Christian Hansen family of Faulk County SD via Norway

Hansen family of Faulk County, South Dakota via Norway

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


Krist, 1922	Inga, 1922		HandsomeKrist	Ticket to America


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.

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.

Ingaborg and Christian Hansen,
Taken at Orient, Faulk County, SD, 1930s

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