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Born 1856
From History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916)
ANDREW HANSON.
The proprietor of one hundred and sixty acres in section 2. of BlufTton township, is.Andrew Hanson, a native of Sweden, born at Skane, December 21, 1856. He is the son of Hans Johnson and Kari Bengtson, both of whom were torn in Skane, Sweden. Hans Johnson was a farmer in his native land and followed his occupation there until 1880, when he immigrated with hi> wife and two daughters to the United States in order to join his two sons, i'eter and Andrew, who had preceded them a few years previously and had settled at Rockford, Illinois. Hans and Kari Johnson lived the remainder of their lives at Rockford with their children, the former passing away on March 31, 1894, and the latter in 1890. Both were devoted members of the Swedish Lutheran church. To these parents were born four children, as follow: Andrew, the subject of this sketch; Betsey, who married Andrew Nelson and lives at Rockford, Illinois: Peter, who immigrated to the United States in 1879 and is now a farmer living at Rockford, Illinois, and Anna, who married I'eter Martinson and lives at Rockford. Illinois.
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In t88o Andrew Hanson was united in marriage with Elza Johnson, a native of Skane, Sweden, and the daughter of John Johnson and Anna Nelson, both of whom were pioneer settlers in Illinois. To this happy union there have been born nine children, as follow: Fannie, who married Charles Swenson ami lives in Illinois; Ella, who married Oscar Tungquist and also lives in Illinois; Alfred, who is a carpenter of Minneapolis; Anna, who married Karl Gregory and lives in Rockford, Illinois; Clara, who married Harry Osborn and lives in Los Angeles, California; Mabel and Hansie, who live at home with their parents, and two children, both named Alma, who died in infancy.
Andrew Elanson has taken a great interest in local political and social conditions, but has never aspired to hold public office. He is identified with the Republican party.
As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John Johnson
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