Anton Poulsen

Tony /Paulson/ , Anton /Paulsen/ , Anton /Paulson/

Born September 16, 1871 - Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark
Baptized September 27, 1871 - Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark
Deceased August 19, 1945 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota,aged 73 years old
Buried August 22, 1945 - Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
The proprietor of a sand box(?), a sand dealer, a janitor in an apartment house and a lodger living with a married coupl, a janitor in an apartment house, an apartment house caretaker

Parents

Poul Sorensen 1833-1906
Inger Marie Christendatter 1837-1906

Siblings

Maren Kusk Poulsen 1859-1940
Soren Christian ('Chris") Poulsen 1860-1920
Christen Poulsen 1862-1919
Dorthe Marie Poulsen 1864-1867
Ane Marie Poulsen 1866-1943
Sidsel "Marie" Poulsen 1869-1938
Anton Poulsen 1871-1945
Otto Poulsen 1872-1929
Dortea Marie Poulsen 1873-1961
Nikoline (Lena) Poulsen 1876-1950
Elvine Kirstine Povlsen 1877-1956
Dusenius ("Sinner") Poulsen 1879-1956
Katrine Poulsen 1881-1952

Events

September 16, 1871 :	September 16, 1871 :Birth - Hov, Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark Sources: - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Url: www.ancestry.com - Name: Anton Paulsen Birth Date: 16 Sep 1871 Birth Place: Denmark, Denmark Claim Date: 5 Jun 1941 SSN: 474-18-5142 Notes: 25 Nov 1977: Name listed as ANTON PAULSEN - Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 - Family Search, Url: www.familysearch.org - Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 Name: Anton Event Type: Christening Event Date: 27 Sep 1871 Event Place: Sennels, Thisted, Denmark Gender:Male Birth Date: 16 Sep 1871 Father's Name: Poul Sørensen Mother's Name: Inger Marie Kristensen Mother's Age: 31 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Url: www.ancestry.com, 1800-1947 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 Name:Anton Paulson Death Age:73 Record Type:burial Birth Date:16 Sep 1871 Birth Place:Denmark Death Date:19 Aug 1945 Burial Date:22 Aug 1945 Burial Place:Crystal Lake Church Name:St Luke Church Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 27, 1871 :	September 27, 1871 :Baptism - Sennels (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark Sources: Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 - Family Search, Url: www.familysearch.org - Denmark Baptisms, 1618-1923 Name: Anton Event Type: Christening Event Date: 27 Sep 1871 Event Place: Sennels, Thisted, Denmark Gender:Male Birth Date: 16 Sep 1871 Father's Name: Poul Sørensen Mother's Name: Inger Marie Kristensen Mother's Age: 31
October 4, 1885 :	October 4, 1885 :Confirmation - Hillerslev (Parish), Hillerslev (District), Thisted (County), Denmark Sources: Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 - FamilySearch, Url: www.familysearch.org - Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 Name: Anton Poulsen Event Type: Confirmation Event Date: 4 Oct 1885 Event Place: Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark Gender:Male Age: 14 Birth Year (Estimated): 1871 Birthplace: Hov, Sennels, Hillerslev, Thisted, Denmark Father's Name: Povl Sørensen Mother's Name: Inger Marie Kristensen Volume: 2 Volume Note: 1879 - 1891 Page Number Reference: 106
1891 :	1891 :Emigration - Denmark to the United States Anton, 20, Otto, 19, and Nikoline, 14, Poulsen left Denmark on contract 134500 on 12 May 1891 on the ship Hekla bound for New York, arriving on 29 May 1891. Their final destination was Wahpeton, North Dakota, where their brother Soren (Chris) Paulson had emigrated around 1882. Sources: - Denmark, Emigration Index, 1868-1908, Url: ancestry.com - Denmark, Emigration Index, 1868-1908 Name:Anton Poulsen Age:20 Birth Date:abt 1871 Birth Place:Spærring, Thisted Registration Date:12 May 1891 Registration Place:Denmark Residence Date:1891 Residence Place:Sennels, Thisted Destination Place:New York City, New York State, USA Occupation:Husmandssøn Ship:Hekla Contract Number:134500 ID Code:D8991P3206 URL:http://www.udvandrerarkivet.dk... =========================== Name:Poulsen, AntonPosition:Househuscide Age:20Destination:N.Y. Contract No:134500Preview date:5/12/1891 Birthplace:Barring, ThistedFood roe:Sjørring Last oph.parish:SennelsLast oph. County:Thisted Last oph.place:Sennels, ThistedCountry of destination:United States City of Destination:New York CityState of destination:New York State Ship name:Hekla ID code:D8991P3206 - New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Url: www.ancestry.comand), 1820-1957 - New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 Name:Anthon [sic] Poulsen Arrival Date:29 May 1891 Birth Date:abt 1871 Age:20 Gender:Male Ethnicity/ Nationality:Danish Place of Origin:Denmark Port of Departure:Christiania, Norway and Kristiansand, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark Destination:New York Port of Arrival:New York, New York, USA Ship Name:Hekla
November 14, 1898 :	November 14, 1898 :Naturalization - Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota He received his first naturalization papers in Wahpeton on November 6, 1893, and his second naturalization papers and became a citizen of the United States on November 14, 1898.
1910 :	1910 :Occupation the proprietor of a sand box(?) Sources: 1910 U.S. Census, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, Record Type: 1910 U.S. Census, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, Household: Anna Van Buren Household, Film: Series T623, Roll 1139, Part 1, page 289A - 1910 Census ND Richland Wahpeton - www.ancestry.com
1912 :	1912 :Occupation a sand dealer Sources: Ley's Wahpeton [ND] & Breckenridge [MN] City Directory - Wahpeton, ND, City Directory - John H. Ley, Saint Cloud, MN, 1912-13
1912 :	1912 :Residence - 215 South Second Street, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota He was boarding with the family of his widowed sister, Anna Paulson Van Buren. Sources: Ley's Wahpeton [ND] & Breckenridge [MN] City Directory - Wahpeton, ND, City Directory - John H. Ley, Saint Cloud, MN, 1912-13
1920 :	1920 :Census - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Sources: 1920 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - Census 1920, www.ancestry.com - 1920 United States Federal Census Name:Anton Paulson Age:48 Birth Year:abt 1872 Birthplace:Denmark Home in 1920:Minneapolis Ward 5, Hennepin, Minnesota Residence Date:1920 Race:White Gender:Male Immigration Year:1891 Relation to Head of House:Lodger Marital status:Single Father's Birthplace:Denmark Mother's Birthplace:Denmark Native Tongue:Danish Able to Speak English:Yes Occupation:Janitor Industry:Apartment House Employment Field:Wage or Salary Naturalization Status:Naturalized Able to Read:Yes Able to Write:Yes
1930 :	1930 :Occupation a janitor in an apartment house Sources: 1930 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1930 U.S. Census - Census 1930, www.ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census Name:Anton Poulsen Birth Year:abt 1872 Gender:Male Race:White Birthplace:Denmark Marital status:Single Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1930:Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Map of Home:View Map Street Address:Third Avenue South Ward of City:5TH Block:170 House Number:1912 Dwelling Number:108 Family Number:200 Home Owned or Rented:Rented Radio Set:No Lives on Farm:No Attended School:No Able to Read and Write:Yes Father's Birthplace:Denmark Mother's Birthplace:Denmark Language Spoken:Danish Naturalization:Naturalized Able to Speak English:Yes Occupation:Janitor Industry:Opartment building Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker Employment:Yes Household Members: NameAge Anton Poulsen58
1930 :	1930 :Census - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Household Members: NameAge Anton Poulsen58 Sources: 1930 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1930 U.S. Census - Census 1930, www.ancestry.com - 1930 United States Federal Census Name:Anton Poulsen Birth Year:abt 1872 Gender:Male Race:White Birthplace:Denmark Marital status:Single Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1930:Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA Map of Home:View Map Street Address:Third Avenue South Ward of City:5TH Block:170 House Number:1912 Dwelling Number:108 Family Number:200 Home Owned or Rented:Rented Radio Set:No Lives on Farm:No Attended School:No Able to Read and Write:Yes Father's Birthplace:Denmark Mother's Birthplace:Denmark Language Spoken:Danish Naturalization:Naturalized Able to Speak English:Yes Occupation:Janitor Industry:Opartment building Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker Employment:Yes Household Members: NameAge Anton Poulsen58
1940 :	1940 :Occupation an apartment house caretaker Sources: 1940 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1940 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - 1940 United States Federal Census Name:Anton Paulson Respondent:Yes Age:68 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1872 Gender:Male Race:White Birthplace:Denmark Marital status:Single Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1940:Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesotap Street:3rd Ave So House Number:1912 Farm:No Inferred Residence in 1935:Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota Residence in 1935:Same Place Resident on farm in 1935:No Citizenship:Naturalized Sheet Number:7B Number of Household in Order of Visitation:354 Occupation:Apt Caretaker House Owned or Rented:Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:$15 Attended School or College:No Highest Grade Completed:Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census:70 Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939:52 Income:0 Income Other Sources:Yes Household Members: NameAge Anton Paulson68
1940 :	1940 :Census - 1912 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Household Members: NameAge Anton Paulson68 Sources: 1940 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1940 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - 1940 United States Federal Census Name:Anton Paulson Respondent:Yes Age:68 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1872 Gender:Male Race:White Birthplace:Denmark Marital status:Single Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1940:Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesotap Street:3rd Ave So House Number:1912 Farm:No Inferred Residence in 1935:Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota Residence in 1935:Same Place Resident on farm in 1935:No Citizenship:Naturalized Sheet Number:7B Number of Household in Order of Visitation:354 Occupation:Apt Caretaker House Owned or Rented:Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:$15 Attended School or College:No Highest Grade Completed:Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census:70 Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939:52 Income:0 Income Other Sources:Yes Household Members: NameAge Anton Paulson68
August 19, 1945 :	August 19, 1945 :Death - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Sources: - Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Second Location: www.ancestry.com - Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 Name: Anton Paulsen [sic] Death Date: 19 Aug 1945 Death County: Hennepin State File Number: 021453 Certificate Number: 021453 Certificate Year: 1945 Record Number: 985772 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Url: www.ancestry.com, 1800-1947 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 Name:Anton Paulson Death Age:73 Record Type:burial Birth Date:16 Sep 1871 Birth Place:Denmark Death Date:19 Aug 1945 Burial Date:22 Aug 1945 Burial Place:Crystal Lake Church Name:St Luke Church Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 22, 1945 :	August 22, 1945 :Burial - Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota CAVEAT: I have not been able to locate his grave in FindaGrave.com. Sources: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Url: www.ancestry.com, 1800-1947 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 Name:Anton Paulson Death Age:73 Record Type:burial Birth Date:16 Sep 1871 Birth Place:Denmark Death Date:19 Aug 1945 Burial Date:22 Aug 1945 Burial Place:Crystal Lake Church Name:St Luke Church Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota

Notes

Individual Note

From The Wahpeton Times of 11 November 1904: John Otness after a number of successful years in the wholesale and retail sand business sold our to A.D. Paulson who will continue in the business.
He later moved to Minneapolis. Tony never married.

Occupation: a janitor in an apartment house and a lodger living with a married couple[1920]
Source: 1920 U.S. Census, Record Type: 1920 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com - Census 1920, www.ancestry.com1920 United States Federal Census
Name:Anton Paulson
Age:48
Birth Year:abt 1872
Birthplace:Denmark
Home in 1920:Minneapolis Ward 5, Hennepin, Minnesota
Residence Date:1920
Race:White
Gender:Male
Immigration Year:1891
Relation to Head of House:Lodger
Marital status:Single
Father's Birthplace:Denmark
Mother's Birthplace:Denmark
Native Tongue:Danish
Able to Speak English:Yes
Occupation:Janitor
Industry:Apartment House
Employment Field:Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status:Naturalized
Able to Read:Yes
Able to Write:Yes

Social Security Number: 474-18-5142
Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Url: www.ancestry.comSocial Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name:Anton Paulsen
Birth Date:16 Sep 1871
Birth Place:Denmark, Denmark
Claim Date:5 Jun 1941
SSN:474185142
Notes:25 Nov 1977: Name listed as ANTON PAULSEN

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Soren Christian Christensen 1790-1838		Maren Andersdatter 1798-1877		Christen Christensen Blach 1804-1868		Dorthe Marie Nielsdatter 1805-1878
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	Poul Sorensen 1833-1906				Inger Marie Christendatter 1837-1906
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			Anton Poulsen 1871-1945