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Serentius Augustus “August” Aaroe

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Serentius Augustus “August” Aaroe

Birth
Norway
Death
1 Jan 1893 (aged 40)
Nevada, USA
Burial
Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA Add to Map
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U.S. City Directory Carson City 1878 - 1879 August is a horseshoer with F. Clugate.

1870 Yreka, Siskiyou, CA he is listed as an apprentice blacksmith

1880 Smith Valley, Lyon (at that time Esmeralda), NV census has August listed as Serentius A. Aaroe, he lists his occupation as horseshoer, age 29, born Norway as were his parents.

28 Jun 1888 Reno Evening Gazette
"Yesterday afternoon the barn of August Aaroe in Hawthorne was destroyed by fire. Owning to a high wind there was for a time fears for the town, but the active exertions of the citizens prevented the extension of the fire to other buildings."
U.S. City Directory Carson City 1878 - 1879 August is a horseshoer with F. Clugate.

1870 Yreka, Siskiyou, CA he is listed as an apprentice blacksmith

1880 Smith Valley, Lyon (at that time Esmeralda), NV census has August listed as Serentius A. Aaroe, he lists his occupation as horseshoer, age 29, born Norway as were his parents.

28 Jun 1888 Reno Evening Gazette
"Yesterday afternoon the barn of August Aaroe in Hawthorne was destroyed by fire. Owning to a high wind there was for a time fears for the town, but the active exertions of the citizens prevented the extension of the fire to other buildings."

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A light from our household is gone
A voice we loved is still
A place is vacant in our heart
That never can be filled

Gravesite Details

August shares a stone with Marcus Aaroe, Marcus probably being his son.



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