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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)
LEWIS HANSON.
Born on March 20. 1867, the late Lewis Hanson, who was a well-to-do farmer of Fverts township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, was a son of Andrew and Martha (Erickson) Hanson, both of whom were natives of Norway. Andrew Hanson was born in Norway in 1834, and Martha Erickson was born in the same country on July 4, 1839. They were married in Norway, ami in pioneer times emigrated to America and settled in Grant county, Minnesota. They were also pioneer settlers in Otter Tail county, where they removed from Grant county. They took a homestead in St. Olaf township, a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and bought three hundred and twenty acres in sections 8 and 9, about 1880. Lewis Hanson's parents are still living on the old homestead in St. Olaf township. Andrew Hanson broke up his land from the raw prairie, and made many substantial improvements on the place and is now living retired. He and his good wife are members of the Lutheran church. They were the parents of eight children, of whom Lewis was the fourth child. The others are John Edward. Tilda, bred. Anne, John, Carl and Anton.
Lewis Hanson was educated principally in the schools of Otter Tail county, Minnesota. He came to Everts township with his parents, and located on one hundred and sixty acres of land which he purchased of his father, and here he lived until his death in 1913.
On January 21, 1893, Lewis Hanson was married to Nettie Dahl. who was born in Everts township on May 22, 1872, and who is a daughter of Ole II. and Karen (Glende) Dahl, both of whom were burn in Norway, the former in 1N47 and the latter in 1848. Ole Dahl and Karen Glende both came to America and settled in Otter Tail county, Minnesota, in 1871, and were married in this county. After their marriage, Mrs. Hanson's father purchased a farm of one hundred and thirty-three acres in section 17, in Everts township. He died on this farm in 1882. His widow is now living, at the age of sixty-eight years. They were the parents of three children, Nettie, Andrew, and Sophia, who is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hanson are the parents of four children: Ole A., born on November 27, 1803, lives at home on the farm; Clarence M., June 7, 1897, also lives at home; Clara, December o, 1899; Mathilda, February 11, 1904.
The late Lewis Hanson made many- improvements upon his farm in Everts township. In 1898 he built a magnificent residence, and in addition to the erection of many good farm buildings he also fenced his farm and installed a good system of drainage. Mr. Hanson was well known in the community where he spent a great deal of his life. His widow is still living on the farm, and is a highly respected and refined woman.
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.
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