Laurits P Sorensen (middle initial only)[1] was born in Nebraska. In 1910, he was in Alaska, working on the railroad construction in Cordova.[2] He had married and moved to Montana by the WWI draft registration.[3] He later moved to Oakland, California.
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↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D9-RM4 : 8 November 2017), Laurits P Sorensen, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPZG-FX9 : accessed 6 November 2018), Laurits P Sorenson, Valdez, Division 3, Alaska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 24A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1750; FHL microfilm 1,375,763.
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QF-CVV : 13 March 2018), Laurits Sorensen, 1917-1918; citing Cascade County, Montana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,684,107.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZL-2SX : 15 March 2018), Laurits P Sorensen, Councilmanic District 7, Oakland, Brooklyn Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 61-252, sheet 12B, line 69, family 311, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 433.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHJ-9L4 : 26 November 2014), Laurits P Sorensen, 25 Oct 1972; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCX8-831 : accessed 6 November 2018), Laurits P Sorensen, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 144, sheet 11A, line 10, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 106; FHL microfilm 2,339,841.
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