See also

Family of James Henry Ablitt and Margeurite Olson

Husband: James Henry Ablitt

  • Name:

  • James Henry Ablitt2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Robert Ablitt (1833-1906)

  • Mother:

  • Sophia Groom (1836?-1890)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayer3

  • Birth:

  • 16 Jul 1863

  • Needham Market, Suffolk, England2 4 3 5

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 8)

  • Creeting St. Mary, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • grandson attending school and living with his widowed grandfather James Groom, his parents Robert and Sophia, sisters Elizabeth and Louisa, and brother Robert. Born in Needham Market Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1905 (age 42)

  • Smith Avenue, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3

  •  

  • a brick layer living with his wife Margeuritte, sons Rob and Lawrence, and daughters Christabelle and Margueritte. Born in England and resided in the US for twenty-one years

  • Death:

  • 4 Aug 1940 (age 77)

  • Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA5

  • Burial:

  • Aug 1940

  • Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA5

  •  

  • born 16th July 1863, died 4th August 1940 aged 77

Wife: Margeurite Olson

  • Name:

  • Margeurite Olson1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1867

  • Denmark3 6

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1905 (age 38)

  • Smith Avenue, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3

  •  

  • living with her husband James, sons Rob and Lawrence, and daughters Christabelle and Margueritte. Born in Denmark and resided in the US for twenty years

  • Death:

  • 24 Feb 1949 (age 81)

  • St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA6

  • Burial:

  • Feb 1949

  • Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA6

  •  

  • born 1867, died 24th February 1949 aged 81-82

Child 1: Robert James Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Robert James Ablitt7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Nickname:

  • Rob

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • power lineman7

  • Birth:

  • 22 Mar 1888

  • St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3 7

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1905 (age 16)

  • Smith Avenue, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3

  •  

  • as Rob living with his parents James and Margeuritte, brother Lawrence, and sisters Christabelle and Margueritte. Born in Minnesota

  • Death:

  • 24 Jul 1940 (age 52)

  • Dakota County, Minnesota, USA7

  •  

  • Cause: of electrocution whilst working on a 40 ft pole carrying 2,300 volts

    of 395 Fry Street St. Paul and employed by the Northern States Power Co

  • Burial:

  • Jul 1940

  • Roselawn Cemetery, Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA7

Child 2: Lawrence W Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Lawrence W Ablitt

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 19 Jun 1893

  • St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3 8

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1905 (age 10)

  • Smith Avenue, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3

  •  

  • living with his parents James and Margeuritte, brother Rob, and sisters Christabelle and Margueritte. Born in Minnesota

  • Death:

  • 23 Feb 1944 (age 50)

  • St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, USA8

  • Burial:

  • Feb 1944

  • Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA8

  •  

  • born 19th June 1893, died 23rd February 1944 aged 50

Child 3: Christabelle Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Christabelle Ablitt

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Roe Giddings Chase (1878-1931)

  • Birth:

  • 19 Oct 1893

  • St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3 9

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1905 (age 12)

  • Smith Avenue, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3

  •  

  • living with her parents James and Margeuritte, brothers Rob and Lawrence, and sister Margueritte. Born in Minnesota

  • Death:

  • 26 Aug 1970 (age 76)

  • Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA9

  • Burial:

  • Aug 1976

  • Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA9

  •  

  • born 19th October 1893, died 26th August 1970 aged 76

Child 4: Marguerite Ablitt

  • Name:

  • Marguerite Ablitt10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Andrew Henry Smith (1883-1950)

  • Birth:

  • 11 Oct 1895

  • St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3 10

  • Census:

  • 1 Jun 1905 (age 9)

  • Smith Avenue, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA3

  •  

  • living with her parents James and Margeuritte, brothers Rob and Lawrence, and sister Christabelle. Born in Minnesota

  • Death:

  • 24 Nov 1973 (age 78)

  • St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA10

  • Burial:

  • Nov 1973

  • Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA10

  •  

  • of 1647 Lafond Street St. Paul, born 11th October 1895, died 24th November 1973 aged 78, and buried with her husband Andrew

Sources

1.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Miineapolis Sunset memorial Park Cemetery plot:block 1 memorial id:99412434. Cit. Date: 10 December 2025.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1863 quarter:3 volume:4a page:512. Cit. Date: 8 December 2022.

3.

Ancestry US MInnesota Territorial and State Censuses 1849-1905, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1905 Ramsey St. Paul wards 3-5 enumeration district:19 sheet:12. Cit. Date: 11 December 2025.

4.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:15 page:21 schedule:27. Cit. Date: 25 November 2024.

5.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). Miineapolis Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery plot:block 1 memorial id:99412434. Cit. Date: 10 December 2025.

6.

Ibid. Miineapolis Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery plot:block 1 memorial id:99412423. Cit. Date: 10 December 2025.

7.

Ibid. Roseville Ramsey County Roselawn Cemetery plot:Section 6A - Block X - Lot 151 - SW 1/4 - Space 1 memorial id:78741808. Cit. Date: 10 December 2025.

8.

Ibid. Miineapolis Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery plot:block 1 memorial id:99412453. Cit. Date: 11 December 2025.

9.

Ibid. Minnesota Anoka Forest Hill Cemetery memorial id:57064450. Cit. Date: 11 December 2025.

10.

Ibid. Minnesota Mendota Heights Acacia Park Cemetery plot:Cypress - Block 9 - Lot 11 - Grave 16 memorial id:134165539. Cit. Date: 11 December 2025.