George J. Arentsen was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to George and Barbara Hoffman Arentsen. He had an older sister, Emma, and younger siblings, Magdalena "Lena", John and Catherine (Kate). At the time of his death, only John was listed in his obituary as surviving him, but all but his youngest sister, Catherine, were living at the time of his death. Catherine had a short life and passed in 1870, at age seven.
News of the death of George J. Arentsen at the County hospital in Sonora reached Columbia on a Thursday afternoon. He was 68.
For a number of years, Mr. Arentsen suffered from a paralytic stroke which caused increasing feebleness and digression over time.
George left home early to start his career in mining. He was a miner in Idaho for more than a decade before he and his brother, John Arentsen, came to California during the Midwinter Fair, a World's Fair that operated from January 27 to July 5 in 1894, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They eventually arrived in this county where George engaged in pocket mining in the vicinity of Jackass Hill for many years.
Mr. Arentsen lived in Columbia where he worked in various capacities when his health, never very good, permitted.
He was a quiet, respected citizen who had many friends in the area.
He had been a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 21, I.O.O.F. and of the Encampment by which fraternity last rights were celebrated.
Interment was in Columbia Cemetery.
Note: Countries in Europe have constantly changed their names and boarders over the years. The parents' birthplaces can be confusing when comparing the entries of census of different decades, but it is because of those changes that occurred over time.
1860 United States Federal Census about George Arentsen
Name: George Arentsen
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1860: Kenosha Ward 2, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Kenosha
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplace:
John Arentsen 26, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 34, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 4, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 3, Wisconsin
Magdalena "Lena" Arentsen 1, Wisconsin
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: George Johnson
Birth Year: 1857
Age in 1870: 13
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1870: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's Occupation: billiard saloonkeeper
Household Members: Name Age
John Arentsen 39, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 39, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 15, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 13, Wisconsin
Lina Arentsen 12, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 8, Wisconsin
Catherine "Kate" Arentsen 6, Wisconsin
"Kate" is buried in Michigan: Memorial# 45807011
1880 United States Federal Census
George was not living with his parents at the time of this census. He was living in Idaho. The rest of his family still lived in Spring Lake, Michigan and are as follows:
Name: John A. Arentsen
Home in 1880: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Holland
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Barbara Arentsen
Father's birthplace: Holland
Mother's birthplace: Holland
Occupation: Keeping Hotel
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplaces:
John A. Arentsen 48, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 52, Germany
Emma Arentsen 24, Wisconsin
Lena Arentsen 21, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 19, Wisconsin
Caspar M. Caswell 45, a farmer boarding with the family, who was born in Michigan
1880 United States Federal Census
George Arentsen was boarding with a family in Idaho and working as a miner.
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1880: Glenns Ferry, Alturas County, Idaho
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's birthplace: Holland/Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany/Prussia
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names & Ages:
William Garrard 29
Augusta Garrard 20
Guy Garrard 1
George Arentsen 23
Samuel Houston 50
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1900: Township 4, Tuolumne County, California – Area of Tuttletown & Jackass Hill
Age: 43
Birth Date: May 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Single
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations and Relationship to Head of House
George Warenken 32, Mining Superintendant
Olive Warenken 31, Cook - Wife
Bertha Warenken 20, Cook - Sister
H D Mckensie 41, Gold Miner - Boarder
Louis L Coffer 21, Gold Miner - Boarder
George Arentsen 43, Gold Miner - Boarder
John Edwards 38, Gold Miner – Boarder
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Age in 1910: 50
Estimated Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Home in 1910: Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California – North of Columbia on the Stanislaus River and Stanislaus National Forest.
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages & Occupation:
George J Arentsen 50, Gold Miner
C. Abello 33, Gold Miner
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Home in 1920: Township 2, Tuolumne County, California – Columbia area
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birth Place: Holland
Mother's Birth Place: France
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations:
John Arentsen 58, Gold Miner
George J Arensten 62, Gold Miner
Both brothers were born in Wisconsin and were single men. It is possible that John was married for a time, but I have not yet found solid evidence confirming a marriage, only clues.
News of the death of George J. Arentsen at the County hospital in Sonora reached Columbia on a Thursday afternoon. He was 68.
For a number of years, Mr. Arentsen suffered from a paralytic stroke which caused increasing feebleness and digression over time.
George left home early to start his career in mining. He was a miner in Idaho for more than a decade before he and his brother, John Arentsen, came to California during the Midwinter Fair, a World's Fair that operated from January 27 to July 5 in 1894, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They eventually arrived in this county where George engaged in pocket mining in the vicinity of Jackass Hill for many years.
Mr. Arentsen lived in Columbia where he worked in various capacities when his health, never very good, permitted.
He was a quiet, respected citizen who had many friends in the area.
He had been a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 21, I.O.O.F. and of the Encampment by which fraternity last rights were celebrated.
Interment was in Columbia Cemetery.
Note: Countries in Europe have constantly changed their names and boarders over the years. The parents' birthplaces can be confusing when comparing the entries of census of different decades, but it is because of those changes that occurred over time.
1860 United States Federal Census about George Arentsen
Name: George Arentsen
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1860: Kenosha Ward 2, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Kenosha
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplace:
John Arentsen 26, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 34, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 4, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 3, Wisconsin
Magdalena "Lena" Arentsen 1, Wisconsin
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: George Johnson
Birth Year: 1857
Age in 1870: 13
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1870: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's Occupation: billiard saloonkeeper
Household Members: Name Age
John Arentsen 39, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 39, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 15, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 13, Wisconsin
Lina Arentsen 12, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 8, Wisconsin
Catherine "Kate" Arentsen 6, Wisconsin
"Kate" is buried in Michigan: Memorial# 45807011
1880 United States Federal Census
George was not living with his parents at the time of this census. He was living in Idaho. The rest of his family still lived in Spring Lake, Michigan and are as follows:
Name: John A. Arentsen
Home in 1880: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Holland
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Barbara Arentsen
Father's birthplace: Holland
Mother's birthplace: Holland
Occupation: Keeping Hotel
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplaces:
John A. Arentsen 48, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 52, Germany
Emma Arentsen 24, Wisconsin
Lena Arentsen 21, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 19, Wisconsin
Caspar M. Caswell 45, a farmer boarding with the family, who was born in Michigan
1880 United States Federal Census
George Arentsen was boarding with a family in Idaho and working as a miner.
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1880: Glenns Ferry, Alturas County, Idaho
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's birthplace: Holland/Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany/Prussia
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names & Ages:
William Garrard 29
Augusta Garrard 20
Guy Garrard 1
George Arentsen 23
Samuel Houston 50
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1900: Township 4, Tuolumne County, California – Area of Tuttletown & Jackass Hill
Age: 43
Birth Date: May 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Single
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations and Relationship to Head of House
George Warenken 32, Mining Superintendant
Olive Warenken 31, Cook - Wife
Bertha Warenken 20, Cook - Sister
H D Mckensie 41, Gold Miner - Boarder
Louis L Coffer 21, Gold Miner - Boarder
George Arentsen 43, Gold Miner - Boarder
John Edwards 38, Gold Miner – Boarder
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Age in 1910: 50
Estimated Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Home in 1910: Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California – North of Columbia on the Stanislaus River and Stanislaus National Forest.
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages & Occupation:
George J Arentsen 50, Gold Miner
C. Abello 33, Gold Miner
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Home in 1920: Township 2, Tuolumne County, California – Columbia area
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birth Place: Holland
Mother's Birth Place: France
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations:
John Arentsen 58, Gold Miner
George J Arensten 62, Gold Miner
Both brothers were born in Wisconsin and were single men. It is possible that John was married for a time, but I have not yet found solid evidence confirming a marriage, only clues.
George J. Arentsen was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to George and Barbara Hoffman Arentsen. He had an older sister, Emma, and younger siblings, Magdalena "Lena", John and Catherine (Kate). At the time of his death, only John was listed in his obituary as surviving him, but all but his youngest sister, Catherine, were living at the time of his death. Catherine had a short life and passed in 1870, at age seven.
News of the death of George J. Arentsen at the County hospital in Sonora reached Columbia on a Thursday afternoon. He was 68.
For a number of years, Mr. Arentsen suffered from a paralytic stroke which caused increasing feebleness and digression over time.
George left home early to start his career in mining. He was a miner in Idaho for more than a decade before he and his brother, John Arentsen, came to California during the Midwinter Fair, a World's Fair that operated from January 27 to July 5 in 1894, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They eventually arrived in this county where George engaged in pocket mining in the vicinity of Jackass Hill for many years.
Mr. Arentsen lived in Columbia where he worked in various capacities when his health, never very good, permitted.
He was a quiet, respected citizen who had many friends in the area.
He had been a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 21, I.O.O.F. and of the Encampment by which fraternity last rights were celebrated.
Interment was in Columbia Cemetery.
Note: Countries in Europe have constantly changed their names and boarders over the years. The parents' birthplaces can be confusing when comparing the entries of census of different decades, but it is because of those changes that occurred over time.
1860 United States Federal Census about George Arentsen
Name: George Arentsen
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1860: Kenosha Ward 2, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Kenosha
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplace:
John Arentsen 26, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 34, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 4, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 3, Wisconsin
Magdalena "Lena" Arentsen 1, Wisconsin
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: George Johnson
Birth Year: 1857
Age in 1870: 13
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1870: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's Occupation: billiard saloonkeeper
Household Members: Name Age
John Arentsen 39, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 39, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 15, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 13, Wisconsin
Lina Arentsen 12, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 8, Wisconsin
Catherine "Kate" Arentsen 6, Wisconsin
"Kate" is buried in Michigan: Memorial# 45807011
1880 United States Federal Census
George was not living with his parents at the time of this census. He was living in Idaho. The rest of his family still lived in Spring Lake, Michigan and are as follows:
Name: John A. Arentsen
Home in 1880: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Holland
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Barbara Arentsen
Father's birthplace: Holland
Mother's birthplace: Holland
Occupation: Keeping Hotel
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplaces:
John A. Arentsen 48, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 52, Germany
Emma Arentsen 24, Wisconsin
Lena Arentsen 21, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 19, Wisconsin
Caspar M. Caswell 45, a farmer boarding with the family, who was born in Michigan
1880 United States Federal Census
George Arentsen was boarding with a family in Idaho and working as a miner.
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1880: Glenns Ferry, Alturas County, Idaho
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's birthplace: Holland/Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany/Prussia
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names & Ages:
William Garrard 29
Augusta Garrard 20
Guy Garrard 1
George Arentsen 23
Samuel Houston 50
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1900: Township 4, Tuolumne County, California – Area of Tuttletown & Jackass Hill
Age: 43
Birth Date: May 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Single
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations and Relationship to Head of House
George Warenken 32, Mining Superintendant
Olive Warenken 31, Cook - Wife
Bertha Warenken 20, Cook - Sister
H D Mckensie 41, Gold Miner - Boarder
Louis L Coffer 21, Gold Miner - Boarder
George Arentsen 43, Gold Miner - Boarder
John Edwards 38, Gold Miner – Boarder
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Age in 1910: 50
Estimated Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Home in 1910: Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California – North of Columbia on the Stanislaus River and Stanislaus National Forest.
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages & Occupation:
George J Arentsen 50, Gold Miner
C. Abello 33, Gold Miner
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Home in 1920: Township 2, Tuolumne County, California – Columbia area
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birth Place: Holland
Mother's Birth Place: France
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations:
John Arentsen 58, Gold Miner
George J Arensten 62, Gold Miner
Both brothers were born in Wisconsin and were single men. It is possible that John was married for a time, but I have not yet found solid evidence confirming a marriage, only clues.
News of the death of George J. Arentsen at the County hospital in Sonora reached Columbia on a Thursday afternoon. He was 68.
For a number of years, Mr. Arentsen suffered from a paralytic stroke which caused increasing feebleness and digression over time.
George left home early to start his career in mining. He was a miner in Idaho for more than a decade before he and his brother, John Arentsen, came to California during the Midwinter Fair, a World's Fair that operated from January 27 to July 5 in 1894, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They eventually arrived in this county where George engaged in pocket mining in the vicinity of Jackass Hill for many years.
Mr. Arentsen lived in Columbia where he worked in various capacities when his health, never very good, permitted.
He was a quiet, respected citizen who had many friends in the area.
He had been a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 21, I.O.O.F. and of the Encampment by which fraternity last rights were celebrated.
Interment was in Columbia Cemetery.
Note: Countries in Europe have constantly changed their names and boarders over the years. The parents' birthplaces can be confusing when comparing the entries of census of different decades, but it is because of those changes that occurred over time.
1860 United States Federal Census about George Arentsen
Name: George Arentsen
Age in 1860: 3
Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1860: Kenosha Ward 2, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Kenosha
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplace:
John Arentsen 26, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 34, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 4, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 3, Wisconsin
Magdalena "Lena" Arentsen 1, Wisconsin
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: George Johnson
Birth Year: 1857
Age in 1870: 13
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Home in 1870: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's Occupation: billiard saloonkeeper
Household Members: Name Age
John Arentsen 39, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 39, Prussia
Emma Arentsen 15, Wisconsin
George Arentsen 13, Wisconsin
Lina Arentsen 12, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 8, Wisconsin
Catherine "Kate" Arentsen 6, Wisconsin
"Kate" is buried in Michigan: Memorial# 45807011
1880 United States Federal Census
George was not living with his parents at the time of this census. He was living in Idaho. The rest of his family still lived in Spring Lake, Michigan and are as follows:
Name: John A. Arentsen
Home in 1880: Spring Lake, Ottawa County, Michigan
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Holland
Relation to Head of Household: Self
Spouse's Name: Barbara Arentsen
Father's birthplace: Holland
Mother's birthplace: Holland
Occupation: Keeping Hotel
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages, & Birthplaces:
John A. Arentsen 48, Holland
Barbara Arentsen 52, Germany
Emma Arentsen 24, Wisconsin
Lena Arentsen 21, Wisconsin
John Arentsen 19, Wisconsin
Caspar M. Caswell 45, a farmer boarding with the family, who was born in Michigan
1880 United States Federal Census
George Arentsen was boarding with a family in Idaho and working as a miner.
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1880: Glenns Ferry, Alturas County, Idaho
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father's birthplace: Holland/Germany
Mother's birthplace: Germany/Prussia
Occupation: Miner
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names & Ages:
William Garrard 29
Augusta Garrard 20
Guy Garrard 1
George Arentsen 23
Samuel Houston 50
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: George Arentsen
Home in 1900: Township 4, Tuolumne County, California – Area of Tuttletown & Jackass Hill
Age: 43
Birth Date: May 1857
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Single
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations and Relationship to Head of House
George Warenken 32, Mining Superintendant
Olive Warenken 31, Cook - Wife
Bertha Warenken 20, Cook - Sister
H D Mckensie 41, Gold Miner - Boarder
Louis L Coffer 21, Gold Miner - Boarder
George Arentsen 43, Gold Miner - Boarder
John Edwards 38, Gold Miner – Boarder
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Age in 1910: 50
Estimated Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Home in 1910: Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California – North of Columbia on the Stanislaus River and Stanislaus National Forest.
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members' Names, Ages & Occupation:
George J Arentsen 50, Gold Miner
C. Abello 33, Gold Miner
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Arentsen
Home in 1920: Township 2, Tuolumne County, California – Columbia area
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birth Place: Holland
Mother's Birth Place: France
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members' Names, Ages and Occupations:
John Arentsen 58, Gold Miner
George J Arensten 62, Gold Miner
Both brothers were born in Wisconsin and were single men. It is possible that John was married for a time, but I have not yet found solid evidence confirming a marriage, only clues.
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