Christian and
Ingaborg (Iverson) Hansen
Faulk County, South
Dakota
homesteaders
Back: Otto, Helmer, Halbert, Ida, Anna, John, Karl, Ted. Seated: Ingeborg and Christ Ca 1940
MR. AND MRS. CHRIST1AN HANSEN
Christian Hansen was born
in Nasta, Norway, Feb. 16, 1859. Ingeborg Iverson was born
at Grand Hadaland, Norway Dec. 22, 1863. They were married in Norway and came to the U.S.A. on an
emigrant boat and spent two months at Ellis Island being screened before
they were allowed into the country. They lived three years in Wisconsin
where he worked in a lumber camp.
He always wanted to have land of his own and he would
never be able to own any in Norway. He heard they could get 160 acres of
land for a home-stead, so he brought his
family to Redfield and left them while he got a 160 acre permit for a
quarter of land in Irving Township. The original homestead quarter was
in the northwest of Section 33. Christian dug a cave and lived there until
he built a sod house with two rooms and a wood floor in one room. Later
they moved into a five room house.
They had 11
children: Anna (Dec.18,1895
- June 18,1955); Eda
(Nov. 29, 1887 - 1888);
Josephine (1889 -
June 25, ); Halbert
(Aug. 11, 1891
- Nov. 2, 1967);
John (April 2, 1894)
lives in Faulkton; Ida (May 2, 1896
- ) married Wm. Eschenbaum and lives
in Faulkton; Martin (April 4, 1898
-May II, 1977); Otto
(March 28, 1900-
July 30, 1980); Helmer (Sept.
29, 1902- Jan. 2, 1976);
Elizabeth (March 7, 1904-Aug.
7, 1970); and Karl (Oct.
27,1907-March 20, 1976).
When Christian
died Dec. 21, 1942, three of his sons, Martin, Otto and Karl,
aka Ted, inherited the farm of five quarters. After the deaths of
Martin and Ted, Otto inherited the farm. They had purchased more land
and built the farm up to 11 quarters of land.
Ingeborg died July 12, 1945.
They are buried at Faulkton.
Obits
From "History of Faulk County", 1912-1982
CHILDREN OF CHRISTIAN AND INGABORG
1.
ANNA
(1885-1958) / Joe Kuper (1883-1977) Buried
Faulkton Cemetery.
Children:
Ethel m. Porter Hall; Lewis m. Bernice Kuper;
Clarence
m. Lorraine
Kruse;
Josephine
m. William Speck;
Harold
m. Della ;
Alfred m. Doris
Crowe;
Edna
m. John Iverson; Alice m. Joe Hippens.
2.
JOSEPHINE
m. Frank Gross.
One child -
William Donald
(1915-2001) / Annabelle Gross (-1998)
3.
EDA
Died at 18 months; buried on
Hansen brother’s farm.
4.
HALBERT (1891-1967)
m.
Leah Hansen. Buried Orient Cemetery . Children: Robert,
Virgil m. Mildred , Lavilla m.
Lyle Levtzow; Phyllis m.
Dale Markegard; Karen m.
Claude Bent
5.
JOHN (1894-1983)
m. Malinda Borcherding.
Buried
Faulkton Cemetery. Children: Leslie
m.
Geraldine; Loretta m. Robert Ketterling; Lester m. Patty Hansen.
6.
IDA (1896-1988) married William
Eschenbaum (1894-1956) buried Faulkton Cemetery.Children:
Melvin / Mary Eschenbaum, Kenneth /
Dorothy Eschenbaum, Evelyn /
Delmar Morrow, Esther /
Myron Hagenlock; Marjorie /
Vernon Bellack; Rolland / Rosella Eschenbaum;
REILAND Eschenbaum (died at birth)
7.
MARTIN (1898-1977)
buried Faulkton Cemetery
8.
OTTO
(1900-1980) buried
Faulkton Cemetery
9.
HELMAR (1902-1976) / Leona Hansen buried Faulkton
Cemetery. Children: Agnes, Howard /
Gloria Hansen
10.
ELIZABETH (1905-1970)
/ Maurice Kingsley.
Children: Evelyn /
Wade Heki; Ronald /
Barbara Kingsley; Donald /
Lillian Kingsley; Elizabeth
Louise / Edwin Zerwin; Clara Mae
/ Bud Bolte; Maurice /
Sue Kingsley; Karl Hansen, Lt. (1907-1976) buried Faulkton Cemetery
11. KARL (1907-1996)
A complete
Hansen website is now maintained by John Eschenbaum, grandson of Ida Hansen-Eschenbaum.
Follow the link
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~christhansenfamily/index.html
Thanks John!!! I have enjoyed learning about my mother-in-law's maternal family. Keep up the good work! barbara
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| Home Sweet Home,
1919 Pictured are Ham, Ted and Anna |
1988 South Dakota pheasant stamp was sketched at the Hansen homestead by artist John Moison. Our picture has been framed with wood from an old building on the homestead. |
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| Note from Eleanor Iverson, wife of Jim Iverson, grandson to Anna Kuper - "The house in the pheasant stamp picture is not a Hanson house. That is a house Joe Kuper lived in as a child. It is located on Highway 45 North of Miller on the west side of the road. The land is now owned by Theron Holt. There is also a sod shanty of some sort dug into the side of a hill on that property- quite interesting." Note from barbara - Interesting indeed, and good to have this cleared up. An apparent breakdown in communication. I was also told by my mother-in-law that the dugout was the Kupers' first home, as was not unusual at that time. Thanks for the information on the picture. |
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