John Thomas Lauridsen

1918 - 1969  (50 years)

• Name	John Thomas Lauridsen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	22 Jan 1918	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1920	Elwah, Clallam, Washington, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
  Residence	1930	Elwha, Clallam, Washington, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [7]
  Residence	1940	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1941	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [10]
  Article re: John Thomas Lauridsen Loses Arm	30 Aug 1960	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [11]
  		Article re: John Thomas Lauridsen Loses Arm
  Burial	1969	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [3]
  Death	3 Jan 1969	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [3, 6]
  John Thomas Lauridsen Obituary	6 Jan 1969	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [12]
  		John Thomas Lauridsen Obituary
  Name	John Lauridsen  [9]
  Name	John Lauridsen  [9]
  Name	John Lauridsen  [8]
  Name	John T Lauridsen  [10]
  Name	John T Lauridsen  [7]
  Reference Number	2632
  Residence	Clallam, Washington, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I2632	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Lauridsen,   b. 16 Jun 1894, Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 12 Aug 1958, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Mary Erden Brown,   b. 7 Nov 1895, Iowa, USA d. 3 Nov 1986, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	7 Jul 1916	King, Washington, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Rose Waldron,   b. 19 Jan 1921, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 18 Nov 1998, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1940	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Daniel Henry Lauridsen,   b. 31 Dec 1940, Port Angeles East, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 25 May 2006, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Living   3. Janet Marie Lauridsen,   b. 29 Dec 1944, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 28 Dec 2017, Sequim, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Living
  Family ID	F1012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jan 1918 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Elwah, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Elwha, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1935 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Marriage - 6 Feb 1940 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1941 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Article re: John Thomas Lauridsen Loses Arm - 30 Aug 1960 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Burial - 1969 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Death - 3 Jan 1969 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA John Thomas Lauridsen Obituary - 6 Jan 1969 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - - Clallam, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	John Lauridsen
  	Article re: John Thomas Lauridsen Loses Arm
  	John Lauridsen and Dorothy (Waldron) Lauridsen/Olson headstone
  	John Thomas Lauridsen Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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