Biographical Sketch of Frederick Hansen, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Frederick Hansen, a blacksmith in Campbelltown, was born in Germany in 1851, and is a son of Jochum and Christina (Jensen) Hansen, born, respectively, in 1816 and 1818. Mr. Hansen, a farmer, died in 1882; his widow is still living in Germany. Frederick Hansen remained at home until sixteen years of age, receiving a good common school ed- ucation. He then learned the blacksmith's trade, which he has since successfully followed. He came to this country in 1870, and after working a short time in different places: Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, etc., located in St. Louis, where he remained about five years. In 1878 he came to Franklin County, where he enjoys a good trade, and owns fifty-five acres of well improved land. He is an efficient workman and a man of good business ability. In 1879 he married Miss Caroline, daughter of Leopold and Augusta Schaffer, formerly of Ger- many. Mrs. Hansen was born in Washington County. They have three children: Meta, Thusnelda and Florence. Mr. Hansen cast his first presidential vote for Greeley in 1872. He is a member of the Black- smith's Union. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================