BIOGRAPHIES: Christ HANSON, Clinton Township, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== 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, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 8 February 2002 ==================================================================== Christ Hanson, pioneer, who has lived on a farm in Section 14 for over forty years, and has lived on his present place in Section 20 for five years, has seen this region develop from a wilderness, and in that development has taken his full share and part. He was born in Norway, April 25, 1846, the son of Hans and Kari Hanson, who came from Norway to the United States in the seventies and located in Fillmore County, Minn., where they lived with a son, until their death. In the family, there were eight children: Eric, Ole, Stephen, Christ, Hans, Peter, Sarah (deceased), who married Christ Nelson (deceased),and Mary, who married Knute Olson, now of Canada. Christ attended school in Norway, and as a young man worked on farms and in the woods. He came to America in 1869, and found his way to Amherst, in Fillmore County, Minn., where he worked on farms. In 1975 he came to Barron County, and homesteaded 160 acres in Section 14, Clinton Township. This was a beautiful tract, all wild, covered with heavy timber, and surrounding a pretty little lake. He made the trip here in a covered wagon, drawn by a pair of oxen. One cow was led, and part of the way the family walked. Upon reaching here, they continued to live in the wagon until he could get a little clearing made and a log cabin up. When the cabin was completed, they moved into it. This was burned, and another was erected to replace it. This in turn was burned, and then a frame house was put up. By hard work, self sacrifice, and never ending toil, he built up a good farm. Here he continued general farming and dairying for 41 years. In 1916 he sold the place, and purchased 40 acres in Section 20, where he now lives. In his long residence here he has taken his part in everything that he has believed to be for the best good of the community. He has been chairman of the town board, thus giving good service both to the town and to the county. For many years he showed absolute fairness and good judgment as township assessor. One year he was town treasurer. He has also done most excellent work on the school board. The Norwegian Lutheran Church has found in him an active supporter and liberal contributor. Mr. Hanson was married in Norway, in June, 1867, to Olea Olson, who was born in Norway, in 1848, the daughter of Ole Olson. Mrs. Hanson, a most worthy woman, who was a loyal wife and sympathetic mother, and generous and kindly neighbor, died July 12, 1919. Of their large family of children there are now living five. Ole is in Spooner, Minn. Christopher is at Park Falls, Wis. Kari is the wife of W. M. Rogers, of Nelson, Minn. Emma is the wife of W. C. Jeffrey, of Cumberland. Sophia is the wife of Elias Lamb, of Barron Township. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1922, pp. 444-445.