Soren Ole Sorenson[1]  1888 - 1948

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• Nickname	aka Søren Ole Sørensen
  Birth	30 May 1888	Malling sogn, Ning herred, Arhus amt, Denmark   [2]
  Christened	7 Oct 1888	Malling sogn, Ning herred, Arhus amt, Denmark
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Before 1911	Denmark
  	Military Service Danish Military Photograph Photograph taken of Soren Ole Sorenson in Denmark in full military dress. According to his US WWI Draft Registration Card, Soren served in the Infantry, 23 Bataillons Company in Denmark for 6 months. Photograph taken in Holsteinsgade, Otter.
  		Danish Military Photograph
  Immigration	3 Jun 1911	New York City, New York, USA   [3, 4]
  	Immigration Sorenson Ole Sorenson Ship Manifest Ship Manifest Maurentania, Arriving New York, 3 Jun 1911, line 7, age 22, laborer, destination of Dillon, Montana
  	Age: 21
  		Sorenson Ole Sorenson Ship Manifest
  		The Mauretania This is the ship that Søren Ole Sørensen traveled on from Liverpool, England in his migration from Denmark. Launched in 1906, Mauretania made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 16 November 1907, and set an eastbound record on the return leg of that trip. This was the first of eight consecutive eastbound records Mauretania would set, the last coming in 1924. In all, she held the eastbound record from 1907 until 1929. In addition, she set a westbound record in 1909 that would also stand until 1929. During World War I Mauretania served as a troopship, a hospital ship and a troopship again before being returned to Cunard in 1919 for service from Southampton, Cunard's new principal terminus. After being damaged in a fire in 1921, Mauretania was converted from coal to oil as part of her refitting. She continued her transatlantic service through the 1920's, but by 1930, was used mainly for cruising. (Like other Cunard cruise ships, she was painted white.) On 26 September 1934, the day Queen Mary was launched, Mauretania left New York on her final Atlantic crossing. She was scraped in 1935.
  Military Service	3 Oct 1917	Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA   [5]
  	WWI Draft Registration Card
  	Address: USA
  		Soren Ole Sorenson, US Army US Army Military Dress
  		WWI Draft Registration Card for Soren Ole Sorenson Soren Ole Sorenson
  		Enlistment Record for Soren Ole Sorenson, dated 3 October 1917, Dillon, Montana ENLISTMENT RECORD [COPY] Name : Sorenson O. Sorenson Grade: Corporal Enlisted or Inducted: Oct. 3, 1917, at Dillon, Montana Serving in First enlisted period at date of discharge. Prior service: None Noncommissioned office: Corporal Aug 5, 1919 Marksmanship, gunnery qualifications or rating: Not qualified Horsemanship: No mounted Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions: Aisne-Marne Off. July 18-Aug. 6/18. St Mihiel Off Sept. 13-16/18 Meuse-Argonne Sector Sept 26-Oct 18/18 Toulon Sector Sept. 6-13/18 Vesle Sector Aug 7-12/18. Knowledge of any vocation: Farming Wounds received in service: St Thibant, Aug 1/18, Left Foot Physical condition when discharged: Good Typhoid proplylaxis completed: 11/5/17 Paratyphoid prophylaxis completed: 115/17 Married or single: Single Character: Excellent Remarks: Service: Honest and faithful. No A.W.O.L. or absence under C.O. 31 W.B. 1913 and C.O. (not legible) W.B. 1914, Entitled to travel pay to Grant Montana Signature of soldier: Sorenson O. Sorenson I hereby certify theat the foregoing is a true, literal, and exact copy of the discharge certificate of //signed Soren O. Sorenson Notary of Public or Summary Court Officer // Grace Hannifin My commission expires Aug 30, 1923 C.R. Farmer, 1st Lieut. A.G.D. Commanding Personnel Adjutant
  		Soren Ole Sorenson US Army Dog Tags
  Military Service	18 Jul 1918	Aisne River near Paris, France
  	Aisne-Marne Offensive July 18 through August 6, 1918
  		Map of the final German offensives on the Western Front (World War I), 1918. The Third Battle of the Aisne was a German offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before the American Expeditionary Force could arrive in France. It was one of a series of desperate offensives, known as the Kaiserschlacht, launched by the Germans in the spring and summer of 1918.
  Military Service	7 Aug 1918	Vesle Sector Offensive
  	7 - 12 August
  Military Service	6 Sep 1918	Toulon, France
  	Toulon Sector Offensive 6 Sep through 13 Sep
  Military Service	13 Sep 1918	Saint-Mihiel, France
  	St. Mihiel Offensive September 13 through the 16th The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a World War I battle fought between September 12 - 15, 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force and a number of French troops under the command of U.S. general John J. Pershing against German positions. The United States Army Air Service (which later became the United States Air Force) played a significant role in this action. This battle marked the first use of the terms 'D-Day' and 'H-Hour' by the Americans, though it was not the first battle that the Americans were involved in despite popular belief to the contrary. The attack at the St. Mihiel salient was part of a plan by Pershing in which he hoped that the U.S. would break through the German lines and capture the fortified city of Metz. It was one of the first US solo offensives in WWI and the attack caught the Germans in the process of retreating. Hence their artillery was out of place and the Americans were more successful than they otherwise would have been. It was a strong blow by the U.S. and increased their stature in the eyes of the French and British forces. However, this battle again illustrated the critical role of artillery during WWI and the difficulty of supplying the massive WWI armies while they were on the move. The U.S. attack faltered after outdistancing their artillery and food supplies as muddy roads made support difficult. The attack on Metz was not realized as the Germans refortified their positions and the Americans turned their efforts to the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
  Military Service	26 Sep 1918	Argonne Forest, France
  	Meuse-Argonne Sector Offensive 26 Sep through 18 Oct The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the final offensive of World War I. It was the biggest operation and victory of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in that war. The offensive took place in the Verdun Sector, immediately north and northwest of the town of Verdun, between September 26 - November 11, 1918. It was launched as part of Maréchal Ferdinand Foch's Grand Offensive, comprising attacks by the AEF and French Fourth Army on September 26, the British Fourth Army from September 27 and the British and Belgians at Ypres from September 28. These operations led to a general advance along most of the Western Front, resulting in the German Army's final defeat and the signing of an armistice on November 11 to bring hostilities between the Allies and Central Powers to an end.
  Military Service	5 Aug 1919
  	Noncommissioned Officer: Corporal
  Military Service	15 Aug 1919	Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming, USA
  	Discharge from US Army Soren Ole Sorenson, WWI Discharge Papers, dated 15 Aug 1919, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to Certify, That Soren O. Sorenson, 2260339 Cpl. Co "H" 39th Infantry, THE UNITED STATES ARMY, as a Testimonial of Honest and Faithful Service, is hereby HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the military service of the UNITED STATES by reason of: Circular 252 W.D. 1919. Said Soren O. Sorenson was born in Malling, in the State of Denmark. When enlisted he was 29 4/12th years of age and by occupation a Laborer. He had Blue eyes, Brown hair, medium complexion, and was 5 feet and 8 1/2 inches in height. Given under my hand at Fort D.A. Russell, Wyo., this 15 day of August, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen. //signed H. C. Smith Major A.G.D., Adjutant Commanding State of Montana, County of Beaverhead, SS. 108102, Instrument filed in subject office on the 21st day of November A.D. 1963 at 22 minutes past 3 o'clock, p.m. and recorded on page 619-20 of Book 160 of Misc., Records of Beaverhead County, Montana. Attested and sealed by Evelyn J. Sage, County Recorder.
  		Soren Ole Sorenson, WWI Discharge Papers, dated 15 Aug 1919, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming
  		Handwritten Enlistment Record Enlistment Record for Soren Ole Sorenson, Dillon, Montana
  Census	21 Jan 1920	Brennen Township, Beaverhead, Montana, USA   [6]
  	Census 1920 Montana, Beaverhead, Brennen Township, Enumeration District #3, sheet 3B, 21 Jan 1920, Beaverhead, Montana Soren O. Sorensen, hired man, single, immigrated from Denmark in 1911, naturalized in 1917, working on ranch owned by Hans C. Pedersen
  	Age: 31
  		1920 US Federal Census - Soren O. Sorensen
  Naturalization	26 Jan 1920	Grant, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
  	Naturalization Information provided via email from Clerk of the District Court, Dillon, Montana to D. Sorenson on 8 January 2007.
  Descendant Interest	7 Dec 1929	Kysing, Arhus Amt, Denmark
  		3rd Letter from Mette (Sørensen) Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 7 December 1929 The following is the 3rd translated letter in the family's possessions. The letter is from Søren's sister, Mette Kirstine Sørensen to Søren. This is page 1 of 3
  		3rd Letter from Mette (Sørensen) Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 7 December 1929 The following is the 3rd translated letter in the family's possessions. The letter is from Søren's sister, Mette Kirstine Sørensen to Søren. This is page 2 of 3
  		3rd Letter from Mette (Sørensen) Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 7 December 1929 The following is the 3rd translated letter in the family's possessions. The letter is from Søren's sister, Mette Kirstine Sørensen to Søren. This is page 3 of 3
  		Danish Christmas Card 1929
  Census	4 Apr 1930	Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA   [7]
  	Census 1930 School District 2, First Ward, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, Enumeration Dist 56-2, April 4, 1930
  	Age: 41
  	At least one living individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family Interest	8 Dec 1931	Kysing, Arhus Amt, Denmark
  		4th Letter, Page 1 of 2, from Jens P Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 8 December 1931 The following is the 4th translated letter in the family's possessions. The letter is from Søren's brother-in-law, Jens P Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen after the death of his wife, Mette Kirstine (Sørensen) Jensen. Note: This letter paints a very different perspective of Mette's husband than the description of him in Oline's first letter to Søren in which she states that Jens is keeping Mette's mother on as a housekeeper and charging her 15 kr per month to stay on in his house.
  		4th Letter, Page 2 of 2, from Jens P Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 8 December 1931 The following is the 4th translated letter in the family's possessions. The letter is from Søren's brother-in-law, Jens P Jensen to Søren Ole Sørensen after the death of his wife, Mette Kirstine (Sørensen) Jensen.
  		Letter from Ann Marie (Olesen) Sørensen to her son, Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 8 December 1931 The following is the 5th translated letter in the family's possessions and was attached to the translated letter #4.. The letter is from Søren's mother, Ann Marie (Olesen) Sørensen after the death of her daughter and Søren's sister, Mette Kirstine (Sørensen) Jensen. The letter was written on a single sheet of paper, folded in half and written on 3 sides with lines drawn on the paper so that she could write more evenly. The letter was attached to the letter that Jens P Jensen, Mette's husband, wrote to Søren after the death of his wife.
  Descendant Interest	9 Dec 1931	Mostrup, Mosbjerg herred, Hjorring amt, Denmark
  		Letter 1, page 2 from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, 9 Dec 1931 The following is the 1st translated letter in the family's possessions. It has been determined that the date of the letter is 9 December 1931.
  		Letter 1, page 3 from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, 9 Dec 1931 The following is the 1st translated letter in the family's possessions. It has been determined that the date of the letter is 9 December 1931.
  		Letter 1, page 4 from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, 9 Dec 1931 Letter 1, page 3 from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, 9 Dec 1931 The following is the 1st translated letter in the family's possessions. It has been determined that the date of the letter is 9 December 1931.
  Family Interest	9 Dec 1931	Mostrup, Mosbjerg herred, Hjorring amt, Denmark
  	Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, 9 Dec 1931
  		Letter 1, page 1 from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, 9 Dec 1931 The following is the 1st translated letter in the family's possessions. It has been determined that the date of the letter is 9 December 1931.
  Family Interest	15 Mar 1935	Rejstrup, Aarhus, Denmark
  		Letter 2, page 1, from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 15 March 1935 The following is the 2nd translated letter in the family's possessions and reveals the death of Ann Marie (Olesen) Sorensen's, Soren's mother.
  		Letter 2, page 2, from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 15 March 1935 The following is the 2nd translated letter in the family's possessions and reveals the death of Ann Marie (Olesen) Sorensen's, Soren's mother.
  		Letter 2, page 3, from Oline Sørensen to Søren Ole Sørensen, dated 15 March 1935 The following is the 2nd translated letter in the family's possessions and reveals the death of Ann Marie (Olesen) Sorensen's, Soren's mother.
  Family Interest	4 Dec 1946	Denmark
  	1946 Christmas Postcard
  		1946 Christmas Card (front) The following is a postcard that Søren Ole Sørensen received from a friend in Denmark, 4 December 1946. The card is signed by Chris and is believed to the Hans Christian Petersen, the friend who traveled with Søren to the United States in 1911. The 1920 Census indicates that both Søren and Christian were both living at the same address in Beaverhead County, Montana.
  		1946 Christmas Card (back) The following is a postcard that Søren Ole Sørensen received from a friend in Denmark, 4 December 1946. The card is signed by Chris and is believed to the Hans Christian Petersen, the friend who traveled with Søren to the United States in 1911. The 1920 Census indicates that both Søren and Christian were both living at the same address in Beaverhead County, Montana.
  Obituary	6 Jul 1948	Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
  	Obituary S.O. Sorenson Passes Away Suddenly (Obituary #1)/Well Known Dillon Man is Claimed (Obituary #2) Obituary #1 July 6, 1948, No 187 (possibly the Dillon Tribune) S.O. Sorenson Passes Away Suddenly Soren O. Sorenson, 60, died at 2:30 a.m. this morning at his home at 532 Barnett street from a sudden heart attach. Although Mr. Sorenson had been ill for six weeks, his passing was an unexpected shock. Mr. Sorenson was born at Malling, Denmark, on May 30, 1888. He grew to young manhood in Denmark and came to this country, coming directly to Beaverhead county, when he was 21 years of age. He started working for Carl C. Hansen, who was an acquaintance in Denmark. He worked for Mr. Hansen for certain periods until his death. The deceased was married to Lena Hug, of Yellowstone county, in March 1924. He moved to Billings where he ws employed as a locksmith. He returned to Beaverhead county in 1931 where he went Armstead and again worked for Carl C. Hansen. In 1933 he moved to Dillon which has since been his home. He is survived by his wife, six boys, Albert, Otto, Elmer, Lester, David and Alan, all of who live in Dillon except Otto, who lives in Portland; three daughters, Mariann, Launa and Betty, all of Dillon. Three granddaughters, Nancy Jean, Carol Ann and Edith Lorraine, also survive. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Brundage Chapel. Interment will be in the Mountain View cemetery with the Dillon Veterans of Foreign Wars conducting graveside services. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Well Known Dillon Man is Claimed, Soren O. Sorenson Dies at Home Here Tuesday Morning Soren O. Sorenson, 60, a verteran of World War I and a well-known resident of the city where he has made his home for the past 20 years, died early Tuesday morning at his home following a heart attack which came suddenly. He had been in failing health for the past year and his death was not unexpected but came as a shock to a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr. Sorenson was a native of Malling, Denmark, where he was born May 30, 1888. As a youth, he came to America and thence to Beaverhead county, being first employed by the late Carl C. Hansen, a friend in his youth, who had preceded him to this country and was engaged in ranching near Armstead. After the first World War, during which he served overseas with the U.S. Army, he located in the eastern part of the state where he was married in 1924 and later returned to Beaverhead county where he has since resided. Surviving relatives include his widow, Mrs. Lena Sorenson, three sons and daughter-in-law and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sorenson and daughter, Carol Anne; Mr and Mrs Elmer Sorenson and their daughter, Edith Lorraine of Dillon, and Mr and Mrs Otto Sorenson and Sorenson and daughter, Edith Lorraine of Portland, Ore.; three sons, Lester, David, and Alan and three daughters, Marianne, Luana and Betty, all of this city. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Brundage chapel.
  		S.O. Sorenson Passes Away Suddenly (Obituary #1)/Well Known Dillon Man is Claimed (Obituary #2)
  Death Certificate	6 Jul 1948	Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA   [8]
  	Death Certificate Dil 1316 Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA Source: Montana Office of Vital Statistics
  	Age: 60
  	Cause: Heart Attack
  Died	6 Jul 1948	Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
  Cemetery	Aft 6 Jul 1948	Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
  	Mountainview Cemetery
  SSN	Before 1951	Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA   [2]
  	516-03-6520
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
  		Soren O Sorenson Status: Located.
  Person ID	I3	clanSoren
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2009 07:49:23
  Father	Christen Sorenson, b. 21 Jan 1852, Malling sogn, Ning herred, Arhus amt, Denmark , d. Unknown
  Mother	Ann Marie Olesen, b. 9 Nov 1858, Malling sogn, Ning herred, Arhus amt, Denmark , d. 06 Mar 1935, Restrup Enge, North of Aalborg, Denmark
  Relationship	birth
  Documents		Sorenson-Olesen Church Wedding Records
  		Sorenson Olesen Church Wedding Record
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet
  Family	Lena Eloise Hug, b. 1 Aug 1903, Trimbach, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland , d. 29 Jun 1981, Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, USA
  Married	14 Mar 1925	Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA
  Children	> 1. Albert Martin SORENSON, b. 14 Jul 1925, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA , d. 19 Aug 2007, Jackson, Teton, Wyoming, USA > 2. Living > 3. Living > 4. Living > 5. Living   6. Living > 7. Living > 8. Living > 9. Living
  Photos	At least one living individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet

• Photos		Soren Ole Sorenson
  		Soren Ole, Lena, and Albert Sorenson Photo taken circa 1925-1926
  		Soren Ole Sorenson with oldest son, Albert as a child
  Documents		Soren Ole Sorenson Church Baptismal Records

• Sources

  [S104] Immigration and Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), Søren Ole Sørensen's name was changed upon entering the United States to Soren Ole Sorenson. It is not known whether Soren legally changed his name through official channels or whether the name change occurred upon entry into the US. (Reliability: 3). [S93] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, (Ancestry.com), Number: 516-03-6520;Issue State: Montana;Issue Date: Before 1951. (Reliability: 3). [S104] Immigration and Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), Ship Maurentania: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1911; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_1692 (Reliability: 3). [S106] Ellis Island [On-line] , Ship Manifest Maurentania, Arriving New York (Reliability: 3), 3 Jun 1911. [S91] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, United States, Selective Service System, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry), Beaverhead County, Montana; Roll: 1684099; Draft Board: 0. (Reliability: 3). [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1920;Census Place: Brennen, Beaverhead, Montana; Roll: T625_967; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3 (Reliability: 3). [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Ancestry,com), Billings, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: 1264; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 2 (Reliability: 3). [S147] Birth, Death, and Marriage Records, Montana Death Index, 1907-2002 , (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3).