Peder (Peter) Rasmussen RØD

1854 - 1924  (69 years)

• Name	Peder (Peter) Rasmussen RØD
  Birth	13 Sep 1854	Øre, Tingvoll, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  	Other sources say September 14th. The birthdate for Peter in his confirmation record is September 13th. “Batnfjord” is the location according to Odd; that is probably a place in or near Gjemnes (which, in turn, was created in 1893 from parts of Kvernes, Øre, and Frei).
  Gender	Male
  Confirmation	13 Nov 1870	Øre, Tingvoll, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  MN Death Cert Checked	Y
  Minnesota Death Certificate	1924-MN-019272
  Death	28 May 1924	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	30 May 1924	Dorris Cemetery, Cedar Lake, Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County, Minnesota
  Notes	May be the 13 year-old Peter Rasmussen, goat herder, on the Grønsæt farm in Kvernes in the 1865 census. He was born in Thingvolds. Odd says Peder was born on 14 Sep 1854 in Batnfjord. According to his confirmation record, Peter was vaccinated on 25 September 1855. The “Øre in Tingvoll” emigration record shows him transferring to the Kvernes parish in 1883, just before his marriage. (He left Øre as an unmarried man but was leaving Øre due to his marriage.) That church book entry also shows his birth date as September 13th. He was Peder Rassmussen Rød Kristvik in Rudolf’s birth record. He was still on Kristvik when Mary was born, according to her birth record. In his daughter Maria’s birth record his occupation is shown as Maskinist. This is probably his entry in the 1887-1888 Duluth city directory: Rasmussen Peter, blacksmith National Iron Works, res 823 E Third. His entries in the 1888-1889 and 1889-1890 Duluth city directories: Rasmussen Peter, blacksmith, res 619 E 10th. His entry in the 1890-91 Duluth city directory: Rasmussen Peter, mach The Clyde Iron Co, res 619 E 10th. In the 1891-1892 Duluth city directory he is Peter Rasmussen mchn Clyde Iron Co, res 619 E 10th. His entry in the 1892-1893 Duluth city directory: Rasmussen Peter, lab, res 619 E 10th. In the 1893-1894 city directory he is mach Clyde Iron Co, res 609 E 10th. The pages in which he would be listed are missing from the on-line version of the 1894-1895 Duluth city directory. In the 1895 Minnesota state census, Peter and family are living in Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County, with or next to, all of the Eversons and Gustads. Peter’s household consists of Peter, 40, Maria, 28, Rudolph, 12, Einard, 7, Maria, 10, Artor, 6, Edvin, 2, and Nellie, 1. Peter is shown as having been in the state for 9 years (probably true) and in the present enumeration district for 8 years (not true, probably only 1 -- perhaps the census enumerator meant 8 months). He is not listed in the 1899 Superior city directory. In the 1900 Superior city directory, he is Peter Rasmussen, mach Superior Ship Bldg Co, r 724 N 4th. Living in the 5th ward of Superior at 724 Fourth in the 1900 census. Peter is a 45 year old machinist. Living with him and Mary are Aner, 12, Edwin, 7, Nellie, 6, Geda, 3, and Carl, 1. All of the children are shown as born in Minnesota. His older children are not listed as living with him. In the 1901 Superior city directory he is Peter Rasmussen, mach Superior Ship Bldg Co, r 432 Clough Av. His daughter Mary is a seamstress at that same address. Living in the 5th ward (”N of Broadway”) of Superior in the 1905 state census (nominally June 1st). The family consisted of Peter, 50, a machinist born in Norway; Mary 38, his wife, also born in Norway; Rudolf, 23, a machinist born in Norway; Iver, 18, a laborer born in Minnesota; Arthur, 15, a rivet heater born in Minnesota; Edwin, 12, born in Minnesota; Nellie, 11, born in Minnesota; Geda, a daughter, 8 and born in Minnesota; Ruth, 2, born in Wisconsin; and Mabel, 3 months, born in Wisconsin. The census only says that the parents of all of the children were born in Norway. In the 1907 Superior city directory, he was a machinist for Superior Ship B Co. He resided at 820 N 5th. His son Rudolph also resides at that address as does Mary, probably his wife. In the 1909 Superior city directory, he was a machinist at Superior Ship Building Co. He boarded at 419 Cumming Av. Living in the 3rd ward of Superior at 620 French Ave. in the 1910 census. He is shown as having come to this country in 1894 and is a machinist. Appears to be the Theo Rasmussen, 65, living in Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County, in the 1920 census. Living with him is his wife Mary, 51, and their daughter Ruth, 15. Theo and Mary were born in Norway, Ruth was born in Wisconsin. They also have Elsie Spaulding, a school teacher, boarding with them. Next door lives Iver Everson and his wife Benta and Iver’s brother Halvor. From the 1916 Aitkin County plat map, we can see that the Rasmussen farm was the 40 acres immediate south of the Mackaman farm. The Rasmussen farm was the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 5, Farm Island Twp, Aitkin County. The informant for Peter’s death certificate was his wife Mrs. Mary Rasmussen of Aitkin. Peter’s usual residence was Aitkin. He died from chronic myocarditis at 3856 29th Avenue South in Minneapolis.
  Person ID	I125	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Rasmus Eriksen RØD
  Mother	Marit Olsdatter
  Family ID	F11232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Eriksdatter GUSTAD,   b. 30 Jan 1862, Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway d. 19 Mar 1891, St. Louis County, Minnesota (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1883	Kvernes, Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  Children	1. Rudolf (Rudy) RASMUSSEN,   b. 18 Jun 1883, Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway d. 11 Nov 1965, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)   2. Marie (Mary) RASMUSSEN,   b. 12 Mar 1885, Bremsnes, Kvernes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway d. 12 Apr 1957, Los Angeles County, California (Age 72 years)   3. Eaner Edward RASMUSSEN,   b. 7 Mar 1888, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 25 Jun 1945, Redford Twp, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 57 years)   4. Arthur RASMUSSEN,   b. 13 Nov 1889, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 30 Aug 1921, Standish Twp, Arenac County, Michigan (Age 31 years)
  Photos		Peter Rasmussen Family From Odd Åkvik, a photo of the Peter Rasmussen family that they sent back to the family in Norway. This is from the very early 1900s. The younger children in the picture must be the children that Peter had with his second wife, Mary (shown with him here): Geda in the center, Nellie to her mother's left, and Edwin on the far left of the photo with his left hand on his father's chair. The older children would be Peter's children with Ellen Gustad: Arthur on the far right, Eaner over his father's right shoulder, and Rudolph and Marie in the back row.
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Mary T PETERSON,   b. Mar 1867, Norway d. 6 Dec 1941, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1892	Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Edwin RASMUSSEN,   b. 10 Jan 1893, Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota   2. Petrinellie (Nellie) RASMUSSEN,   b. 26 Apr 1894, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. 22 Aug 1978, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 84 years)   3. Gyda Josephine RASMUSSEN,   b. 7 Jul 1896, Minnesota d. 26 Oct 1975, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 79 years)   4. Carl RASMUSSEN,   b. Aug 1898, St. Louis County, Minnesota d. Bef 1905 (Age < 6 years)   5. Ruth RASMUSSEN,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin d. 23 Feb 1990, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)   6. Mabel RASMUSSEN,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Douglas County, Wisconsin d. 24 Aug 1904, Douglas County, Wisconsin (Age 0 years)   7. Mabel Florence RASMUSSEN,   b. 14 Mar 1905, Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin d. Bef 1910 (Age < 4 years)
  Photos		Peter Rasmussen Family From Odd Åkvik, a photo of the Peter Rasmussen family that they sent back to the family in Norway. This is from the very early 1900s. The younger children in the picture must be the children that Peter had with his second wife, Mary (shown with him here): Geda in the center, Nellie to her mother's left, and Edwin on the far left of the photo with his left hand on his father's chair. The older children would be Peter's children with Ellen Gustad: Arthur on the far right, Eaner over his father's right shoulder, and Rudolph and Marie in the back row.
  Family ID	F5425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2011