abt. 1865
1.NELSON HANSON (HANS PETERA PAULSON, PAULB NILLSON) was born Jan 18, 1836 in Ahla, Lahlom County Parish, Halland Co. Sweden, and died Nov 15, 1924 in Mason City, IA. He married ADA JANE MOODY Jun 30, 1864 in Fort Howard, WI, daughter of BENJAMIN MOODY and JANE CHAMBERLAIN. Nelson Hanson came to America at the age of 18, in 1854, followed by his older brother in 1861, who returned to Sweden in 1876. He was a student of Beloit College in Wisconsin and worked as a stone mason. Later he he was in charge of a lumber mill in Green Bay and had a farm in Darlington, WI. Ada met Nelson in Green Bay while visiting her cousin and once married had settled in Batavia, IL. In 1880 the family moved to Clear Lake Iowa and continued farming for four years. He then moved into town and operated a nursery. In 1896 Nelson and Ada moved to St. Paul, MN where they had charge of a social center. After 12 years in St. Paul they moved to Mason City Iowa, to the home of their daughter, Bertha. They are both buried in Clear Lake Cemetery. Ada Jane was orphaned at the age of three and grew up in Asylum, Bradford Co. PA with her mother's sister's family - Ada Chamberlain and Joseph Miles Bishop. She is listed in the 1860 federal census as a "common school teacher". Children of NELSON HANSON and ADA MOODY are:
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3.
Bertha
HANSON (NELSON2, HANS PETER1 PAULSON) was born Feb 14, 1867 in
Darlington, WI, and died May 25, 1948. She married John
Franklin Boeye Jun 16, 1897 in St. Paul, MN. Children of Bertha HANSON and John Boeye are:
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4.Joseph Miles HANSON (NELSON2, HANS PETER1 PAULSON) was born Mar 24, 1868 in
Darlington, WI, and died Jan 11, 1921 in Youngstown, OH.
He married Loetta Reece Nov 14, 1902 in Kansas City, MO. Children of Joseph HANSON and Loetta Reece are:
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6.
Jesse
Spaulding HANSON (NELSON2, HANS PETER1 PAULSON) was born Nov 11, 1871 in Darlington, WI, and died Aug 17, 1921 in Clear Lake, IA. He married
(1) Hattie Bates Oct 12, 1890. He married (2) Zeta L.
Hubbard Jul 23, 1906 in St. Paul MN, daughter of Hubbard
and Hattie Bates. Children of Jesse HANSON and Hattie Bates are:
Children of Jesse HANSON and Zeta Hubbard are:
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8.
PERRY OLIVER
HANSON (NELSON2, HANS PETER1 PAULSON) was born Nov 24, 1875 in
Darlington, WI, and died Feb 22, 1967 in Iola, KS. He
married (1) RUTH STEVENSON EWING Jun 26, 1902 in
Iola, KS, daughter of HENRY EWING and ELIZABETH
MERRIMAN. He married (2) Irene Forsyth Aug 08, 1952. Children of PERRY HANSON and RUTH EWING are:
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