Biographical Sketch of R. H. Hanson, Wright County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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R. H. Hanson, M. D. (homoeopathist), of Hartville, Mo., was born in New
York in 1843, and is the son of cyrus and Lucinda (Hill) Hanson, and 
the maternal grandson of Richard and Betsey (Hill) Hill, who reared a 
family of twelve children.  Cyrus Hanson was a native of New Hampshire,
a farmer, and immigrated to New York, where he died.  His wife, Lucinda
(Hill) Hanson, was born in Vermont, and became the mother of eight 
children, six now living.  She is still living, and is residing in
Minnesota.  Of this family R. H. Hanson is the eldest.  He remained and
assisted his father on the farm until over twenty years of age, and his
education was received principally by self study at home.  He commenced
studying for the ministry early in life, and also studied medicine.  He
first practiced medicine in Southwest and Central Missouri, and commen-
ced his ministerial work at Ash Grove Circuit, where he remained for
twelve years, and during that time he was also engaged in the practice
of medicine.  To this he has devoted his time entirely for the last
three years.  He was married in Missouri to Miss Zellah F. Hott, who 
was born in Missouri, and who by her union became the mother of three
children: Viola M., Perry L., and Inez T., who died at the age of fif-
teen months.  Mr. Hanson is a Republican in his political views, and is
a licensed pharmacist.  He was ordained deacon by Bishop Merrill in
1875, an elder in St. Louis, Mo., by Bishop Simpson, and has married
forty-three couples in Hartville.  Mrs. Hanson was born in Polk County,
Mo., in 1853, and her father was a native of Springfield, Illinois.  He
came to Missouri in 1826 and died December 31, 1887, and his wife the
day previous, of the same year.  The mother was born on Christmas Eve,
married on Christmas Eve, and died very near that time.  Her maiden
name was Joannah Douglass; she was of Scotch descent; her grandfather,
William Douglass, was born in Virginia, and his father was a native of
Scotland, and was of the Lord Douglass family.  Her grandmother Doug-
lass was a Kelso, and was a native of France.  The father of Mrs.
Hanson was a surveyor and engineer, was all through the Mexican War,
and applied for a pension, which he never received until the time of 
his death.  He belonged to the Advance Guards, and was an interpretor,
speaking Spanish.  During the Civil War he was a member of the secret
service.  He attended the same Sunday School with Abraham Lincoln,
and knew Mrs. Lincoln before her marriage.  His grandfather on his 
mother's side was a Kelby, and was one of the first three white men
that settled the site of Springfield, Illinois.

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