Rasmus
Madsen
Born in Denmark
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Kirstine Marie (Eilersen) Johnson
— married
11 Aug 1902 (to Jan 1916) in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
Father of
Lily Kaja (Madsen) Duane
Died after
after age 55
in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
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Biography
Rasmus was born in 1860 in Denmark.
In 1884, Rasmus immigrated to the US and settled in San Diego County, California.
In 1902, Rasmus married Anna Eilersen in San Joaquin County. They had one daughter - Lily born in 1903. In 1912, Rasmus and Anna divorced.
He passed away before 1918.
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California) 7 Mar 1912, Thursday, page 12
HUBBY OBJECTS TO WIFE'S HEADDRESS
[Special Dispatch to The Call] SACRAMENTO, March 6.—Rasmus Madsen does not like the way his wife wears her hair and today he filed suit for divorce, alleging this as one of the grounds. Madsen is proprietor of a laundry. Anna M. Madsen, the wife, he says, had her hair "done up" every day at a hair dressing establishment. He does not specify the type of coiffure she used.
The Sacramento Star (Sacramento, California) 5 Jan 1916, Wednesday, page 8
Anna M. C. Madsen has been granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Rasmus Madsen on the grounds of cruelty.
The Sacramento Star (Sacramento, California) 28 Jul 1916, Friday, page 2
MADSEN - In this city, July 26, 1916, Rasmus Madsen, father of Lillie Madsen, son of Mads and Anna Fredericksen; brother of Anton, Martin, Hans and christian Madsen, Mrs. Minnie Hansen Mrs. Tillie Miller, Mrs. Hanna Andreassen, Mrs. Anna Larsen and Mrs. Augusta Johansen; a native of Denmark, aged 39 years 6 months and 10 days. Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral today (Friday) at 2:30 p.m. from the home of Clark, Booth & Yardley, 917 H street. Interment I.O.O.F. Lawn cemetery.
1900 Federal Census in Alpine and Jamul Townships, San Diego County, California:
- Bradford D Brooks 67 Farm Labor born Maine
- boarder Rasmus Madsen 40 Farmer born Denmark (immigrated 1884)
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