Rasmus Lorentzen Christensen^{[1, 2, 3]}

1869 - 1943  (73 years)

• Gender	Male
  Birth	31 July 1869	Starup, Lø, Tønder, Denmark   [3, 4]
  Baptism	19 September 1869	Løgumkloster, Lø, Tønder, Denmark   [3]
  Immigration	about 1891  [5, 6, 7]
  Naturalization	about 1892	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA   [8, 9]
  Occupation	Farmer, Dairy Farm  [10]
  Cemetery	Juhl Cemetery
  Death Notice	Sandusky Republican-Tribune, Sandusky, Sanilac Co., Thursday, May 27, 1943, p. 1, col. 5. To Hold Rites Saturday for Juhl Farmer Juhl, May 26-Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from the Juhl church for Lawrence R. Christensen, 72, who died at his home Wednesday. Burial will be made in the Juhl cemetery. Mr. Christensen was born July 28, 1870, in Denmark, and came to Detroit when 19 years old. In 1901 he settled on a farm near Juhl and resided there until his death. He married Miss Clara Schmidt in 1903. He is survived by his widow, four sons, Adar Christensen, at home, John Christensen of Laurel, Clarence Christensen, of Port Huron and Axel Christensen of Sandusky, and five grandchildren.
  Residence(s)	1894-1910: owns E1/2 of SW1/4 and W1/2 of SE1/4 of section 21, Elmer Twp., Sanilac Co., Michigan, mortgage record vol 79, p. 278 (not microfilmed by LDS) 1915: 1008 Trombly, Detroit, MI? 1920-1930: Elmer Twp., Sanilac Co., Michigan 1935-1940: Thompson Rd, Elmer twp, Sanilac Co., Michigan  [8, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Death	26 May 1943	Juhl, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA   [15]
  Burial	Juhl, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I2487	Lisa's Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 December 2014

  
  

  Father	Christen Christensen           b. 18 August 1834, Lø, Tønder, Denmark           d. 16 February 1920, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Maria Katherina Petersen           b. 11 October 1842, Graüer, Lø, Tønder, Denmark           d. 11 July 1882, Bjolderup, Rise, Aabenraa, Denmark (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	8 December 1865	Løgumkloster, Lø, Tønder, Denmark   [16]
  Family ID	F12	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Clara Ida Therese Schmidt           b. 12 October 1870, Nykøbing, Morsø Sønder, Thisted, Denmark           d. 1953 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	11 November 1903	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA   [17]
  Children	1. Odar C. Christensen           b. 4 October 1904, Michigan, USA           d. 24 November 1996, Kimball, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA (Age 92 years) + 2. John Peter Christensen           b. 15 August 1906, Elmer Twp., Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA           d. 7 March 1973, Marlette, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA (Age 66 years) + 3. Axel C. Christensen           b. 23 March 1909, Marlette, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA           d. 9 February 2004, Watertown, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA (Age 94 years)   4. Clarence Christensen           b. 16 December 1911, Elmer Twp., Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA           d. 11 June 2002, Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1615	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Naturalization - about 1892 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA Marriage - 11 November 1903 - Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1417] Rasmus. [S1434] Lawrence. [S2847] . [S2632] 28 Jul 1870, Denmark. [S1898] 1891. [S1899] 1891. [S1451] 1892; petitioned before 1900. [S1898] . [S2632] 1891, Detroit. [S1900] Dairy Farm. [S1451] . [S1899] . [S1900] . [S2613] . [S1434] . [S2845] . [S2642] .