Thomas C. Hansen Biography


	This biography appears on pages 920-921 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. I (1904) and was scanned, 
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	THOMAS C. HANSEN a prosperous and progressive farmer and stock 
grower of Brule county, was born in the province of Schleswig, Germany, 
on the 12th of November, 1842, and was there reared and educated, being 
there identified with agricultural pursuits until he was twenty-five 
years of age when he bade adieu to home and native land and set forth 
to seek his fortunes in America. Upon arriving in the new world he made 
his way westward to Iowa, settling in Scott county, where he continued 
to be engaged in farming about eighteen years gradually rising on the 
ladder of success and making his way to a position of independence. In 
the early seventies he was there united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth 
Willrodt, a sister of L. H. Willrodt, who is now a prominent citizen of 
this county, being individually mentioned on another page of this 
volume. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen have two children, Adolph, who is a 
resident of Lyon county, Iowa, and Annie, who is the wife of Jacob 
Jurgensen, a successful farmer of Brule county, South Dakota.  

	In 1883 Mr. Hansen came to Brule county, Dakota, where he 
purchased a relinquishment claim of one hundred and sixty acres of his 
brother, later purchasing a timber claim, while by subsequent purchases 
he had added to the area of his holdings until he is now the owner of 
eight hundred acres of fine land, of which about three hundred acres 
are maintained under effective cultivation while the remainder of the 
land is used principally for pasturage, since Mr. Hansen is a 
successful raiser of cattle, horses and hogs, giving a careful 
supervision to all details of his business and being one of the 
substantial farmers of the county. He has made the best of improvements 
on his place, including a commodious and substantial residence, which 
is surrounded by a fine grove of trees, which were planted by himself. 
In politics he is a Democrat and in religion a free thinker.