Hans Staner Hanson

As printed in 1916

HANS STANER HANSON.

Hans Staner Hanson, a farmer of Henning, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, is now a well-to-do man and is well known throughout the county where he has lived for many years.

Mr. Hanson was born on January 3, 1852, in Norway, and is the son of Staner and Rungnald (Larsen1) Hanson, both of whom were natives of Norway. Mr. Hanson's parents came to America and settled at Madison, Wisconsin, in 1856. Four years later they moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota, and there purchased a pre-emption of one hundred and sixty acres of land, where Mr. Hanson's father died. They were the parents of seven children, two of whom. Louis and an infant, and deceased. The living children are Mary, Hans Staner. Ole, Anna and Richard.

Hans Staner Hanson was four years "Id when the family settled in the-tate of Wisconsin. He attended school in Dane county, Wisconsin. and at Albert I ea and later took up farming. Subsequently, he moved to 1 rool ton, Polk county, Minnesota, and purchased three hundred anil twenty ere 1 1 railroad land, which he sold in 1879. At this time he returned to St. Croix county, Wisconsin, and in 1881 came to Otter Tail county. Minnesota, ami purchased 1 ne hundred and sixty acres of land in section t6. of Henning township. After a time he sold this farm and moved to Girard township, where he purchased three hundred and sixt) acres For the next sixteen years he lived in Girard township, but this farm was sold in r8o8, at which time Mr Hanson moved to Henning. He now owns two hundred acres of land, tie hundred and-i- acres of which is located within the corporation limits of the town of Henning. Having rebuilt his house, Mr. Hanson has a splendid residence lie has a barn, sixty by twenty-six feet, with two sheds, eighteen by sixty and fifteen by sixty. Hans Staner Hanson lias always been prominent as a stockman. He is secretary and manager of the Henning Farmers Creamery Association and has held other positions of trust and responsibility.

In 1892 Hans S. Hanson was married to Helena Bogan, who was born at Christiania, Norway, in 1862. Mrs. Hanson's father died in Norway and, after his death, her mother came to America and settled in Otter Tail county. She spent her last days in Raker count)', Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Hans S. Hanson have been the parents of five children: Staner, Louis, Stella, Hannah and Henry, all of whom are living and reside at home with their father. Their mother died in 1904.

Mr. Hanson has bought and sold considerable land in Otter Tail county, Minnesota. He has been president of the village of Henning and is now president of the local school board. He has served in this capacity for the past seven years.

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.