Descendants of Nelson Hanson

abt. 1865 Nelson and Ada Jane Hanson

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:

  1. Benjamin Moody HANSON, born Jun 01, 1865 in Ill; died Feb 13, 1891 in Clear Lake, Iowa.
  2. Bertha HANSON, born Feb 14, 1867 in Darlington, WI; died May 25, 1948.
  3. Joseph Miles HANSON, born Mar 24, 1868 in Darlington, WI; died Jan 11, 1921 in Youngstown, OH.
  4. Harriet Eleanor HANSON, born Sep 02, 1869 in Darlington, WI; died 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA.
  5. Jesse Spaulding HANSON, born Nov 11, 1871 in Darlington, WI; died Aug 17, 1921 in Clear Lake, IA.
  6. Irene HANSON, born Feb 01, 1874 in Darlington, WI; died Mar 03, 1896 in Clear Lake, IA.
  7. PERRY OLIVER HANSON, born Nov 24, 1875 in Darlington, WI; died Feb 22, 1967 in Iola, KS.
  8. Ira Bray HANSON, born Nov 04, 1879; died Jul 12, 1880.

Generation No. 2

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:

  1. Paul BOEYE, born Dec 1898 in MN; died May 1976 in MN. He married Fay Richmond.
  2. Katherine BOEYE.
  3. Joyce BOEYE born Sep 27, 1901 in MN; died Sep 1968 in San Gabriel, CA unm.
  4. Lawrence BOEYE.

 

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:

  1. Lowell Kingsley HANSON, born Sep 05, 1903 in Kansas City, Mo; died Oct 01, 1976 in Southbury, CT. He married Suzanne Gray.
  2. Irene HANSON, born Nov 07, 1904 in Kansas City, Mo; died May 16, 1981 in Youngstown, OH. She married Lyman V. Cody Jul 26, 1947 in Nashville TN.

 

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:

  1. Clifford Benjamin HANSON. He married Osa.
  2. Dorothy HANSON, born Aug 31, 1897; died Mar 1979 in CA. She married Lance Barden.

Children of Jesse HANSON and Zeta Hubbard are:

  1. Muriel HANSON.
  2. Marjorie HANSON. She married Warren Matson.
  3. Roger HANSON.

 

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:

  1. Eleanor HANSON, born Jul 14, 1903; died  Jan 04, 1989, Iola KS. She married Burney Miller Feb 18, 1925.
  2. RICHARD EWING HANSON, born Oct 31, 1905 in Taianfu China; died Jan 08, 1993 in Rutland VT. He married MARGERY FRANCES DAY Jun 02, 1928 in Lawrence, KS.
  3. Ada Ruth HANSON, born Sep 08, 1907; died Oct 2000 in FL. She married Harry Woshinsky.
  4. Margaret Merriman HANSON, born Jul 12, 1909; died Feb 12, 1992 in Aberdeen, SD . She married Charles Branson.
  5. Elizabeth Moody HANSON, born Sep 13, 1914. She married E.Morris Hayes.
  6. Perry Oliver HANSON, born Dec 31, 1915. He married Kathleen Berry.
  7. Hobart HANSON, born Dec 06, 1917. He married Margaret McGinnis.

 

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