John Hilmer Hanson

1871 - 1944  (72 years)

• Name	John Hilmer Hanson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	24 Jul 1871	Ellingbo, , Västra Götaland, Sweden   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Relocation	1904	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [7]
  	Family
  	They came by passenger train from Superior, WI to Deer River, MN, then north to Marcell by logging train, then north to Bigfork over a chain of lakes and rivers and finally by team and wagon.
  Relocation	1905	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [8]
  	Family
  	Clara Margaret was born safely in Superior in June, so later in the fall they returned to Bigfork.
  Relocation	1905	Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States   [7]
  	Family
  	A year or so earlier a baby girl had been born but lived only a short time, dying from what was believed to be a sickness called "summer complaint". Another child was now expected (Clara Margaret) so they wanted to be nearer medical care. They stayed in the city until the fall of the year before returning to Bigfork.
  Relocation	1909  [8]
  	Family
  	They moved from the site of thier original homestead to the homestead formerly owned by (and now purchased from) O. John Olson located at the Spruce Park Corner.
  Occupation	1 Apr 1910
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1 Jan 1920  [4]
  	Blacksmith
  Relocation	Bef 1941  [9]
  	John moved into small trailer (owned by son Peter) located at Clara and Art's place where Clara could look after him. The farm was now vacant, however Peter and his family would move into it in 1941.
  Family Search ID	MZMX-DP1
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MZMX-DP1
  Died	1 Jan 1944	Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [1, 6]
  Buried	6 Jan 1944	Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States   [1, 6]
  		Hilmer Hanson-Karen Marie (Nelson) Hanson Grave Marker Hilmer Hanson-+Karen Marie (Ericson) Hanson Grave Marker
  Person ID	I5305	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Hans Håkanson,   b. 14 May 1839, , Västra Götaland, Sweden ,   d. 9 May 1899, , Västra Götaland, Sweden  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Karolina Andreasdotter,   b. 7 Oct 1842, , Västra Götaland, Sweden ,   d. 14 Apr 1918, , Västra Götaland, Sweden  (Age 75 years)
  Married	7 Feb 1862	, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden
  Family ID	F759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Karen Marie Nelson,   b. 24 Nov 1875, Bamble, , Telemark, Norway ,   d. 11 Feb 1916, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 40 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1901	Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States   [3, 7]
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  Children	+ 1. Henry Nickolai Hanson,   b. 18 Nov 1902, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 27 Sep 1993  (Age 90 years)   2. Hanson,   b. 1904, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 1904, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 0 years) + 3. Clara Margaret Hanson,   b. 13 Jun 1905, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 3 Dec 1996, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 91 years)   4. Helen Marie Hanson,   b. 20 Sep 1908, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 1 Jun 1909, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 0 years) + 5. Guy Hanson,   b. 4 Mar 1910, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 3 Dec 2000, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 90 years) + 6. Peter Carl Hanson,   b. 27 Jan 1913, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 14 May 2002, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States  (Age 89 years) + 7. Hildur Jennie Hanson,   b. 11 Feb 1916, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 11 Jul 2005, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States  (Age 89 years) + 8. Karen Marie "Mia" Hanson,   b. 11 Feb 1916, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 27 Feb 1992, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 24 Jul 1871 - Ellingbo, , Västra Götaland, Sweden Married - 16 Mar 1901 - Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States Relocation - Family - 1904 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Relocation - Family - 1905 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Relocation - Family - 1905 - Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States Died - 1 Jan 1944 - Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Buried - 6 Jan 1944 - Bigfork Cemetery, Bigfork, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  John Hilmer Hanson Jun 1871 - Jan 1, 1944

  
  

• Sources

  [S337] Cemeteries - MN, Itasca - Bigfork Cemetery Grave Markers, Bigfork Cemetery (Itasca, Minnesota), John Hilmer and Karen Marie Hanson marker, personally read and photographed, 2009. (Reliability: 3). [S489] Census - WI, Douglas - 1905 State, Wisconsin, Douglas, (Digital images. Ancestry.com. 2007), Supior, p. 481, family 543, line 78, John H. Hanson; (accessed 9 Jan 2012); citing Wisconsin Historical Society (Reliability: 2), 9 Jan 2012. [S488] Census - MN, Itasca - 1910 Fed, Minnesota, Itasca, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll 707, Bigfork, enumeration district (ED) 61, p. 4B, dwelling 39, family 40, John H. Hanson, accessed 9 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 2), 9 Jan 2012. [S243] Census - MN, Itasca - 1920 Fed, Minnesota, Itasca, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2005), T625, roll T625_840, Bigfork, enumeration district (ED) 25, p. 4A, dwelling 66, family 68, Haljmer Hanson, accessed 11 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 2), 11 Jan 2012. [S236] Census - MN, Itasca - 1930 Fed, Minnesota, Itasca, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1102, Bigfork, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 1A, dwelling 54, family 54, John H. Hanson, accessed 12 Jan 2012 (Reliability: 2), 12 Jan 2012. [S493] Artifacts - Hanson, John Hilmer - Funeral Memorium booklet, Libbey Funeral Home, Grand Rapids.Unknown author, John Hilmer Hanson funeral memorium booklet (Reliability: 2), 14 Jan 2012. [S484] Book - HANSON - Peter Hanson's Book, Peter Hanson, (N.p.: self, 1987.), 3. (Reliability: 2), 26 Dec 2011. [S484] Book - HANSON - Peter Hanson's Book, Peter Hanson, (N.p.: self, 1987.), 4. (Reliability: 0), 26 Dec 2011. [S484] Book - HANSON - Peter Hanson's Book, Peter Hanson, (N.p.: self, 1987.), 23. (Reliability: 0), 26 Dec 2011.