Jill Eileen HARDINGE

Jill married Kirk William KESSLER [Group Sheet]

1. Kaley Elizabeth KESSLER
2. Matthew Paul KESSLER
3. Heidi Joy KESSLER

Other Events:

• _UID: DC782E80EC3D44C4BCFDC4027F82015D1155

Notes:

buried Palmdale, CA

For more information on this family, please contact Peter Singleton pdj_singleton@hotmail.com.

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: A G Hardinge
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: India
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Mission, San Bernardino, California
Street: Central
House Number: 360
Inferred Residence in 1935: Adelaide, Australia
Residence in 1935: Adelaide, Australia
Citizenship: Alien
Education: High school, one year

California Death Records

Last Name First Name Middle Birth Date
HARDINGE ALLAN GILBERT 03/01/1925
Mother Maiden Father Last Sex Birth Place
WILSON M REST (OTHER)
Death Place Residence Death Date SSN
LOS ANGELES 01/31/1992 547-22-4833


Died:
Social Security Death Index

Name: Allan G Hardinge
SSN: 547-22-48**
SSN Issue State:
Birth Date: March 1, 1925
Death Date: January 31, 1992
Last Residence: Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California

Alan married Betty Louise SORENSEN 16 Jul 1943, Yuma, AZ. Betty (daughter of Harold Victor SORENSEN and Dorothea Lorraine TILDEN) was born 22 May 1925, Los Angeles Co. CA; died 17 Mar 1994, Tampa. FL. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 914EB117239C4CF287B7779AB3A66E07C1F3

Notes:

Buried in Palmdale, CA

For more information on this family, please contact Peter Singleton pdj_singleton@hotmail.com.

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Betty L Sorensen
Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1930: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Street address: South Fisher Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 416
Dwelling Number: 130
Family Number: 202
Attended School: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: California
Household Members:
Harold V Sorensen 34
Dorothy L Sorensen 28
Jean M Sorensen 8
Betty L Sorensen 4
Joan J Sorensen 1 year 6 months

1940 Census
Name: Betty Sorensen
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter (Daughter)
Home in 1940: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Street: South Belmont
House Number: 515
Inferred Residence in 1935: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: California
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Native Language: English
Veteran: Yes
Veteran Father Dead: No
Military service: Yes
Social Security Number: No
Household Members:
Charles Bollinger 49
Dorothy L Bollinger 38
Betty Sorensen 14
Juanne Sorensen 11


Birth:
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Betty Louise Sorensen
Birth Date: 22 May 1925
Gender: Female
Mother's Maiden Name: Tilden
Birth County: Los Angeles

Other Events:

• _UID: 14A00F38D3CF4E29A918A6AAF348ACDBE78D

Notes:

He was a surveyor in India.

For more information on this family, please contact Peter Singleton pdj_singleton@hotmail.com.

California Death Records
Last Name First Name Middle Birth Date
HARDINGE EUSTACE G 05/06/1873
Mother Maiden Father Last Sex Birth Place
FRANKLIN M REST (OTHER)
Death Place Residence Death Date Age
SAN BERNARDINO 08/22/1961 88 yrs


1940 United States Federal Census
Name: E G Hardinge
Respondent: Yes
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Burma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Mission, San Bernardino, California
Street: Central
House Number: 360
Farm: No
Owned: valued at $5000
Inferred Residence in 1935: Adelaide, Australia
Residence in 1935: Adelaide, Australia
Citizenship: Alien
Education: College 2 years
Occupation: Superintendent, Government Services
Household Members:
E G Hardinge 66
C G Hardinge 58
A G Hardinge 15


Southern Asia Tidings,vol. 78, No. 10 October, 1983

BEGINNINGS OF SDA [Seventh Day Adventist] WORK IN ASSAM
MIRIAM HARDINGE

One day in the year 1908 a Seventh-day Adventist Colporteur
knocked at door number 49 Wellesley Street, in a residential area of Calcutta, India. She was shown into
the presence of the lady of the house, and presented her canvass. The lady showed little interest in the religious books the colporteur was displaying, and was preparing to
usher the unwanted visitor out when she was struck with an idea. "Now, if you were only selling a cookbook that would show me how to cook without meat, I would be interested," she said. "The market is a disgrace and I don't want to buy anything more from it. I would like to learn how to manage without the disease-laden meat that is all that is
obtainable here," she continued.

"Madam, I think I can help you with that," replied the book saleswoman, "Just wait for a few days and I will be back with a book of vegetarian recipes." True to her word the colporteur returned a few days later with a vegetarian cookbook. While the lady was scanning the recipes in rapture, the colporteur asked, "Do you know how to cook vegetarian food?"

"No!" she replied, and then asked, "Do you?" "Yes!" was the response. "Would you care for me to demonstrate how to prepare some vegetarian dishes?" she then asked politely.
"Why, yes," hesitantly replied the lady of the house, "but would that not be an imposition?" "It can be easily arranged," replied the colporteur. And so it happened that a few days later the local Adventist Bible Instructor who was the colporteur, again presented herself at the
Hardinge home.

Constance Hardinge took to her immediately, and she and the Indian cook were soon turning out surprisingly tasty dishes without the help of meat under the Bible Instructor's tutellage. Dr. Mervyn Hardinge still has this cook book and on the fly leaf is written "Constance Hardinge, 1908."

As for the Bible Instructor, she was far more interested in giving the Hardinge family spiritual food than in improving their menus, important though it was. With wisdom and heavenly tact she unfolded the truths of the third angel's message, until first Constance Hardinge, and then her husband and their two children, Phyllis and Ivan, accepted
the Lord and were eventually baptized, and became early members of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Calcutta.

Several years passed by, and one day in 1915 Mr. Hardinge received word that the survey department of the government of India, for whom he worked, was about to transfer him
to a more responsible position. "I don't know where it will be," he told his wife.

"Oh, I hope it is in the northwest somewhere," said Mrs. Hardinge, "You know there is a good Seventh- day Adventist school, Vincent Hill, in Mussouri. How wonderful it
would be if we were sent somewhere near, so that we could send Phyllis and Ivan to it. "Yes, wouldn't it!" acquiesced Mr. Hardinge, "and it won't be many more years before Leslie and Mervyn will be readv for school. Let's pray
that the government will send us near Mussouri."

So daily their prayers ascended for the move to be in the westerly direction of Mussouri, but always they ended with the words, "Thy will be done." But it was not God's will. When the orders came, Mr. Hardinge was invited to be the officer-in-charge of the Assam Survey and Traverse Party
with the responsibility of making revenue maps of the province of Assam, located eastward, an area that
had never been completely surveyed. The family would live in Shillong, the capital of Assam.

Assam! it was as far from Mussouri where they longed to go as it could be! Their disappointment was great. How could this be God's will? they were tempted to ask. But it must be! So instead of attending a Seventh-day Adventist school the Hardinge children were obliged to look for their
education to the Catholic schools found in Shillong.
Was this God's will?

Back in Calcutta Mr. Hardinge had made inquiries about the church in Shillong. They had so much enjoyed the fellowship in the Calcutta church and looked forward to being united
with the Adventist family in their new station. "There is no church there," he was told. "Nor is there an Adventist in the whole of Assam," the mission added with regret.
"No church?" "No, and no believers there at all?
yet! You will be isolated members," he was informed. So the Hardinges moved to Shillong in 1915, and did the best they
could to witness for Christ in the circumstances. They subscribed to The Review and Herald, The Youth's Instructor, and Our little Friend and bought Advenrist and other good books by Ellen White as they came out. In Shillong they made every Sabbath a special day for their family. On fine days they would seek out a beautiful spot beneath some trees, and have Sabbath School and take turns reading from papers and books, and they would hike in the beautiful hills around Shillong, especially beyond the Polo grounds.

On rare occasions, every three or four years, a pastor from the mission office in Calcutta would make the long trip to look up these isolated members and encourage them. Pastors Wilson, Wellman, Wyman and Raymond were given great welcomes when they took the trouble to visit them. The Gilliards from Australia, and their family stayed in
Shillong for a year, fostering the interests.

The concern which the Hardinges felt went beyond their own family to their neighbours. Invitations were given first to the friends of the children Phyllis and Ivan, and then to
their parents, to join the family group on Friday evening for hymn singing, and later for Sabbath Bible studies.
Personal Bible studies followed, and in due course one of the visiting pastors was called upon to conduct a baptism. In 1928 the first baptism was carried out by Pastor Keller. It consisted of an 84 year old man, Mr. Matthews, and Leslie and Mervyn Hardinge in a stream called the Umkhrah. Then Mr. Doram was baptized and began to sell Adventist
books. Soon there was a little company in the Hardinge living room at Shillong on Bancroft Road.

But even that was not enough for the missionary-minded Hardinges. Often Mr. Hardinge would lift up his eyes to the Khasi Hills among which they lived. They were populated by
simple, untaught people, many of whom were bound in the chains of heathen worship and animistic customs. They needed the Gospel.

Who was to take it to them? He seemed to hear a Voice saying, "You, Mr. Hardinge." "But I don't know the language," was his excuse. But God does not receive our excuses when they try to get us out of serving Him.
Painstakingly he wrote a tract in English. In simple words it told the story of the Gospel embedded in the doctrines of the Adventist message, in words which the Holy Spirit made appealing and beautiful. As Mr. Hardinge travelled up and down Assam, he became known as the sahib who did not smoke or drink, did not eat meat and kept the Sabbath as his
holy day.

An employee in Mr. Hardinge's office was familiar with the Khasi language, so he paid him to make a translation of the tract he had written into Khasi. To make sure that every-
thing was correct and clear Mr. Hardinge had someone else who knew Khasi translate and read it back to him in Bengali! At last satisfied that the tract said what he intended, Mr. Hardinge had it printed at hisown cost. And as he went into the hill country on his survey trips he took
along copies and distributed them far and wide.

God had promised that His Word will not return unto Him void, and so it was that one by one as a result of this little Khasi tract, people came to learn more of the message contained in it. The Gospel light was spreading!
There were young people among those who made inquiries and
listened to the teaching of the Word, and the Hardinges thought to themselves, "There should be a school to train these young people."

More years went by. All but one of Surat the Hardinge children left to seek higher education in England. Retirement time was coming around. The Hardinges felt that they would need to sell their home and leave India. But
because times were changing in India, it was getting more and more difficult for Europeans to sell their property at a fair price. There were no bids for the Hardinge home for
some time. They prayed about it, of course. Then an idea struck! They changed the mode of their praying!"Lord," they prayed, "if Thou wilt send a buyer for our house, we will
give a portion towards the establishment of a training school for the mountain young people."

It was certainly no coincidence that in a very short while someone bought the house for a fair price and the Hardinges kept their promise and turned in part of the proceeds to the
mission towards a fund to establish what was to become the Jowai Training School?later the Assam Training School.

In 1933 the Hardinges retired and left Assam never to
return. Had God disregarded their prayer request when they asked to be sent to the Mussouri area? Far from it. It was
his purpose for the Hardinges to let their light shine in that dark area of India? light that has spread into many of Assam's hills and valleys and brought the peace of God to many a heart.

The health message that the Adventist church had to offer, attracted Mrs. Hardinge and led the whole family into
the church. Therefore, it is not surprising that one of their sons, Dr. Mervyn G. Hardinge, is the Director of Health and Temperance of the General Conference. Dr. Leslie G. Hardinge, one of the other sons visited India last year. He is connected with the Theology Department of
the Philippine Union College. Dr. Mervyn Hardinge will be visiting Southern Asia Divison to acquaint with the
Health and Temperance work in this Division. This will be his first visit since he left this country as a boy.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:5fVSGAkXnB0J:www.adventistarchives.org/docs/SAT/SAT19831001-V78-10__B.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShRfx2pdyuWjKz4ziQotrR-5Q8eSfq85ESBc27a8W1rw5s9Zo--UkaTI2v5jRFPNMnaWKkSpcAh8cY2YkyDWq1KR3iaBQ2SMCYWH65ou5yOvbPSUxu26OTwcBsn9bRbgBiPGg94&sig=AHIEtbTq5yNIpRSsQbKxiL-dOpxygtGzRQ

Eustace married Constance WILSON 25 Sep 1900, Mandalay,MC, Burma . Constance (daughter of Charles Walker Wilson and Clara Julia Marchant) was born 20 Jun 1881, Mandalay, Burma ; died 12 Oct 1968, Angwin, Napa Co. CA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 598F9A9C73144EAC9545B7ACCC440B3F3623

Notes:

For more information on this family, please contact Peter Singleton pdj_singleton@hotmail.com.

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: C G Hardinge
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: India
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Mission, San Bernardino, California
Owned home, valued $5000
Street: Central
House Number: 360
Inferred Residence in 1935: Adelaide, Australia
Residence in 1935: Adelaide, Australia
Citizenship: Alien
Education: High school, 4 years

California Death Records

Last Name First Name Middle Birth Date
HARDINGE CONSTANCE G 06/20/1881
Mother Maiden Father Last Sex Birth Place
MARCHANT F
Death Place Death Date SSN
NAPA 10/10/1968 559-68-6048


Southern Asia Tidings,vol. 78, No. 10 October, 1983

BEGINNINGS OF SDA [Seventh Day Adventist] WORK IN ASSAM
MIRIAM HARDINGE

One day in the year 1908 a Seventh-day Adventist Colporteur
knocked at door number 49 Wellesley Street, in a residential area of Calcutta, India. She was shown into
the presence of the lady of the house, and presented her canvass. The lady showed little interest in the religious books the colporteur was displaying, and was preparing to
usher the unwanted visitor out when she was struck with an idea. "Now, if you were only selling a cookbook that would show me how to cook without meat, I would be interested," she said. "The market is a disgrace and I don't want to buy anything more from it. I would like to learn how to manage without the disease-laden meat that is all that is
obtainable here," she continued.

"Madam, I think I can help you with that," replied the book saleswoman, "Just wait for a few days and I will be back with a book of vegetarian recipes." True to her word the colporteur returned a few days later with a vegetarian cookbook. While the lady was scanning the recipes in rapture, the colporteur asked, "Do you know how to cook vegetarian food?"

"No!" she replied, and then asked, "Do you?" "Yes!" was the response. "Would you care for me to demonstrate how to prepare some vegetarian dishes?" she then asked politely.
"Why, yes," hesitantly replied the lady of the house, "but would that not be an imposition?" "It can be easily arranged," replied the colporteur. And so it happened that a few days later the local Adventist Bible Instructor who was the colporteur, again presented herself at the
Hardinge home.

Constance Hardinge took to her immediately, and she and the Indian cook were soon turning out surprisingly tasty dishes without the help of meat under the Bible Instructor's tutellage. Dr. Mervyn Hardinge still has this cook book and on the fly leaf is written "Constance Hardinge, 1908."

As for the Bible Instructor, she was far more interested in giving the Hardinge family spiritual food than in improving their menus, important though it was. With wisdom and heavenly tact she unfolded the truths of the third angel's message, until first Constance Hardinge, and then her husband and their two children, Phyllis and Ivan, accepted
the Lord and were eventually baptized, and became early members of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Calcutta.

Several years passed by, and one day in 1915 Mr. Hardinge received word that the survey department of the government of India, for whom he worked, was about to transfer him
to a more responsible position. "I don't know where it will be," he told his wife.

"Oh, I hope it is in the northwest somewhere," said Mrs. Hardinge, "You know there is a good Seventh- day Adventist school, Vincent Hill, in Mussouri. How wonderful it
would be if we were sent somewhere near, so that we could send Phyllis and Ivan to it. "Yes, wouldn't it!" acquiesced Mr. Hardinge, "and it won't be many more years before Leslie and Mervyn will be readv for school. Let's pray
that the government will send us near Mussouri."

So daily their prayers ascended for the move to be in the westerly direction of Mussouri, but always they ended with the words, "Thy will be done." But it was not God's will. When the orders came, Mr. Hardinge was invited to be the officer-in-charge of the Assam Survey and Traverse Party
with the responsibility of making revenue maps of the province of Assam, located eastward, an area that
had never been completely surveyed. The family would live in Shillong, the capital of Assam.

Assam! it was as far from Mussouri where they longed to go as it could be! Their disappointment was great. How could this be God's will? they were tempted to ask. But it must be! So instead of attending a Seventh-day Adventist school the Hardinge children were obliged to look for their
education to the Catholic schools found in Shillong.
Was this God's will?

Back in Calcutta Mr. Hardinge had made inquiries about the church in Shillong. They had so much enjoyed the fellowship in the Calcutta church and looked forward to being united
with the Adventist family in their new station. "There is no church there," he was told. "Nor is there an Adventist in the whole of Assam," the mission added with regret.
"No church?" "No, and no believers there at all?
yet! You will be isolated members," he was informed. So the Hardinges moved to Shillong in 1915, and did the best they
could to witness for Christ in the circumstances. They subscribed to The Review and Herald, The Youth's Instructor, and Our little Friend and bought Advenrist and other good books by Ellen White as they came out. In Shillong they made every Sabbath a special day for their family. On fine days they would seek out a beautiful spot beneath some trees, and have Sabbath School and take turns reading from papers and books, and they would hike in the beautiful hills around Shillong, especially beyond the Polo grounds.

On rare occasions, every three or four years, a pastor from the mission office in Calcutta would make the long trip to look up these isolated members and encourage them. Pastors Wilson, Wellman, Wyman and Raymond were given great welcomes when they took the trouble to visit them. The Gilliards from Australia, and their family stayed in
Shillong for a year, fostering the interests.

The concern which the Hardinges felt went beyond their own family to their neighbours. Invitations were given first to the friends of the children Phyllis and Ivan, and then to
their parents, to join the family group on Friday evening for hymn singing, and later for Sabbath Bible studies.
Personal Bible studies followed, and in due course one of the visiting pastors was called upon to conduct a baptism. In 1928 the first baptism was carried out by Pastor Keller. It consisted of an 84 year old man, Mr. Matthews, and Leslie and Mervyn Hardinge in a stream called the Umkhrah. Then Mr. Doram was baptized and began to sell Adventist
books. Soon there was a little company in the Hardinge living room at Shillong on Bancroft Road.

But even that was not enough for the missionary-minded Hardinges. Often Mr. Hardinge would lift up his eyes to the Khasi Hills among which they lived. They were populated by
simple, untaught people, many of whom were bound in the chains of heathen worship and animistic customs. They needed the Gospel.

Who was to take it to them? He seemed to hear a Voice saying, "You, Mr. Hardinge." "But I don't know the language," was his excuse. But God does not receive our excuses when they try to get us out of serving Him.
Painstakingly he wrote a tract in English. In simple words it told the story of the Gospel embedded in the doctrines of the Adventist message, in words which the Holy Spirit made appealing and beautiful. As Mr. Hardinge travelled up and down Assam, he became known as the sahib who did not smoke or drink, did not eat meat and kept the Sabbath as his
holy day.

An employee in Mr. Hardinge's office was familiar with the Khasi language, so he paid him to make a translation of the tract he had written into Khasi. To make sure that every-
thing was correct and clear Mr. Hardinge had someone else who knew Khasi translate and read it back to him in Bengali! At last satisfied that the tract said what he intended, Mr. Hardinge had it printed at hisown cost. And as he went into the hill country on his survey trips he took
along copies and distributed them far and wide.

God had promised that His Word will not return unto Him void, and so it was that one by one as a result of this little Khasi tract, people came to learn more of the message contained in it. The Gospel light was spreading!
There were young people among those who made inquiries and
listened to the teaching of the Word, and the Hardinges thought to themselves, "There should be a school to train these young people."

More years went by. All but one of Surat the Hardinge children left to seek higher education in England. Retirement time was coming around. The Hardinges felt that they would need to sell their home and leave India. But
because times were changing in India, it was getting more and more difficult for Europeans to sell their property at a fair price. There were no bids for the Hardinge home for
some time. They prayed about it, of course. Then an idea struck! They changed the mode of their praying!"Lord," they prayed, "if Thou wilt send a buyer for our house, we will
give a portion towards the establishment of a training school for the mountain young people."

It was certainly no coincidence that in a very short while someone bought the house for a fair price and the Hardinges kept their promise and turned in part of the proceeds to the
mission towards a fund to establish what was to become the Jowai Training School?later the Assam Training School.

In 1933 the Hardinges retired and left Assam never to
return. Had God disregarded their prayer request when they asked to be sent to the Mussouri area? Far from it. It was
his purpose for the Hardinges to let their light shine in that dark area of India? light that has spread into many of Assam's hills and valleys and brought the peace of God to many a heart.

The health message that the Adventist church had to offer, attracted Mrs. Hardinge and led the whole family into
the church. Therefore, it is not surprising that one of their sons, Dr. Mervyn G. Hardinge, is the Director of Health and Temperance of the General Conference. Dr. Leslie G. Hardinge, one of the other sons visited India last year. He is connected with the Theology Department of
the Philippine Union College. Dr. Mervyn Hardinge will be visiting Southern Asia Divison to acquaint with the
Health and Temperance work in this Division. This will be his first visit since he left this country as a boy.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:5fVSGAkXnB0J:www.adventistarchives.org/docs/SAT/SAT19831001-V78-10__B.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShRfx2pdyuWjKz4ziQotrR-5Q8eSfq85ESBc27a8W1rw5s9Zo--UkaTI2v5jRFPNMnaWKkSpcAh8cY2YkyDWq1KR3iaBQ2SMCYWH65ou5yOvbPSUxu26OTwcBsn9bRbgBiPGg94&sig=AHIEtbTq5yNIpRSsQbKxiL-dOpxygtGzRQ

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Constance Hardinge
SSN: 559-68-60**
SSN Issue State: California
Birth Date: June 20, 1881
Death Date: October, 1968
Last Residence: Angwin, Napa County, California

Notes:

Married:
Eustace & Constance were married at the English Wesleyan Church,Mandalay, Upper Burma.

Other Events:

• _UID: 2BB34850E90C4BF9A407AC6505AB2018530B

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Harold V Sorensen
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Denmark
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Street address: South Fisher Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 416
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: $22.50
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 24
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Denmark
Mother's Birthplace: Denmark
Language Spoken: Danish
Immigration Year: 1901
Naturalization: Naturalized
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Marble Polisher
Industry: Marble Shop
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Harold V Sorensen 34
Dorothy L Sorensen 28
Jean M Sorensen 8
Betty L Sorensen 4
Joan J Sorensen 1 year 6 months

CITY DIRECTORIES

Publication Title: Glendale, California, City Directory, 1933
Name: Harold V Sorensen
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1933
Street address: 1144 E Lomita
Residence Place: Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation: Studio Worker
Spouse: Dorothy L Sorensen

Publication Title: Glendale, California, City Directory, 1936
Name: Harold V Sorensen
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1936
Street address: 515 S Belmont
Residence Place: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Musician
Spouse: Dorothy L Sorensen


Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138001371&ref=acom
Plot: Vale of Memory, Map 1, Lot 1243, Space 2

Died:
California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Name: Harold Y Sorenson [Harold V.]
Birth Year: abt 1896
Death Date: 7 Apr 1937
Age at Death: 41
Death Place: Los Angeles, California

Harold married Dorothea Lorraine TILDEN 2 Dec 1920. Dorothea (daughter of Frank Bert TILDEN and Grace Ramona OGDEN) was born 19 Sep 1901; died 31 Mar 1965. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: FB7E6478EEB54D148D739B5DC0E24A6FACF0

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Dorotha Tilden
Age in 1910: 8
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: California
Home in 1910: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Frank Tilden
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's name: Grace Tilden
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Household Members:
Frank Tilden 39
Grace Tilden 37
Florence Tilden 16
Mildred Tilden 14
Dorotha Tilden 8

1920 Census
Name: Dorothy Tilden
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Street: South Magnolia Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's name: Grace R Tilden
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Clerk
Industry: Ship Yard
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Grace R Tilden 49
Dorothy Tilden 18

1930 Census
Name: Dorothy L Sorensen
Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Street address: South Fisher Street
House Number in Cities or Towns: 416
Age at First Marriage: 19
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Harold V Sorensen 34
Dorothy L Sorensen 28
Jean M Sorensen 8
Betty L Sorensen 4
Joan J Sorensen 1 year 6 months

1940 Census
Name: Dorothy L Bollinger
Respondent: Yes
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Street: South Belmont
House Number: 515
Inferred Residence in 1935: Glendale, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Charles Bollinger 49
Dorothy L Bollinger 38
Betty Sorensen 14
Juanne Sorensen 11

Notes:

He was a botanist.

For more information on this family, please contact Peter Singleton pdj_singleton@hotmail.com.

John married Caroline Susan Frankliln 12 Jan 1858, Rangoon, Pegu, Burma. Caroline (daughter of John Barton Frankliln and Caroline Hannah O'Brien) was born 10 Sep 1840, Secunderabad, Andhra, Pradesh, India ; died 03 Jul 1904, Rangoon, Pegu, Burma . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

For more information on this family, please contact Peter Singleton pdj_singleton@hotmail.com.

Notes:

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Charles married Clara Julia Marchant 10 Sep 1878, Landour, India . Clara (daughter of Thomas Henry Macleod Marchant and Matilda Jane Mills) was born 02 Feb 1859, Kidderpore, Bengal, India; died 15 Mar 1897, Bangalore, Madras, India. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Other Events:

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Niels married Margrethe CHRISTIANSEN. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

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Other Events:

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Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Frank B. Tilden
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1880: Minnehaha, Dakota Territory
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Nezer Tilden
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Sariah Tilden
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members:
Nezer Tilden 55
Sariah Tilden 52
Frank B. Tilden 11

1900 Census
Name: Frank B Tilden
Age: 29
Birth Date: Aug 1870
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1900: Los Angeles Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Grace Tilden
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members:
Frank B Tilden 29
Grace Tilden 29
Florence M Tilden 6
Mildred E Tilden 4

1910 Census
Name: Frank Tilden
Age in 1910: 39
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1910: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Grace Tilden
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's Birthplace: Minnesota
Household Members:
Frank Tilden 39
Grace Tilden 37
Florence Tilden 16
Mildred Tilden 14
Dorotha Tilden 8

1920 Census
Name: Frank Tilden
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1920: Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California
Street: North Coronado St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Sarah A Wright 64 [sister]
Joseph R Daniels 18
Frank Tilden 49

MEMORIES FROM HIS GRANDDAUGHTER

From Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128901770&ref=acom

Excerpts from June Ogden Myers Pearson:

Bakersfield, Where I Grew Up

I was born at home in Bakersfield, Kern County on October 8, 1914. "Auntie Jones" (no relationship) had made a small apartment out of the back of her home, the 2nd or 3rd house south of 8th street on the west side of N Street. Mother and father rented it from her and that was home!

Florence Tilden was the eldest of three girls born to Grace Odgen Tilden and Frank Bert Tilden. Grandmother Grace was very prim and proper; Frank was a contractor -- a very down to earth man who loved people and frequently had his men friends over for cards. Grampa was a wealthy man -- he had the only cement mixer in Los Angeles when there were no sidewalks! On one occasion, at least, he chartered the Catalina Ferry to take his three daughters and their friends to Catalina for the weekend! Because my grandparents came from such different backgrounds they separated when Florence was a senior in High School. They never divorced, but it was quite scandalous for married people to live apart; as a consequence, Mildred and Dorothy had nothing more to do with their Father. Because Florence was the eldest, she understood their differences and unhappiness and always made her Father welcome in our home. What a break for me -- I loved that man! He came to Bakersfield often in his touring car and we had memorable picnics in the foothills -- Arvin, Calente, Bodfish, Kernville, Walker's Basin, Glenville, Woody, Jack Ranch. He taught me about nature, about people and about enjoying life -- the world was a wonderful place to be! One of his best gems that I practiced all my life was: "Don't eat the apple in the barrel that is beginning to spoil; choose the very best apple in the barrel. If you don't, you will go through life with rotten things when you could have the very best!"

Grandpa Tilden contracted to build one of the first big buildings in downtown Los Angeles, but a steel strike in the east prevented him from finishing the project on time. He lost everything! Everything except his love of life. He was a wonderful man in my eyes!.

"Auntie Jones", in whose home I was born, was my Bakersfield grandmother. When I was in High School she became senile and had to live in a rest home. I went to see her almost every day and read children's books and poetry which made her laugh. One day she asked me to bring ice cream on my next visit, but the next day was rainy and I didn't go; the second day she was dead. I was so sad, but I had learned, the hard way, never put off to tomorrow what you can do today -- or do as much today as you can possibly crowd in -- especially if what you need to do is for someone else.

Friendly Bakersfield allowed me to grow up naturally. "Auntie Jones" taught me to do what needed to be done NOW. Mother allowed me freedom and taught me compassion for others. Father taught me the basics of finance and instilled a strong sense of right and wrong. John gave me Love. Grandfather Tilden taught me to take the best the world had to offer -- to set my goals high and then Just Do It! My total environment let me be in control of myself and create my future!!

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76437775&ref=acom
Plot: Section F

Died:
California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Name: Frank B Tilden
Birth Year: abt 1869
Death Date: 25 Nov 1925
Age at Death: 56
Death Place: Los Angeles, California

Frank married Grace Ramona OGDEN 29 Mar 1893. Grace (daughter of Hiram OGDEN and Mariah (Maria) WHITEAKER) was born 22 Oct 1870, Minnesota; died 22 Jan 1922, Los Angeles Co. CA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 0CC8FA7450AF4D169E4F8F522046B5CB58A9

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Grace Tilden
Age: 29
Birth Date: Oct 1870
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1900: Los Angeles Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank B Tilden
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Household Members:
Frank B Tilden 29
Grace Tilden 29
Florence M Tilden 6
Mildred E Tilden 4

1910 Census
Name: Grace Tilden
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1910: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank Tilden
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Household Members:
Frank Tilden 39
Grace Tilden 37
Florence Tilden 16
Mildred Tilden 14
Dorotha Tilden 8

1920 Census
Name: Grace R Tilden
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Minnesota
Home in 1920: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Street: South Magnolia Ave
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed [actually separated]
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Speak English: Yes
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Grace R Tilden 49
Dorothy Tilden 18

MEMORIES FROM HER GRANDDAUGHTER

From Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128901770&ref=acom

Excerpts from June Ogden Myers Pearson:

Bakersfield, Where I Grew Up

I was born at home in Bakersfield, Kern County on October 8, 1914. "Auntie Jones" (no relationship) had made a small apartment out of the back of her home, the 2nd or 3rd house south of 8th street on the west side of N Street. Mother and father rented it from her and that was home!

Florence Tilden was the eldest of three girls born to Grace Odgen Tilden and Frank Bert Tilden. Grandmother Grace was very prim and proper; Frank was a contractor -- a very down to earth man who loved people and frequently had his men friends over for cards. Grampa was a wealthy man -- he had the only cement mixer in Los Angeles when there were no sidewalks! On one occasion, at least, he chartered the Catalina Ferry to take his three daughters and their friends to Catalina for the weekend! Because my grandparents came from such different backgrounds they separated when Florence was a senior in High School. They never divorced, but it was quite scandalous for married people to live apart; as a consequence, Mildred and Dorothy had nothing more to do with their Father. Because Florence was the eldest, she understood their differences and unhappiness and always made her Father welcome in our home. What a break for me -- I loved that man! He came to Bakersfield often in his touring car and we had memorable picnics in the foothills -- Arvin, Calente, Bodfish, Kernville, Walker's Basin, Glenville, Woody, Jack Ranch. He taught me about nature, about people and about enjoying life -- the world was a wonderful place to be! One of his best gems that I practiced all my life was: "Don't eat the apple in the barrel that is beginning to spoil; choose the very best apple in the barrel. If you don't, you will go through life with rotten things when you could have the very best!"

Grandpa Tilden contracted to build one of the first big buildings in downtown Los Angeles, but a steel strike in the east prevented him from finishing the project on time. He lost everything! Everything except his love of life. He was a wonderful man in my eyes!.

"Auntie Jones", in whose home I was born, was my Bakersfield grandmother. When I was in High School she became senile and had to live in a rest home. I went to see her almost every day and read children's books and poetry which made her laugh. One day she asked me to bring ice cream on my next visit, but the next day was rainy and I didn't go; the second day she was dead. I was so sad, but I had learned, the hard way, never put off to tomorrow what you can do today -- or do as much today as you can possibly crowd in -- especially if what you need to do is for someone else.

Friendly Bakersfield allowed me to grow up naturally. "Auntie Jones" taught me to do what needed to be done NOW. Mother allowed me freedom and taught me compassion for others. Father taught me the basics of finance and instilled a strong sense of right and wrong. John gave me Love. Grandfather Tilden taught me to take the best the world had to offer -- to set my goals high and then Just Do It! My total environment let me be in control of myself and create my future!!

Died:
California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Name: Grace Tilden
Birth Year: abt 1872
Death Date: 22 Jan 1922
Age at Death: 50
Death Place: Los Angeles, California