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	The Clausen Cousins Descendants of Rasmus Clausen

Generation No. 1 1. RASMUS2 CLAUSEN, SR. (CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 31 May 1744 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 16 February 1802. He married ANNA CATHRINA SCHADEN, daughter of HANS SCHADEN and MARIA LORENZEN. She was born Abt. April 1746 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 15 February 1818. Children of RASMUS CLAUSEN and ANNA SCHADEN are: 2. i. CLAUS3 CLAUSEN, SR., b. 8 October 1775, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 7 April 1839.  ii. CATHRINA CLAUSEN, b. 9 July 1777, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  iii. AGNETHA CLAUSEN, b. 17 April 1779, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  iv. CHRISTIAN CLAUSEN, b. 7 September 1781, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  v. RASMUS CLAUSEN, JR., b. 28 November 1784, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.

Generation No. 2 2. CLAUS3 CLAUSEN, SR. (RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 8 October 1775 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 7 April 1839. He married METTA CATHARINA GRAVENHORST Aft. 1803, daughter of PETER GRAVENHORST and METTA AUBECK. She was born 17 November 1778 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 7 April 1832. Children of CLAUS CLAUSEN and METTA GRAVENHORST are: 3. i. RASMUS4 CLAUSEN I, b. June 1813, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 4 January 1840.  ii. CHRISTINA CLAUSEN, b. Abt. September 1821, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  iii. CLAUS CLAUSEN, JR., b. Abt. December 1817, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  iv. PETER CLAUSEN, b. Abt. August 1808.  v. METTA MARIA CLAUSEN, b. Abt. November 1810, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  vi. MAGARETHA CLAUSEN, b. Abt. March 1816, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  vii. CATHARINA REGINA CLAUSEN, b. Abt. February 1820, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  viii. ANNA CATRINA CLAUSEN, b. Abt. September 1805, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.

Generation No. 3 3. RASMUS4 CLAUSEN I (CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born June 1813 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 4 January 1840. He married METHA CATHARINE ANDERSEN. She was born 11 June 1804, and died 6 August 1868. Children of RASMUS CLAUSEN and METHA ANDERSEN are: 4. i. RASMUS5 CLAUSEN II, b. 29 April 1840, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 26 August 1897, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.  ii. ? CLAUSEN, b. 7 August 1837, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 7 August 1837, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.

Generation No. 4 4. RASMUS5 CLAUSEN II (RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 29 April 1840 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 26 August 1897 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He married MARIE ELMINE HANSEN, daughter of PETER HANSEN and JOHANNE GAARDE. She was born 22 December 1850 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 28 April 1932 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark. Notes for RASMUS CLAUSEN II: Rasmus II was a house painter by necessity and an artist by choice. He painted the painting "Føllet skal drikke", which was used an a Mother's Day Platter by B&G in 1972. He founded the painting firm now known as "C. Clausen & Son" in Aabenraa in 1866. Notes for MARIE ELMINE HANSEN: According to family tradition Marie was the daughter of King Frederik VII Rex of Denmark and Johanne Marie (Gaarde) Hansen, supposedly because the King on occasion would visit the small inn run by Johanne Marie in Aabenraa. Marie was blind the last 7 years of her life, and was killed falling down the stairs at her home. She was a very stately lady, and single-handedly raised a great number of children after the death of her husband Rasmus. Children of RASMUS CLAUSEN and MARIE HANSEN are:  i. PETRA6 CLAUSEN.  ii. REGINE CLAUSEN. 5. iii. JOHANNE MARIE FREDERIKKE CLAUSEN, b. Abt. September 1873, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 6. iv. CLAUS CLAUSEN, b. 8 December 1874.  v. PETER JÜRGEN CLAUSEN, b. Abt. December 1875. 7. vi. RASMUS CLAUSEN III, b. 19 October 1876, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 25 January 1950, Bederslev, Skam Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 8. vii. MARIE ELMINE CLAUSEN, b. Abt. June 1878, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. Agerskov, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  viii. CHRISTINE HELENE CLAUSEN, b. Abt. January 1880, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 9. ix. PETER CLAUSEN, b. 21 August 1885, Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 1952.

Generation No. 5 5. JOHANNE MARIE FREDERIKKE6 CLAUSEN (RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born Abt. September 1873 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Children of JOHANNE MARIE FREDERIKKE CLAUSEN are:  i. ?7 CLAUSEN.  ii. ? CLAUSEN.  iii. ? CLAUSEN. 6. CLAUS6 CLAUSEN (RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 8 December 1874. Children of CLAUS CLAUSEN are: 10. i. CHRISTIAN7 CLAUSEN.  ii. ? CLAUSEN. 7. RASMUS6 CLAUSEN III (RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 19 October 1876 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 25 January 1950 in Bederslev, Skam Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. He married MARIE MARGRETHE HEDE 27 January 1898 in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, daughter of HANS HEDE and KJERSTINE SØRENSEN. She was born 1 June 1874 in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 13 February 1944 in Bederslev, Skam Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Notes for RASMUS CLAUSEN III: Rasmus Clausen III was born 19 October 1876 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. As a young man Rasmus III went to Berlin, Germany, where he met his wife to be, Marie Margrethe Hede. Notes for MARIE MARGRETHE HEDE: As a young woman Marie went to Berlin, Germany, where she met Rasmus Clausen III. After her death, Marie's body lay in state at hers and Rasmus III's home, and on the day of the funeral the airplane of an English Air Force Pilot crashed, and he parachuted into the backyard of the home. Marriage Notes for RASMUS CLAUSEN and MARIE HEDE: 27 January 1898 Rasmus III and Marie were married in Toftlund, Denmark, where they eventually settled. From 1902 to 1903 they spent a year in Drammen, Norway. In 1914 with the start of WWI the economy got very bad, and the family moved to Hamburg, Germany. In 1917 Rasmus and Marie were living in Hamburg, Germany, and Rasmus had been drafted into the German Military, which was difficult for him, as he was very Danish by heart. He was, however, never sent into battle. He was stationed in Altona, Hamburg, Germany. They returned to Toftlund. Here Rasmus III became a mailman, and also kept an the inn, which he took over from Marie's parents. In 1920 they moved to Sdr. Nærå, Fyn, and in 1921 to Bederslev. 25 January 1950 Rasmus III died in Bederslev, Skam Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Children of RASMUS CLAUSEN and MARIE HEDE are:  i. CLAUS7 CLAUSEN. 11. ii. JOHANNA MARIE CLAUSEN, b. 9 May 1898, Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 27 July 1977, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. 12. iii. RASMUS CLAUSEN IV, b. 12 June 1899, Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 25 September 1941, Aabenraa Sygehus, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark.  iv. CHRISTIAN CLAUSEN, b. 14 December 1902, Drammen, Norway; d. 4 September 1983, Grenå, Djurs Nørre Herred, Randers County, Jylland, Denmark; m. (1) ANNA LARSEN; d. 1949; m. (2) IRMGARD --?--, 31 December 1954. 13. v. MARIE CLAUSEN, b. 11 July 1904, Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 5 March 1985, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 14. vi. CHRISTINE CLAUSEN, b. 8 November 1905, Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 24 June 1996, Middelfart Sygehus, Middelfart, Vends Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark.  vii. HANS CLAUSEN, b. Abt. 1907. 15. viii. HANS RASMUS CLAUSEN, b. 10 August 1908, Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 27 July 2000. 16. ix. SOFIE HELENE CLAUSEN, b. 28 August 1909, Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; d. 7 March 1979, Burg, Germany. 17. x. CLAUS CLAUSEN, b. 29 May 1914, Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 8 August 1987. 18. xi. INGRID CLAUSEN, b. 27 June 1916. 8. MARIE ELMINE6 CLAUSEN (RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born Abt. June 1878 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died in Agerskov, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark. She married (1) HANS DOW. She married (2) ? --?--. Children of MARIE CLAUSEN and ? --?-- are:  i. KAROLINE7 --?--.  ii. ASTRID --?--. 9. PETER6 CLAUSEN (RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 21 August 1885 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 1952. Notes for PETER CLAUSEN: After finishing his schooling Peter Clausen was apprenticed to photographer I. Duus, Storegade 41, in Aabenraa, where he became a master in his trade. Then from 1904 to 1908 he took to the road in Schleswig and Holstein, interrupted only by short stays in i Aabenraa. In September of 1908 he returned home to settle permanently in Aabenraa, and that same year he established his photography business at Storegade 15. Here Peter Clausen had his photographer's studio until 1926, when he moved to Ramsherred 38, taking over photographer Julius Nissen's studio and store. Julius Nissen himself had taken over the business from renowned photographer Wilhelm Schützack. Peter Clausen had his studio there until he in 1952 due to health concerns handed down the business to his youngest son, Holger Clausen. That same year Peter Clausen and his wife moved to Jørgensgaard 4, shortly before his death on April 28, 1953. The business was carried on by his son until the mid-1970s, when Holger Clausen moved his studio to smaller quarters in his Hostrupskov residence. Peter Clausen was a very busy photographer, and in the time around the Reunification of Southern Denmark he was especially known as a landscape photographer. Today he is most well known for his many beautiful photos of the houses, streets, and life of the city. But the mainstay of Peter's and later Holger's business was portrait photography of the citizens of Aabenraa. Today their 70,000 to 80,000 photographs may be seen at Institut for Sønderjysk Lokalhistorie. Child of PETER CLAUSEN is:  i. HOLGER7 CLAUSEN, b. 1918; d. 1991.

Generation No. 6 10. CHRISTIAN7 CLAUSEN (CLAUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) Child of CHRISTIAN CLAUSEN is:  i. CLAUS F.8 CLAUSEN, b. 18 March 1931. 11. JOHANNA MARIE7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 9 May 1898 in Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 27 July 1977 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. She married FRITZ CERANSKI Abt. 1925, son of ? CHERANSKI and ? SCHROEDER. He was born 24 March 1901 in Germany, and died 24 October 1977 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. Children of JOHANNA CLAUSEN and FRITZ CERANSKI are: 19. i. NORMA M.8 CERANSKI, b. 1927, Illinois, USA; d. 26 November 2004, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. 20. ii. FREDERIC CERANSKI, b. 8 April 1931; d. August 1977. 12. RASMUS7 CLAUSEN IV (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 12 June 1899 in Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 25 September 1941 in Aabenraa Sygehus, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark. He married ANNE-MARIE KÜHL 1924. She died 5 January 1966. Child of RASMUS CLAUSEN and ANNE-MARIE KÜHL is:  i. DENNIS8 CLAUSEN, Adopted child; m. ZINA --?--; b. Lithauania. 13. MARIE7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 11 July 1904 in Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 5 March 1985 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She met (1) ? --?--. She married (2) GUNNAR SVENSSON, SR. 1926. Notes for MARIE CLAUSEN: In 1916 Misse was sent to a farm in Årslev, Fyn, Denmark, as a foster child, in order to get her out of Germany and away from the war. Child of MARIE CLAUSEN and ? --?-- is:  i. DENNIS8 SVENSSON. Child of MARIE CLAUSEN and GUNNAR SVENSSON is:  ii. GUNNAR8 SVENSSON, JR., m. INGE --?--. 14. CHRISTINE7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 8 November 1905 in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 24 June 1996 in Middelfart Sygehus, Middelfart, Vends Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married AUGUST WILHELM GEISLER 4 October 1925 in Nørre Nærå Kirke, Nørre Nærå, Skam Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, son of CARL GEISLER and HELENE DÆHNFELDT. He was born 5 August 1902 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 7 July 1974 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Notes for CHRISTINE CLAUSEN: 8 November 1905 Christine "Dinne" Clausen was born in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. One of her earliest memories was going to the woods on Sundays with her father, Rasmus, so the children could secretly sing Danish patriotic songs, something which was forbidden because of Toftlund being German at the time, and the relationship between Denmark and Germany always being very strained. In 1914 with the start of WWI the economy got very bad, and Dinne's parents moved to Hamburg, Germany, with all the children. In 1917 Rasmus and Marie were still living in Hamburg, Germany, and Rasmus had been drafted into the German Military, which was difficult for him, as he was very Danish by heart. He was, however, never sent into battle. Rasmus was stationed in Altona, Hamburg, Germany, and Sundays were his days off. Those days Dinne and Misse would take turns walking the two hours down to Altona to pick up Rasmus' dinner to take home, and the two hours back. It was worth the walk, because in stead of being wasted that one dinner would be split between all the children, and it was usually their biggest meal of the week. During these years the family was very poor. Dinne and her sister Misse, who at the time were 11 or 12 years old, took turns standing in line for food whenever a store was having a special. Dinne remembers standing in line in front of the Horsebutcher Shop from 3 o'clock in the afternoon til about 3 o'clock in the morning, then Misse would come and take over and stand there til 9 am. when the store would open. Other times Misse would stand in line the first shift, and Dinne the second. They would have to walk about five miles to get there, and it was scary having to walk the distance in the middle of the night. For heat in the winter the girls would walk down to Alstern Wharf with an old baby buggy and wait for hours in the snow and slush for the people unloading the ships to drop lumps of coal, which they would then collect to bring home. At other times Dinne and her little brother Hans would walk miles and miles to the Gas Company to pick up a sack of coke fuel. In the summer Dinne would go on a large Steam Cruiser down the Elb River to the country, to see if she could buy cheap carrots and potatos. It was a long trip, and it wasn't every time she was lucky enough to get anything. The conditions under which Dinne's family was living were typical for the time, and the poverty made people volatile. In 1917 a food factory in the neighborhood was discovered to have been making meat products out of dogs and cats. People raided the factory and those responsible were captured, tied up, and placed on wagons in front of everybody. There they were beaten, then force-fed their own meat products raw. They tore the ears of the general manager, took him up in front of City Hall, and threw him into the Alstern River. But matters got even worse. 8 November 1918 was not only the start of the Revolution, it was also Dinne's 13th birthday. Her mother had gotten hold of an army blanket, and for her birthday present had sewed Dinne a nice, warm coat out of it. That day Dinne was excited to wear her coat to school for the first time, but she never made it there. When she got down the street the Communists were there, and had blocked the entire width of the street with barbed wire. She soon found out that the schools were closed, and shops were being looted. There was no food for anybody, unless they were prepared to break in somewhere and steal it, and even that was soon gone. Dinne and the rest of the children soon got used to going to bed hungry, having had nothing but a drink of water. In September of 1919 Dinne was sent to a farm, Forsøgsgården, in Årslev, Fyn, Denmark, as a foster child, in order to get her out of Germany and away from the war. Here she had lots of food, and was warm and cozy, and she enjoyed herself very much. 11 April 1920 Dinne was confirmed in Årslev. The foster family had a great party in Dinne's honor, and her father came to the party, although her mother had to stay back with the rest of the children. 1 May 1920 Dinne became a live-in Nanny on a large farm in Vester Skjerninge, and she stayed there till 1 November 1920. By then there had been an election as to where to place the border between Germany and Denmark, this took place 11 February 1920, and things were settling down. Rasmus and Marie were finally able to return to Denmark, and they settled in Fyn, where Dinne visited them for the first time around Christmas of 1920. 1 January 1921 Dinne became a live-in nanny for a barber, Mr. Mikkelsen, in Aabenraa, Denmark, where she met August Wilhelm Geisler. In 1993 Dinne moved from her apartment on Tolderlundsvej in Odense, and went to live with her youngest daughter Ella, and son-in-law Vagn. 24 June 1996 Dinne died in Middelfart Hospital, Fyn, Denmark. She was buried in Strib Church Cemetery. Notes for AUGUST WILHELM GEISLER: August Wilhelm Geisler was born 5 August 1902 in Aabenraa, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 10 March 1918 he was confirmed. Shortly after, 1 April 1918, August was apprenticed to a Blacksmith and Machinist, and he finished his apprenticeship 1 April 1921. Throughout his apprenticeship, as well as after, August lived with his father, and after completing his education he worked odd jobs in his field, among them he was part of building cranes in Aabenraa Harbor. Marriage Notes for CHRISTINE CLAUSEN and AUGUST GEISLER: In 1922 August met Christine "Dinne" Clausen, at the home of one of August's cousins, and they became first friends, then girlfriend and boyfriend. Dinne was a live-in nanny for a barber in Aabenraa, and she stayed in Aabenraa till 1 November 1922, then took a job in Fruens Bøge, Fyn. While she was there August kept writing and asking her to come back to Aabenraa, so in May of 1923 she returned. About 1925 August was injured at work, and had severed an artery, and at the time he lost a considerable amount of blood. 4 October 1925 Dinne and August were married in Nr. Nærå Kirke, and settled in Aabenraa, and soon after, 30 December 1925, their oldest daughter, Marie Helene Johanne "Misse" Geisler, was born in Aabenraa. Soon after the wedding, on 26 January 1926, August became unemployed. The stress of not having a job, combined with the fact that he was still not completely healthy after his accident, caused him to have a nerveous breakdown, and in the summer of 1926 August was admitted to Sønderborg Nervesanatorium (a Psychiatric Hospital) for two months. After being discharged from the hospital August remained unemployed till June of 1927, when Dinne's parents helped him get a job with Odense Steelship Yard. So August and Dinne moved to Kappendrup, Fyn, and every day August rode his bicycle to work and back, about 13 miles each way. This was difficult, especially in the winter. The winter of 1928-1929 was especially hard, and Dinne and August had to get up at three o'clock in the morning in order for August to make it on time. It was during these years, on 8 September 1928, that Dinne and August had their second daughter, Ingrid Anna Sofie "Søster" Geisler was born. Then, in April of 1929, they were fortunate enough to get an apartment in Næsby, Fyn. Then between 1930 and 1931 the Steelship Yard closed, and August got a job with Sakskøbing Sugarfactory, where he worked for 5 or 6 months, until the Steelship Yard opened again. On 20 July 1933 Ruth Elisabeth Geisler, Dinne and August's third daughter was born. In 1937 August and Dinne moved again, this time to Tolderlundsvej in Odense, near the harbor. Then in 1939 WWII began, and 9 April 1940 Denmark was invaded for occupation by Germany. By June the Steelship Yard had once again been closed, and August was out of work. Dinne gave birth to hers and August's fourth and youngest daughter, Ella Kristine Geisler, on 11 December 1941. Meanwhile, the Labor Union decided that all the unemployed workers were to go to Germany and work, as the economy there was booming, and August worked there till 1943, when he was sent to Aalborg to work at the German Airport, and finally in 1944 he was sent to Odense Airport, where he worked until the war ended in 4 May 1945. Much of the time Dinne was alone with the girls, and it was a nerve-wrecking time, because of the bombing raids and the sabotage. The end of the war was a huge relief, but it wasn't over yet. Just after the war August was among those who were arrested for treason, because of having worked for the Germans during the war, and he was in prison from 10 May 1945 to about August of 1946. Once again Dinne was alone with the girls. When August returned home in 1946 he was out of work once again, although he tried tirelessly to find work. In the end of 1946 he finally succeeded, when he got a job in Glamsbjerg, which he kept almost 2 1/2 years. In 1947 Dinne also began to work, and this was the beginning for a much more prosperous and carefree time for them. In 1948 August finally got a long-term job in Rauslund, which he kept until he retired in 1969. 7 July 1974 August died in Odense, Denmark. He was buried in Odense. Children of CHRISTINE CLAUSEN and AUGUST GEISLER are: 21. i. MARIE HELENE JOHANNE8 GEISLER, b. 30 December 1925, Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark; d. 15 November 1993, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 22. ii. INGRID ANNA SOFIE GEISLER, b. 8 September 1928, Kappendrup, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark; d. 27 January 1979, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 23. iii. RUTH ELISABETH GEISLER, b. 20 July 1933, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark; d. 6 June 1966, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 24. iv. ELLA KRISTINE GEISLER, b. 11 December 1941, Ansgar, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 15. HANS RASMUS7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 10 August 1908 in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 27 July 2000. He married HELEN EILEEN LAMPING 11 July 1931 in St. Brendan Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, daughter of ARTHUR LAMPING and ETHEL TANNEY. She was born 12 July 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, and died 30 November 1992 in San Joaquin County, California, USA. Notes for HANS RASMUS CLAUSEN: In 1916 Hans was sent to Carpenter and Wheelmaker Niels Nielsen and his wife Gina in Årslev, Denmark, as a foster child, in order to get him out of Germany and away from the war. Children of HANS CLAUSEN and HELEN LAMPING are: 25. i. DONALD8 CLAUSEN, b. 16 June 1932.  ii. RAYMOND F. CLAUSEN, b. 14 August 1934; d. 26 January 1996. 26. iii. NANCY CLAUSEN, b. 11 December 1936.  iv. SISTER KATHLEEN MARIE CLAUSEN, b. 18 February 1942. 27. v. RICHARD CLAUSEN, b. 13 March 1945.  vi. JUDY CLAUSEN, b. 13 November 1947.  vii. ARTHUR EUGENE CLAUSEN, b. 25 June 1949; d. 10 June 1993. 28. viii. CHARLES CLAUSEN, b. 24 August 1951. 16. SOFIE HELENE7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 28 August 1909 in Toftlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died 7 March 1979 in Burg, Germany. She married EHLERT WRAGE January 1930, son of EHLERT WRAGE and ANNA MOLTZEN. He was born 2 September 1906 in Buchholz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and died May 1984. Notes for SOFIE HELENE CLAUSEN: In 1916 Fie was sent to a farm Årslev, Fyn, Denmark, as a foster child, in order to get her out of Germany and away from the war. Child of SOFIE CLAUSEN and EHLERT WRAGE is: 29. i. RUTH ANNA MARIE8 WRAGE, b. Abt. 1931, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. 17. CLAUS7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 29 May 1914 in Toftlund, Nørre Rangstrup Herred, Haderslev County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 8 August 1987. He married (1) ASTA MADSEN April 1936, daughter of FRODE MADSEN. She died Aft. 1952. He married (2) KLARA --?-- 1949. She died March 1955. He married (3) GERDA FAUST 10 December 1955. Children of CLAUS CLAUSEN and ASTA MADSEN are:  i. TOVE8 CLAUSEN, b. Abt. 1938.  ii. KURT CLAUSEN, b. Abt. 1944.  iii. HANS CLAUSEN, b. Abt. 1945.  iv. WALTER CLAUSEN, b. Abt. 1947. Children of CLAUS CLAUSEN and GERDA FAUST are:  v. STIG8 CLAUSEN.  vi. TORSTEN CLAUSEN. 18. INGRID7 CLAUSEN (RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 27 June 1916. She married AKSEL JØRGENSEN 6 November 1948. Children of INGRID CLAUSEN and AKSEL JØRGENSEN are:  i. WILLY8 JØRGENSEN, b. 1949; m. KIRSTEN --?--.  ii. JØRGEN JØRGENSEN, b. Abt. 1951; m. SOLVEJG --?--.

Generation No. 7 19. NORMA M.8 CERANSKI (JOHANNA MARIE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 1927 in Illinois, USA, and died 26 November 2004 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. She married (1) ARVID ARLIE STEENKEN in San Diego County, California, son of ? STEENKEN and MARTHA STAHL. He was born 21 December 1919 in Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas. She married (2) ? MILLER. She married (3) JOHN A. BANCROFT 1965 in San Diego County, California. He was born 1924. Child of NORMA CERANSKI and ? MILLER is:  i. KAREN MARIE9 MILLER, b. 1953. 20. FREDERIC8 CERANSKI (JOHANNA MARIE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 8 April 1931, and died August 1977. He married PEGGY ONEAL 1956. She was born 1922. Children of FREDERIC CERANSKI and PEGGY ONEAL are:  i. JOHANNA9 CERANSKI, b. 23 September 1962, Santa Clara County, California.  ii. MARK CERANSKI, b. 2 January 1958, Monterey County, California. 21. MARIE HELENE JOHANNE8 GEISLER (CHRISTINE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 30 December 1925 in Aabenraa, Rise Herred, Aabenraa County, Sønderjylland, Denmark, and died 15 November 1993 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married PETER HARRIS JENSEN. He was born 9 December 1922, and died 21 May 2007. Children of MARIE GEISLER and PETER JENSEN are:  i. CARSTEN GEISLER9 JENSEN, b. 21 March 1950.  ii. HENNING GEISLER JENSEN, b. 10 November 1951.  iii. DONALD GEISLER JENSEN, b. 23 February 1953.  iv. KENT GEISLER JENSEN, b. 26 May 1962. 22. INGRID ANNA SOFIE8 GEISLER (CHRISTINE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 8 September 1928 in Kappendrup, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 27 January 1979 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married HANS AAGE VALDEMAR FRANDSEN, son of FRANDS FRANDSEN and DAGNY PETERSEN. He was born 11 February 1920 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 9 June 2004 in Odense Universitetshospital, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Children of INGRID GEISLER and HANS FRANDSEN are:  i. STEEN PRÜTZ9 FRANDSEN, b. 23 June 1947.  ii. BRUNO PRYTZ FRANDSEN, b. 9 September 1949.  iii. TORBEN PRYTZ FRANDSEN, b. 11 November 1951.  iv. ARNE PRYTZ FRANDSEN, b. 21 September 1954. 23. RUTH ELISABETH8 GEISLER (CHRISTINE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 20 July 1933 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 6 June 1966 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married ERIK SØRENSEN. Children of RUTH GEISLER and ERIK SØRENSEN are:  i. JANNIE GEISLER9 SØRENSEN, b. 1 January 1957.  ii. KIM GEISLER SØRENSEN, b. 17 February 1960. 24. ELLA KRISTINE8 GEISLER (CHRISTINE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 11 December 1941 in Ansgar, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. She married VAGN AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN 9 May 1964 in Brahetrolleborg Kirke, Brahetrolleborg, Korinth, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark, son of JENS CHRISTENSEN and MARY AGERSKOV. He was born 25 December 1935 in Korinth, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark, and died 4 March 2007 in Odense Hospital, Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. Notes for ELLA KRISTINE GEISLER: Ella Kristine Geisler was born 11 December 1941 in Odense Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. From 1948 to 1956 she attended Skt. Hans School in Odense. 15 April 1956 Ella was confirmed. 1 Sep 1956 to 1 May 1957 Ella was a live-in Nanny. 1957 to 1961 Ella was apprenticed to become a taylor, and she attended Københavns Tilskærerakademi from 1 September 1961 to 1 December 1961. From 1961 to 1963 Ella was employed with Holger Blom A/S, Dressmaker, in Copenhagen, where she sewed dresses for the Danish nobility, the Danish royal family, and costumes for the Royal Danish Theatre. During this time, on 26 May 1962, Ella met Vagn Christensen at a party for Højskoleforeningen in Copenhagen. Notes for VAGN AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN: Vagn Agerskov Christensen was born 25 December 1935 at "Solhjem", Gærup, Brahetrolleborg, Korinth, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark. As a child he attended Sybillesminde Public Elementary School in Gærup 4 days a week, the rest of time he helped with the farm work. Vagn grew up learning farming. Even during elementary school he would get up at 6 am. and milk two or three cows before school, and once again at 6 pm. He helped tether the cattle together by threes, and then each trio behind the next, so they could be brought to pasture. In the winter he would haul in turnips once or twice a week from the turnip pit to feed the cattle, and once a week they had to thresh. The work varied by the seasons. In the spring they would fertilize the ground as soon as it was dry enough to drive on without the horse and wagon sinking in. Vagn would drive, while his father would sit in the wagon and spread the dung with a coal shovel. When Vagn got older, they traded places. Next they had to harrow, sow, and roll the fields. They would spread nitrogen-based fertilizer by hand out of a bucket. Dung from the stables was spread and plowed into the ground everywhere they would grow turnips. After the sowing was done, they would cut peat, 20,000 pieces of it, for use throughout the year. Next the turnips had to be thinned and weeded, that had to be done two or three times over. When the peat was dry enough it was stacked, and when it was completely dry it was loaded onto the wagon and brought into the fuel house. Then it would be time to whitewash the buildings and trim the hedges. By then it was summer, and Mary would take the kids by train to Ejstrupholm to their grandma and grandpa's house for a week, while Jens Møller stayed back to take care of the animals. By the time they'd get back it would be time to start picking the fruit, plums and cherries first, and soon after the grain was harvested, first by scythe, then by combine, which was shared between the neighbors, and had to be pulled by three horses. The sheafs were stacked, then later brought into the barn. The fields were raked for the last of the grain, and harrowed and plowed again. Next it was time to take up the turnips and potatos for use over the winter. During the winters they went hunting, and they felled trees for use the next winter. In 7th grade Vagn was confirmed, and afterwards he left school. He became a farmhand, working for his father. From May of 1954 to September 1955 he did his military service, first in first regiment, Jægerspris, and later in Høvelte, Sjælland. In 1956 Vagn then took over his fathers farm "Solhjem", which he leased out from 1959 to 1963. In 1959 he enrolled at Ladelund Landbrugsskole, and in 1964 he graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture from the Royal Veterinarian and Agricultural University in Copenhagen. Marriage Notes for ELLA GEISLER and VAGN CHRISTENSEN: 26 May 1962, Vagn met Ella Kirstine Geisler at a party for Højskoleforeningen in Copenhagen. 9 May 1964 Ella and Vagn were married in Brahetrolleborg Kirke, Fyn, Denmark, and they settled at "Solhjem", where they had three children, Lisbeth Agerskov Christensen, born 1 December 1964, Henrik Agerskov Christensen, born 21 April 1966, and Thomas Agerskov Christensen, born 20 May 1971. From 1964 to 1971 Vagn was employed as an agronomist with Landbo- & Husmandsforeningens Kemikalieudvalg i Odense. They kept farming at "Solhjem", mostly keeping cattle, rabbits, and chickens. For some time Ella had a Kennel and bred Papillon dogs. For 4 months in 1971 Vagn taught agriculture at Nordic Agricultural School in Odense, and then worked for Shell Denmark, later Cyanamide, as an agronomist until he retired. 19 February 1973 they moved to "Tårnvillaen" in Strib, Middelfart, Denmark. Here their youngest child, Anne-Louise Agerskov Christensen, was born 17 February 1975.Anne-Louise Agerskov Christensen, was born 17 February 1975. Children of ELLA GEISLER and VAGN CHRISTENSEN are:  i. LISBETH AGERSKOV9 CHRISTENSEN, b. 1 December 1964, Svendborg Sygehus, Svendborg, Sunds Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark.  ii. HENRIK AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN, b. 21 April 1966, Svendborg Sygehus, Svendborg, Sunds Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark; d. 6 September 1985, Jylland, Denmark.  iii. THOMAS AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN, b. 20 May 1971, Fåborg Sygehus, Fåborg, Sallinge Herred, Svendborg County, Fyn, Denmark.  iv. ANNE-LOUISE AGERSKOV CHRISTENSEN, b. 17 February 1975, Middelfart Sygehus, Middelfart, Vends Herred, Odense County, Fyn, Denmark. 25. DONALD8 CLAUSEN (HANS RASMUS7, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 16 June 1932. He married SHIRLEY --?-- in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Children of DONALD CLAUSEN and SHIRLEY --?-- are:  i. JOHN9 CLAUSEN.  ii. PAUL CLAUSEN. 26. NANCY8 CLAUSEN (HANS RASMUS7, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 11 December 1936. She married JACK DELANEY. Children of NANCY CLAUSEN and JACK DELANEY are:  i. KAREN MARIE9 DELANEY.  ii. KATHLEEN DELANEY.  iii. DENIS DELANEY.  iv. CHRISTINE DELANEY, d. Abt. 1995. 27. RICHARD8 CLAUSEN (HANS RASMUS7, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 13 March 1945. He married CALLIE SENNA, daughter of HAROLD SENNA. Children of RICHARD CLAUSEN and CALLIE SENNA are:  i. ?9 CLAUSEN.  ii. ? CLAUSEN. 28. CHARLES8 CLAUSEN (HANS RASMUS7, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born 24 August 1951. He married CAROL --?--. Children of CHARLES CLAUSEN and CAROL --?-- are:  i. HEIDI9 CLAUSEN.  ii. KIMBERLY CLAUSEN. 29. RUTH ANNA MARIE8 WRAGE (SOFIE HELENE7 CLAUSEN, RASMUS6, RASMUS5, RASMUS4, CLAUS3, RASMUS2, CLAUS1 RASMUSSEN) was born Abt. 1931 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. She married HANS VEJRUP LASSEN 5 September 1953 in St. Lukes Lutheran Church, Itasca, Cook County, Illinois, USA, son of JENS LASSEN and JOHANNE VEJRUP. He was born in Ribe, Ribe Herred, Ribe Amt, Sønderjylland, Denmark. Children of RUTH WRAGE and HANS LASSEN are:  i. JENS EHLERT9 LASSEN, b. 24 September 1954, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, Du Page County, Illinois.  ii. DENNIS WRAGE LASSEN, b. Abt. 1957.  iii. LEONORE LASSEN, b. Abt. 1958.  iv. EHLERT LASSEN, b. Abt. 1961.

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