind to ALL people regardless of who or what they were was the cornerstone of my father’s life. “I loved him; he was my hero.”
Doc Thomsen’s first wife, Ruth, to whom he was married for 65 years, died in 2005. He is survived by his second wife, Juanita, and his son, daughter-in-law Alice Thomsen, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A viewing and visitation will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday [26 August 2017] at Herring Gloseclose Funeral Home in Walla Walla. A community celebration of his life will be held 11 a.m. Oct. 13 [2017] at Cordiner Hall during Whitman’s annual alumni reunion week.
Celebration of Life/Memorial to be held at Whitman College, Cordner Hall, on October 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
| Last Edited | 25 August 2017 |
Citations
- [S736] e-mail message from Thomas Finley Thomsen (email address) to Paul B. Van Buren. Hereinafter cited as "Thomas Finley Thomsen e-mail". 17 November 2004.
- [S149] 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, Thomas J. Thomsen household, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota.
- [S702] 1930 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, T.J. Thomsen Household, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota. Hereinafter cited as 1930 U.S. Census.
Ruth Elizabeth Finley
F, #1821, b. 17 July 1907, d. 2 October 2005
Parents
| Father | Harry Lewis Finley |
| Mother | Nell Ruth Hampson |
| Pedigree Link |
Family: Robert Ronald Thomsen (b. 11 January 1914, d. 20 August 2017)
| Son | Thomas Finley Thomsen+ |
Biography
Ruth was born on 17 July 1907 in Grand Ridge, LaSalle County, Illinois.1 She married Robert Ronald Thomsen on 12 June 1940 in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. She died on 2 October 2005 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, at age 98. Alice Thomsen wrote: She talked to dad [her hubsand, Bob Thomsen] in the morning, then had a stroke. He was able to hold her hand and say good bye; then she went to sleep.1
Her Social Security Number was 520-32-0546, issued before 1951 in Wyoming.1 According to the Social Security Death Index, Ruth's last residence was in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington.1
Walla Walla Union Bulletin - Walla Walla, Washington - Oct 4 2005:
Ruth E. Thomsen, 98, a resident of the Washington Odd Fellows Home, 534 Boyer Ave., died there Oct. 2,2005. Arrangements are through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St..."
Walla Walla Union Bulletin - Walla Walla, Washington - Oct 6 2005
Ruth Elizabeth Thomsen, 98, a resident of the Washington Odd Fellows Home, 534 Boyer Ave., died there Oct. 2, 2005. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin - Walla Walla, Washington - Oct 7 2005
THOMSEN — Memorial service for the late Ruth Elizabeth Thomsen of 5343 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA. will be at 1000 AM on Saturday, October 8,2005, at Chapel of Herring Funeral Home with Rev Jim Graham of Pioneer United Methodist Church officiating.
The following In Memoriam appeared in the December 2005 issue of the Whitman [College] Magazine (on page 8):
Ruth Thomsen 1907-2005
Ruth Thomsen, circulation librarian at Whitman College from 1961-1971, died Oct. 2, 2005, at the age of 98. She was the wife of former Whitman physical education professor and football coach Bob Thomsen, who retired in 1979.
She worked in libraries and taught third grade during her career.
Survivors include her husband [Bob Thomsen] at home, son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Alice Thomsen of Milton-Freewater; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin - Walla Walla, Washington - Oct 4 2005:
Ruth E. Thomsen, 98, a resident of the Washington Odd Fellows Home, 534 Boyer Ave., died there Oct. 2,2005. Arrangements are through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St..."
Walla Walla Union Bulletin - Walla Walla, Washington - Oct 6 2005
Ruth Elizabeth Thomsen, 98, a resident of the Washington Odd Fellows Home, 534 Boyer Ave., died there Oct. 2, 2005. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin - Walla Walla, Washington - Oct 7 2005
THOMSEN — Memorial service for the late Ruth Elizabeth Thomsen of 5343 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA. will be at 1000 AM on Saturday, October 8,2005, at Chapel of Herring Funeral Home with Rev Jim Graham of Pioneer United Methodist Church officiating.
The following In Memoriam appeared in the December 2005 issue of the Whitman [College] Magazine (on page 8):
Ruth Thomsen 1907-2005
Ruth Thomsen, circulation librarian at Whitman College from 1961-1971, died Oct. 2, 2005, at the age of 98. She was the wife of former Whitman physical education professor and football coach Bob Thomsen, who retired in 1979.
She worked in libraries and taught third grade during her career.
Survivors include her husband [Bob Thomsen] at home, son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Alice Thomsen of Milton-Freewater; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
| Last Edited | 19 April 2017 |
Citations
- [S189] Social Security Death Index.