Carrie (Guthormsen) Donelson (1882 - 1977)

Born 24 Nov 1882 in Illinois, United States

Wife of Karl Ludwig Friedrich Baruth — married 17 Dec 1903 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States

Wife of William Omar Watkins — married 1913 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Wife of Harry Clarence Donelson — married 4 Sep 1928 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 16 Jun 1977 at age 94 in Los Angeles, California

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Biography

1882 BIRTH
Name: Carrie Guthormsen
Birth: 24 November 1882 ^[1][2]
Place: Illinois ^[2]

There are multiple misspellings of her surname --
"Guthormsen" is the spelling on her father's gravestone. ^[3]

Father: James Guthormsen of Norway ^[4][5]
Mother: Bertha Marie Helgesen of Norway ^[5][6][7]

1900 US Census
South Rock Island Township, Sears Village, Rock Island, Illinois^[8]

James Guthoruisen, 44, b Norway Dec 1855, imm 1880, iron moulder

Marie Guthoruisen, 39, b Norway Sep 1860, 9 children, 8 living, in US 17 yrs

Carrie Guthoruisen,17, b Illinois Nov 1882

Harry Guthoruisen, 16, b Illinois Feb 1884, hotel clerk

Jinnie Guthoruisen, 14, b Illinois Aug 1885

George Guthoruisen,10, b Illinois Oct 1889

James Guthoruisen, 9, b Illinois Nov 1890

Thomas Guthoruisen, 6, b Illinois May 1894

Edward Guthoruisen, 4, b Illinois May 1896

Edine N Guthoruisen, 2, b Illinois Jan 1898

1900 US Census
Rock Island Township, Rock Island City Ward 6, Rock Island, Illinois ^[9]

Carrie Guthormsen, 18, b Illinois, servant

living in household of G M Stonebreaker

1901 Rock Island, Illinois City Directory
Ea 17th S H, Rock Island, Illinois^[10]

Miss Carrie Guthormsen, domestic

1903 - 1ST MARRIAGE
Carl Baruth and Carrie Guthormsen
married 17 December 1903 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa. ^[5]
They divorced before 1913.^[11]

Her sister Jennie married his brother Paul in 1909.^[12]

1905 Rock Island, Illinois City Directory
819 27th, Rock Island, Illinois ^[10]

Charles L-F Baruth (Carrie A) , laborer US Arsenel

1913 - 2nd MARRIAGE
William Watkins and Carrie Guthorinson [Baruth]
married 1913 in Rock Island, Illinois.
They divorced before 1928. ^[11]

1920 US Census
308 4th Ave, Rock Island Precinct 1, Rock Island, Illinois^[13]

William Watkins, 34, b Illinois, mickle Plater Stove mfg Co.

Carrie Watkins, 37, b Illinois

Edward Guthormsen, 23, b Illinois brother-in-law, driver Wholesale Drug Truck

Marcus Guthormsen, 19, b Illinois, brother-in-law, driver Wholesale DrugTruck

1928 - 3rd MARRIAGE
Carrie Watkins and Harry Clarence Donelson, son of Calvin Donelson and
Henrietta Adams, married 4 September 1928 in Los Angeles, California.^[14][15][16]

1930 US Census
West 84th Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California^[17]

Harry C Donelson, 44, b Missouri, house construction

Carrie G Donelson, 47, b Illinois, Machine Operator Dress Shop

1940 US Census
316 East 112 Place, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California^[18]

Harry Donelson, 54, b Missouri, truck body builder

Carrie Donelson, 57, b Illinois

Mertie Gammelgard, 67, Ib Illinois, sister, married

1977 DEATH
Carrie Donelson died 16 June 1977 in Los Angeles County, California.^[2][19]
Last Residence: El Segundo, Los Angeles, California^[1]

Burial: Unknown. No Find A Grave Memorial as of June 2022

Sources

• CITE THIS PAGE
  WikiTree contributors, "Carrie Donelson formerly Guthormsen aka Baruth, Watkins" WikiTree,
  https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Guthormsen-2 (date accessed ____).