In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1858
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)
OLE HANSON.
Ole Hanson, a prosperous farmer of Nidaros township, this county, is a native of Sweden, where he was born 011 May 7, 1858, and was educated 111 the public schools of that country. He is one of seven children born to his parents: Andrew (deceased 1. Peter, (He. Magnus, Nels, Anna and Johanna 1 deceased). Mr. Hanson's father died in 1870 and his mother in [901. Both lived in Sweden all of their lives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hanson are members of the Eagle Lake Swedish Lutheran church. They take an active interest in religious affairs as well as in all civic matters.
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.
The printed record stops around 1916. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.